1921. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the terms of the Statement of Purpose for counties Cavan and Monaghan currently excludes adults with mild intellectual disabilities, including autism, from respite supports and services; and if Cavan and Monaghan is the only area where this exclusion currently exists. [45389/25]
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
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| 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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1922. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify if respite supports and services in counties Cavan and Monaghan are reserved for adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities only, thereby excluding adults with mild intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45390/25]
1923. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with a cohort of parents with adult children with disabilities in County Kerry regarding the urgent need for respite for these young adults and to discuss the opening of Cunamh in Caherciveen on a permanent basis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45391/25]
1924. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make respite services available to families in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45392/25]
1927. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek a suitable time for a person (details supplied) to use the hydrotherapy pool in Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45415/25]
1928. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to facilitate the opening of a care centre (details supplied) on a full time basis, seven days and nights per week; her views on whether one night of respite care in a five-year period is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45431/25]
1929. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the HSE has considered subsidising private assessments or interventions when public waiting lists exceed 12-months for children with developmental needs. [45450/25]
1933. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians, by grade based at Leitrim-west Cavan children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [45477/25]
1934. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists, by grade based at Sligo-south Donegal children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [45478/25]
1945. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be approved for residential care for a child (details supplied) in county Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45595/25]
1954. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consult with all other departments, state agencies and stakeholders to determine if a unified approach can be achieved to make all critical information on leaflets or packaging bigger and easier to read, specifically to benefit persons with disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on t…
1956. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the evaluation of the personal budgets pilot will be completed; when the results of the evaluation will be published; and when it is expected that the findings of the pilot will be implemented, in order to ensure that individuals with disabilities, and their families, can plan with certainty for the availability of personal budget…
1971. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies in each grade (details supplied) across the 91 children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46161/25]
1974. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount being paid by her Department to a facility (details supplied) for the provision of care to its clients; if her Department is aware of instances where clients of the facility have been arrested on several occasions while away from the facility and not under staff supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
1980. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive a reassessment of needs in order to access essential OT and primary care appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46254/25]
1981. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for the establishment of new independent living centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46306/25]
1982. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans for the establishment of new independent living centres in Cavan or Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46305/25]
1992. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the special care unit in Johnstown, Navan is still operational as a support to CDNT teams; if so, the reason the summer July provision was not put in place for parents and students who need it; and the work the special care unit in Johnstown Navan is doing currently. [46572/25]
1997. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the European disability card; the progress in creating Irish legislation in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46773/25]
2000. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 19 June 2025, the numbers on the waiting list for high support disability residential placements in Clare as of August 2024 and August 2025, in tabular form; the average waiting time to secure a high-support disability residential placement in County Clare as of August 2025; the corresponding …
2027. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the business case submitted by Blanchardstown children’s disability network team to the HSE regarding providing therapy supports to 12 additional children due to join a school (details supplied) this term, in order that these children are receiving the same therapy supports as the existing 36 students; and if she will…
2030. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost for the delivery of a case management system across HSE-funded disability services (details supplied). [47489/25]
2032. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for details of any research undertaken into the workforce in the disability sector, particular with respect to determining pay offers that will bring recruitment and retention across the sector in line with targets; the cost to the exchequer of any pay uplifts; the savings to the exchequer if pay uplifts reduce reliance on agen…
2086. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Health if an ADHD assessment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44634/25]
2090. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD clinics currently operational; in which CHOs those clinics are located; the waiting time for an appointment to the National Programme; the number of posts sanctioned as part of the National Programme that are currently vacant; how long those post have been vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44653/25]