Liam Quaide

22. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [38777/26]

182. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if the status and possible suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement was raised during his bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni on 22 May 2026. [41435/26]

234. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of participants of the Global Sumud Land Convoy who were attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza that were detained by armed forces in Libya on 24 May 2026; whether she has engaged with colleagues at the EU level on the matte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42643/26]

265. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the European Commission decision to open an infringement procedure against Ireland (INFR(2026)2037) for failing to correctly transpose the Single-Use Plastics Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/904); his plans to address the shortcomings raised by the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41903/26]

514. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the number of inspections carried out under Article 8 of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 in each of the years from 2019 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44115/26]

628. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline his plans for a formalised escalation pathway to strengthen expenditure management; and to introduce a phased approach to address overruns across Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41963/26]

634. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the 'end-users' he intends to consult in relation to his ongoing work to update the ethics in public office legislation before he brings proposals to Government; whether he intends to engage in a public consultation in relation to any reforms; if this will take place before or after he brings proposals to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42227/26]

653. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.488 of 12 May 2026, if he will provide a further update on the reopening of the castle steps beside Dublin Castle given that construction work has been complete for a number of weeks but they remain closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43002/26]

852. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance to primary schools that provide, host, facilitate or contract after-school services on the inclusion of children with disabilities or additional needs; whether such services are expected to be accessible to children with additional care, communication, sensory, behavioural or medical needs; the supports available to schools to ensure that children are not excluded from after-school provision on the basis of disability or additional need; and if special needs assistants or other school supports may be used in any circumstances during school-based after-school provision. [42621/26]

853. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether school-age childcare and after-school services operating in or through primary schools are required to make provision for children with disabilities or additional needs; what statutory, regulatory or funding obligations apply to such services in relation to inclusion and reasonable accommodation; if supports are available to providers to enable the participation of children with additional care, communication, sensory, behavioural or medical needs; and the recourse available to parents where a child is refused access or effectively excluded from an after-school service because of additional needs. [42622/26]

1038. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the European Commission decision to open an infringement procedure against Ireland (INFR(2026)2051) for failing to fulfil our obligations under the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) to complete our network of marine Natura 2000 sites; his plans to address the shortcomings raised by the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41904/26]

1601. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is aware of children with disabilities or additional needs being refused access to, or being unable to participate in, school-age childcare or after-school services because providers cannot meet their support needs; if data is collected on such refusals or exclusions; whether her Department intends to develop a dedicated inclusion support model for school-age childcare, comparable to the Access and Inclusion Model in early years provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42623/26]

2091. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether approval and funding will be provided for additional social work, occupational therapy, psychology and community mental health nursing posts in Psychiatry of Later Life teams, in areas where no such posts are currently approved or where approved posts fall below the staffing levels recommended in the HSE Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People Model of Care; if she will provide, by HSE health region and integrated healthcare area, the current approved and filled posts in each of these disciplines, the number of additional posts required to meet the model of care benchmark, and the timeline for approving and filling those posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42628/26]

110. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the events in development as part of the presidency cultural programme associated with Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/26]

198. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of dignity at work complaints made by HSE staff in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by Health Region; the number upheld; and the average and longest time taken to conclude such complaints, in tabular form. [40354/26]

199. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out a national audit or review since 2021 of its handling of staff bullying and grievance complaints; if compliance with stated timelines was assessed; the findings of any such review; and if she will publish them. [40355/26]

200. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of active grievance complaints under the HSE grievance procedure as of 30 April 2026, broken down by health region; the date each grievance was submitted; the date on which a stage one hearing was held or is scheduled to be held; the duration between submission and the stage one hearing in each instance; and the number of cases in each health region where no stage one hearing has yet taken place, in tabular form. [40356/26]

201. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health if addressing bullying, low morale and dysfunctional grievance processes within the HSE will be included among the formal priorities for the incoming HSE CEO; if specific targets, timelines and reporting arrangements will be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40357/26]

202. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff at grade VII-general manager-equivalent and above against whom a dignity at work complaint was upheld who are currently employed by the HSE; the grade of the staff member concerned; the health region or national division in which they are employed; and if any such staff member was subsequently appointed, promoted or reassigned to a role involving line management of staff, in tabular form. [40358/26]

9. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [36951/26]

29. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit in his Department. [38775/26]

381. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if direct consultations were conducted with residents of impacted communities in Carlow-Kilkenny regarding the PSO route designed to replace the Bus Éireann Route 4; if his Department will consider providing funding to the NTA to reinstate the full route 4 service to Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39325/26]

654. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for when An Post will provide pension increases to members and deferred members of the An Post superannuation scheme. [39960/26]

756. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the Programme for Governments commitment to reform the disability allowance payment and remove anomalies in the current means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39577/26]

778. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on any work underway to introduce legislation to allow for assisted dying in certain restricted circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/26]