Results 181-200 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the outcomes of the multimedia campaign on school attendance launched with Tusla Education Support Service, and whether her Department has set attendance targets to measure its effectiveness. [53660/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Tusla will expand resources for its Education Support Service in Cork, in view of the increase in secondary school absenteeism reported in the agency's own data. [53661/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how Tusla categorises and verifies "unexplained absences" in school attendance data, and what proportion of these cases receive follow-up engagement with families. [53662/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 241. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the recent multi-agency cyberattack exercise targeting Cork Port; to state whether any vulnerabilities were identified in port or maritime infrastructure; and to outline the actions and resources now being deployed to strengthen cyber-defences at critical infrastructure sites nationwide. [53125/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Records (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 245. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will investigate the reason the records of the Departmental Council and its working party created during the period 1982/83 relating to the process and agreement for the transfer of civil servants from the former Department of Posts and Telegraphs to An Post and Bord Telecom Éireann are not available in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Records (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 246. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 29 April 2025, if a copy of the documentation stated could be supplied. [53445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has calculated the proportion of households by income decile that are priced out of purchasing the average three-bed semi-detached house nationally and in each region, given a website's (details supplied) estimate the average price is €421,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has verified the claim by the chairperson of the Land Development Agency that 70% of income earners are priced out of the housing market in terms of both rents and house prices; and if he will publish his Department's own affordability analysis. [53109/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current ratio of average house price to average disposable household income in each county; the comparable figures in 2015 and 2020; and his Department's assessment of trends in affordability. [53110/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of second-hand homes currently available to purchase nationally; and the way in which this compares with the 2015-19 average cited by a website (details supplied); and his Department's strategy to increase second-hand stock availability. [53111/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department's projection of new housing completions for 2025, by local authority; and the way in which these compare with the underlying annual demand identified by the ESRI and the Housing Commission. [53112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average price of a three-bed semi-detached home in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford as of Quarter three 2025; the equivalent figure in 2020; and his assessment of the impact of these price increases on first-time buyers. [53113/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing-market transactions recorded in the past 12 months; and his Department's assessment of whether transaction volumes are consistent with a healthy and functioning housing market. [53114/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to publishing an annual housing affordability report, benchmarking average house prices, average incomes, mortgage serviceability ratios, and availability of homes by region, to ensure transparency in policy-making. [53117/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions his Department is taking to address regional disparities in house price inflation, including rises of over 8% in Connacht-Ulster and 7.2% outside Dublin, as reported in the latest website (details supplied) survey. [53115/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department tracks the gap between general consumer price inflation and housing price inflation; and if so, the steps being taken to bring housing inflation in line with wider economic inflation trends. [53116/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking in response to the reported 13 percent increase in overall crime in Cork city in the past year, with particular reference to the 23 percent rise in thefts and shoplifting. [53126/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a comparison of Garda personnel strength in the Cork city division in 2020 versus 2025. [53129/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures in place to ensure full compliance with the sex offenders register, in particular when an offender fails to notify gardaí of their current address; if he will confirm whether an alert has been issued in relation to a person (details supplied); and the enforcement mechanisms that exist to ensure immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the payments made by the Irish Prison Service to podcasts, influencers, or media outlets since 1 January 2020; the recipient in each case; the amount paid; the purpose of the expenditure and the year in which it was made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53851/25]