653. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to alter the criteria for carer's allowance for twins, which currently pays at one and half rate, to allowing a carer to receive full rate carer’s allowance for each individual twin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54576/25]
827. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the details of the works undertaken at the site of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, since construction barriers were erected on 6 August 2025; and the timeline for the completion of the new build facility at that location. [54736/25]
69. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the new health diversion scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53734/25]
73. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the safeguards contained in the EU's chat control proposal in respect of privacy and data protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53733/25]
122. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work of the multistakeholder group under his Department in respect of developer provided wastewater treatment plants, commonly called DPI, in housing estates that are not in the charge of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53725/25]
170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann to address the limited public transport provision serving Cloyne, County Cork; if consideration will be given to extending the Ballinacurra service to loop through Cloyne, particularly given the town’s growing population and new housing developments; if he will further examine how enhanced bus links to Cloyne could facilitate …
171. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to address the limited public transport provision serving towns and rural areas in east Cork, including Cloyne, Ballycotton, Ladysbridge, Garryvoe, Shanagarry and their surrounding hinterlands; if consideration will be given to extending existing services, such as those from Ballinacurra, t…
313. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the rationale behind the proposed project to test wastewater to measure the levels of illicit drugs and their metabolites excreted in urine; the means by which she expects this project will inform policy and local responses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54062/25]
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach for an update on his engagements at the seventh summit of the European Political Community. [53917/25]
63. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department will exclude Israeli companies from participating in future procurement processes that seek to replace and enhance capabilities relating to unmanned aerial systems or drones deployed across the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53630/25]
65. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his engagements in respect to new proposals for a ‘drone wall’ on the EU’s borders to detect, jam or possibly shoot down drones that cross into the territories of member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53918/25]
66. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans to address Russian-affiliated 'shadow fleet' vessels passing through Ireland’s maritime Exclusive Economic Zone and being used to help Russia circumvent sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53919/25]
204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to alter the status of tutors working under the home tuition scheme in terms of their recognition and inclusion within the broader education system, and their entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53432/25]
376. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for carer's allowance in 2024 and 2025 to date; the number of applications that were awarded in 2024 and 2025 to date; the number that were refused, and number that were refused but then awarded on appeal, in 2024 and 2025 to date. [53686/25]
122. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether the proposed 50-bedroom mental health facility on the grounds of St Stephen’s hospital, Glanmire, is compliant with the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52504/25]
198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people where waiting lists across disciplines are in crisis; if she will accordingly suspend the Pay and Numbers Strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well as recruiting additional staff in the short and medium term to help address…
236. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project is identified within the current NDP/National Investment Framework; what, if any, indicative capital envelope is provided for the scheme; and whether any previous 2013 era allocation or provision lapsed or was re-profiled. [52900/25]
252. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project (formerly the Kilkenny Northern Ring Road Extension), including the stage reached under the infrastructure guidelines/public spending code; the expected timeline and key milestones to complete the options stage and proceed to planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52894/25]
253. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if the €44 million announced in July 2013 for completion of the Kilkenny ring road was formally allocated, drawn down or ring-fenced; if not, when and why that position changed; and to provide a chronology of Departmental and TII decisions from 2013 to date, including the effect of the 2014 An Bord Pleanála approval and subsequent legal proceedings on project r…
254. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the strategic assessment report, the updated project outline document and any 2024-2025 traffic and junction analyses for the Butts Green area; and to place these documents in the Oireachtas Library and Research Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52896/25]
255. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the amounts allocated to the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project in each of the years 2024, 2025 and projected for 2026; the specific deliverables attached to the €200,000 provided in 2025; whether multi-annual funding will be committed to bring the project through options selection, environmental surveys and statutory planning; and if he will make a statement …
256. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the reason a project is now titled the 'Kilkenny Northern Transport Project'; whether its scope extends beyond a ring road link (such as active travel or public transport components); if any change in scope has contributed to the restart at early appraisal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52898/25]
257. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline his Department's and TII's engagement with Kilkenny County Council since 2022, including direction given on compliance with updated infrastructure guidelines and the transport appraisal framework; if he will provide target dates agreed with the council for submission of the preferred option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [528…
Liam Quaide
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1 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
261. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent changes in the eligibility criteria for funding of current PhD candidates who commenced their research prior to 1 September 2025; his views on the impact this will have on this cohort of candidates who would have had a reasonable and legitimate expectation of being ab…
701. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 17 September 2025, if he will list all the domestic and international stakeholders that his Department has engaged since 2022, and continues to engage, in relation to the EU's new chat control legislation, the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse. [51592/25]