782. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority-owned residential properties in County Kilkenny that are currently vacant, by the length of time each property has been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11786/26]
783. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time taken by Kilkenny County Council to return a vacant local authority dwelling to use; the main factors contributing to delays in doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11787/26]
795. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Acts 2011 to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12017/26]
796. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to improve oversight of the owners' management company sector; to introduce a regulator for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12018/26]
996. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons a child (details supplied) has not had any speech and language therapy for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12867/26]
1042. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of disability service providers operating in the State, broken down as follows: Section 38, Section 39, private for-profit companies; and for a further breakdown of annual funding allocated to each provider, and the funding allocated to HSE disability services. [12922/26]
1080. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide the reason for the moving of the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11784/26]
1081. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health how moving the speech and language therapy service from Lettermore Health Centre in County Galway to another health centre 17 kilometres away aligns with the implementation of Sláintecare, particularly regarding the delivering of health services in the community that is accessing them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11785/26]
1170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of approved centres abroad under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme and a list of registered surgeons under the scheme who can provide the highest standard of endometriosis care, and excision surgery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12300/26]
1189. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when the next phase of the Women’s Health Taskforce strategy is due to be published; whether that phase will include detailed measures on the recognition, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), including pathways for referral, clinician education and access to appropriate supports; and if she will make a statement on the…
1246. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if there are approved centres in any health regions at present without an assigned psychologist, occupational therapist or social worker; the duration of this staffing deficit where it may exist; the location of the approved centre; and for details of efforts to recruit to those posts. [12920/26]
1247. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of intensive recovery support teams in each health region; the current level of capital resourcing and staffing of those teams when set against the benchmarks for rehabilitation and recovery mental health teams in A Vision for Change - i.e., current staffing levels of each discipline and current building provision for supported li…
418. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons domiciliary care allowance is treated as household income for the purposes of assessing eligibility and contribution levels under the housing assistance payment scheme; whether he acknowledges that this places an additional financial burden on families caring for children with disabilities; if he will consider excluding …
3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a waste regulator for the re-municipalisation of domestic waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/26]
193. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of engineers currently employed by local authorities who have become ineligible for promotion or career progression under revised eligibility criteria, despite having previously been eligible to progress under earlier arrangements; whether his Department was consulted in advance of these revised criteria being introduced …
194. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Government will review or issue guidance on qualification recognition, and eligibility criteria to ensure consistency, fairness, and the retention of skilled engineers within local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11283/26]
9. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [7331/26]
33. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [9560/26]
1227. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the Mental Health Commission analyses or publishes comparative data on the regional use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in approved centres; whether significant variation has been identified between centres or regions in recent years; the number of ECT treatments administered in each approved centre in each of the past five years. [10495/26]
1228. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the Mental Health Commission receives details on instances of "enduring mechanical restraint" in mental health settings under its regulatory remit, such as the duration of restraint and the rationale, in each instance, and if these details will be published. [10496/26]
1229. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if complaints have been made to the Mental Health Commission, the HSE, or her Department concerning a hospital (details supplied) in the past five years; the number and nature of those complaints; and the outcomes. [10497/26]
1230. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether any external reviews, audits, or investigations, statutory or otherwise, have been commissioned into a hospital (details supplied) in the past ten years. [10498/26]
1231. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the Mental Health Commission currently has sufficient statutory powers and resources to regulate private psychiatric hospitals such as a hospital (details supplied); and if not, the legislative or administrative changes she intends to pursue. [10499/26]
1232. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that inspection findings and compliance ratings issued by the Mental Health Commission in respect of a hospital (details supplied) in the years preceding the recent revelations adequately reflected the risks and deficiencies subsequently uncovered; whether her Department has sought an explanation from the Commission as to how such matters…
1233. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the prevalence of chemical restraint has increased or decreased nationally over the past decade; and the conclusions drawn by her Department or the Mental Health Commission in relation to those trends. [10502/26]