647. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when service users attending occupational therapy or speech and language therapy in North Tipperary CDNT, if efforts are made to ensure the service users are seen by the same therapist, to ensure continuity of care and to allow for the establishment and maintenance of a relationship between the therapist and service user. [68315/26]
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
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
Show as a table
| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
-
99
-
84
-
81
-
76
-
65
-
53
-
48
-
46
Asked of
Debated under the same heading
Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
648. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when service users are attending occupational therapy or speech and language therapy in Cashel CDNT, if efforts are made to ensure the service users are seen by the same therapist, to ensure continuity of care and to allow for the establishment and maintenance of a relationship between the therapist and service user. [68314/26]
649. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address the critical waiting lists for occupational therapy and psychology services in County Longford; if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who has been on waiting lists for both services for almost two years; if interim emergency intervention, access to a speech and language therapist, …
650. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff positions currently filled in North Tipperary CDNT; and the length of time each position has been filled. [68308/26]
651. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the engagement she has had with the Before We Die campaign in relation to the funding and delivery of residential places for adults with intellectual disability and what progress has been made in this regard. [68326/26]
652. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff positions currently filled in Cashel CDNT; and the length of time each position has been filled. [68307/26]
653. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of staff vacancies in Cashel CDNT; the length of time each of these vacancies has been in existence; the length of time recruitment has been ongoing; and to provide an update on recruitment efforts for each of the posts. [68304/26]
667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in county Cavan who, having completed an assessment of need, are currently awaiting each service or intervention identified in their service statement, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy, in tabular form; the number waiting less than six months, six to twelve m…
668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in county Monaghan who, having completed an assessment of need, are awaiting each service or intervention identified in their service statement, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and physiotherapy, in tabular form; the number waiting less than six months, six to twelve months,…
672. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider introducing multi annual funding arrangements for capital projects undertaken by disability service providers and disability organisations, in order to provide greater funding certainty and enable more effective planning and delivery of essential disability infrastructure. [68510/26]
673. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive the promised therapy. [68673/26]
674. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who has been referred to the East Limerick CDNT and has been advised that they will be waiting an additional year for an Assessment of Need. [68697/26]
683. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has plans to set up a dedicated disability service for adults living with autism in CHO8. [68931/26]
786. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department will address the ongoing exclusion of counties Sligo and Leitrim as the only remaining counties in the Republic of Ireland without a dedicated, locally based MS Ireland community worker; if she will provide the specific funding allocation to MS Ireland to establish this full-time post for the more than 300 people living with MS in the region; …
790. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be enrolled in an ASD unit, near their home. [68676/26]
879. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the lack of transitional and long term community rehabilitation pathways for young people experiencing functional neurological disorder or other mobility disorders in North Dublin. [68864/26]
425. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality as part of the HSE’s National Service Plan 2026 to outline the location by county and by town/village of the proposed new 152 created residential placements for people with disabilities (details supplied). [67851/26]
426. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of all 9,000 residential places for people with disabilities by county and by town/village in that county. [67850/26]
448. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the entirety of funding for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult disability day placement will urgently be made available due to the needs of the person. [67820/26]
146. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting lists for and approved staffing complement of Waterford South City Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service and waiting-time band; the numbe…
147. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing complement of each Children's Disability Network Team at 31 August 2026; the sanctioned, filled and vacant WTE posts by team, discipline, grade and lead agency; the number of agency WTEs and agency expenditure; the number of children waiting for each service by team and waiting-time band; the number assigned and…
500. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing complement for each children’s disability network team; the number of sanctioned, filled and vacant whole-time equivalent posts in each team, broken down by discipline and grade; the number of children currently waiting for services in each team, by service type and time waiting; the average and median waiting t…
501. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently attending children’s disability network teams in County Louth; the number awaiting access to occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology and physiotherapy services respectively; the average waiting time for each service; the number of children with an assigned key worker; and if she w…
502. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the role of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and physiotherapists working within Children's Disability Network Teams; the proportion of clinician time allocated to direct therapeutic intervention, assessment and administrative duties respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6…
505. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff vacancy rate for children’s disability network teams in CHO7 as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [67082/26]