558. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the number of support hours delivered by HSE direct provision, and authorisation scheme providers, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27568/25]
Topics / Disability Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDisability Services
2,070 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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2,021 written, 49 oral
140
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| 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 |
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341. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025 and letter dated 8 April 2025 from the Assistant National Director, Access and Integration, National Disability Team, referable to the specific excel data set provided accompanying that letter, if she will direct the HSE to furnish this Deputy wit…
342. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025 and letter dated 8 April 2025 the Assistant National Director, Access and Integration, National Disability Team, referable to the specific excel data set provided accompanying that letter, if she will direct the HSE to furnish this Deputy the avera…
343. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025, and a letter dated 8 April 2025 from the assistant national director, Access and Integration, National Disability Team, if she will direct the HSE to furnish this Deputy the name of the provider in each of these 93 CDNTs; and if she will make a sta…
111. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing composition of each children's disability network team in Waterford, by profession and grade, in tabular form; and the whole-time equivalent vacancies on each team. [26108/25]
112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of psychology vacancies on children's disability network teams in Waterford; if there are any teams without a psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26109/25]
117. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for therapies with a children's disability network team in Waterford, by team. [26114/25]
118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are receiving services from a children's disability network team in Waterford, who are not in receipt of full services, by team. [26115/25]
119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if each children's disability network team in Waterford has a full complement of staff to carry out assessments of need; and if not, the reason why. [26116/25]
120. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of service statements issued by each children's disability network team in Waterford for each quarter from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26117/25]
121. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an appointment will be offered to a child (details supplied); requiring an assessment of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26128/25]
123. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of young adults within an intellectual disability in Galway that are on the waiting list for day services. [26133/25]
125. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for terminating respite residential care for foster children at a Clare facility (details supplied); if this provision will be offered elsewhere instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26140/25]
126. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a progress report on reducing the waiting list for accessing children's disability network teams in Dublin west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26216/25]
588. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection what initiatives are in place to raise public and cross-Government awareness of the economic challenges faced by people with disabilities; and whether disability-related poverty will be highlighted in upcoming Social Inclusion Monitor or National Anti-Poverty Strategy updates. [25633/25]
744. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the ratio between the number of CDNTs per head of population; and if she will confirm that Dublin west has two CDNTs based on the 2006 census. [25864/25]
747. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person in Donegal (details supplied) was not considered for day services in Donegal town, and when they will get confirmation of placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25098/25]
749. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans for the improvement and expansion of disability day services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25203/25]
756. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in this year's Budget to fully staff the community neurorehabilitation team for the northwest in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country (details supplied). [25362/25]
760. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of a child (details supplied) will be considered; if she will ensure that the support of a children's disability network team will be put in place as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25519/25]
761. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in this year's Budget to fully staff the community neurorehabilitation team for the north-west in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country (details supplied). [25627/25]
769. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the reinstatement of therapists from children disability network teams back to special schools since August 2024, and a breakdown of relevant figures including of recruitment attempts to backfill those posts within CDNTs following reinstatement of those therapists in special schools. [25749/25]
771. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the interventions to be taken to assist with the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25873/25]
774. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staffing vacancies within each of the children's disability network teams in New Ross, Enniscorthy, Wexford and Gorey in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26008/25]
775. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapists currently employed as part of the children's disability network teams in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26010/25]