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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland, or the Courts Service in respect of operational readiness for the implementation of the new PPO indexation rate; and to provide details of those engagements. [56527/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has assessed the potential financial impact on plaintiffs with catastrophic injuries such as those arising in a case (details supplied) of the continued inability to elect for a properly indexed PPO under the current legislation; and if he will publish that assessment. [56528/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the necessary legislative or regulatory amendments to make the PPO regime fully operational will be enacted before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56529/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 554. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the legislative priority list for 2025 includes the introduction of amending measures to rectify the deficiencies in the current PPO legislation; and if not, if he will add it to the list as a matter of urgency. [56530/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 555. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consultation undertaken to date with relevant stakeholders, including representatives of catastrophically injured plaintiffs, the Law Society, and the Bar Council, in relation to the implementation of a workable PPO indexation mechanism; and if further stakeholder engagement is planned. [56531/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of confirmed avian influenza at Fota Wildlife Park, if he will publish the biosecurity audit for all State-owned wildlife facilities nationwide, detail compensation, surveillance and culling protocols for private and commercial poultry in Cork environs and commit to upgrading laboratory and rapid response capacity in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Child Safety (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 710. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the guidelines and procedures in place for the vetting of individuals working or volunteering in sectors that provide services to children; and if an individual may continue to work or volunteer in such a capacity while their vetting application is being processed and not yet completed. [56871/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the repeated delays to the construction and completion of the new National Children’s Hospital, which has reportedly missed contractual deadlines on 16 occasions; the measures being taken to hold the contractor accountable for cost overruns and schedule slippage; the current projected completion date and final estimated cost; and if...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I raise an issue that goes to the heart of the fairness and equality of public service employment, which is the treatment of single teachers under the revised spouse and children's pension scheme, introduced by the Department of Education and Youth under Circular PEN14/05. Since September 2005, every teacher appointed in the public service has been automatically enrolled in the scheme....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. The policy itself offends the basis of fairness in the State. I am delighted that the Tánaiste has recognised that I have brought up in this House the unfairness when it comes to inheritance tax and when it comes to single couples. There are 36,000 single couples who do not enjoy the same benefits as the married couples, and 1 million people...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in repatriating or assisting Irish citizens detained by Israeli authorities following recent flotilla activities off Gaza has been recorded as a recoverable advance under the assistance abroad loan scheme or any similar mechanism; if any repayments have been received or...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed account of any expenditure incurred by his Department in providing consular, logistical, or financial assistance to Irish citizens who were detained or arrested by Israeli authorities following their participation in recent Flotilla activities bound for Gaza; if he will specify whether his Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have reviewed the remuneration and benefit structure of Re-Turn Ireland CLG’s executives and directors to determine compliance with fair remuneration and tax transparency standards. [56375/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will liaise with the Minister for Finance to ensure that a full financial audit of Re-Turn Ireland CLG is carried out annually by an independent external auditor and laid before the Oireachtas. [56379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total remuneration, including salaries, bonuses, pension contributions, and other non-cash benefits paid to executives and board members of a company (details supplied) in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56361/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he will publish in full the audited accounts of a company (details supplied), including details of executive pay, consultancy and procurement contracts, administrative expenditure, and unclaimed deposits, in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56364/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out or plans to carry out a value-for-money assessment of the Deposit Return Scheme in its current corporate form, taking into account costs to consumers and the level of retained income by the operating company. [56376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of meetings or formal communications between officials of his Department and representatives of Re-Turn Ireland CLG since its establishment; and whether any concerns were raised regarding its financial management or accounting practices. [56378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the level of financial and operational oversight exercised by his Department over a company (details supplied), including audit arrangements, reporting obligations, and the frequency of departmental reviews or meetings with company representatives. [56363/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (16 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review existing legislation governing levy-funded private entities to ensure that companies such as Re-Turn Ireland CLG are brought within a transparent audit and reporting framework comparable to that applied to semi-state or statutory bodies. [56380/25]