1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy exists requiring that a transition plan for housing and care supports be developed for persons with an intellectual disability before reaching adulthood; if so, the details of this policy; and if not, whether such a policy is under consideration. [32691/26]
Topics / Disability Issues
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisability Issues
250 questions from 71 TDs, between 18 November 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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1092. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal interdepartmental framework exists between her Department, the Department of Housing and the HSE for the planning and delivery of housing and care supports for adults with an intellectual disability; and the governance structure underpinning such coordination. [32697/26]
31. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the public consultation on the cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31088/26]
38. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is planning to introduce any emergency measures to help people with disabilities and their carers to cope with increasing costs of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31267/26]
62. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will introduce a cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30006/26]
73. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures currently being taken by his Department to address the real and increasing cost of disability for individuals and families; whether a timeline can be provided for the introduction of targeted financial supports including any plans to expand or reform the cost of disability payment; the way his Department is ensuring that supports are aligned…
77. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the progress that has been made toward a permanent cost of disability payment; the work that has been undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31304/26]
82. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for people with disabilities to work; his plans to further improve them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31080/26]
85. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he expects to introduce a cost of disability payment in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31306/26]
357. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to commission research to address the evidence gap on the costs of disability incurred by people over 65 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31648/26]
364. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has consulted with disability rights groups on the call to raise the base rate of disability allowance to €350 per week; and if he supports the continued means testing of this allowance. [31788/26]
365. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will provide the data relating to the number of applicants to the disability allowance whose applications were rejected on the basis of failing the means test component. [31789/26]
893. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if any service providers in Meath west have submitted Disability Support Management Advisory Team forms to the HSE. [28709/26]
901. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on his Department's work in the development of the designation by order process. [27893/26]
324. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the most up-to-date data available on the number of adults with intellectual disabilities living at home with ageing or elderly parents who are their primary carers, particularly where carers are over retirement age, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27561/26]
325. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of supported residential housing units available for adults with intellectual disabilities; the number of additional units currently planned or in development, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27562/26]
1861. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider removing the personal independence payment (PIP) paid in England from the means test for Disability Allowance in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24529/26]
1909. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to extend the free travel companion scheme to all cases where a persons disability requires them to travel with a companion on public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25712/26]
2229. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether students enrolled in full-time programmes delivered by Teagasc are eligible to access supports under the Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) or a similar fund; whether Teagasc may apply for FSD funding on behalf of its students; if so, the mechanism by which such applications should be made; and if not, the measures th…
2360. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has considered suggestions from a campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23778/26]
2384. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to meet the targets set out in the 2021 Disability Capacity Review; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that currently exist in Dublin, broken down by postcode; the number of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities that are currently plan…
2385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware and supportive of the Before We Die Campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24061/26]
2386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if statistics are available to identify the number of retired parents who are caring for adult children with learning difficulties in County Kildare; the number of these families that have applied for supported housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24062/26]
2387. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can identify the number of supported units for people with ID that are currently in existence in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24063/26]
2388. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for people with ID that are planned to be delivered in County Kildare; the timelines involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24064/26]