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Disability Services

2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

2,070
questions
2,021 written, 49 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
12
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202535
February 2025155
March 202593
April 202594
May 202595
June 202588
July 2025156
August 20250
September 2025126
October 202569
November 2025133
December 202598
January 202679
February 2026116
March 202687
April 2026184
May 2026102
June 2026138
July 202670
August 20260
September 202689
October 202663

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • 100% RDR11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú56 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil517 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael258 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party17 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent135 from 12 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland80 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party107 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity45 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin666 from 39 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 99
  2. 84
  3. 81
  4. 76
  5. 65
  6. 53
  7. 48
  8. 46

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2584. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a current list of the organisations through her Department that provide care to adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27138/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2585. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she or her Department plan to increase the number of residential places available over next five years for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27139/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2586. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department funds any organisation or provide direct advice for ageing parents of children with intellectual disabilities about the availability of fulltime placement and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27140/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2587. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department allocates residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; if the current geographic location of a person is given express consideration when a place is allocated; if her Department or agencies within give consideration to keep people within their own familial area; and if she will make a…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2588. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the process currently exists whereby adults with an intellectual disability who wish to seek full time residential care or placement are required to submit a housing application to a local authority when the local authority does not provide full-time residential care for such adults; and if she will make a statement on the…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps in place or available to a parent of a child with an intellectual disability to provide emergency residential care following illness or death; if the familial or geographic location of an individual is considered in this regard for the purposes of maintaining a structured routine; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2590. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure there is future planning for the care of adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27145/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2591. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is cross-departmental co-ordination between her Department and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the long-term planning of residential places for adults with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27146/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2592. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the way in which the policy of de-congregation has been applied for residential care where adults with an intellectual disability may benefit from being in a communal setting as opposed to being isolated in an apartment or other place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27147/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2593. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body that determines the allocation of registered residential places, nationally; in Dublin north-west; the way in which is the assessment determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27148/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2594. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people allocated to the disability services integrated health area Dublin north city and west (IHA DNCW) section; and the number of cases each person undertakes within a year. [27149/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2595. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults with an intellectual disability that are in need to a long-term place in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27150/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services, by team and service type at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, in tabular form. [27291/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing composition of each children’s disability network team; the number of sanctioned WTE approved posts per team by lead agency; and the number and percentage of occupied and vacant posts, in tabular form. [27292/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2607. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for children’s disability network team services in County Waterford, at the end of quarter 1 2024-2026, by team and service type, in tabular form. [27295/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2608. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Waterford waiting for disability services or funding outside CDNTs, by service type, at the end of quarter 1 2026, in tabular form. [27296/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2693. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to review the refusal of the request for additional disability support hours in the case of a person (details supplied). [23862/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2926. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if an adult pathway to access autism assessments is planned; the timeframe for commencement if planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24787/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2958. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if an application for additional disability support hours in respect of a child (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24984/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3024. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if the Government intends to refund or directly pay for privately sourced primary care autism assessments in cases where significant delays exist for children who were placed on the waiting list. [25482/26]
Robert Troy Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3282. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to previous correspondence, if she is aware that there are still ongoing funding issues regarding low vision aids within the midlands region; in view of the funding shortfall, the steps she will take to provide emergency funding to each of the counties mentioned for the remainder of 2026; if she will ensure that the funding for each of these counties is i…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Social
167. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the appeal for an emergency winter payment for people with disabilities raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22965/26]
Alan Kelly Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Social
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to reform the Reasonable Accommodation Fund to make it more accessible for private-sector employers; the number of applications refused for this fund in 2025 and 2026; and the measures being taken to ensure that individuals transitioning into employment do not lose essential supports such as the medical card or disability allowance;…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Social
171. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider introducing a payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22656/26]
Matt Carthy Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Children
278. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacancies across children’s disability network teams in Cavan and Monaghan, by discipline; the length of time these posts have been vacant; the impact of these vacancies on waiting times for children accessing services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22582/26]