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

Ken O'Flynn: I want to know if the river is fit for purpose. I also want to know what we can do to prevent this. We have an inconclusive report in front of us, telling us we do not know where the problem came from or how it ended up here. We do not know if it is water borne or if it is pollution. We do not know who put it into the water, where it came from or how it emerged.

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

Ken O'Flynn: I would like to know. It strikes me as amazing that we have an inconclusive report before us at an Oireachtas committee.

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

Ken O'Flynn: The reply has been inconclusive as well. When we eliminate the impossible, we take whatever remains, however improbable, and we are left with the truth. We are skating around that. I wish to ask about restocking. Some people in this room have mentioned 40,000 fish and others have mentioned 10,000 fish. How are we going to restock and get the Blackwater up and running? How is it going...

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

Ken O'Flynn: Does that include nurseries or incubation units on the river?

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

Ken O'Flynn: What is the timeline on that?

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

Ken O'Flynn: I thank the witnesses very much.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government has taken to ensure that the new UK Ireland framework replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 fully meets human rights standards, including provision for independent oversight, timely inquests, and proper disclosure of information; and how Ireland will support victim families...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government will table draft legislation in this Dáil session to give effect to the new UK-Ireland framework on the Troubles' legacy; whether Ireland will insist on full access to all documents held by UK State agencies; the safeguards in place to ensure victims' voices are central; and the projected budgetary and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of the new joint legacy framework being advanced by the Irish and UK governments, if he will publish the legal text or draft legislation under consideration; to confirm if Irish citizens access to UK archives and military records will be guaranteed; and the resources (staffing, legal support, victim assistance) Ireland will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a systematic assessment will be carried out to quantify the number of fish killed in the recent River Blackwater incident; the engagement which has taken place with local stakeholders including angling clubs, farming bodies and community organisations; and when the resulting data will be reported and to whom. [51227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date on the N72-N73 Mallow relief road scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeline for completion of the N/M20 Cork-Limerick motorway project; the projected total cost; and the extent of EU funding secured to date. [51153/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for delivery of the Dunkettle interchange completion and the North Ring road; and if funding has been ringfenced in 2025. [51167/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Border Checks (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department is preparing for changes under the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) starting October 2025, particularly regarding border infrastructure, staffing, data protection, and contingency planning to avoid delays; and whether the Government has engaged with UK and port operators (e.g. Rosslare, Dublin) to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Reliefs (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 315. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer in 2024 of the reduced 9 percent VAT rate for hospitality; and whether an analysis has been conducted on its effect on small business survival rates in Cork and Munster. [51152/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mortgage Interest Rates (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 316. To ask the Minister for Finance the projected cost to the Exchequer in 2026 of mortgage interest relief and his Department's assessment of its impact on first-time buyers in Cork and Munster. [51169/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a full breakdown of the average cost of €436,000 per modular home delivered under the rapid build programme, separating the costs for build components (details supplied), in tabular form. [51319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 339. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the procurement processes used for the award of contracts for modular units and site works under the rapid build programme; whether these were subject to open tender, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure without prior publication, or emergency procurement; and whether any independent value-for-money assessments or external cost...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 340. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the benchmarking of cost per modular unit undertaken against comparable schemes in other EU member states or in the Irish private sector; to provide the outcome of that analysis; and if not, to explain the reason such benchmarking was not carried out given the scale of public expenditure. [51322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 341. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish post-completion audit reports on the rapid build modular housing programme, including the Clonmel development, showing final actual costs against projected costs; and the expected timeline for publication of those reports. [51323/25]