Disability Services
An official questions-paper heading. 1,918 questions (47 oral, 1,871 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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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
David Maxwell
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
906. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown, by county of HIQA-registered group homes by disability type, including intellectual, physical, sensory, and mixed-disability services, to ensure transparency and support evidence-based disability service planning. [9799/26]
Carol Nolan
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
913. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress she has made on implementing recommendations for disability support services; the specific improvements she has targeted for community-based facilities in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9186/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
915. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child in preschool, who is not deaf, transition from Lámh to ISL; if any such service is available through their CDNT service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9243/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
916. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child in preschool,who is not deaf, transition from Lámh to ISL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9244/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
917. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports and services available to assist a child (details supplied) transition from Lámh to ISL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9245/26]
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
939. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person (details supplied) could avail of the respite facility attached to the school they are attending despite living in a different county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9697/26]
David Maxwell
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
940. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of group homes and residential services in the Cavan–Monaghan area by disability type, including those supporting people with intellectual disabilities and those supporting people with physical and/or sensory disabilities; the identified gaps in provision for people with physical and sensory d…
Pádraig Rice
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
949. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government's commitment to develop a multi-year capital plan for residential living options for adults with intellectual disabilities; if her Department records the number of elderly primary carers in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9947/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
951. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the services that are available for a child who has a brain tumour and requires a full-time nurse while attending preschool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10114/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
954. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for children’s disability network team services in County Meath, at the latest available point in 2025, broken down by team and service type, in tabular form. [10270/26]
Darren O'Rourke
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
955. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Meath waiting for disability services outside CDNTs, broken down by service type, at the latest available point in 2025, in tabular form. [10271/26]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2026-02-10 · to Children
959. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade filled at Tymon CDNT as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10388/26]
Niamh Smyth
written
2026-02-10 · to Health
1070. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to their personal assistant budget; the status of this review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9657/26]
Shane Moynihan
written
2026-02-04 · to Social
717. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the Disability Consultative Forum in 2025; the number that will take place in 2026; the dates on which they will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/26]
Marie Sherlock
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
889. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current shortage of occupational therapists in Blanchardstown CDNT and Blakestown CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8542/26]
Cathy Bennett
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
911. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and adults attending respite in Monaghan; the number on waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7877/26]
Brendan Smith
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
914. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when in person day-services will be restored to the level that was provided for up to 2024 by an organisation (details supplied); if this proposal will be progressed without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7919/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
923. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an adult day services centre for County Monaghan will be developed; if a location or site has been selected; if she can provide a timeline for works to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8155/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
924. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department or the HSE has plans to increase respite provision for both children and adults with disabilities in County Monaghan; the amount by which the provision will be increased; the timeline when additional services will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8156/26]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
925. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with a campaign group in County Monaghan regarding its campaign for more respite services for the region (details supplied). [8159/26]
Alan Kelly
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
926. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade posts filled, at north Tipperary CDNT as of 28 January 2026, in tabular form. [8304/26]
Mark Wall
written
2026-02-04 · to Children
927. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding that will be allocated for respite for people with a disability in 2026. [8326/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil
written
2026-01-29 · to Health
403. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health when the HSE last provided capital funding to disability service providers in County Kildare for the purchase of new residential developments for independent living, with reference to particular services in Kildare north (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7017/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-01-28 · to Children
179. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE physiotherapist posts, by grade, filled within Disability Services in CHO8 as of 20 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6821/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú
written
2026-01-28 · to Children
180. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade, filled within Disability Services in CHO8 as of 20 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6822/26]