Disability Issues

1524. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 719 of 3 March 2026, the details regarding the allocation of €65 million for disability residential services in 2026 for new developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18990/26]

1530. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of enduring powers of attorney registered and activated under the decision support service since its commencement in April 2023 and provide a comparison with those registered and activated in 2022 under the previous system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19112/26]

1531. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average processing time for enduring powers of attorney applications submitted to the decision support service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19113/26]

1532. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the reported complexity and restrictive nature of the decision support service online portal, particularly for older people and those with limited digital access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19114/26]

1533. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the performance of the decision support service since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19115/26]

1534. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline any planned reforms or legislative changes to the new enduring powers of attorney regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19116/26]

1542. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of needs for longer than 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 months, by county, in tabular form. [19181/26]

1543. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of hours individual assessment of needs are taking to complete in 2024 and 2025; by year; by HSE CHO; the number of assessments conducted; the number of hours assessments took in the following time lengths, 0-30 hours, 30-60 hours, 60-90 hours, 90+ hours, in tabular form. [19182/26]

1555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the implementation of the personalised budgets model for disabled people; to provide a timeline for the publication of the review of the personalised budgets pilot programme which was expected in 2025; her plans for expansion of the model arising from that review; and if she will make a stateme…

1605. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that assessment of need findings accurately reflect the functional impact of a child's disability; the review options available where parents believe an assessment of need does not reflect the documented impact on access to education; the way in which the coordination occu…

1616. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review of the national personalised budgets will be completed by the NDA; when her Department will give further direction regarding the future development, scale, and implementation model of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20473/26]

1617. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure provision is made for inflationary funding for section 39 disability residential services on an annual basis from Budget 2027 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20497/26]

1618. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if additional provision has been made in Budget 2026 for section 39 services currently carrying historical deficits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20498/26]

1966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that a child in Cork who is classified as Priority 1 has been waiting since January 2025 for an AAC assessment and device trial through the Health Service Executive; the immediate steps she will take to expedite the assessment and provide the necessary support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19749/26]

1967. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for AAC assessments and device trials for children nationally; the number of children waiting longer than six, 12, and 24 months; and the measures being taken to reduce these delays. [19750/26]

1968. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapy posts sanctioned, filled, and vacant within the HSE disability services; the number of posts assigned specifically to AAC and complex communication pathways; and the action being taken to address shortages impacting timely access to AAC assessments. [19751/26]

1969. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will review the policy that only publicly employed SLTs can apply for AAC device funding; whether alternative pathways for families facing extreme delays are under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19752/26]

202. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection when the cost of disability payment will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17465/26]

222. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a centralised referral system for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17456/26]

1. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [10447/26]

2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030. [11871/26]

3. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [71662/25]

4. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [71664/25]

5. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [71666/25]

6. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [4034/26]