Disability Services

760. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguarding measures that are currently in place for individuals living in residential disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17008/26]

762. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to provide support in facilitating an independent review of the governance and communication structures within disability day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17038/26]

861. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for a child (details supplied) to receive CDNT appointments. [16641/26]

902. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will consider turning a project (details supplied) into an adult service once the permanent home is up and running for children in Monaghan Town; if she will provide an update on the new respite centre for children in Monaghan Town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16906/26]

929. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will meet its target of placement beds as outlined in the HSE Disability Action Plan (2024-2026); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16977/26]

936. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has not received speech and language therapy since 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17011/26]

473. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a funding stream will be made available for charities to provide a purpose-built day services centre for adults with autism and intellectual needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16221/26]

474. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her proposals to provide additional respite capacity for adults and children with disabilities in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16222/26]

44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the investment that will be made in 2026 for the provision of disability user friendly public transport. [15275/26]

201. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he would consider the introduction of guidelines on the authorisation and use of low volume or silent fireworks for large scale events given the adverse impacts that noise emitting fireworks can have on assistance and guide dogs; if he has considered how the authorisation of noise emitting fireworks at events …

218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies in Children's Disability Network Teams, by team, in the West and North-West region as of 16 February 2026, or the latest available date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15212/26]

219. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of children waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type, in the West and North-West region as of 16 February 2026, or the latest available date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15213/26]

220. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that were placed on waiting lists for assessment of needs in counties Cavan and Monaghan respectively, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive; and the number of children in each county, for each year, that received an assessment of needs within six months, within 12 months and within a long…

222. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to visit an organisation (details supplied) or if an invitation has been extended for a visit. [15274/26]

225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapist posts filled at South Kildare CDNT as of 17 February 2026, in tabular form. [15342/26]

232. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities posts filled within CHO7 as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15448/26]

233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts filled at North Kildare CDNT as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15449/26]

234. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred to the East Limerick Children’s Disability Network Team in November 2025, who has been advised that it will be three years until an assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15607/26]

703. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of disability allowance in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026. [14087/26]

704. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection when the eligibility criteria for disability allowance was last reformed; and when an additional illness or medical condition was last included for the purpose of broadening the qualifying criteria. [14088/26]

705. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has a clearly defined and published set of criteria for qualifying for disability allowance; and if so, if he will provide details of those criteria. [14089/26]

838. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Fund for Students with Disabilities will be expanded to include students who attend agricultural colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15073/26]

853. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the current status of the child's engagement with CDNT services, including access to psychology supports; the waiting time for an assessment; whether a case (details supplied) can be prioritised in light of the prolonged absence from school; and if she will make a …

879. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to move away from institutional and congregated models of care, including the ongoing placement of younger adults with intellectual disabilities in nursing homes, towards community-based housing models with flexible, onsite supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14533/26…

880. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or the HSE has examined whether current nursing homes support payment structures create a financial incentive for the admission of persons aged under 65 years to nursing homes, rather than to community-based alternatives; and if no such examination has been undertaken, whether the she will comm…