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204. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were discharged from acute hospitals to nursing homes in each of the past five years where the person did not consent, objected to the placement, or where there was doubt as to consent; and if she will provide a breakdown by hospital group and community healthcare organisation. [35345/26]

205. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently in acute hospitals who are clinically discharged, but whose discharge is delayed due to unresolved issues relating to consent, capacity, wardship, decision-support arrangements or deprivation of liberty. [35346/26]

206. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of court applications that have been initiated since 26 April 2023 concerning proposed or actual nursing-home placement where the person did not consent, objected to the placement, or where there was doubt as to consent; the number by year, hospital group, community healthcare organisation and applicant body; and the legal costs incurred by the State. [35347/26]

207. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether guidance has issued to hospitals, community healthcare organisations, nursing homes and discharge teams on the legal position where an adult objects to nursing-home admission or transfer; whether she will provide a copy of any such guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35348/26]

208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether any national protocol requires that a person’s will and preference, capacity, decision-support arrangements, advance healthcare directive, enduring power of attorney or decision-making representation order be checked before discharge to a nursing home; and whether such checks are recorded. [35349/26]

209. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether every adult subject to a contested nursing-home placement, proposed deprivation of liberty, or serious care-placement decision has access to independent advocacy; if not, whether she intends to provide for a statutory right to independent advocacy in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35350/26]

210. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has estimated the number of persons in nursing homes who may currently be deprived of liberty, or living there contrary to their expressed will and preference, without a specific statutory safeguards framework; and whether that estimate has informed the drafting of protection of liberty safeguards legislation. [35351/26]

211. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health when the protection of Liberty Safeguards Bill will be published; whether it will apply to nursing homes and other residential care settings where a person may be deprived of liberty in practice; and if she will provide a timeline for publication, pre-legislative scrutiny and enactment. [35352/26]

212. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the guidance that has issued to hospitals, nursing homes and HSE discharge teams on the legal status of 'next-of-kin'; whether she accepts that next-of-kin status does not, in itself, confer legal authority to consent to nursing-home placement on behalf of another adult; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35353/26]

213. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by the State in each year since 26 April 2023 in High Court proceedings concerning the care, treatment, placement, detention or deprivation of liberty of persons who lack or are alleged to lack capacity; the number of cases involved; the average cost per case; and if she will provide a breakdown, by applicant body and category of case. [35354/26]

214. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the total legal costs incurred by the HSE in each year since 26 April 2023 in High Court proceedings concerning proposed or actual nursing-home placement where the person did not consent, objected to the placement, or where there was doubt as to consent; and if she will provide a breakdown by hospital group, community healthcare organisation and outcome of the proceedings. [35355/26]

215. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of High Court applications that have been initiated by or on behalf of the HSE since 26 April 2023 concerning proposed nursing-home placement, continued nursing-home placement, or delayed discharge from hospital arising from issues of consent, capacity, wardship, decision-support arrangements or deprivation of liberty; the total legal costs incurred in such cases; and the number of cases in which costs were awarded against the HSE or the State. [35361/26]

216. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has estimated the likely annual legal costs to the State of continuing to rely on High Court applications in cases involving contested nursing-home placements or deprivation of liberty in care settings in the absence of protection of liberty safeguards legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35362/26]

217. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in each year since 26 April 2023 to external legal firms, counsel, expert witnesses, guardians ad litem, advocates or other professionals arising from High Court proceedings concerning contested care placements, nursing-home admissions, delayed hospital discharge, capacity or deprivation of liberty; and if she will provide a breakdown by category of expenditure. [35363/26]

218. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been carried out comparing the cost of High Court proceedings in contested nursing-home placement or deprivation-of-liberty cases with the projected cost of establishing a statutory protection of liberty safeguards framework; and if she will publish that analysis. [35364/26]

6. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [29771/26]

30. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [31757/26]

241. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department's position on the alleged undemocratic elections held in Myanmar in December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35298/26]

437. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has engaged with Iarnród Éireann regarding the alignment of the proposed L36 and L37 BusConnects services with rail timetables at Midleton Station; the analysis that has been carried out in determining the proposed frequency and scheduling of these routes; whether this analysis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35306/26]

438. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if a dedicated public consultation process is planned in relation to the operational details of the L36 and L37 services serving Ballycotton, Whitegate and surrounding areas and, if not, the rationale for same; the engagement that has taken place with local communities, businesses and commuters in East Cork regarding the design and rollout of these routes; whether the proposed L37 route replacing the existing 241 service will include a seven-day service including Sundays; the minimum service frequency envisaged; whether the proposed Q1 2027 rollout timeline under the BusConnects Cork programme allows for revisions based on stakeholder and public feedback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35307/26]

487. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.425 of 4 February 2026, if he will provide a further update on the accessibility of Dublin Castle grounds during the EU presidency; when restrictions will begin and end, specifically if the public will be able to enter grounds of the Castle via Palace Street, and walk to the Dubh Linn Gardens; if the Chester Beatty library will remain accessible from this route or via the entrance on Ship Street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34291/26]

488. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.426 of 4 February 2026, if he will provide a further update on the duration of construction works at the 'Castle steps' beside Dublin Castle, leading from Ship Street to Castle Street; when they will be complete; if this passage will be open to the public during the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34292/26]

609. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the Minister of State at the Department of Education with special responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion will meet with a group (details supplied), as he promised to do in October of last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34934/26]

984. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of single-occupancy residential placements for people with an intellectual disability, neurodevelopmental condition or acquired brain injury provided by the HSE, Section 38 organisations, Section 39 organisations and private for-profit companies in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by provider type and health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34781/26]

985. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost per annum of single-occupancy residential placements for people with an intellectual disability, neurodevelopmental condition or acquired brain injury provided by the HSE, Section 38 organisations, Section 39 organisations and private for-profit companies in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by provider type and health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34782/26]