376. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding that was received by a service (details supplied) for the years 2023, 2024, 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60914/25]
Topics / Disability Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisability Services
2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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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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160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds available 24/7 to families of children/adults with special needs in County Kerry; the number available just for a couple of days each week; the number that are closed; the reasons for same; the number of beds required in the county to provide families with respite; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
161. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations within CDNTs where hydrotherapy pools are based and fully staffed; and the opening hours of each of those pools, in tabular form. [60250/25]
162. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapists and speech and language therapists, by grade that are based in each CDNT within CHO9 in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [60251/25]
164. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that facilities for the Children's Disability Network team will be provided in the planned new primary care centre in Gorey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61064/25]
187. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the supports available such as a public health nurse or OT at primary care or community level in Kilkenny dedicated to people with mild intellectual disabilities; and the services available and if there is a waiting list. [60340/25]
1461. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on the waiting list for a CDNT appointment in Dublin south central; how long they have been waiting; and for a projection of when they will be seen; in tabular form. [59689/25]
1462. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reduce the waiting time for appointments to see the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59690/25]
1463. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to alleviate the financial burden on parents who have to go private due to the long waiting lists for CDNTs, therapies and other disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59691/25]
1464. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline, under S.I. No. 704/2021, the number of 16A applications have been made and granted since 2021; the national guidance in relation to this section; if oversight or risk management exits in relation to these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57704/25]
1468. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for autism assessments, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy, by regional health area; and the average waiting times per regional health area for an initial assessment. [57823/25]
1471. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) to pay for privately provided assessments of need for children with development issues will be distributed; the means by which a child who is waiting for an assessment can avail of privately funded assessments; the number of children who have availed of as…
1474. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children attached to the CDNT team 5 in Clonmel who are waiting to be seen by therapists including psychology, physiotherapy, dietician, occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57972/25]
1475. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff connected to the CDNT team 5 in Clonmel including all therapists, social workers, network managers and so on; the number and type of positions that are vacant; the length of time they have been vacant; the recruitment efforts to fill each of the vacant positions; if all maternity leave and sick leave vaca…
1476. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full complement of staff connected to the CDNT team 4 in Clonmel; the number of positions that are vacant and the length of time they have been vacant; the recruitment efforts to fill each of the vacant positions; if all maternity leave and sick leave vacancies attached to the team are being filled; and if she will make a stateme…
1477. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children attached to the CDNT team 4 in Clonmel who are waiting to be seen by therapists including psychology, physiotherapy, dietician and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57975/25]
1479. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when occupational therapists will be appointed for child disability network teams in Laois; if HSE recruitment is underway; if a panel is in place for occupational therapists for these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58011/25]
1481. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided to open an overnight respite centre (details supplied) in Caherciveen, County Kerry on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58052/25]
1483. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the implementation of interim discipline manager roles within children's disability network teams (CDNTs) in CHO2, including CDNT3 in Mayo; the way in which this rollout is being managed in relation to existing funded clinical posts such as speech and language therapy; and if the new roles include clinic…
1484. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to ensure that the introduction of interim discipline manager roles does not negatively affect access to frontline SLT services in CDNT3, where waiting lists currently exceed three years; and if any service impact assessments were carried out prior to the suppression of clinical posts in the region. [58073/25]
1485. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which recruitment decisions within CDNTs in CHO2 are being balanced with governance reforms; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that temporary management roles do not result in long-term gaps in clinical service provision, particularly in areas such as CDNT3 where SLT allocations were recently increased due to hi…
1492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to provide urgently needed respite for families of children/adults with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58255/25]
1493. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the age limit that currently excludes polio survivors from accessing specialist disability services and nuerorehabilitation when they become 65 years-of-age. [58275/25]
1504. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns that have arisen regarding implementation of section 16A of the Disability Act 2005 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58367/25]
1530. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s strategy to reduce waiting lists for children’s disability services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58994/25]