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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (8 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: Responsibility for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) resides with Department of Health’s (DOH) Health and Wellbeing unit. The DOH currently have the remit over the Expert Advisory Group on FASD directly relevant to the question posed by the Deputy, therefore this is a matter for the office of the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Reviews (8 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Apr 2025)

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

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department provides funding to the HSE to deliver specialist disability services either directly or via Section 38 and Section 39 Voluntary Organisations. The Department does not have any funding or governance relationship with the S38s and S39s. It is important to note that, while the strategy, policy direction and overall allocation for the sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Appointments (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Communications (8 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: The HSE have confirmed that the referral for the child in question was received in January this year and the child is currently on a waiting list for therapies. The Government and Health Service Executive (HSE) is fully committed to delivering real and tangible solutions to enhance services to better support children with disabilities in Ireland. The Progressing Disability Services (PDS)...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (8 Apr 2025)

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

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: A children’s disability network team workforce survey was conducted on 16 October 2024. This survey captured staffing levels across various disciplines and grades, providing a snapshot of the current workforce across the 93 CDNTs. While this report only provides us with a snapshot in time, with recruitment having continued in the interim, it is the most comprehensive workforce report...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: Significantly, the CDNT vacancy rate has reduced from 29% in 2023 to 22% in 2024, a reduction of 7% nationally. The Deputy is correct regarding recruitment and retention. A lot of work is happening in that space. In order to achieve the staffing level improvements seen in 2024 and fill those vacancies, there were intensive domestic and international recruitment efforts across the HSE and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I will start with the last part of the question. We are working on a national disability strategy, which will be published before the summer recess. A high level of engagement is happening right across Government with my Cabinet colleagues, including the Minister, Deputy Foley, the Minister for Education, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Social Protection and the Minister for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As I stated to Deputy Ó Murchú, the CDNTs workforce survey was conducted last October. That captured staffing levels across various disciplines and grades, providing a snapshot of the current workforce across the 93 teams. The 2024 CDNT workforce report is based on the outputs of the survey. The published report shows that all six regional health areas were carrying vacancies...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I agree that far more needs to be done as regards retention and recruitment within the CDNTs. That is an absolute priority for my Department. We have under the disability action plan and the progressing disability services roadmap set out measures. I will outline a few briefly. We are supporting practice education in CDNTs. We are supporting student sponsorship programmes. There is an...