499. 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). [40504/25]
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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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
525. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of hours being charged to the HSE by an organisation (details supplied); the number of hours actually delivered to clients on an weekly basis; the reason the organisation is funded by disability services in CHO9 only; the total funding from the state to the organisation on an annual basis. [40266/25]
196. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff grade speech and language therapists based in each children's disability network team within CHO2 in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39741/25]
200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the strategy to ensure services, care and accommodation for disabled people does not move in large measure to the private-for-profit sector as has happened with elder care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39820/25]
212. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of the waiting list for adult disability respite in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the measures she is taking to increase respite capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40035/25]
213. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is taking to increase respite capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40036/25]
216. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential places for people with a disability currently being provided as of 1 June 2025 or latest date available; and if she will provide a breakdown of same, by CHO area, in tabular form. [40046/25]
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new emergency places provided to people with a disability as of 1 July 2025, by local health office area, in tabular form. [40047/25]
220. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young adults within an intellectual disability in Kerry that are on the waiting list for day services. [40082/25]
301. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40121/25]
814. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no planned places were delivered in 2023 or 2024, despite the Action Plan for Disability Services aiming for 900 places to be delivered by 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39048/25]
821. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the disability supports that can be provided for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39199/25]
822. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality If there are plans to have a play specialist post at Blakestown children's disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39218/25]
829. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to tackle waiting lists for specialist disability services by implementation of the Action Plan for Disability Services 2024 to 2026, and resourcing and delivering on its targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39519/25]
830. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase staffing, train more therapists and prioritise children's disability teams to deliver supports and services as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39520/25]
831. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the establishment of new clinical support apprenticeship roles within the disability sector, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39521/25]
832. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider measures to attract and retain staff in the disability sector, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39522/25]
833. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to work with the voluntary sector through industrial relations mechanisms and other processes to progress pay issues that affect the delivery of disability services and the long-term viability of organisations within the sector, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on…
834. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to work to deliver the European Disability Card, ensuring rights of individuals are recognised and upheld throughout Europe, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39524/25]
836. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase personal assistance hours to support independent living, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39526/25]
841. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she agrees that section 38 and section 39 organisations in the disability sector are struggling to cope with massive deficits; if she agrees that in recent years more and more people in need of emergency disability services and accommodations are being referred to the private for profit companies; if her Department has done a com…
310. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list the children's disability network teams within CHO5 that currently have vacant psychologist and social workers posts, by location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38577/25]
314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 631 of July 2025, whether any official in her Department was made aware of the former Minister of State’s commitment to a disability services provider (details supplied) after the commitment was publicly made, if so, the date on which this commitment was communicated to them; and if she will make …
135. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will outline the measures being taken to address the inconsistency and disruption in therapy services experienced by young people with disabilities when they turn 18 (details supplied); the plans in place to ensure continuity of care and a seamless transition between child and adult therapy services; and if she will make a st…
144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for initial contact for each children’s disability network team at the end of June in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38131/25]