1368. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy services in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11394/25]
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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| February 2025 | 155 |
| March 2025 | 93 |
| April 2025 | 94 |
| 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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1369. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people on a public waiting list to see an occupational therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11395/25]
1374. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to date in advancing a proposal to provide a standalone respite centre for adults with intellectual disability in County Cavan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11531/25]
1375. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of respite services in Cavan and Monaghan for children and adults; the further proposals to extend the range of such services in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11532/25]
1379. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available for people with a disability in CHO4 in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11538/25]
1383. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding will be made available to turn a facility (details supplied) into a residential service in order to care for a person who has complex medical needs on a full-time capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11558/25]
1385. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is planned that full-capacity respite services for children and young adults will recommence at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11613/25]
1402. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is legislation dealing with the right of a person with a disability to access toilet facilities from a private business they are patronising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11909/25]
1407. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the vacancy rate of each CDNT in the CHO7 as a percentage of WTEs; the vacant posts in each of those CDNTs by job title, in tabular form; and to specify any of those posts which do not currently have approval to be filled. [11962/25]
1412. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the support services available to children and young people with autism and their families in Dublin Mid-West, excluding services provided by the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12076/25]
1415. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 19 February 2025, if the figures provided for CDNT1 and CDNT2 concern different individuals in terms of headcount between each network team and that there is no duplication of headcount between the teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12121/25]
1416. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 19 February 2025, if she will detail by reference to each network team for each year between 2021 to date in 2025; the total number of children in Sandymount children’s disability network team 1 and Sandymount children’s disability network team 2; and if she will make …
1418. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE health and social care professionals working in the children's disability network teams in CHO9 in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12144/25]
1423. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to increase the number of therapists in CDNTs; the current WTE staffing shortage, by CHO area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12234/25]
1424. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will detail, by reference to each discipline and network team, the total number of persons employed in several CDNTs (details supplied) in delivering occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology, for each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she wil…
1425. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she can detail by reference to each network team (details supplied) the total number of children in the network team in each of the years from 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12245/25]
1433. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date a child (details supplied) was referred for occupational therapy (OT) support from Monaghan CDNT; the dates they have received appointments since that time; the proposals to ensure that additional and sufficient OT appointments are provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/25]
1434. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date a child (details supplied) was referred for speech and language support from Monaghan CDNT; the dates they have received appointments since that time; the proposals to ensure that additional and sufficient speech and language appointments are provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12358/2…
1435. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date a child (details supplied) was referred for behavioural therapy support from Monaghan CDNT; the dates they have received appointments since that time; the proposals to ensure that additional and sufficient occupational therapy appointments are provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12359/…
1448. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in a CDNT being moved into a primary care centre (details supplied); if the move is still intended; when it is scheduled to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12829/25]
1518. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the support services available for individuals with acquired brain injuries who are residing in nursing homes; and how individuals like those described in correspondence (details supplied) can access these services in a timely and effective manner, given that barriers have been reported to exist in accessing community and specialist rehabilitation services. [108…
1607. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of adult ADHD services in Dublin 18 a person (details supplied) can avail of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11235/25]
1673. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of clinical sessions typically offered to children and adolescents attending the CHO4 primary care speech and language therapy services; and if these clients are placed on another waiting list following discharge in the event that they require ongoing support. [11562/25]
1831. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by persons with debilitating conditions who are wheelchair users and who are reliant on public transport to get to appointments; if she understands that the volunteer driver scheme operated by Fingal County Council does not cater for electric wheelchair users; if she is further aware that a service run b…
1834. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the work her Department is undertaking to ensure that care hours that have been allocated to individuals are filled; if she is aware that in some cases where an individual with a disability turns 65 and transitions from disability services to older persons' services that the care hours they receive can be reduced; if her Department is working to rectify this …