Disabilities Assessments
An official questions-paper heading. 563 questions (8 oral, 555 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 13 |
| Feb 2025 | 49 |
| Mar 2025 | 33 |
| Apr 2025 | 28 |
| May 2025 | 24 |
| Jun 2025 | 8 |
| Jul 2025 | 53 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 |
| Oct 2025 | 24 |
| Nov 2025 | 34 |
| Dec 2025 | 33 |
| Jan 2026 | 23 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 |
| Mar 2026 | 61 |
| Apr 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 13 |
| Jul 2026 | 22 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Children | 478 |
| Health | 65 |
| Education | 15 |
| Social | 1 |
| Taoiseach | 1 |
| Transport | 1 |
| Finance | 1 |
| Housing | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2026-06-23 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2026-02-19 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2026-01-21 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2025-12-18 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2025-11-12 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2025-06-17 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2025-05-01 | Disabilities Assessments |
| 2025-02-25 | Disabilities Assessments |
The questions
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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 giv…
Paul Lawless
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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 ensur…
Claire Kerrane
written
2025-04-29 · to Children
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]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2073. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by west Cork mental health; and the body to which an assessment is outsourced where applicable, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19126/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2074. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted annually from 2020 to date, by CHO, in tabular form. [19127/25]
Holly Cairns
written
2025-04-29 · to Health
2075. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by each LHO, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19128/25]
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-04-09 · to Children
227. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in County Meath; the number of assessors in the county; the number of assessments carried out annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17739/25]
Gary Gannon
written
2025-04-09 · to Children
232. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in postal districts Dublin 1, 3, 7, and 9 who are currently on a waiting list for an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17761/25]
William Aird
written
2025-04-03 · to Children
280. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a speech and language assessment will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16424/25]
William Aird
written
2025-04-03 · to Children
283. Deputy William Aird 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. [16428/25]
William Aird
written
2025-04-03 · to Children
284. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Laois who have not received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe since 2020, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16429/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-04-02 · to Finance
90. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Finance the reason for delays of several months for assessments of disable drivers and passengers scheme applications in Galway; the reason they are being offered alternative appointments in Dún Laoghaire, which many are unable to attend due to their disabilities: if consideration will be given to providing assessment clinics in Galway or alternative …
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
642. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) with significant additional needs, who has been in the system since the age of three, and has had to have a private assessment of needs given the delay in State provision of AON, but who has now been informed that they will not…
Cian O'Callaghan
written
2025-04-01 · to Children
652. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give consideration to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15555/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
written
2025-03-27 · to Children
357. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Dublin 1, 3, 7 and 9 who are on a waiting list for assessment of needs for 2023, 2024 and 2025; the average number of years they have been waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
193. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Louth who applied for an assessment of needs for each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of assessment of needs carried out for the each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14319/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
194. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Louth that are currently awaiting an assessment of need; the number of these children that have been waiting up to three months; the number waiting between three and six months; the number waiting between six and twelve months; the number waiting more than twelve months; …
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
195. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time in Louth for a child seeking an assessment of needs. [14321/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
196. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the longest waiting time in Louth for a child seeking an assessment of needs. [14322/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
197. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of complaints and appeals received for each year from 2020 to 2025 respectively from persons in Louth who were dissatisfied with their child’s assessment of needs or service statement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14323/25]
Joanna Byrne
written
2025-03-26 · to Children
198. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the current pathway in place to process assessment of need applications for children in Louth. [14324/25]