Disability Services
An official questions-paper heading. 1,918 questions (47 oral, 1,871 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 35 |
| Feb 2025 | 155 |
| Mar 2025 | 93 |
| Apr 2025 | 94 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| Jun 2025 | 88 |
| Jul 2025 | 156 |
| Sep 2025 | 126 |
| Oct 2025 | 69 |
| Nov 2025 | 133 |
| Dec 2025 | 98 |
| Jan 2026 | 79 |
| Feb 2026 | 116 |
| Mar 2026 | 87 |
| Apr 2026 | 184 |
| May 2026 | 102 |
| Jun 2026 | 138 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Children | 1,608 |
| Health | 188 |
| Social | 36 |
| Transport | 35 |
| Taoiseach | 21 |
| Education | 8 |
| Further and Higher Education | 8 |
| Housing | 5 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Public Expenditure | 2 |
| Justice | 1 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
David Cullinane
written
2025-07-09 · to Children
149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of home support at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38204/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-07-09 · to Children
150. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of personal assistance hours at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38205/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-07-09 · to Children
151. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number and percentage of people with a disability who are in receipt of less than their full allocation of respite services at the end of quarter 2 for each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [38206/25]
Paula Butterly
written
2025-07-08 · to Further and Higher Education
167. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any additional supports being considered to assist students with disabilities in their transition from secondary to third level education, particularly in areas such as academic supports, accessibility, accommodation and mental health services; and if he will make a statement…
Michael Healy-Rae
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
725. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a person will be examined (details supplied); if they can remain with the same service provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37135/25]
Thomas Byrne
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
729. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite services in County Meath available for adults aged 18, with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities; and if there are plans to increase respite services in County Meath. [37355/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
731. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that some people using disability day services are being charged daily transport fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37442/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
732. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of day services for people with disabilities that charge people for their transport to and from their service. [37443/25]
Aisling Dempsey
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
733. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a matter (details supplied). [37444/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
736. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide respite services at schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37553/25]
Michael Cahill
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
737. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite services across County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37554/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
741. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information on access to full-time residential care for a person (details supplied); if she will provide details of the estimated time to secure this full-time residential accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37673/25]
Brendan Smith
written
2025-07-08 · to Children
745. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a new healthcare facility will be established to replace outdated and unsuitable accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37692/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-07-08 · to Health
770. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 663 of 14 May 2024, has the position of CHO DNCC changed regarding plans to develop phlebotomy, x-ray or diagnostic services in Balbriggan CHN; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37177/25]
Albert Dolan
written
2025-07-08 · to Health
898. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the measures the Government is taking to address the unacceptable delays in accessing public psychological and speech and language therapy services for children; if a scheme will be introduced to reimburse families who are forced to pay for the provision of assessments and therapies due to the public system’s inability to meet demand; and if s…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the bus service for adults with special needs, who are in day services, has been cancelled for all new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36714/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
323. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to intervene in a case where there are major safeguarding concerns in a disability services centre (details supplied). [36680/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
325. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of the waiting list for adult disability respite in each county in Ireland for each of the past five years; and if she will ensure that there exists necessary resources to allow families receive respite in a speedy fashion. [36715/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
328. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost of providing an additional 1,000 personal assistance service hours in 2026. [36729/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
329. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated revised cost of meeting service provision and supports identified under the disability capacity review, published in July 2021, given rising costs in the past four years. [36730/25]
Séamus McGrath
written
2025-07-03 · to Children
333. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the case of a person in Cork (details supplied) who requires urgent long term residential care; to advise if they are on a priority waiting list; to advise what are the long term plans for increasing and extending long term residential places in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3675…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty
written
2025-07-02 · to Children
206. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale behind cutting the budget for the enhanced quality of life scheme, which supports personal assistants and electric wheelchairs and so on, from €812,000 to €251,000 in the past year; if this reduction can be justified in the context of the Government’s stated aim to end the institutionalisation …
Sorca Clarke
written
2025-07-02 · to Children
215. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting time for children’s therapy services, speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy under the early intervention scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36444/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-07-02 · to Children
216. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade based at the Chamber House children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36470/25]
Ciarán Ahern
written
2025-07-02 · to Children
217. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists by grade based at the Tymon children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36471/25]