Disabilities Assessments

549. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the initiatives and legislative change under way to deal with the backlog in the assessment of needs (AON) list; the way these will impact on reducing the waiting lists for AONs and provide greater access to the necessary therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13211/26]

1027. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all organisations and projects that received matched and/or partner funding from his/her Department in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount of funding allocated to each organisation or project; what was achieved and the stated outcomes from the funding provided in each case; the plans her Departmen…

1028. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way her Department intends to address the long delays for assessments and diagnoses for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12423/26]

272. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Louth waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2024 and 2025; the number of assessments conducted in 2024 and year-to-date in 2026; and the number of applications received in those periods, in tabular form. [10597/26]

273. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for Children’s Disability Network Team services in County Louth, at the latest available point in 2025, by team and service type, in tabular form. [10598/26]

236. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the 'Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability' report recently published by his Department. [9929/26]

937. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the ongoing delays in AON assessments nationwide; the plans her Department has to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9670/26]

953. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Meath waiting for an assessment of need at the latest available point in 2025 and 2024; the number of assessments conducted in year to date and in 2024; and the number of applications received in those periods, in tabular form. [10269/26]

1224. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the measures which are in place to ensure continuity of supports for children with disabilities at key transition points, including early years to primary education and primary to post-primary education; whether the lack of alignment between health and education assessment models has been identified as a risk factor for service gaps at these s…

1225. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health the formal policy or operational frameworks which currently exist, or are planned, to align the needs-based assessment model used by Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) with the diagnosis-based access criteria used by the education system; whether her Department has assessed, or plans to assess, the impact of this misalignment on acces…

1226. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Health whether a formal framework exists between her Department and the Department of Education & Youth to support joint assessment, information-sharing, and integrated planning for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10490/26]

355. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, as of 29 January 2026, or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment of need from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005, for the CHO2 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9015/26]

356. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people under 18 years-of-age who are on an assessment of need waiting list in county Galway as of 29 January 2026; the length of time they have been on this waiting list, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9016/26]

358. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Wexford currently awaiting their first assessment of needs appointment; the way this compares to 12 months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9055/26]

359. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Wicklow currently awaiting their first assessment of needs appointment; the way this compares to 12 months ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9056/26]

891. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their initial CDNT appointment in CHO8, in tabular form. [7382/26]

892. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an assessment for autism will be arranged as a matter of urgency for a child (details supplied). [7429/26]

910. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of significant delays in the commencement of assessment of need, AON, service statements, including the case of a child (details supplied); the actions which are being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the delays in implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7808/2…

195. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health the supports or services available to persons seeking an assessment for autism in County Louth born before 1 June 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6770/26]

503. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the way in which the State now proposes to discharge its obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, given the confirmed absence of assessments to date. [5869/26]

853. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need at the assessment of need office in Merlin Park in Galway; the expected waiting time for the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5763/26]

885. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need, at the end of 2024 and 2025, by county; the number of assessments conducted in 2024 and in 2025; and the number of applications received in 2024 and in 2025, in tabular form. [6247/26]

895. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the clinical risk assessments that have been completed regarding the absence of dietetic services in CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6297/26]

910. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the long delay to have an AON (details supplied) carried out Can the Minister please confirm when this AON will take place. [6579/26]

911. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a reply to the official complaint she made regarding the delay to their daughter’s AON given the official complaint was made in September 2025, and they have not yet received an update. [6580/26]