2236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the possible avenues or supports available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45234/25]
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.
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The questions
2351. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to access either residential accommodation or a day service transport service; if she will confirm when adequate accommodation space, transport services and staff supports will be made available to ensure that individuals with disabilities can safely live out their lives and consist…
2378. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a child (details supplied) who is not receiving the correct homecare for his needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45764/25]
2742. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated number of third level places associated with training therapists to work in the disability sector (details supplied); the full-year cost to the exchequer of delivering these places; and the full-year cost to students, including international students, to take up these places. [47490/25…
2254. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plan, timeline and 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. [43558/25]
2266. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to providing ring-fenced funding to address the current and historic financial deficits experienced by voluntary disability service providers such as an organisation (details supplied). [40908/25]
2271. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring funding-support for daily transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41013/25]
2272. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average hours of home support delivered to disabled people in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41031/25]
2281. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding a long-term residential place for a person in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41140/25]
2314. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason children with autism spectrum disorder in County Kerry no longer receive the previously standard six-week block of speech and language therapy per year; and whether this level of support will be reinstated locally given the impact on early development. [41373/25]
2315. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the significant delays in accessing SLT and OT services through children's disability network teams in Kerry, due to chronic understaffing and the use of limited-hour contracts; and the targeted actions being taken to address these staffing issues in the county. [41374/25]
2316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no permanent psychologist is currently assigned to CDNT teams in parts of Kerry, leaving schools and parents without professional behavioural support for children with autism; and if this will be addressed in the short term. [41375/25]
2320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason such a small proportion of families accessing disability services in Kerry are currently assigned key workers under the individual family support plan model; and the steps being taken to ensure equity of access across counties. [41384/25]
2321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be made available for outdoor sensory regulation equipment, such as in-ground trampolines, in Kerry, particularly for older autistic children who currently lack access to age-appropriate sensory outlets. [41386/25]
2322. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 3 July 2025, to provide a further breakdown of the €42 million allocated in 2025, explaining how much was spent on each of the spending lines noted. [41393/25]
2326. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of current staff vacancies across children's disability network teams in County Meath; the breakdown of these vacancies, by discipline; the typical waiting time for children awaiting CDNT support in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41454/25]
2337. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in the CHO 7 area currently waiting to access therapies by the CDNT, by category of therapy, in tabular form. [41733/25]
2338. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation in the CHO 7 area. [41734/25]
2348. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within CHO1 that currently have vacant psychologist posts; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41853/25]
2349. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians, by grade based at Donegal east children's disability network team in and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41854/25]
2351. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of day-only and nighttime respite places available for children in the integrated health areas of Dublin north, and Dublin north city and west compared to other integrated health areas, in tabular form; the steps she is taking to increase those places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41911/25]
2355. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals received for an assessment of need with the children's disability network team in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 west Wicklow in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41920/25]
2357. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of child physiotherapists in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41927/25]
2358. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number currently on the waiting list for child physiotherapy in CHO6 and CHO7, County Wicklow, by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41931/25]
2359. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting occupational therapy in CHO6 in County Wicklow and CHO7 County Wicklow; broken down by length of time 3, 6, 12+ months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41934/25]