1196. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the respite services available to persons with neurological disabilities in County Meath. [46826/24]
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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1197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to upgrade disability services in line with need in County Meath. [46827/24]
1219. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently waiting for their initial appointment assigned to the Balbriggan Children's Disability Network Team, CDNT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1215/25]
1220. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of families assigned to Balbriggan Children's Disability Network Team, CDNT, for their initial appointment that have been redirected to alternative teams in CH09; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1216/25]
1221. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the rationale behind moving children originally assigned to Balbriggan CDNT to alternative teams in CH09; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1217/25]
1222. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of the waiting lists for all CDNTs in CH09, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1218/25]
1223. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a breakdown of all assigned personnel, by speciality, for all CDNTs in CH09, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1219/25]
1224. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current status of respite services previously provided at St Catherine’s, Newcastle, County Wicklow (details supplied) which was suspended by the HSE in October 2024 pending the securing of an alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/25]
1228. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to give attention to a serious issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1274/25]
1242. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the locations of each assistive technology and specialised seating department within the State; if they are directly run by the HSE or are run on behalf of the HSE by another organisation; and the number and role of staff employed in each of these services. [1416/25]
1282. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan 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 or CDNT, at the end of each quarter of each year 2019 to 2024, inclusive, in tabular form; the average length of wait; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1926/25]
1283. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE funds adult disabilities day care centres within CHO 4 that are opened on the weekends; and, if so, the location of same, in tabular form. [1937/25]
1284. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide detail on the current waiting lists for children's disability network teams, by wait time, number of people on each list and local area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1960/25]
1293. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are on the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy services in the Tralee and west Kerry area; the number of staff available to manage the list; and the waiting time for initial assessment in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2098/25]
1294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy services in the Kerry area; the number of staff available to manage the list; and the waiting time for initial assessment in the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2099/25]
1417. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct his Department to urgently reinstate the speech therapy department and recruit a speech therapist for the Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre (details supplied); if he will add additional resources to clear the current backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46770/24]
1451. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of facilities for people with disabilities in Tallaght Hospital (details supplied); if he will instruct the Department to take urgent actions to resolve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/24]
1502. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the roll out of the national clinical program for adults with ADHD, in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1147/25]
1593. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the alternate pathways being provided to therapies for a person (details supplied) and others like them, having been told that there is no speech and language therapy being provided at Ballyboden primary care centre due to a lack of therapists; if he agrees that receiving a letter stating services are no longer being provided after waiting more than two years is u…
1681. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the life plan for intellectually disabled or autistic children of parents who are now older and want to put services in place for their children for their future. [2014/25]