927. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a respite care facility (details supplied) has closed; when the facility will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2542/25]
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
TDs have asked
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| January 2025 | 35 |
| 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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928. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the shortage of speech and language therapists and a hiring freeze, there is a growing number of children who cannot get the help they need, many of whom have been waiting on the list for years; if she will commit to ending the hiring freeze, providing these chil…
931. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current staffing levels within Longford CDNT within each discipline; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2603/25]
933. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current number of professional staff vacancies within the Longford CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2605/25]
934. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the work her Department has undertaken to recruit the medical professionals for the Longford CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2606/25]
936. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial speech and language appointment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2608/25]
937. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial physiotherapy appointment through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2609/25]
938. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their occupational therapy appointment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2610/25]
939. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting their initial psychologist assessment through the Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2611/25]
940. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric speech and language therapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2612/25]
941. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric occupational therapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2613/25]
942. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric psychology assessment through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2614/25]
943. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for paediatric physiotherapy through Phoenix Centre/Longford Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2615/25]
948. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that has been allocated to Longford to improve the service delivery for children with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2620/25]
949. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to investigate and clarify the situation in relation to the request by a family (details supplied) in Donegal for a review of records held by the disability services regarding the transitioning plan or lack thereof for their child, from child to adult disability services for which a reply was due to the family by …
965. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the home support and respite hours being allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when these supports will be increased; and the provisions being made for a long-term residential placement for them. [2678/25]
974. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of permanent residency spaces currently available for persons with disabilities in Cork and Kerry; the number of beds that are projected to be needed for 2025-2035; the assessments or reports that have been carried out to assess the number of beds that will be required to address the perceived shortages; a…
976. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the staff numbers and grade in each CDNT within Clare, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2862/25]
978. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide the current wait lists for assessments of needs for each local health area, including the number on the waiting lists; and the length of time they have been waiting, in tabular form. [2868/25]
979. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current average waiting period for assessments of needs in each CHO; the national average waiting periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2880/25]
980. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE clinical psychologists based at a location (details supplied) as of 28 January 2025; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 28 January 2022, in tabular form. [2881/25]
987. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the speech and language therapy appointment for a child (details supplied). [3126/25]
994. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of respite hours for children provided to families in CHO6 in each of the past six months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3294/25]
995. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of overnight respite beds for children in CHO6 in each of the past six months, and the occupancy rate of said beds, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3295/25]
998. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [3315/25]