347. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints under the Employment Equality Acts concerning failure to provide reasonable accommodation in employment in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of such cases that resulted in findings for the complainant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29379/26]
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348. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has collected or sought any data on the implementation by employers of the Reasonable Accommodation Passport framework launched by organisations (details supplied) in June 2022; if so, the findings to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/26]
349. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the extent to which employers have written procedures in place for dealing with requests for reasonable accommodation from employees with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/26]
350. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has examined the case for requiring all employers to maintain written procedures for disability accommodation requests, to communicate those procedures to staff and to document informal accommodation requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29385/26]
351. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the extent to which employees who request reasonable accommodation may experience retaliation, victimisation, increased scrutiny or adverse performance management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29386/26]
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]
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]
555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the extent to which failures by employers to provide reasonable accommodation may contribute to deterioration in mental health, including crisis presentations, among disabled workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29488/26]
556. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the mental health impacts of workplace discrimination and accommodation denial for disabled employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29489/26]
557. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined the case for guidance or protocols for employers where an employee discloses a serious mental health crisis in the context of an unresolved workplace accommodation issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29490/26]
245. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to launch a national employer awareness campaign on supported employment, with associated benefits and financial incentives for employers similar to the Workable NI model, to encourage the recruitment and retention of people with disabilities in line with Government targets under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy; and if h…