2531. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to estimate the level of need for new disability day service places in 2026; and the estimated costs of providing same. [44335/25]
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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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| 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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2532. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to estimate the level of need for new disability children’s services places in 2026; and the estimated costs of providing same. [44336/25]
2674. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the aftercare supports that are available to an individual with a diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41313/25]
2681. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if they will ask the HSE and disability services to review the case of a disabled person (details supplied) who is not receiving the level of support and services they require to live independently, with a view to establishing a new care plan and providing the support and services they need, with a recurring 3-6 month review to ensure that the care plan …
2768. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the proportion of day respite and night respite places available in the integrated health areas of Dublin north and Dublin north city and west, compared to other integrated health areas, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41910/25]
2772. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received in 2024 and 2025 to date for respite care; the number of people currently on the waiting list for respite care services, broken down by county and waiting list timeframe, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41917/25]
2843. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of speech and language therapy services in the Headford area of county Galway, in view of reports that no cover has been provided for a local speech language therapist that is on leave until July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42288/25]
2854. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the travel assistance schemes a person with a diagnosis of autism and Asperger's can qualify for. [42393/25]
3030. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health 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. [42894/25]
3037. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42928/25]
3090. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists in CHO7, and specifically in Dublin south-west, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43207/25]
203. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the rationale given for mandating that disabled parking permits have a validity length of two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40280/25]
289. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to pause the reconfiguration of mild general learning disability schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40609/25]
291. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of improved access to therapeutic services for children with additional needs, regardless of their school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40207/25]
476. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a multi-year capital plan will be developed and implemented to support residential and independent living options for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40505/25]
478. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40211/25]
480. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the role that local authorities will have in implementing the new National Human Rights Disability Strategy; if the local authorities will be resourced to implement actions included in the strategy at local level; the method by which local authorities will co-ordinate local level delivery of the strategy with national…
487. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of both unfilled and filled positions across each CDNT in the State in 2024 and 2025 to date, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form. [40359/25]
488. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to be seen by CDNTs across the State, categorised by CHO, team and number of weeks waiting, in tabular form. [40360/25]
489. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Donegal, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40366/25]
494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a timeline for the development and implementation of a national workforce strategy for children's disability network teams to address immediate and future staffing gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40432/25]
495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to transition away from emergency-only responses in disability support services towards a rights-based, planned model of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40434/25]
496. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how Budget 2026 will address the shortfall in residential places for people with intellectual disabilities and autism; if she will commit to funding the 280 places outlined as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40435/25]
497. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the number of vacant positions in the Kilkenny-Thomastown CDNT area; the length of time that each position has remained vacant; the efforts being made to recruit the necessary professionals; the number of children on the waiting list; if those waiting the longest will be referred to private specialists; and if she…
498. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Budget 2026 will include a 3% increase in base funding for disability services to reflect rising inflation and increased operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40503/25]