Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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510. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children who have been queried by their schools as potentially having dyspraxia to be assessed by the HSE's occupational therapy teams. [11387/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county currently on the waiting list for an occupational therapy assessment. [11388/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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512. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for occupational therapy for children who have been diagnosed with dyspraxia and recommended for occupational therapy, by county. [11389/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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513. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for accessing occupational therapy sessions where a child's school has recommended an occupational therapy assessment, the child's parents opt to pay for a private assessment and that assessment recommends individual occupational therapy sessions. [11390/17]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply.

Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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514. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Louth who has been privately assessed and diagnosed as meeting the DSM V diagnostic criteria of developmental co-ordination disorder, dyspraxia, can access the occupational therapy supports which his assessment recommends. [11391/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with disabilities which will empower them to live independent lives, provide greater independence in accessing the services they choose, and enhance their ability to tailor the supports required to meet their needs and plan their lives. This commitment is outlined in the Programme for Partnership Government, which is guided by two principles: equality of opportunity and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.

As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for direct reply to the Deputy.