188. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for Children with Intellectual Disability (CAMHS-ID) in each HSE health region; within each region, each integrated health area; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the service, staffing and team targets envisaged in the CAMHS-ID National Model of Se…
204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current level of investment in psychiatry of later life services in each HSE health region; the level of investment required in each such area to achieve the staffing and service targets envisaged in the 2019 Specialist Geriatric Services Model of Care, Part 2: Mental Health Service Provision; and to explain the shortfall between current investment and the inv…
555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the Bill to repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts; the reasons for the delays after Government approved the drafting of the Heads of a Bill in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/26]
865. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all locations/centres in Dublin county within the Dublin and southeast region the number of vacant NCS counsellor/therapist positions in each respective location/centre. [28440/26]
871. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health her plans to address recruitment and retention issues affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; her plans to ensure increases in the number of student radiographers are accompanied by an appropriate increase in the number of practice tutors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28486/26]
876. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the engagements her Department has had with professional bodies representing athletic therapists who have approached her Department seeking regulation; the process by which professions not designated under existing regulatory frameworks can obtain statutory regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28626/26]
6. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent visit to China. [18161/26]
25. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [23829/26]
280. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension made by people with dementia under 66 years-of-age for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications that were accepted, rejected and under review; the main reasons those applications were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/26]
801. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if any assessment has been undertaken of the N72 between Clondulane and Fermoy with regard to pedestrian and cyclist safety; whether this route is being considered for inclusion in the active travel programme administered by the National Transport Authority; if he will outline plans or funding allocations to improve safety for non-motorised road users on this s…
802. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the funding streams that are available to support the development of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure on national roads such as the N72; whether Cork County Council has submitted any proposals in respect of the Clondulane to Fermoy route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26239/26]
803. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has assessed the feasibility of extending or diverting Route 363 (Dungarvan–Fermoy) to serve Clondulane, County Cork; whether a deviation of approximately 5–6 kilometres has been considered; his plans to review service provision in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26240/26]
958. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to targeted tax measures for families with children, particularly school-age children, in light of the continuing pressure of childcare, housing and household costs. [26050/26]
959. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has examined child-related tax reliefs in other European jurisdictions as part of the Government's response to the cost of raising children; and if he will outline any comparative work undertaken by his Department. [26051/26]
960. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has examined family-taxation or child-related tax relief models used in other European countries as possible examples for Ireland; and whether any proposals are under consideration to provide additional tax relief for working families with children. [26052/26]
1265. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places available for students with additional needs at primary and secondary level, respectively, for the school term starting September 2026, by school and locality; and the number of students on a waiting list for place in respect of same, in tabular form. [24115/26]
1266. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual salary cost per SNA in primary schools in comparison to post-primary schools, based on current salary scales, for the school year beginning September 2026, in tabular form. [24116/26]
1416. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) with an existing allocation of 0.4 HSCL post did not receive an increased allocation under the recent expansion; if she will review the allocation in this case given the demonstrated level of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25548/26]
1461. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the parental leave arrangements for teachers and special needs assistants to allow greater flexibility in the way in which leave may be taken, including shorter blocks than the current standard arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26041/26]
1462. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for requiring parental leave for teachers and special needs assistants to be taken in fixed blocks rather than in a more flexible pattern that reflects the realities of modern family life and childcare needs; and whether reform is under consideration. [26042/26]
1463. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has examined the impact of current parental leave rules on the retention of teachers and special needs assistants, particularly parents of young children; and if she will publish any such analysis. [26043/26]
1464. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether she accepts that the limited flexibility available under current parental leave arrangements places particular pressure on school staff with childcare responsibilities; and if she will outline any engagement her Department has had with unions or staff representatives on possible reforms. [26044/26]
1465. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department will review the job-sharing scheme for teachers and special needs assistants to allow more flexible patterns of attendance, including family-friendly arrangements such as a two-day/three-day split across alternating weeks, where compatible with school needs. [26045/26]
1466. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which schools currently have discretion to approve flexible job-sharing patterns for teachers and special needs assistants; the guidance issued by her Department on this matter; and whether updated guidance will issue to promote greater flexibility for parents. [26046/26]
1467. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has considered if the present operation of the job-sharing scheme, including timetabling arrangements that may still spread attendance across five days, undermines its usefulness for parents trying to manage childcare responsibilities. [26047/26]