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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: On 1 March 2022, the Government formally decided to conduct a Census of Population in 2027 to be carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The exact census date has not yet been decided. It is however expected that census data collection will run in April and May 2027. Census 2027 will be a major undertaking for the CSO as, for the first time in Irish history, the public will...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: For reasons of confidentiality, the CSO does not normally address individual employment queries through the Parliamentary Question system. Individual queries on this issue which have been received by CSO HR have all been responded to directly. However, the CSO’s general position in relation to subsistence for Household survey interviewers is as follows. The CSO Household survey...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1768 and 1816 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, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Irish Sign Language (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017 gave legal recognition to Irish Sign Language as a language in its own right, with “Irish Sign Language” meaning the sign language used by the majority of the deaf community of the State. Accessibility is a key concern for my Department and my Department provides sign language interpretation, and/or sign language videos, as needed when engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1785 and 1786 together. I thank the Deputy for their questions regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS). The DSS is responsible for the operation of many of the functions under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. These functions include promoting awareness and providing information about the Act, regulating and registering decision...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: Thank you for your question in relation to the targets for both decision support arrangements and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs). The Decision Support Service (DSS) has statutory responsibility for the operation of many of the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, including the processing and registering of EPAs and certain decision support arrangements. The...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1788, 1789 and 1790 together. I thank the Deputy for their questions regarding the Decision Support Service (DSS). The DSS has statutory responsibility for the operation of many of the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015, which commenced in April 2023. Ensuring that the services provided by the DSS are accessible and available to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: My Department funds the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund and the Children's Disability Service Grant Fund. While they are not specifically targeted towards autistic people, both funds support initiatives which are of great benefit to autistic people and their parents. The Disability Participation and Awareness Fund was launched in 2021. The value of the fund in that year was...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Diagnoses (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I thank the Deputy for this question and acknowledge the challenges associated with lipoedema as a condition, not least in relation to mobility. It is important to note that while eligibility criteria for different schemes and supports offered by the state can differ, in broad terms we do not define disability by way of reference to individualised impairments or medicalised diagnoses....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: United Nations (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: Ireland ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2018. The UNCRPD articulates a range of social, economic, and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights, which the State is obliged to uphold and advance in relation to disabled people. Since ratification, the State’s approach to UNCRPD implementation has been one of progressive...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: The Autism Innovation Strategy was published in August 2024. The Strategy does not contain recommendations but instead sets out 83 actions across four core pillars which will be delivered within the 18-month lifespan of the Strategy. 11 Government Departments and several public bodies have committed to leading on, or supporting, actions in the Strategy. This Government is committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: As this questions relates to operational 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: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1812, 1813 and 1814 together. As these questions refer to operational 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: Disability Services (29 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: Disability Services (29 Apr 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: In Budget 2025, €27 million has been allocated for capital projects in disabilities services. This represents a €4 million increase on 2024. Under the transfer of functions agreement and in line with the National Development Plan, this will grow to €29.2 million in 2026. The following projects are being progressed in County Mayo in 2025 under the Disability Capital...