474. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the case for placing statutory timeframes on employers for responding to requests for reasonable accommodation in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29382/26]
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475. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the legislation arising from the review of the Equality Acts; the reforms under consideration in relation to reasonable accommodation, redress and enforcement; the expected publication timeline for the Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29383/26]
476. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the adequacy of current penalties and enforcement mechanisms under the Employment Equality Acts in cases involving failure to provide reasonable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29384/26]
503. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the completion of the review and reform of the Equality Acts insofar as it relates to disability rights in employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29478/26]
504. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has engaged with employers, trade unions, disabled persons organisations or advocacy bodies regarding the need for stronger statutory protections in employment for disabled workers seeking reasonable accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29479/26]
505. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has assessed the compatibility of current Irish employment equality law and practice with Article 27 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly in relation to reasonable accommodation, timely responses and protection against discrimination in employment; and if she will make a sta…
506. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has examined the case for requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodation passports or equivalent portable accommodation records for disabled employees across role changes, management changes and internal transfers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29481/26]
508. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has collected or requested any data on the average time taken by employers to respond to requests for reasonable accommodation from disabled employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29483/26]
1875. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the current statutory framework governing redundancy protections for pregnant employees; if she will consider extending redundancy protection to cover the period from the point at which an employee notifies their employer of pregnancy, rather than only from the commencement of statutory maternity leave; and if she w…
858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken a review of existing employment protections for individuals who experience pregnancy loss; and if legislative or policy measures are being considered to strengthen workplace supports. [61375/25]
859. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to promote awareness among employers and HR professionals of best practice in supporting employees who experience pregnancy loss or stillbirth. [61376/25]
860. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has reviewed examples of statutory pregnancy loss leave in other EU member states; and if similar provisions are being considered in Ireland to promote workplace equality. [61377/25]
861. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed whether the absence of statutory paid leave following pregnancy loss may constitute indirect gender discrimination under existing equality legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61380/25]
884. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when her Department officials will complete their examination of the study, 'PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms'; the timeline for when a decision will be made on whether policy interventions are required at a national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
886. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to introducing statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61635/25]
1591. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department is considering proposals to introduce statutory leave entitlements for those undergoing fertility treatment such as IVF, and for those who experience early miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59544/25]
1592. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department’s engagements with officials in the Department of Enterprise,Trade and Employment with regard to the issues raised in the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health) Bill 2021. [59545/25]
1875. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the reason for deductions made to pay for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/25]
1887. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to introduce pay parity between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44848/25]
297. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out any research on aligning Ireland’s family leave options with those of other EU countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25058/25]
970. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2774/25]
1276. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to expanding statutory leave entitlements to those who experience pregnancy loss under 24 weeks; the steps his Department has taken to progress policy in this area since the publication of ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in Workplaces: Informing Policymakers on Support Mechanisms’ in Janu…