Liam Quaide

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]

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]

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]

1962. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total spend by her Department on private for-profit companies for each of the years 2021 to 2025 ; and the breakdown of this spend on the different types of services being contracted. [75178/25]

1963. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of residential placements being provided by for-profit companies for young people aged under 18, for each of the years 2021 to 2025; and the breakdown of the costs for each year (details supplied), in tabular form. [75179/25]

1964. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the projected percentage of her Department's €3.8 billion investment in disability for 2026 that will be spent on services provided by private-for-profit companies; the breakdown of what this will equate to in respect of placements, assessments of needs and the other categories of service that this figure encompasses. [75180/25]

1970. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated number of people aged under 65 who entered nursing home care for each of the years 2021 to 2025, respectively; and for the estimated number of people in the same age group who transitioned out of nursing home care in each of those years, in tabular form. [75280/25]

2303. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current status of supply of estradot (estradiol transdermal) patches in the State; the duration and cause of any supply disruptions affecting this product in 2024 and 2025; the steps taken by her Department and the HSE to mitigate these shortages; and whether she will provide a timeline for full restoration of supply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75026/25]

2304. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if she will review the current dispensing arrangements under the free HRT scheme which limit hormone replacement therapy to one month’s supply at a time; the rationale for this restriction; the impact it has had on continuity of care during ongoing supply disruptions, including for estradot patches; if consideration has been given to allowing multi-month dispensing where clinically appropriate and where supply permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75027/25]

2332. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to develop a primary care centre in Midleton, County Cork. [75181/25]

2339. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed, by grade (assistant, staff grade, senior grade, principal grade) per head of population in each health region for the disciplines of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy across primary care child and adolescent and adult services, in tabular form. [75283/25]

2340. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of approved posts, by grade (assistant, staff grade, senior grade, principal grade) and per head of population in each health region for the disciplines of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy across primary care child and adolescent and adult services, in tabular form. [75284/25]

2341. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of 0-18-year-olds waiting in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six years and so on, for an initial assessment appointment with primary care services for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy; and for the same figures, where applicable, for 0-18s awaiting treatment with those primary care disciplines following an initial assessment, in each health region, in tabular form. [75285/25]

2342. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting in excess of one, two, three, four, five, six years and so on for an initial assessment appointment with primary care services for physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, ophthalmology, psychology, dietetics, speech and language therapy; and for the same figures, where applicable, for adults awaiting treatment with those primary care disciplines following an initial assessment, in each health region, in tabular form. [75286/25]

2343. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the statutory power to prosecute under section 80 of the Health Act 2007 has been formally and lawfully delegated to the Designated Chief Inspector of Social Services during the Chief Inspector’s absence from duties; and if so, to provide the date and form of that delegation. [75287/25]

2344. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services have applied regulatory enforcement powers consistently and proportionately across the nursing home sector, particularly in light of the apparent absence of prosecutions or registration cancellations involving large corporate providers. [75288/25]

2345. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by HIQA and the Office of the Chief Inspector of Social Services on legal services since 2020; the name of the legal firms retained; and whether the Office of the Chief State Solicitor was considered or used in those cases. [75289/25]

2346. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she or her Department were aware that a former member of the HIQA board (details supplied) left that board in July 2020 and subsequently took up a role with an organisation which later received ICT service contracts from HIQA in 2021; and if she will request a review of this matter by the Comptroller and Auditor General. [75290/25]

2347. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she has sought or received legal advice regarding the validity of inspections, enforcement actions or prosecutions undertaken by HIQA during the chief inspector’s absence; and if so, if she will make this advice publicly available. [75291/25]

2348. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of prosecutions under section 80 of the Health Act 2007 that have been initiated against nursing homes since 2021; and the number that relate to nursing homes operated by a company (details supplied). [75292/25]

2349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether she will request HIQA to return before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee to further examine procurement, enforcement and governance matters following its appearance on 17 July 2025. [75293/25]

2350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if information will be provided in relation to a series of matters raised in an email of 20 October 2025 from the office of the Minister of State for Older Persons to an organisation (details supplied) referring to a review by HIQA on the effectiveness of the Chief Inspector’s inspection and monitoring processes. [75294/25]

2392. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the reason adults resident in County Carlow are ineligible to access ADHD services located in neighbouring counties; if she will review this policy with a view to ensuring equitable access to ADHD services across county boundaries within community healthcare organisation, CHO 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1344/26]

2393. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the supports currently available to adults in County Carlow who have received a private ADHD diagnosis, in circumstances where no public services are available to provide medication titration or follow-up care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1345/26]

2520. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown, by health region, of current eating disorder service provision, including WTE staffing by discipline and team type; and to set out the corresponding staffing levels recommended by the HSE National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders for each area. [2324/26]