Disability Services
An official questions-paper heading. 1,918 questions (47 oral, 1,871 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 35 |
| Feb 2025 | 155 |
| Mar 2025 | 93 |
| Apr 2025 | 94 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| Jun 2025 | 88 |
| Jul 2025 | 156 |
| Sep 2025 | 126 |
| Oct 2025 | 69 |
| Nov 2025 | 133 |
| Dec 2025 | 98 |
| Jan 2026 | 79 |
| Feb 2026 | 116 |
| Mar 2026 | 87 |
| Apr 2026 | 184 |
| May 2026 | 102 |
| Jun 2026 | 138 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Children | 1,608 |
| Health | 188 |
| Social | 36 |
| Transport | 35 |
| Taoiseach | 21 |
| Education | 8 |
| Further and Higher Education | 8 |
| Housing | 5 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Public Expenditure | 2 |
| Justice | 1 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
Claire Kerrane
written
2026-05-19 · to Children
925. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on a post for a behavioural therapist in CDNT9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37648/26]
Sorca Clarke
written
2026-05-19 · to Health
1243. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no occupational therapist covering adult disability services in County Longford; the steps being taken to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37828/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-13 · to Children
188. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the funding and delivery of residential places for adults with intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35454/26]
Réada Cronin
written
2026-05-13 · to Children
198. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the 12 planned residential places announced by the Minister; the percentage prescribed to Section 39A providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35750/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2026-05-13 · to Health
229. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the national implementation status of the single point of access for children's disability and mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35419/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2026-05-13 · to Health
230. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the way in which the national implementation group within the HSE is overseeing the rollout of the single point of access; the mechanisms in place to ensure that regional steering groups deliver the reform in a consistent manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35420/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
written
2026-05-13 · to Health
238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance in relation to appropriate supports for a child (details supplied). [35459/26]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-05-12 · to Housing
692. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there can be a significant gap between grants awarded by the local authority and the actual cost of adaptation; if he can outline the supports that are in place for persons who cannot make up the shortfall specifically in the case where an occupational therapist has recommended significant…
Matt Carthy
written
2026-05-12 · to Children
959. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within which there are family representatives adopted and in place; those for which there is a vacancy; the CDNTs in which any family representatives have stood down since January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34388/26]
Johnny Guirke
written
2026-05-12 · to Children
962. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the status and number of operational respite beds for children with disabilities in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34470/26]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2026-05-12 · to Children
983. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on increasing respite for parents of a person (details supplied) with a view securing a supported residential placement following a transition period. [34754/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-05-12 · to Children
1001. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35205/26]
Thomas Gould
written
2026-05-12 · to Health
1175. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list in Cork for residential services with learning disabilities or other disabilities who have parents or carers over the age of 60. [34933/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-05-12 · to Health
1192. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the reason (details supplied) is waiting on speech and language therapy in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35038/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-07 · to Health
550. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the funding and delivery of residential places for adults with intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33812/26]
Barry Ward
written
2026-05-07 · to Health
551. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of the provision of emergency funding for housing and full-time care for the adult children of aging parents; if this is under consideration within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33813/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current funding model applied to Section 38 and Section 39 disability service providers delivering residential and supported living services; whether her Department has assessed the financial sustainability of these providers; and the estimated funding gap arising from inflation and pay parity pressures since 2008…
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether an emergency or accelerated provision pathway exists for adults with an intellectual disability whose primary carer becomes incapacitated or dies; and the number of cases in which such emergency placements have been required in each of the past five years. [32698/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any formal clinical risk assessment has been conducted specifically examining the impact of the absence of clinician-level caseload data within Children's Disability Network Teams; if so, to provide the date, author, and findings of that assessment; and if not, the basis upon which the Department is satisfied …
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality who holds formal responsibility at national level for assuring safe clinician workload levels within Children's Disability Network Teams in the absence of caseload measurement data; and the governance mechanism through which this assurance is provided. [32638/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has undertaken any comparative analysis with other jurisdictions regarding clinician caseload measurement in multidisciplinary disability services; and if so, to provide details and findings. [32639/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
779. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how workforce planning decisions for Children's Disability Network Teams can be validated or audited in the absence of clinician-level activity and caseload data; and whether any external body has reviewed the robustness of this approach. [32640/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
780. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current percentage of Children's Disability Network Teams fully operational on the CDNT Information Management System; the original implementation deadline; and the reasons for any delay. [32641/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal or external analysis has been conducted to estimate average waiting times within Children's Disability Network Teams, given that such data is not centrally collated; and if so, to provide the methodology and findings. [32642/26]
Ken O'Flynn
written
2026-05-06 · to Children
782. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a full breakdown of the reduction in the Children's Disability Network Team waiting list from 16,522 to 8,648, including the number of cases fully treated, partially treated, reclassified, deferred, and removed without intervention. [32643/26]