Disability Services
An official questions-paper heading. 1,918 questions (47 oral, 1,871 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
Jan 2025Jul 2026
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 35 |
| Feb 2025 | 155 |
| Mar 2025 | 93 |
| Apr 2025 | 94 |
| May 2025 | 95 |
| Jun 2025 | 88 |
| Jul 2025 | 156 |
| Sep 2025 | 126 |
| Oct 2025 | 69 |
| Nov 2025 | 133 |
| Dec 2025 | 98 |
| Jan 2026 | 79 |
| Feb 2026 | 116 |
| Mar 2026 | 87 |
| Apr 2026 | 184 |
| May 2026 | 102 |
| Jun 2026 | 138 |
| Jul 2026 | 70 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Children | 1,608 |
| Health | 188 |
| Social | 36 |
| Transport | 35 |
| Taoiseach | 21 |
| Education | 8 |
| Further and Higher Education | 8 |
| Housing | 5 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Public Expenditure | 2 |
| Justice | 1 |
| Agriculture | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
The questions
Matt Carthy
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
989. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current provision and location of overnight respite care for children with disabilities in County Monaghan; the plans and timeframe for additional capacity; if this will include the maintenance of the current interim facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24420/25]
Matt Carthy
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
990. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current provision and location of overnight respite care for adults with disabilities in County Monaghan; the plans and timeframe for additional capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24421/25]
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2025-05-13 · to Children
991. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the community neurorehabilitation team for CHO 6, based in Bray, will start offering services to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24431/25]
John Brady
written
2025-05-08 · to Children
381. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the development of an adult disability service in a town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23038/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
written
2025-05-08 · to Children
386. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined who having been referred three and a half years ago by their GP to the early intervention team has yet to receive a speech and language or occupational therapy appointment [23095/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
373. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an independent review has commenced on the children’s disability network team service model; the nature of the review; who commissioned the review; the terms of reference for the review; the reason for the review; the date upon which the review commenced and is projected to be completed; and if she will make a st…
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
377. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for their initial CDNT appointment assigned to the Balbriggan CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22159/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
378. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of the waiting lists for all CDNT in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22160/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
379. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of all assigned personnel, by speciality for all CDNT in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22161/25]
Grace Boland
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
380. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of all vacancies of personnel for all CDNT in CH09, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22162/25]
Denise Mitchell
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
393. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who is seeking supports for autism and an auditory processing disorder, but is encountering significant delays despite being finally accepted onto the local children's disability network team; if assurances can be given that the child will receive appropriate su…
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-05-07 · to Children
401. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, broken down by team and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22533/25]
Pearse Doherty
written
2025-05-07 · to Health
526. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22536/25]
Ged Nash
written
2025-05-01 · to Transport
189. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that Ireland’s entire public transport fleet is accessible to people with disabilities and in particular, wheelchair users given that Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018; the timeline for the completion of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21848/25]
Cathal Crowe
written
2025-05-01 · to Transport
190. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will obligate statutory transport bodies to do an audit of disabled access throughout the country regarding public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/25]
Louise O'Reilly
written
2025-05-01 · to Social
274. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for disability allowance, between 2020 and the first quarter of 2025, in tabular form; the number of applications that were successful; the number of applications rejected; the number of rejected applications appealed; the number of appeals granted; the average length of time from application to fi…
Eoghan Kenny
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
155. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to providing multi-year development funding which was available pre-2008, for residential placements for adults with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21354/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite hours provided to disabled adults within Tipperary in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21440/25]
Alan Kelly
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychiatrists based in north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21441/25]
Aidan Farrelly
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
162. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE behaviour therapists and early intervention specialists employed in North Kildare Children's Disability Network Teams in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21498/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
163. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT at the end of quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21546/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on disability service waiting lists for each service type, excluding children's disability network teams, at the end of quarter 1 of each year 2019, 2024, and 2025 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21547/25]
David Cullinane
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
166. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on disability service waiting lists for children's disability networks teams, by CHO/CDNT at the end of March each year 2019, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21549/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
169. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently awaiting respite with Enable Ireland in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21609/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
written
2025-04-30 · to Children
170. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average waiting time for children awaiting respite with Enable Ireland in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21611/25]