124. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Mayo waiting for an assessment of needs; the number of children in Mayo waiting for subsequent services and therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7767/25]
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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parties and groups
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.
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The questions
125. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department's plans to reduce the number of children waiting longer than three months for their assessment of need in CHO 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7572/25]
139. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Louth currently on the waiting list for an assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7727/25]
144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown, by county, of the numbers of children waiting on assessments of needs and therapies across the State; the plans in place to reduce the backlogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6976/25]
152. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the waiting list times for assessment of needs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7550/25]
731. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if assistance will be provided on an issue (details supplied). [8162/25]
732. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline her plans to assist in improving performance in relation the statutory timeline under which assessments of needs must be completed as outlined in the Disability Act 2005; and if she has met with officials in the HSE in this regard. [8146/25]
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) has not yet received a cognitive assessment which was due in October 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7788/25]
787. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list in Roscommon; the numbers waiting less than four months, four to 12 months, and more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged nought to 17 years and those aged 18 years and above. [7867/25]
790. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he would detail the number of people on the occupational therapy first-time assessment waiting list in Roscommon; the numbers waiting less than four months, four to 12 months, and more than 12 months; and for each category, the numbers waiting aged nought to four years, five to 17 years, 18 to 64 years and 65-plus.…
791. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in Roscommon currently awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005. [7871/25]
793. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth `her plans to reduce the waiting times for assessment of needs in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7884/25]
814. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount expended on carrying out assessments of need, by month in 2024 and 2023; the total amount paid to agencies to carry out these assessments; the company names of the top beneficiaries of payments and amounts paid to each of these agencies in both years. [8116/25]
815. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE has contracted the services of agencies to complete assessments of need; if a tender process was conducted before contracts were awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8117/25]
822. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment for an autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8153/25]
972. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if an autism assessment for persons (details supplied) can be provided given the necessity of an early intervention class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8093/25]
309. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will be provided with an appointment for an autism assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6841/25]
314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date on which a child (details supplied) was referred for an psychological assessment; the date on which such an assessment was carried out; the number of psychological appointments that have been provided since that assessment; the dates of these appointments; whether this level of care is deemed appropriate to t…
187. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail for each year between 2020 to date in 2025 the total number of High Court, Court of Appeal or Supreme Court proceedings where the disability complaints officer, disability appeals officer or the Health Service Executive is a named party to those proceedings where it relates to the assessment of n…
668. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that have been assessed through CDNTs in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6261/25]
669. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children that have been assessed through CDNTs in County Meath but have yet to be seen by intervention therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6262/25]
772. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will add endometriosis to the long-term illness scheme; if this is being considered as part of the development of the national endometriosis framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5909/25]
803. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the current process arrangements on applying for a primary medical certificate; the specific criteria required for these applications; if consideration is being given by her Department on reforming this process and criteria into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6180/25]
275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been assessed through CDNT in Longford and Westmeath. [5242/25]
276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been assessed through CDNT in Longford and Westmeath but have yet to be seen by intervention therapists. [5243/25]