2360. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need that were carried out by the children’s disability network team in County Wicklow by month, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41935/25]
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
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| 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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2374. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of State funding that was provided to private operators of disability services in Wicklow in 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42058/25]
2375. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider increasing the core funding of a service (details supplied) to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42059/25]
2376. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on an adult disability service in Wicklow (details supplied); when it will be open for service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42060/25]
2393. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline how the Government intends to explore and implement proven intensive, interdisciplinary therapy models domestically for children with complex neurological and developmental disabilities, given the significant challenges faced by Irish families and the obligations of care (details supplied). [42262/25]
2395. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the respite houses available to young adults with disabilities in the town of Clonmel; the location; who operates each house; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42319/25]
2400. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with disabilities that received home support hours in CH04 up to July 2025; the number of persons with disabilities up to July 2025 that received personal assistance hours in CH04; the total number of hours provided in each category in CH04 up to July 2025; if the target number of hours for each category in C…
2401. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting list for access to disability services for children, including assessments and therapy services; if she will provide a breakdown by region/health area and the age distribution of children on these lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42382/25]
2415. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason people with alcohol-related brain injuries are excluded from community neurorehabilitation services; to outline the rationale for the exclusion of alcohol-related brain injuries from the National Neurorehabilitation Strategy; if she will commit to addressing this by including alcohol-related harm in neurorehabilitation servi…
2416. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average wait time for CDNT initial contact referrals, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42623/25]
2417. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average wait time for urgent CDNT initial contact referrals, by regional health area and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [42624/25]
2420. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over 15 months for an appointment with a psychologist under the CDNT team following a referral to CAMHS; if she will ensure that the person is prioritised for assessment before the new school year begins; and if she will make a statement on the …
2422. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42643/25]
2423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT, by health region and integrated healthcare area; age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [42644/25]
2424. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide funding for a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands in budget 2026, in line with the commitment in the programme for Government to complete the national roll-out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42648/25]
2425. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole time equivalent social care worker posts filled in each children’s disability network team within CHO8 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42664/25]
2426. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of young adults with an intellectual disability in County Laois who are on a waiting list for day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42665/25]
2427. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to recent data from the national federation of voluntary service providers showing that 1,500 people with intellectual disabilities are living with family carers aged 70 or older; if she will outline her Department’s plans to respond to this crisis in care and housing; and if she will make a statement …
2428. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether the Government remains fully committed to meeting the residential and respite funding needs identified in the disability capacity review to 2032; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42673/25]
2429. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the finding of the disability capacity review to 2032 that approximately 90 new residential places are required annually to meet demographic needs in the disability sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42674/25]
2430. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential disability places that have been created since the publication of the disability capacity review to 2032, in tabular form by year;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42675/25]
2432. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the recent announcement by a service provider (details supplied) if she is willing to release emergency funding to address the crisis now facing hundreds of aging parents who care for their adult children with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42677/25]
2435. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE play therapist posts that were filled at east Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42797/25]
2436. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts that were filled at west Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42798/25]
2437. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist in intellectual disabilities posts that were filled within CHO3 children's disability network teams in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42799/25]