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]
505. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the compatibility of current Irish employment equality law and practice with Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly in relation to reasonable accommodation, timely responses and protection against discrimination in employment; and if she will make a sta…
506. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the case for requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodation passports or equivalent portable accommodation records for disabled employees across role changes, management changes and internal transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29481/26]
507. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the case for mandatory disability and neurodiversity awareness training for managers with responsibility for recruitment, supervision and people management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29482/26]
508. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has collected or requested any data on the average time taken by employers to respond to requests for reasonable accommodation from disabled employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29483/26]
555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the extent to which failures by employers to provide reasonable accommodation may contribute to deterioration in mental health, including crisis presentations, among disabled workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29488/26]
556. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the mental health impacts of workplace discrimination and accommodation denial for disabled employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29489/26]
557. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined the case for guidance or protocols for employers where an employee discloses a serious mental health crisis in the context of an unresolved workplace accommodation issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/26]
4. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [23830/26]
20. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability report recently published by his Department. [26938/26]
32. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. [26939/26]