147. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available in County Mayo for older adults who are profoundly deaf, including access to social work and community resource services; and the way in which these services are reviewed to ensure they meet the needs of service users. [74632/26]
Topics / Disability Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisability Services
2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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2,021 written, 49 oral
140
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| January 2025 | 35 |
| February 2025 | 155 |
| March 2025 | 93 |
| April 2025 | 94 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| June 2025 | 88 |
| July 2025 | 156 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 126 |
| October 2025 | 69 |
| November 2025 | 133 |
| December 2025 | 98 |
| January 2026 | 79 |
| February 2026 | 116 |
| March 2026 | 87 |
| April 2026 | 184 |
| May 2026 | 102 |
| June 2026 | 138 |
| July 2026 | 70 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 89 |
| October 2026 | 63 |
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The questions
160. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the OT position in the adult disability service in St. Joseph's care centre in Longford. [74515/26]
172. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of currently unoccupied residential places in HSE-funded disability services that became vacant following the death of a resident, in tabular form, by HSE health region, with separate figures for Cork and Kerry; and the average time taken to fill such places. [74769/26]
173. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places in HSE-funded disability services that are currently unoccupied, in tabular form, by HSE health region, with separate figures for Cork and Kerry. [74768/26]
174. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential funding packages approved for disability service providers in 2025 that had been delivered as new residential places by year end, in tabular form by HSE health region, with separate figures for Cork and Kerry; and the reasons any approved packages were not delivered. [74767/26]
175. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential funding packages approved by the HSE for disability service providers in 2025, in tabular form by HSE health region, with separate figures for Cork and Kerry. [74766/26]
176. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to increase funding and staff assessment of need teams and children’s disability network teams to eliminate the backlogs that delay formal diagnosis (details supplied). [74854/26]
177. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time Alexander Manor in Clane, County Kildare will remain closed. [74757/26]
178. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is working towards a resolution to re-open Alexander Manor in Clane, Co. Kildare; and if she is aware of the number of families this closure has affected. [74758/26]
179. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of times over the past five years that Alexander Manor, Clane, County Kildare has closed down. [74759/26]
180. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an invitation was sent to service users in Alexander Manor, Clane, County Kildare when the premises was closed. [74760/26]
181. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapists and psychologists currently employed by the HSE in the Clontarf, Kilbarrack, Coolock and Coastal Children's Disability Network Teams. [75512/26]
182. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the AsIAm AAC support programme, which is now at full capacity and closed to new applications, will receive funding in 2027 to reopen; the amount allocated; and whether the programme will be extended beyond autistic children to others who need high-tech AAC devices. [74774/26]
205. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE considers sufficient to justify non-publication; whether the HSE will publish the report alongside the relevant caveats and limitation…
207. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has decided not to publish a report (details supplied), despite its relevance to planning and delivering disability services nationally; the specific limitations in the underlying data and analysis that the HSE considers sufficient to justify non-publication; whether the HSE will publish the report alongside the relevant caveats and limitation…
807. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in relation to the announced funding in Budget 2027 for 212 residential places in 2027, the number that are new beds; and the number that are reserved for emergencies only. [73227/26]
831. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the approved staffing complement, by actual staffing levels and current vacancies, by discipline and whole-time equivalent, within children's disability network team 5, Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of staff on extended leave or temporarily reassigned to other services; and the measures being taken to…
832. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently assigned to CDNT5 in Clonmel; the number awaiting initial assessment and therapeutic intervention, broken down by discipline; the average waiting time for access to services; whether she is satisfied that the current staffing complement can safely and effectively meet the needs of a caseload reportedly…
833. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that the entirety of funding for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult disability day placement will urgently be made available, due to the needs of the person and that a start date has not yet been provided to date. [73879/26]
834. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the 212 residential places funded under budget 2027; the rationale for reserving 112 of these places exclusively for emergency admissions rather than planned residential care transitions; the strategy in place to move away from a reactive crisis-driven residential model to a proactive, planned model for aging parents …
837. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mandatory interim safeguarding directives or circulars issued by her Department to the Health Service Executive to protect vulnerable residents in congregated disability settings from abuse and communication barriers, pending the enactment of comprehensive adult safeguarding legislation. [74488/26]
843. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific timeline for initiating the formal procurement process for private speech and language therapy capacity where significant service pressure points exist, as previously indicated by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74247/26]
844. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether CDNT 4 is currently delivering speech and language therapy exclusively in group format, regardless of individual clinical assessment. [74245/26]
845. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children on the open list (active caseload) and the waiting list (awaiting initial contact) for Children’s Disability Network Team 4 (CDNT4). [74244/26]
847. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality what supports are currently available to families of autistic children and other vulnerable children who are at significant risk of wandering or absconding; and whether her Department has examined the use of GPS or other appropriate location technology as a safeguarding measure for such children. [74145/26]