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Child Disability Network Teams

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7,500 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

7,500 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

The latest figure show a drop from the 8,200 children who were waiting for first contact at the end of March.

Over 8,600 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Over 8,600 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

This is a reduction of the 9,363 children waiting for first contact at the end of 2025.

Woman with two non-verbal children says CDNT cutbacks 'punishes children'

Woman with two non-verbal children says CDNT cutbacks 'punishes children'

The woman says her child has been waiting three years on a CDNT list.

Over 10,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Over 10,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Woman waiting years for CDNT describes what her child has been put through

Woman waiting years for CDNT describes what her child has been put through

Over 11,500 children waiting for first contact from disability network teams

Over 11,500 children waiting for first contact from disability network teams

Over 12,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Over 12,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Girl (7) with Down Syndrome can challenge HSE over lack of health needs assessment

Girl (7) with Down Syndrome can challenge HSE over lack of health needs assessment

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025

Mr Shortall submitted to Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger that the HSE ‘s alleged position was that “under no circumstances will we carry out an assessment”.

Over 13,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Over 13,000 children waiting for first contact from disability teams

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

In October, there was 942 children who were on a waiting list who participated in one or more individual and/or group intervention appointments.