Disability Services

171. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if plans are in place to reduce the waiting time families are experiencing for respite services with Enable Ireland in Kilkenny and Carlow at present. [21612/25]

173. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the service pathway for children referred to speech and language therapy in in HSE Dublin north west: the waiting time for children in this area to access speech and language therapy; if there is prioritization system for children on the waiting list; if children who are non-verbal given prior…

201. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health the level of overall funding provided by her Department to the HSE South Cork and Kerry for distribution to Section 39 agencies, taking into account inflation costs and statutory sick pay entitlements in which Section 39 organisations have had to endure over recent years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21464/25]

85. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacant-unfilled positions across each CDNT in the State; if she will provide the figures from the CDNT workforce report, carried out in October 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21200/25]

95. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of community disability network teams across the country which are fully staffed and the number which are not. [20957/25]

98. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made at introducing personalised budgets so that persons with a disability may access services and supports that best suit their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20434/25]

99. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions being taken since she took office to reduce waiting lists for occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists. [20792/25]

101. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if significant funding will now be found to alleviate the recruitment crisis of respite care staff by the HSE in Kerry, especially for those individuals with special needs and address the fact that the majority of these families do not receive any respite for several months; and if she will make…

124. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress at increasing respite provision to include weekends and overnights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20436/25]

126. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Children Disability Network Teams in Clondalkin are to operate from the Boot Road primary care centre; when this will happen; what the delay is; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20992/25]

133. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the provision of residential disability services in County Offaly, particularly in relation to capacity issues, waiting lists, and the availability of appropriate placements for children and young adults with complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the…

134. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work at increasing capacity in respite services to meet known unmet need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20437/25]

151. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the increase in respite services, including locations, envisaged for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20796/25]

153. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the provision of respite services for children with disabilities in the Dublin Bay North constituency; the number of families availing of respite; and whether any increase in respite capacity is planned for 2025. [20994/25]

156. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the delivery of disability services in County Offaly, particularly in relation to access to assessment of need, early intervention, and supports for families with children who have additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20768/25]

1768. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for health the current number of vacancies in CDNT teams nationally, by CHO, and by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19045/25]

1784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide an update on the status of Hillcrest Respite Centre, Glanmire, County Cork; the reasons that led to its closure in 2024, given the serious upset and distress caused to families who relied on this vital service; which continues to impact them; when the facility is expected to re…

1785. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the work of the Decision Support Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18576/25]

1786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the allocation received by the Decision Support Service, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18577/25]

1787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her targets for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated in the years 2019 to date, by category and by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18578/25]

1788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the mechanism by which a person can seek to avail of mechanisms of the Decision Support Service in emergency circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18579/25]

1789. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the targeted average processing time for decision support arrangements and enduring powers of attorney activated via the Decision Support Service; the average processing time in the years 2023 to date, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18580/25]

1790. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the options open to a person looking to avail of the services of the Decision Support Service to whom online services are not practically available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18582/25]

1792. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a delayed assessment of need for a child (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18627/25]

1793. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to immediately engage with all relevant Departments and Ministers and establish an adult day service on the grounds of St. Mary of the Angels, Whitefield, Beaufort, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18666/25]