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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: Has the EPA ever got to the point of imposing very serious penalties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: I am referring to North Cork Creameries in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: In my final question of the previous round, I made reference to the points made by Conor Arnold of Killavullen Angling Club. He expressed the opinion of many anglers and other members of the community that the investigation was disjointed, delayed and deeply flawed. The responses from all of the agencies here suggest that they all acted in a timely and appropriate fashion. It sounds like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: In the context of his concrete actions, is there anything Mr. Fox would have done differently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Fish Kill in the River Blackwater: Discussion (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: May I just the EPA if it would do anything differently?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Regulations (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 932 of 17 September 2025, if he will list all the domestic and international stakeholders that his Department has engaged since 2022, and continues to engage, in relation to the EU's new chat control legislation, the Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse. [51592/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 843. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the weekly income threshold/means test for persons applying for a medical card aged over 70 years old, to keep in line with the rising cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51214/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 884. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the resource needs of Ukrainian organisations in Ireland working on mental health support; if she will consider multi-annual funding mechanisms to ensure continuity and sustainability of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Liam Quaide: 907. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for additional post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the south west, in line with the programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 122. To ask the Minister for Health whether the proposed 50-bedroom mental health facility on the grounds of St Stephen’s hospital, Glanmire, is compliant with the UNCRPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52504/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing benchmarks she is aiming to implement in primary care services for young people where waiting lists across disciplines are in crisis; if she will accordingly suspend the Pay and Numbers Strategy and undertake a comprehensive recruitment drive based on those benchmarks, as well as recruiting additional staff in the short and medium term to help...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project is identified within the current NDP/National Investment Framework; what, if any, indicative capital envelope is provided for the scheme; and whether any previous 2013 era allocation or provision lapsed or was re-profiled. [52900/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project (formerly the Kilkenny Northern Ring Road Extension), including the stage reached under the infrastructure guidelines/public spending code; the expected timeline and key milestones to complete the options stage and proceed to planning; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish the strategic assessment report, the updated project outline document and any 2024-2025 traffic and junction analyses for the Butts Green area; and to place these documents in the Oireachtas Library and Research Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amounts allocated to the Kilkenny Northern Transport Project in each of the years 2024, 2025 and projected for 2026; the specific deliverables attached to the €200,000 provided in 2025; whether multi-annual funding will be committed to bring the project through options selection, environmental surveys and statutory planning;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a project is now titled the 'Kilkenny Northern Transport Project'; whether its scope extends beyond a ring road link (such as active travel or public transport components); if any change in scope has contributed to the restart at early appraisal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52898/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his Department's and TII's engagement with Kilkenny County Council since 2022, including direction given on compliance with updated infrastructure guidelines and the transport appraisal framework; if he will provide target dates agreed with the council for submission of the preferred option; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (2 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: 253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the €44 million announced in July 2013 for completion of the Kilkenny ring road was formally allocated, drawn down or ring-fenced; if not, when and why that position changed; and to provide a chronology of Departmental and TII decisions from 2013 to date, including the effect of the 2014 An Bord Pleanála approval and...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: I note that the Environmental Protection Agency received additional funding in yesterday's budget. That is welcome, but we know from recent events that it is not all about funding when it comes to its powers. It is also about the willingness of the EPA to impose serious consequences on entities or individuals that cause damage to our natural world. The Minister will be aware of the...

Committee on Disability Matters: Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Liam Quaide: I thank the panel for being here today. In the context of inclusive education and upholding the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, does the National Disability Authority have a position on suspensions of children from special schools? Has the authority’s attention been drawn to patterns of concern in particular settings? The reason I raise this is that my...