530. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the HSE and her Department are considering the provision of an interim direction on section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 to ensure existing lawful determinations are implemented without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64646/25]
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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318. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in CDNT 11 (south Kildare and west Wicklow) waiting over one year for engagement with children's disability network team, CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64026/25]
319. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the west Wicklow and Kildare south children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64078/25]
320. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding or supports available to enable a resource centre (details supplied) to secure a permanent building; if she will consider prioritising funding for centres that currently operate in temporary or rented premises to improve stability and service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64111/25]
326. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite hours available to adults in County Mayo; the type of respite provided; the number who have availed of this service in 2023 and to-date in 2025; and the number on the waiting list to access such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64204/25]
327. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers, by grade, based at South Mayo Children's Disability Network Team in 2023 to-date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64205/25]
328. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that the two SLT posts which will become vacant in Clonmel CDNT due to maternity leaves which will be filled as a matter of urgency as the vacancy rate for posts in this CDNT Team will fall to over 70% vacancy; if she is aware that there are already 11 vacancies within this CDNT team out of 18 WTE; the specific act…
331. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade, which have been filled in each children's disability network team within CHO5 in the years 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [64299/25]
332. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the €3 million announced in Budget 2026 compares to the level of investment needed for the national neurorehabilitation strategy for full implementation of community-based neurorehabilitation teams nationwide. [64300/25]
338. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health given the long waiting times for publicly funded speech and language therapy, what supports or funding are available for families to access private therapy when a child has been diagnosed as needing said therapy but may wait up to two years for public services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64080/25]
881. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is currently on schedule to meet its obligations under the first Programme Plan of Action of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People; and to outline any risks to delivery that have already been identified. [62897/25]
886. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts that were filled at Springfield children's disability network team in each of the years 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62811/25]
887. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapist posts that were filled at Longford Children's Disability Network Team in each of the years 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62812/25]
888. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade posts that were filled at Clonbrusk children's disability network team in each of the years of 2023 to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [62813/25]
907. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consult with the HSE to reverse any proposals removing 35 hours of frontline speech and language therapy services at CDNT 3 in south Mayo; if her Department will work with the HSE to deliver additional clinical staff to reduce long waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62951/25]
916. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be considered for SNAs in an afterschool setting for type 1 diabetic children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63184/25]
918. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the level of transportation support provided for school leavers to access a service (details supplied); if transport services are provided for new service users or if the service has ceased offering transportation for new services users; if transportation supports are not provided, the reason, given that services being after the conv…
925. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the age profile of CDNT service users in Cavan and Monaghan, in written and tabular form. [63517/25]
926. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the strategy regarding recruitment and retention in the CDNT team within the HSE, in line with projected caseload numbers. [63519/25]
931. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are currently on the waiting list for respite in County Donegal, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63562/25]
933. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waitlist time for overnight respite at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63601/25]
984. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the instructions issued to the HSE and Section 38/39 organisations regarding the operationalisation of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People; and the reporting system that will monitor progress at service-delivery level under the strategy. [62882/25]
1006. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the reasons residents of County Galway currently do not have access to the ADHD in Adults National Clinical Programme for public assessment, diagnoses, and treatment; the timeline for establishing a dedicated adult ADHD service in the CHO2 area (Galway, Mayo, Roscommon); and the interim arrangements in place to ensure equitable access to assessment and treatment…
410. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of the recruitment of new community neuro rehabilitation teams in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62557/25]
416. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 808 of 30 September 2025, her plans to provide additional funds to the Interim Children’s Respite Centre for Monaghan to facilitate the provision and retention of emergency respite services in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62440/25]