Disability Services
Seanad Éireann — 2025-12-18
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Neale Richmond (FG), Dublin Rathdown

I thank the Senator again for raising this issue and for her clear questions. Before I get into the detail, and thankfully I have some of those numbers to hand, I will state that the ambition of this Government is to bring about a real step change in services for people with a disability in Ireland. It is committed to the expansion and reform of the disability service in order to maximise people's independence and help to support them. This is reflected in the significant investment made in specialist disability services in recent years, with a record investment of €3.8 billion in 2026 alone. This includes funding for a new cohort of 1,400 school leavers and 53 day service places for non-school leavers. Some €44.3 million was secured in budget 2026 for day services. These services are provided in 1,091 locations by 97 different providers. As I said, there are in total 19,591 people in receipt of day services and 2,132 in rehabilitative training.
I will make sure the Minister forwards further details to the Senator in a timely manner.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-18