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Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: We should be progressing-----

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: -----important legislation and improvements in the areas that matter most to individuals and families. A confidence motion does not achieve any of that. I am not sure the public sees Aontú as a serious political party. We hear a lot of discourse about people participating in democratic processes but yesterday outside this House, Deputy Tóibín said he was considering spoiling...

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: A serious political leader-----

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: -----would never make that statement.

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: A serious leader would encourage voters to exercise their hard-fought democratic right.

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I have confidence that colleagues cross the House will support this motion.

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I rise today to express my full confidence in the Fine Gael leader, the Tánaiste, Deputy Simon Harris, and in his work as a Minister in this Government. At the outset, I pass on my sincere condolences to the family of Harvey Morrison Sherratt and especially to his mum and dad, Gillian and Stephen. We as a Government need to do better for vulnerable children, whether they have a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Gallagher for raising this important issue and giving me the opportunity to respond. Day services are Health Service Executive-funded programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, autism or complex physical disabilities that include a range of centre-based and community-based activities. Access to services is based on an individual's needs rather than on their...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (15 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am as anxious as the Senator about this and I know that its progression as quickly as possible is really important in his constituency. The HSE will look at engaging with the preferred provider on the milestones and a programme of delivery. I can come back to the Senator with further detail on that. I am in contact with the HSE. I am just looking for further information about the...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak this evening. When this Government took office last January, we promised a step change in the delivery of supports and services for people with disabilities and their families. Budget 2026 is the first step in delivering on this ambition. Some €3.83 billion will be provided to specialist disability services in 2026. That is an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (8 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank Senator Lynch for raising this important issue and offering me the opportunity to respond. Day services are Health Service Executive-funded programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, autism or complex physical disabilities. That includes a range of centre-based and community-based activities. Access to services is based on an individual’s needs rather than on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Disability Services (8 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I hear the concerns the Senator is raising. I will continue my engagement with the HSE to make sure the service gets up and running. I have been told by the HSE that some of the staff are in place and that recruitment is ongoing. I absolutely accept and understand the consistency and surety that are needed for individuals who want to use this day service, and they must get that. We need...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (7 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Care Services (7 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (7 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 527 and 528 together. As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (7 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 536 and 537 together. The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 marked a milestone moment in Ireland, bringing about an end to wardship in the State for adults, by repealing the Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 and replacing the wards of court system with the new process for appointing tiered decision support arrangements that is now in place. ...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (7 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for their question regarding the discharge of all wards of court from wardship and their transition to appropriate decision support arrangements under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act, 2015 and under the supervision of the Decision Support Service (DSS). Under Part 6 of the 2015 Act, the wardship court is required to discharge all wards of court. While...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (1 Oct 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together. As this question refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disabilities Assessments (30 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for this question in relation to the provision of accessible toilet facilities. I know from my engagement with disabled people that this is a critical issue when it comes to accessing vital services and participation in social and cultural life. Government launched the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which is Ireland’s comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (30 Sep 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ensuring that people with disabilities can live lives of their choosing in accessible housing and as independently as possible is a key priority for Government. That is why housing was a key consideration throughout the development process for the recently published National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030. As part of the development process for the Strategy, my...