1010. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to families who must travel significant distances for access to disability and educational services. [64201/26]
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2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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1012. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting times for children with Down syndrome to access appropriate speech and language therapy in Tipperary. [64197/26]
1018. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address the shortage of speech and language therapists available to children with additional needs given disability support services in North Tipperary have been impacted for a number of years by vacant posts and a lack of resources; the current waiting times for children with Down syndrome to access appropr…
1020. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing levels of CDNTs in County Clare; if she is aware that a vacancy has been created within the Ennis CDNT (details supplied); the steps being taken to immediately fill this vacancy to prevent further waitlist delays for children in the region; if her Department has a policy to ensure that the expansion of the education therap…
1046. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions being taken to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a three-year-old child with significant communication and developmental needs who is non-verbal and known to the Children's Disability Network Team. [65161/26]
1047. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals to the national special care referrals committee per month, over the past 24 months. [65166/26]
1061. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of current staffing across all children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65297/26]
1062. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapists posts, by grade that have been filled within intellectual disability services in CHO5 area as of 9 September 2026, in tabular form. [65411/26]
1063. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting physiotherapy services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65304/26]
1064. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children awaiting speech and language services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65303/26]
1065. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children awaiting occupational therapy services across children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months. [65302/26]
1066. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of current children's disability network teams operating in the Louth Meath IHA; the location of each; the geographical area of each team service; the services currently provided by each team; and the number of children/families currently assigned to each team. [65296/26]
1067. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time from initial referral to services until initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65299/26]
1068. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for an initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA; the number who have been waiting between 0-6 months, between 6-12 months and in excess of 12 months . [65298/26]
1069. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to the children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA in each of the years 2020 to 2026. [65301/26]
1070. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the priority given to disabled people who become an orphan in relation to access to long-term residential care; the way in which this works; and if it is the same process State wide for everyone in such a circumstance. [65433/26]
1072. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available and offered to children and families awaiting their initial appointment with children's disability network teams in the Louth Meath IHA. [65300/26]
1081. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child in County Kildare (details supplied) will be given an appointment for an assessment of need and to see the CDNT, as the child's needs have significantly increased since being referred. [65695/26]
1097. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the provision of residential placement for a person (details supplied); if the HSE will meet with me as the public representative to discuss this specific matter and the broader issue of residential places for adults with intellectual disabilities. [65025/26]
1099. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request the HSE to establish the whereabouts and status of the outstanding CDNT assessment reports concerning a child (details supplied); if a series of matters will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66463/26]
297. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the mobility transport grant for people with disabilities. [59983/26]
496. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed the risk posed to people with low vision by street infrastructure which may be difficult to visually distinguish from footpaths and surrounding buildings; whether he will engage with the NTA and TII and local authorities and organisations representing people who are blind or vision impaired regarding the adequacy and consiste…
497. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the national standards or guidance that apply to visual contrast and accessibility in the design of street-lighting columns, traffic and signage poles, bus-stop infrastructure and other street furniture for people who are blind or vision impaired; whether existing national design standards contain specific requirements regarding sufficient visual contrast betwe…
539. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s development of a grant based scheme for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; if such work is being prioritised; if there is a timeline available for the completion of the proposal; when it is likely a new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63025/26]
548. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the conditions for disabled parking permits; and the criteria used to assess these applications (details supplied). [63177/26]