Liam Quaide

1208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for patients, across all counties, to get an initial endometriosis appointment with a consultant gynaecologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30254/26]

1209. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to reduce long waiting lists for endometriosis patients to see a consultant gynaecologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30255/26]

121. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of staff assigned to each regional single point of access referral pathway for children's disability and mental health services, including primary care; the number of single point of access units established to date per health region; the disciplines represented on each; and the governance arrangements in place to adjudicate contested cases. [29469/26]

160. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Health on the proposed implementation of the single point of access model; whether a written protocol has been developed or agreed setting out the way disputes between primary care, children's disability network teams and CAMHS are to be resolved where services differ on the appropriate care pathway for a child; the person or body that has final decision-making authority in such cases [28746/26]

188. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to identify health regions where significant discrepancies in staffing exists between CDNTs; and the recruitment steps she will take to address the matter. [28747/26]

347. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints under the Employment Equality Acts concerning failure to provide reasonable accommodation in employment in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of such cases that resulted in findings for the complainant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/26]

348. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has collected or sought any data on the implementation by employers of the Reasonable Accommodation Passport framework launched by organisations (details supplied) in June 2022; if so, the findings to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/26]

349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the extent to which employers have written procedures in place for dealing with requests for reasonable accommodation from employees with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/26]

350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has examined the case for requiring all employers to maintain written procedures for disability accommodation requests, to communicate those procedures to staff and to document informal accommodation requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29385/26]

351. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the extent to which employees who request reasonable accommodation may experience retaliation, victimisation, increased scrutiny or adverse performance management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/26]

414. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the extent to which failures by employers to provide reasonable accommodation contribute to disabled workers leaving employment and subsequently relying on Illness Benefit, Disability Allowance or other income supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29484/26]

415. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer where a disabled worker exits employment and moves onto Disability Allowance, Illness Benefit or related supports following workplace discrimination or failure to provide reasonable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29485/26]

416. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any cost-benefit analysis of early workplace accommodation and retention of disabled workers compared with the medium- and long-term cost of social welfare dependency arising from accommodation failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29486/26]

417. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on the relationship between workplace accommodation failures, disability-related job loss and subsequent reliance on social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/26]

474. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the case for placing statutory timeframes on employers for responding to requests for reasonable accommodation in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29382/26]

475. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the legislation arising from the review of the Equality Acts; the reforms under consideration in relation to reasonable accommodation, redress and enforcement; the expected publication timeline for the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29383/26]

476. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the adequacy of current penalties and enforcement mechanisms under the Employment Equality Acts in cases involving failure to provide reasonable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29384/26]

496. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the Dublin and North East Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29371/26]

497. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the Dublin and Midlands Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29372/26]

498. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the Dublin and South East Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29373/26]

499. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the South West Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29374/26]

500. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the Mid West Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29375/26]

501. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the population of children aged 0-18 years assigned to each children's disability network team in the West and North West Health Region; the current approved whole-time equivalent staffing of each such team, by discipline; and the staffing-to-population ratio in each instance. [29376/26]

503. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the completion of the review and reform of the Equality Acts insofar as it relates to disability rights in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29478/26]

504. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has engaged with employers, trade unions, disabled persons organisations or advocacy bodies regarding the need for stronger statutory protections in employment for disabled workers seeking reasonable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29479/26]