Disability Services

177. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 on insourcing and outsourcing of disability services, by service type, in tabular form. [52590/25]

111. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his plans to improve disability access on public transport in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51784/25]

156. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the work being done to ensure that public transport for those with disabilities is more accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51763/25]

166. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied buses have sufficient facilities for disabled people and people with medical needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/25]

790. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children at early intervention stage who started in a primary school ASD class in the Mid-West in September 2025; if this number can be classified by each of the Mid-West Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNT) or area; the number of the children in each CDNT or area who require speech and language s…

798. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51928/25]

806. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase capacity; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the…

807. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan, the number of places provided in each; the plans to increase; the plans to establish new centres that provide adult disability overnight respite services in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51996…

808. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Monaghan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51997/25]

809. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will establish an emergency respite centre for persons with disabilities in County Cavan to ensure that when emergency respite demands present regular respite users are not discommoded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51998/25]

812. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 23 September 2025, the number of persons waiting to access children's disability network team services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period of up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [52058/25]

823. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1169 of 10 June 2025, the status of the review of the payment charged to disability day service users for closed routes bus/taxi services; when this review will be completed, and if she will ensure that this charge is abolished as per commitment given by the previous Minister of S…

885. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child with autism and complex needs (details supplied) in need of a residential placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51577/25]

329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51077/25]

344. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties in transitioning from paediatric disability services and adult disability services, particularly the lack of transition planning; if she has any plans to implement an automatic referral scheme for people transitioning from paediatric to adult disability services; her plans to provide a comprehensive out…

352. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason hearing aids for persons who are deaf require them to make a very significant personal payment in view of the fact cochlear implants are free and both are equally important for different groups of deaf people; if she will consider if more can be done to lessen the cost of hearing aids for persons who are deaf; and if she will ma…

151. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for a community neurorehabilitation team for North Dublin, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of teams. [50988/25]

152. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be allocated for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50960/25]

159. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in Budget 2026 for a team for the north Dublin line given the Programme for Government Commitment to complete the nationwide rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams [50718/25]

5. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which, under the national human rights strategy for disabled people, the delivery of therapies and assessments will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50191/25]

10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for community neurorehabilitation teams for children with neurological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/25]

12. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting to access children's disability network team, CDNT, services in Cavan and Monaghan for a period up to three months, three to six months, six to 12 months and greater than one year. [49902/25]

13. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for introducing a reimbursement scheme for families who have had to pay for private therapies for their child due to long waiting lists for public services. [50027/25]

18. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address delays in accessing children’s disability services in County Offaly, in particular access to speech and language therapy and other interventions through the children’s disability network teams; if additional staffing or resources are planned to reduce waiting lists and ensure time…

21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to enhance respite services for children with neurological disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50206/25]