Written answers

Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Department of Children, Disability and Equality

Departmental Funding

Photo of Conor McGuinnessConor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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643. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the southeast in Budget 2026, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the national rollout. [34817/25]

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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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]

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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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 Plan for Disability Services 2024-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35729/25]

Photo of Hildegarde NaughtonHildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 643, 652 and 653 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.

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