Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1384. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason no alternative speech and language therapy cover has been provided for the speech and language therapy post in (details supplied) while the incumbent is on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37722/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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1385. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to urgently review and seek assistance for a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37733/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE provides specialist disability services, including Day Services and Rehabilitative Training, to people with disabilities who require such services, and people with intellectual disabilities would form the majority of service users who are supported by these services. While day service funding does not include transport, some transport supports are provided by the HSE or funded agencies on a discretionary basis, and a variety of transport solutions are pursued in different CHO areas. These include travel training to enable public transport to be used, where appropriate, local transport such as Local Link, private bus transport and taxis, and some service providers provide transport where capacity exists.

In general, day service users are in receipt of disability allowance and are automatically entitled to the Free Travel Pass.

Under the National Disability Inclusion Strategy, the Department of Transport has responsibility for the continued development of accessibility and availability of accessible public transport. To develop proposals for better coordination of transport and mobility supports for people with disabilities, a Transport Working Group was established to make progress under Action 104 of the NDIS. The Group’s final report has been published and it contains valuable proposals to inform future policy and action. It will be incumbent on all Government departments and agencies with responsibility for transport and mobility supports to consider the proposals in coordinating on next steps.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1386. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 13 July 2023, the number of (details supplied) from non-EEA countries that were issued with employment permits that subsequently took up this role here; and the number of these that were recruited to Children's Disability Network Teams. [37738/23]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this refers to service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.