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Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Deputy Michael Cahill has joined us and he has seven minutes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State may not be aware of the specific details of the case but it is up to her if she wants to comment.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Deputy and the Minister of State. Before we move on to round 2 if people want to come back in, I will make some very brief comments. Deputy Kehoe mentioned the issue of therapy dogs in schools. That is something we should be progressing as best we can. My local school, Corpus Christi, has a dog called Uni. It is fantastic to see how the dog interacts with everybody who...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank the Minister of State. We will move on to round 2 and go back to the rota the way we had it. The first person is Deputy Liam Quaide from the Social Democrats.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: If the Deputy wants a response-----

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: It is going to be particularly tight in the second round if the Deputy wants the Minister of State to respond.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The Minister of State might come back to the Deputy with the other answers as she has run out of time.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: No, that is a new question.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We have come to the end of round two. I propose we publish the opening statements to the committee's website. Is that agreed? Agreed. I thank the Minister of State and everybody for attending today and for their insightful contributions. We will now go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We will move on to the next slot which is Fine Gael's. Deputy Keira Keogh has seven minutes.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Nice try, Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (2 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: 231. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied) who has been referred for cataract surgery at University Hospital Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36268/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: 652. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm that the promised uplift of the community neurorehabilitation team in the mid west region will take place in 2025, as committed to by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35728/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: 653. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the community neurorehabilitation team in the mid west region, which provides critical therapies including physiotherapy, speech and language, psychology and so on to neurological patients, will be funded to increase the number of posts from 6 to 12, as stipulated in the national neurorehabilitation strategy and in the Action...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: Apologies have been received from Deputy Seamus Healy and Senator Nikki Bradley. The purpose of today's meeting is a discussion about progressing the delivery of disability policy and services. On behalf of the committee, I extend a warm welcome to the National Disability Authority. We are joined by Dr. Aideen Hartney, director; Dr. Rosalyn Tamming, head of policy, research and public...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Dr. Hartney. I will now invite members to make their contributions. Each member has six minutes for the first slot. There is, as committee members know, a rota in place. I call Deputy Quaide.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: We are out of time. We can come back in again later. I call Deputy Keogh.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: I thank Deputy Keogh very much. I call Senator Laura Harmon.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jun 2025)

Maurice Quinlivan: The next person to speak is Senator Murphy O'Mahony.