Results 321-340 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

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

Ken O'Flynn: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures introduced within his Department to prevent similar cost escalation in future rapid-delivery housing projects; and to outline the governance arrangements in place to monitor expenditure and ensure accountability for value for money. [51324/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date he will publish the promised sectoral investment plan related to the recently updated National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48989/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 369. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received reports of independent retailers facing closures in Cork city in 2024 to 2025 due to rising insurance costs, crime, or employment pressures; and if any supports are being considered. [51156/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 370. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the number of small retail closures in Cork city centre in 2024-2025; and the supports planned to address rising insurance and energy costs. [51172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 377. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the number of small retail closures in Cork city centre in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the supports that are planned to address rising insurance and energy costs. [51645/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Tourism Promotion (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 371. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Fáilte Ireland has considered a flagship anchor attraction for Cork city comparable to Kilkenny Castle or the Cliffs of Moher; and his Department's plans to support regional tourism. [51173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the announced €150 million facility (details supplied) in Blarney, County Cork, the timeframe for capital drawdown; the number of full-time jobs which will be created annually; the public support (grants, tax incentives, infrastructure) which have been committed; and the steps the Government will take to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the introduction of the revised primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51770/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional funding being provided to schools to support the implementation of the revised primary school curriculum, by teacher training, classroom resources and administrative supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51771/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is putting in place to address the potential increase in workload for teachers arising from the revised primary curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51772/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers and school leaders consulted in the development of the revised primary curriculum; the form such consultations took; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51773/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure that the revised primary curriculum adequately meets the needs of children with special educational needs and those in disadvantaged schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51774/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be provided to rural and smaller schools to implement the revised primary school curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51775/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted an assessment of the risks associated with the rollout of the revised primary curriculum, including teacher capacity and resource gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51776/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the evaluation framework that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the revised primary curriculum once introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51777/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tourism Promotion (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the means by which the purple flag accreditation for Cork city's night time economy contributes to tourism, safety, and local enterprise; the means by which funding is allocated for ongoing night time economy initiatives; and the evaluation mechanisms in place to assess the impact on businesses, public safety,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 534. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the risk of rapid spread of invasive asian hornets with multiple confirmed sightings in Cork the contingency and monitoring plans his Department has; the funding allocated in 2025 for eradication or containment; and the way in which the Government will support beekeepers and agricultural/horticultural businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to address delays in local authority housing transfers, particularly in Cork city and county, and the average waiting time for approved transfers in 2024-2025. [51150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will review the current local authority housing transfer system, with particular reference to waiting times for approved transfers in Cork city. [51166/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Investigations (30 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an independent ecological damage assessment will be undertaken in respect of the River Allow, in view of its designation under the Munster Blackwater Special Area of Conservation (site code 0021700) and its blue-dot high-status objective; and when the assessment is expected to be completed and reported. [51226/25]