Disability Services

938. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours provided to families in County Galway in the past year; the planned level of capacity for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30045/26]

939. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a grant is available to young adult service users who are no longer in school (details supplied). [30166/26]

942. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of respite facilities currently accessible to adults with special and additional needs in the County Galway area; if there are plans to expand the availability of such services; and if she will ensure that appropriate transport provision is in place to support individuals in accessing respi…

943. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a list of respite facilities currently accessible to children with special and additional needs in the County Galway area; if there are plans to expand the availability of such services; and if she will ensure that appropriate transport provision is in place to support individuals in accessing res…

944. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1040 of 17 February 2026, when a reply will be issued by Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30371/26]

945. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on Children's Disability Network Team waiting lists in Cork, by team and length of time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30453/26]

946. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for assessment of need in Cork; the number that have been waiting, by month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30454/26]

947. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently awaiting assessment and intervention by Children's Disability Network Teams; the average waiting time for such assessments; whether current staffing levels are adequate to meet existing demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30455/26]

948. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time from referral to first assessment, and from assessment to intervention, within Children's Disability Network Teams, both nationally and by Community Healthcare Organisation area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30456/26]

949. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on waiting times for assessments of need in Cork; the measures being taken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30457/26]

958. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is aware of crisis placements displacing existing respite services for children with disabilities, resulting in families losing access to essential supports; the measures being taken to ensure that crisis care and respite care are provided through separate, protected capacity; and if she will make a …

959. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to restore full respite services in County Galway, where families have reported that respite has been withdrawn or significantly reduced due to capacity pressures; and if she will provide a timeline for the delivery of stable, reliable respite provision; and if she will make a statem…

961. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30575/26]

964. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available for adult service users (details supplied) to access transport to their day services in County Mayo to ensure attendance, safety and equal access. [30644/26]

982. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is currently a 36-month waiting list for assessment of need in Cork; the specific measures being taken to reduce this waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30905/26]

983. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the assessment of need waiting lists in Cork; the current number of children awaiting assessment; the average waiting times; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30906/26]

984. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Cork that received an assessment of need within the statutory timeframe in the years 2024 to date; the number that did not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30907/26]

986. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of ongoing delays in accessing disability services such as assessments of need, therapies and respite, the specific actions her Department is taking to reduce waiting times; the way in which she is ensuring that children and adults are supported at key transition points where delays may have long-term …

121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff assigned to each regional single point of access referral pathway for children's disability and mental health services, including primary care; the number of single point of access units established to date per health region; the disciplines represented on each; and the governance arrangements in p…

126. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for residential respite care for children and young people with disabilities in County Clare; and whether she will provide a breakdown of the current waiting list for respite services in the HSE Mid-West region, including the number of children waiting and average waiting…

130. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the huge shortage of respite beds in Kerry, where families are being allocated respite and not receiving same due to lack of availability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28997/26]

131. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering additional funding for disability organisations, particularly those in the voluntary sector, to help them cope with increasing costs of operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29004/26]

132. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on any meetings she has had with disability representative organisations regarding soaring fuel costs since the outbreak of the current war in the Middle East. [29125/26]

136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied with the delivery of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026, considering significantly lower levels of delivery to date; the additional measures she will take to achieve proposed targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29005/26]

137. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken by her Department and the HSE to ensure continuity of care for young people with disabilities transitioning from child to adult services, particularly in CHO areas serving north Dublin; whether additional residential, respite and personal assistance capacity is planned; and if she will make…