221. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence whether it is her intention to require the Defence Forces to pay for welfare provisions from existing resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46743/26]
Topics / Employment Rights
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEmployment Rights
160 questions from 70 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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157 written, 3 oral
70
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 17 |
| February 2026 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 13 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
222. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence whether it is the intention to pay for the implementation of welfare provisions from pay deductions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46744/26]
706. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his attention has been drawn to staff at a centre (details supplied) who are being pressured to accept new contracts, terms and conditions of employment at short notice; the steps he will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42949/26]
516. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an employee working as a live-in carer may have a deduction made from their wages in respect of bed and board; and if so, what constitutes a reasonable deduction; if there is a prescribed limit or cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39321/26]
874. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any mechanism in place within his Department that allows for civil servants to transfer on secondment to an equivalent role within the European Union, without negatively impacting their pension and other employment rights; his views on the merits of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34415…
1265. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that there is no bereavement leave as part of Research Ireland's post-graduate scholarships and that bereaved researchers must take unpaid leave; and if he will direct Research Ireland to put in place bereavement leave as part of the scholarship contract. [34707/26]
279. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there are any actions being taken in Ireland or at a European Union level to improve supply chain transparency and protect garment workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31547/26]
251. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made to resolve employment issues of personal assistants who work in some education and training boards and further and higher education centres; the timeline for when the issue is expected to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/26]
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]
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]
1097. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will address concerns regarding statutory sick pay and its impact on shift workers in the care sector, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/26]