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Disability Issues

250 questions from 71 TDs, between 18 November 2025 and 22 October 2026.

250
questions
226 written, 24 oral
71
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
13
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

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January 20268
February 202622
March 202651
April 202659
May 202614
June 202632
July 202612
August 20260
September 202633
October 202611

Who asks, by party

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.

  • Aontú5 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil57 from 17 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael53 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party1 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent16 from 4 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland15 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party19 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity9 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin44 from 17 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 26
  2. 20
  3. 13
  4. 11
  5. 9
  6. 9
  7. 7
  8. 7

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2389. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether service providers in County Kildare have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24065/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2390. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has concerns about the growing practice of relying on costly for-profit emergency placements for people with ID in lieu of having a planned and structured approach to such placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24066/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2391. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Government will establish a National Transition Framework that is a formal planning process for accommodation for adults with ID over the age of 18 years-of-age. [24067/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2392. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide ringfenced funding, that is, dedicated capital for small scale community based supported housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24068/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act to establish a Joint Task Force between the HSE and the Housing Department with fixed timelines for the delivery of specialised housing units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24069/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2394. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider the Before We Die requests in relation to transparent and legislative review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2395. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been a delay in releasing funding for residential care places within her Department; if there are further plans to provide this funding in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2396. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding can be released in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24077/26]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the feasibility of providing funding for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24078/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give a detailed response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24381/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2415. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in Dublin south central in which parents or primary carers of an adult with a disability are over retirement age, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24418/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2416. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the total number of supported housing units for people with disabilities currently available in Dublin south central; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24419/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2417. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for people with disabilities that are planned or in development in Dublin south central; the expected timelines for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24420/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2418. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all disability service providers operating in Dublin south central have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; if not, the number outstanding;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any legislative provisions exist that provide for the right of a person with a disability to access toilet facilities in a private business that they are using; whether there are plans to introduce legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24521/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2426. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of families in North Dublin where families are the primary carers for adult children with learning disabilities; and the measures in place to support these families as they age. [24596/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2427. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units currently available for adults with learning disabilities in North Dublin. [24597/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2428. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional supported housing units for adults with learning disabilities that are currently planned or in development for North Dublin, including expected timelines for delivery. [24598/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2429. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether all service providers in North Dublin have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; to provide details of the level of compliance; and the actions being taken to address gaps. [24599/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2435. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department will introduce a National Transition Framework to establish a formal planning process for adults with intellectual disabilities over 18 years-of-age; and if so, to provide a timeline for its development and implementation. [24609/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2436. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to indicate whether dedicated, ringfenced capital funding will be provided for small-scale, community-based supported housing for adults with intellectual disabilities; the level of funding envisaged; and the timeframe for delivery. [24610/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2437. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a joint taskforce between the HSE and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage will be established, with statutory timelines, to coordinate the delivery of supported housing for adults with intellectual disabilities; and to provide details of its proposed structure and remit. [24611/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2438. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department will publish annual data on unmet housing needs for adults with intellectual disabilities, alongside the number of new units delivered; and if so, to indicate when such reporting will commence. [24612/26]
Tom Brabazon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2439. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether an immediate review of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 and the congregated settings policy will be undertaken, including consideration of parental feedback; and the expected scope and timeline of such a review. [24613/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2440. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with an intellectual disability in residential placements who are living outside their home county; the number living in excess of 100 km from their family home or community of origin, in tabular form. [24615/26]