1592. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to provide localised respite services in West Cork to end the practice of families traveling across the county for care; the measures in place to provide a clear, structured pathway for adults with intellectual disabilities in Cork transitioning from school to adult services; and if she will make a statement…
Topics / Disability Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisability Services
2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
2,070
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2,021 written, 49 oral
140
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 35 |
| February 2025 | 155 |
| March 2025 | 93 |
| April 2025 | 94 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| June 2025 | 88 |
| July 2025 | 156 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 126 |
| October 2025 | 69 |
| November 2025 | 133 |
| December 2025 | 98 |
| January 2026 | 79 |
| February 2026 | 116 |
| March 2026 | 87 |
| April 2026 | 184 |
| May 2026 | 102 |
| June 2026 | 138 |
| July 2026 | 70 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 89 |
| October 2026 | 63 |
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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.
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The questions
1594. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting list for assessment of needs; the number of persons on the list; the length of time persons waiting for such an assessment to be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20047/26]
1620. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will develop proposals to address the lack of funding for transport and replacement of vehicles for disability day services in section 39 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20500/26]
1637. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the percentage of overall funding for the Rehab Group that was provided through State funding from 2016 to 2025, per year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20795/26]
1934. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the expansion of adult ADHD services across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19629/26]
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the efforts that are under way within her Department to increase the capacity of the Children Disability Network Teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17529/26]
128. 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. [17617/26]
253. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the efforts being made to increase ID residential places, in line with the recommendations of the Disability Capacity Review to 2032, that up to the average of 90-new residential places are needed each year from 2020 to 2032 to cater for changes in the size and age structure of the disabled population, and given the views of an orga…
471. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026) in relation to the provision of 900 additional residential care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17931/26]
472. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the full implementation of the recommendations in the Disability Action Plan (2024-2026); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17932/26]
473. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17934/26]
474. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, to provide the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [179…
477. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in respect of her Department’s pre-2022 responsibility for disability services, the number of places in congregated settings which have been suppressed following the death of a service user, or for any reason other than relocation to a community setting, for all relevant years following the publication of the Time to Move on fro…
478. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as a result of the publication of the HSE Capital Plan for 2026, if she will provide more detailed information on the projects planned to progress with disability services in Cork and Kerry during 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18125/26]
479. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff in Blakestown Children's Disability Network Team, Blanchardstown Children's Disability Network Team and Cabra Grangegorman Children's Disability Network Team, broken down per occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18156/26]
481. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total funding allocated by her Department towards the decongregation of disability service settings for all years following the publication of the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy in 2011, in tabular form. [17974/26]
490. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the measures being taken by her Department to increase staffing levels in CDNTs and to reduce waiting times for access to services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17868/26]
494. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff in Blakestown, Blanchardstown and Cabra Grangegorman Children's Disability Network Teams, broken down per occupation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18157/26]
61. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make public transport more accessible for people with autism. [17667/26]
236. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality where a parent can seek respite support for a person over 18 years-of-age and whether this differs for a person under 18 years-of age. [17874/26]
238. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the reason a respite centre, has been closed to families receiving respite care (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17257/26]
470. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to establish if transport escorts for adults with disabilities, attending services (details supplied) and employed under the umbrella of Transport for Ireland receive higher pay along with statutory holidays in comparison to school transport escorts paid through her Department’s special educational needs transport scheme; and if she will mak…
472. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children and young people who are blind or visually impaired and who are currently receiving orientation and mobility or rehabilitation services delivered by an organisation (details supplied), and funded by her Department, in counties Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [168…
747. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the profound worry parents of children with intellectual and other disabilities face when they consider the future and what may happen to their children and who will care for them when they cannot, especially disabled children with no siblings or wider support network; the key aspects of the Di…
750. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) on a waiting list for the disability network team for occupational therapy will receive an appointment. [16884/26]