1419. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has taken any measures since assuming office against local authorities that have not been fulfilling their duties under derelict sites legislation; and if he plans to introduce further measures in this regard for the coming year. [75183/25]
1037. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the concrete measures which are currently in place to ensure the State’s compliance with its positive obligations under article three of the European Convention on Human Rights following the judgment in a case (details supplied); whether she accepts the assessment of the organisation, that compliance remains incomplete; and the timeframe within which full implementation will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74014/25]
1036. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she accepts that survivors affected by the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in a case (details supplied) continue to lack access to an effective, independent redress mechanism; whether any proposal has been brought to Government since June 2020 to establish such a mechanism; and if not, when such a proposal will be advanced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74013/25]
628. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport for data on traffic flow on the approach to the Jack Lynch Tunnel /Dunkettle Interchange from east Cork (the N25) for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [75184/25]
627. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents recorded on the N25 between Waterford and Cork for each of the years 2020 to 2025; the accompanying data on traffic volumes for each of the years in question; the approximate locations of accidents; and the number and approximate locations of fatal accidents. [75177/25]
68. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the costs associated with privately outsourced residential services for people with disabilities for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; the geographical spread of these services; and the amount paid to each relevant company for the year in question. [72529/25]
38. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected investment of her Department in implementation of the Ombudsman’s Wasted Lives report for the year 2026; the number of under-65s her Department plans to facilitate a transition from nursing-homes in 2026; the comparison with the investment of 2025; and the number of under-65s facilitated to make this transition in 2025.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72530/25]
34. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need that were completed through private outsourcing and the number completed by statutory services for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and for the cost of the privately outsourced assessments of need for each of those years. [72526/25]
29. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of privately outsourced disability day services her Department has contracted for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of such services and the associated costs. [72528/25]
4. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has completed an equality and human rights impact assessment of her Department's practice of locating people with intellectual and other disabilities in excess of 100 km from home in residential services for prolonged periods of time, and of her Department's failure to maintain statistics on these distances given their clear breach of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72512/25]
439. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking in the areas of public health or the care sector, for which future developments are planned, from possible cases taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73246/25]
344. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason Section 30 of the Data Protection Act 2018 has yet to be commenced; the timeline for its commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73238/25]
210. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for details of all Canadian companies engaged with, by his Department, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, or equivalent bodies and encouraged to make investments in Ireland since 2018, in tabular form. [73239/25]
115. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of cases taken against Ireland under the ISDS under the Energy Charter Treaty since our accession, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73244/25]
114. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Ireland has yet to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, despite the European Union move to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73243/25]
34. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities in respect of possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific representation to an investor to induce a covered investment' shall be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73249/25]
22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish state under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73251/25]
21. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish state under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73250/25]
20. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities from possible cases taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, including but not limited to, the exposure of the Irish housing and rental market to external venture capital and investment funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73247/25]
19. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or vulnerabilities which may be attached to future regulation or policymaking, from possible cases taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73245/25]
18. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities from possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific representation to an investor to induce a covered investment' shall be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73241/25]
17. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities in respect of possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific representation to an investor to induce a covered investment' shall be taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73240/25]
866. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to engage in public consultation with the education community, clinicians and families before the implementation of her proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72509/25]
865. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish the criteria and decision-making processes in respect of her proposed changes to the assessment of need process; who will now carry out these assessments; the training or safeguards that will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72506/25]
542. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance provided to local authorities in regard to the assessment of savings when it comes to assessing income for social housing support, in particular when it concerns a disabled person whose savings are a result of receiving an inheritance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71331/25]
518. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional responsibilities teachers and/or SNAs will be expected to take on as part of the proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72508/25]
517. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her long-term plans for special classes and special school provision in light of recent proposed changes to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72507/25]
413. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the eligibility of pupils with autism to school transport, in particular, in a situation where a pupil’s school placement is unsuitable, and the pupil is required to change schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71313/25]
399. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to the commitment of An Taoiseach during questions on promised legislation in Dáil Éireann on 10 December 2025, if the Taoiseach's office has been in contact with him regarding the approximate 120 healthcare workers who are currently receiving special Covid leave with pay as a result of developing long-Covid following an occupational infection, who are excluded from any long-term occupational illness or injury scheme, and will have special Covid leave with pay withdrawn at the end of 2025; the additional steps he will take to assist these workers and ensure that supports for this vulnerable group continue into 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72548/25]
398. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to the commitment of An Taoiseach during questions on promised legislation in Dáil Éireann on 10 December 2025, if the Taoiseach's office has been in contact with him regarding the approximate 120 healthcare workers (details supplied); the additional steps he will take to assist these workers and ensure that supports for this vulnerable group continue into 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72547/25]
237. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to expand affordable student accommodation in the Cork region, especially for learners commuting long distances to Cork city or undertaking courses in regional further-education colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67778/25]
181. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the accreditation status and graduate-eligibility pathways associated with the new professional doctorate in educational psychology at Maynooth University; whether graduates of this programme will be eligible to work across the full range of public services, including the HSE, children's disability network teams, CAMHS and Tusla, or only within the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67779/25]
163. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the rise in demand in mental-health needs, social isolation and cost-of-living pressures, if her Department plans to expand youth services, in terms of staff, geographical coverage, types of services such as mental-health support or community-based mentoring over the next year; the proposed additional allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70784/25]
1019. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the longest wait time nationally for the following primary care disciplines for young people (0-18) as of June 2023 and as of October 2025 (details supplied); and for the number of years and months these persons were waiting at those points in time. [69784/25]
22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for an update on his Department’s plans to co-ordinate a range of actions aimed at regulatory reform. [67527/25]
731. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current total value of the Dormant Accounts Fund; the projected size of the Dormant Accounts Fund for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68132/25]
514. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the financial cost to the state of legal defences taken on cases where families have taken the State to court for failing to provide their child with an assessment of need, for the years 2021 to 2024, and to date in 2025. [68114/25]
512. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the comparative cost per placement of residential services commissioned through private outsourcing and by Section 38, Section 39 and direct HSE services for the years 2024 and to date in 2025. [68112/25]
511. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of contracts signed in 2024 and 2025 with for-profit companies providing residential placements for adults and young people with disabilities; the duration of contracts agreed; the cost per placement and the names of the private companies providing these services. [68111/25]
510. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of residential disability services provided by for-profit companies; and for a breakdown of costs for child and adult services separately, for each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [68110/25]
153. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents recorded on the N25 between the Rincrew roundabout, North Youghal and Cork city for the years 2022 to 2024, and to date in 2025, and to include the number of road fatalities on that part of the N25 for those years. [68123/25]