Disability Services

880. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of high support disability residential placements available in County Laois in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72545/25]

429. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of plans on universal design for independent living purposes, considering that around 1,300 disabled people live in nursing homes; if he will give assurances that the State support for disabled people can and will ensure independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70983/25]

527. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consider an additional emergency winter payment for disabled people, many of whom are struggling to keep up with costs to warm their homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70982/25]

287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any circumstances through which a child can access assistive technology equipment under AIM level 5 support in advance of being enrolled in an ECCE programme; the reason eligibility for assistive technology is linked specifically to ECCE; the basis for this; if this criteria will be reconsidered given su…

528. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he accepts that the absence of the cost of disability payment represents a policy inconsistency given repeated commitments to its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69593/25]

552. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the long-promised cost of disability payment has not been introduced in Budget 2026 despite Government-commissioned reports confirming annual extra costs of €10,651–€15,059 for disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69586/25]

553. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will introduce an emergency winter payment for people with disabilities to offset rising fuel and living costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69587/25]

554. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the €10 weekly increase in disability allowance and €5 in fuel allowance is considered adequate when they amount to less than a third of the supports withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69588/25]

555. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will publish a comparative analysis of income supports for disabled households in 2025 versus 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69589/25]

556. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that disabled households are not disproportionately at risk of poverty and social exclusion as a result of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69590/25]

771. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69306/25]

772. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds required in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69307/25]

773. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for children with disabilities under 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69308/25]

774. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential respite beds requested in County Kerry for adults with disabilities, over 18 years of age, during the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69309/25]

776. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the immediate measures she is taking to address the significant staffing shortages across the children's disability network teams (CDNTs) in south Tipperary (details supplied); the steps being taken to fill these posts as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69446/25]

777. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to reduce the long waiting lists for assessment and therapies in the south Tipperary CDNTs (details supplied); the expected timeline for improvements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69447/25]

778. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the evaluation of interim measures currently being used by CDNTs in south Tipperary, including the DIR pilot programme, parent coaching model, SLT communication clinic, and positive behaviour support involvement to address therapy backlogs; the outcomes of these initiatives to date; and the long-term plan to ensure…

779. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific recruitment and retention strategies being implemented to overcome the HSE-identified difficulties in filling posts in south Tipperary CDNTs; whether financial incentives, streamlined recruitment pathways, or international recruitment campaigns are being considered; and if she will make a statement on …

780. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will report on the impact that current delays in assessment and therapy provision in south Tipperary CDNTs are having on children and families; and the steps being taken to ensure that no child loses developmental potential due to delays in access to early intervention; and if she will make a statement on th…

792. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to the publication of her Department’s Sectoral Capital Plan 2026–2030 as part of the Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) to provide a breakdown of the proposed 112 key infrastructure developments for specialist disability services across the six health regions which include residential services …

793. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of individuals transitioned from congregated settings to new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69762/25]

794. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown per HSE region of the number of new enhanced residential and HIQA approved settings created from 2021-2025 as part of the Transforming Lives Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69763/25]

796. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown per HSE region as per The Disability Capacity Review to 2032 (published in 2021); the extra capacity required in disability services to address unmet need and demographic growth; the percentage of same that was achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69765/25]

805. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a residential placement will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70085/25]

807. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available to adults in south Lee; the type of respite provided; the number of people who have availed of this service in in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of hours provided for in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number on the…