296. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she will take to ensure assessments of needs are completed within the statutory timeline to reduce the waiting lists across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25044/25]
Topics / Disabilities Assessments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisabilities Assessments
581 questions from 109 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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571 written, 10 oral
109
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 13 |
| February 2025 | 49 |
| March 2025 | 33 |
| April 2025 | 28 |
| May 2025 | 24 |
| June 2025 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 53 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 24 |
| November 2025 | 34 |
| December 2025 | 33 |
| January 2026 | 23 |
| February 2026 | 30 |
| March 2026 | 61 |
| April 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
952. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment of needs will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23245/25]
381. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists the number of children awaiting their assessment of needs in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22163/25]
382. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists the number of children awaiting their speech and language therapy assessment in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22164/25]
383. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists of the number of children awaiting a physiotherapy appointment in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22165/25]
384. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists of the number of children awaiting their occupational therapy assessment in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22166/25]
385. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists of the number of children awaiting their initial psychology assessment in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22167/25]
84. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will update the Dáil on the work his Department has carried out in designing a cost of disability payment, as outlined in the programme for Government; the expected date of introduction of such a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/25]
150. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting three years for an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21435/25]
154. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism assessment and assessment of needs for a child (details supplied) will be provided following applications for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21341/25]
165. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need at the end of quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024, and 2025 in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; the number of estimated PTAs waiting for a complete AON, in tabular form as reported in the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026: Disa…
167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need at the end of March each year 2019, 2024, and 2025 in tabular form; the number overdue for completion; the number of estimated PTAs waiting for a complete AON, in tabular form as reported in the Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026: Disability …
168. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans to ensure that everyone requiring an assessment of needs receives one within an adequate timeframe; the timeframe in which such will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21589/25]
174. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21613/25]
175. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21614/25]
176. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to reduce the waiting time families are experiencing for children awaiting autism assessment through primary care in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21615/25]
125. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress the Department is making to ensure better integration in the assessment of need process through the roll out across the health regions of a single HSE point of assessment, to direct children and families to the appropriate service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20986/…
129. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to comment on the waiting times for assessments of needs throughout Dublin mid-west; if the statutory waiting time is being met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/25]
147. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the waiting times for assessment of needs across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20930/25]
1833. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the assessment of need for a person (details supplied). [19269/25]
1853. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs more than 3,6,9,12,15,18,21 and 24 months, by county, in tabular form. [19625/25]
1855. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of need will be carried out for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19713/25]
1935. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason an eight-year-old child (details supplied) is still facing an 18-month wait for an initial speech and language assessment; the immediate steps that will be taken to address the excessive waiting times for children requiring essential developmental support; if the child will be given urgent access to …
1955. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason no payments have been made from the scheme announced to support children with disabilities, despite the Government's commitment to address these critical needs, particularly given 41,000 children are still waiting for an assessment of needs; and the immediate steps being taken to ensure that funds are dis…
1968. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on efforts to tackle waiting lists for assessment of needs. [21198/25]