Topics / Disability Services

A subject heading for parliamentary questions

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
Show as a table
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

Paul Donnelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
985. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of student placements in Blanchardstown Children's Disability Network Team, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [24274/25]
Robert Troy Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
986. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waiting times for primary school students to avail of speech and language therapy in County Longford; if the current expected waiting time for servicers is in the region of 14 months; and the actions being taken to address this extremely long waiting time, specifically in cases where students urgently need to avail of service…
Matt Carthy Written 13 May 2025 · 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 13 May 2025 · 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 13 May 2025 · 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 8 May 2025 · 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 8 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 statement on the matte…
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 supports locally; and …
Pearse Doherty Written 7 May 2025 · 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 7 May 2025 · 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 1 May 2025 · 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 1 May 2025 · 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 1 May 2025 · 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 final decision, per ye…
Eoghan Kenny Written 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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 30 Apr 2025 · 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]