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Disability 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

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202535
February 2025155
March 202593
April 202594
May 202595
June 202588
July 2025156
August 20250
September 2025126
October 202569
November 2025133
December 202598
January 202679
February 2026116
March 202687
April 2026184
May 2026102
June 2026138
July 202670
August 20260
September 202689
October 202663

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.

  • 100% RDR11 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú56 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil517 from 34 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael258 from 23 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party17 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent135 from 12 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland80 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party107 from 11 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity45 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin666 from 39 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 99
  2. 84
  3. 81
  4. 76
  5. 65
  6. 53
  7. 48
  8. 46

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Johnny Mythen Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
776. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown CDNT data for County Wexford teams to date in 2025 regarding staff numbers, positions filled, positions vacant and the caseload, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26020/25]
John McGuinness Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
878. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide adequate funding for the current services and supports available to those with an acquired brain injury, including the funding of an organisation (details supplied); the amount of funding allocated in each of the past five years to the organisation; her plans to add to the services currently available; if each CHO area will be funded to su…
Louise O'Reilly Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
879. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the reason neurodivergent and neurodiverse people are not automatically qualified for the vulnerable persons register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25906/25]
Johnny Mythen Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
900. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Wexford, in each of the past 12 months; the number provided each month since March 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26029/25]
Johnny Mythen Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
902. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all respite beds in County Wexford; the number of these beds that are currently operational and the number that are currently closed, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26031/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 May 2025 · to Children
163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the services for persons of all ages with physical and intellectual disabilities based in Lusk; if she can outline in detail plans for future services; the stage these plans are at; the estimated timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 May 2025 · to Children
164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the number of persons of all ages living in Lusk with physical and intellectual disabilities who require services who are registered with the HSE; the number that receive services locally; the number that have to travel to neighbouring towns for services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Jennifer Whitmore Written 14 May 2025 · to Children
166. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children that are seen on a weekly basis by occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and psychologists, excluding those receiving initial assessments, in each quarter of each year from 2023 to April 2024,by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24544/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
220. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the way in which her Department intends to respond to evidence that households with disabilities face substantial additional healthcare and medication costs; if she will expand medical card eligibility, reduce prescription charges, or provide other forms of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24813/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
221. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will increase the provision of disability aids and appliances, improve access to therapies and personal assistance services, and address existing backlogs for supports such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, and home modifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24814/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
222. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to outline the interdepartmental efforts being made to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the health-related aspects of the cost of disability; if she will commit to ensuring access to medically necessary services and equipment without financial hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24815/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
223. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will review and reinstate dedicated transport supports such as the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant; if she will outline measures to ensure that the cost of transportation does not prevent people with disabilities from accessing essential services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24816/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
170. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is confident that the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement, relating to the Progressing Disability Services Strategy, will succeed in ensuring that there is timely and appropriate access to children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24016/25]
John Connolly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
202. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the locations around the country where community health organisations are providing specific services for adults who suffer from ADHD; the staffing cohort at each location; the number of patients benefitting from the services at each location, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24128/25]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
607. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which she plans to ensure the continuity of the current Laois/Offaly MDT service which operates outside of the pilot programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24115/25]
Shay Brennan Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
949. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if suitable respite will be provided for a child (details supplied) given the previous respite offer was unworkable due to the fact that the child cannot travel in the car for extended periods of time. [24209/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
950. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm plans to deliver a partnership (details supplied) with the World Health Organization. [24481/25]
David Cullinane Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
951. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application for funding for intellectual disability residential services by an organisation (details supplied); if this project will be funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23226/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
958. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will provide a schedule of waiting lists, to include banded waiting times, in the CDNT in north Kildare for occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics. [23498/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
959. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the status of the autism innovation fund; whether there is funding put aside for it in 2025; the means by which organisations can draw down that funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23507/25]
Pa Daly Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
964. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the numbers of persons on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry; the average waiting times to access these services; to provide a breakdown of the numbers waiting more than 12 months; to outline the longest wait times in years and months, in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on …
Joe Cooney Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
966. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists based at East Clare Children's Disability Network Team in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [23657/25]
Joe Cooney Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
967. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians based at West Clare Children's Disability Network Team in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [23658/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
969. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the campaigns her Department has undertaken to recruit qualified professionals from abroad to work within the disability services such as the children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
983. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the definite commencement date in 2025 for the community neuro-rehabilitation team for HSE integrated health area Dublin south west, south city and west and Kildare west Wicklow, formerly HSE CHO 7. [24002/25]