578. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if additional resources will be provided to support workplace well-being initiatives for employees with disabilities, including continued access to well-being training and regular visits from social workers, as successfully implemented by a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50391/25]
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
questions
2,021 written, 49 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
12
departments asked
Questions per month
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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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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
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644. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate the case of a young person with complex needs (details supplied); if she will acknowledge that their parents have coped with the intensity of their care since they were a child but now urgently need the help and support of extra hours as a matter of priority; if she will take steps to ensure they are provided; and if she will make …
294. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that disability allowance recipients are having their allowance revoked based on his Department’s contention that the person can work despite the person’s GP (best placed) categorically stating the person is unable to work; the way in which his Department can ascertain the person can work over the computer; and if he will make a statem…
326. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade based at Swords children's disability network team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [49395/25]
991. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans in relation to the ongoing research and planning on the development of assistive technologies to be used to assist therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47556/25]
1003. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to deliver around 1,200 additional day service places each year to ensure places for school leavers who require them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47568/25]
1005. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost for continued expansion of respite services, including alternative respite options such as 500 new community-based residential care places to replace disability care in large institutional and campus-based settings and around 900 additional residential care places to tackle unmet need and e…
1006. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost to increase support for people with disabilities to access supported independent living, the provision of supports to live at home, in order to phase out long-term care in a nursing home for younger people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47571/25]
1007. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans, the timeline and estimated cost for the option of personalised budgets for those with disabilities, giving individuals greater choice and control over how they are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47572/25]
1033. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for an occupational therapy appointment at Cavan children's disability network team, CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48061/25]
1034. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for a speech and language appointment at Cavan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48062/25]
1035. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for an physiotherapy appointment at Cavan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48063/25]
1036. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently engaged with Monaghan children's disability network team, CDNT; the number therein that have individual family support plans and-or key contacts in place, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48064/25]
1037. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of children currently engaged with Cavan CDNT; the number therein that have Individual family support plans and-or key contacts in place, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48065/25]
1040. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a new children’s disability respite centre in Monaghan; the additional respite places that will be available in the new centre; if the current respite centre will close before or after the new centre is delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48069/25]
1041. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current proposals to provide additional adult disability respite services in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48070/25]
1042. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current proposals to provide additional adult disability respite services in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48071/25]
1043. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies such as children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48072/25]
1044. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status and timeframe for the delivery of a single point of access for families to enter into appropriate services for therapies that is CDNT in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48073/25]
1045. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, by category within each CDNT, in tabular form; if there is an adequate budget per CDNT to fill all outstanding vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48086/25]
1046. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on moving Cavan and Monaghan CDNTs into the Dublin north-east area from the current community healthcare organisation, CHO 1 region. [48087/25]
1047. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for an occupational therapy appointment at Monaghan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48088/25]
1048. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for a speech and language appointment at Monaghan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48089/25]
1049. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for a physiotherapy appointment at Monaghan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48090/25]
1050. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adults awaiting overnight respite services within CHO9; and the average waiting time to process an overnight respite service within CHO9. [48114/25]