Results 21-40 of 570 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (8 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 663. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether any portion of the €2 billion Contingency Reserve Fund—of which 48% was previously allocated to the Department of Children, Disability and Equality—has now been reallocated to his Department following the recent functional transfer; if so, to outline the purposes for which those funds are intended...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Budgets (8 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 664. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he intends to ring-fence any specific funding for integration support measures within the justice sector or its affiliated agencies following the assumption of responsibility for immigration and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37742/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (8 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 665. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the oversight and accountability mechanisms his Department is putting in place to ensure transparent expenditure and effective governance in relation to the immigration and integration functions transferred from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Functions (8 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 718. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how the transfer of integration and immigration functions to her Department has impacted the residual budget allocations and responsibilities of the Department, particularly in the context of early learning and childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37740/25]

European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I am delighted to see Deputy Paul Murphy and welcome him back from his recent trip to Egypt. I was surprised when I heard Deputy Murphy saying how disappointed he was with Egypt and its Government because he was a number one supporter of the Arab Spring in 2011. I am surprised and shocked to hear that he does not support that regime now, a regime that he took to the streets and vehemently...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: During a recent visit to Cork, the Fine Gael party leader and Tánaiste suggested that a Garda task force for Cork city would be a good idea. He made a number of announcements about it which were greeted with great fanfare but he did not give a specific date for when it would be established. There was neither a funding plan nor a full plan put in place. Meanwhile, Glanmire Garda...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I hope so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Is the Minister aware that the European Commission has sent a request to the State on this to ask us to tighten the laws? Is the Department of Finance prepared to pay the fines if we do not change the laws? There are proceedings in that regard that have been cited by the European Union. I draw the Minister's attention to the European Court of Human Rights verdict in the Handyside v. the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: On behalf of Independent Ireland, I add my sympathies to those made yesterday to the family of Brother Kevin Crowley. The European Commission has now issued a formal notice to the State demanding that we implement the so-called hate speech laws under the threat of infringement proceedings. Once again, I see indications from the Government of the bending of the knee. It is willing to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Could we have one meeting in the Dáil, please? If we are to pass this legislation, we must ask ourselves, "What comes next?" Will quoting scripture become a punishable act, something that fines the teaching of exclusionism? Will religious observations be branded as hateful if they conflict with the views of the public? Will the right to express a moral belief, if it is found to be...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department is aware of properties being retrofitted or acquired for IPAS use in advance of planning or public notification; and whether he will commit to a register of sites under assessment, to be shared with local authorities and Deputies. [35227/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that some secondary schools are encouraging parents to incur financial debt by requiring the purchase of specific iPads, which cost on average €600; if she is further aware that these schools stipulate the exact make and model, limiting open market choice, and in many cases are directing parents to local credit unions to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that despite the Department’s circulars advising schools to reduce the cost of school uniforms by avoiding the use of branded or crested items, many primary and secondary schools continue to require expensive branded uniforms that can only be purchased from a single designated supplier, thereby limiting affordability and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the quality assurance mechanisms his Department has in place to monitor the implementation of the Hot School Meals Programme; if he will confirm whether any inspections or audits were carried out during the 2024–2025 academic year; if his Department intends to publish the findings of these inspections; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he is satisfied that the meals served under the Hot School Meals Programme align with national and international nutritional guidelines for children; if his Department has conducted any independent assessments of the meals provided; and if he will outline the specific steps taken to address the prevalence of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the steps his Department has taken to ensure that children with coeliac disease and other medical dietary requirements are fully and equally included in the Hot School Meals Programme; if he has engaged with relevant advocacy groups (details supplied); and whether his Department is preparing reforms to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has conducted any assessment of the levels of food waste generated under the Hot School Meals Programme; whether any formal cost-benefit or value-for-money analysis has been carried out; and if he will indicate whether infrastructural investment or centralised food preparation models are being considered...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 287. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the scope, methodology, and reporting timeline of the current review of the Hot School Meals Programme; to confirm whether nutritionists, school management bodies, and parent organisations will be consulted as part of the process; and to indicate whether his Department is satisfied that sufficient quality control...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for asylum or a protection order that were determined to be fraudulent, and the number of prosecutions initiated in this regard, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36679/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Jul 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed report on the current average processing times for visa applications submitted by Irish citizens for their non-EEA spouses; the number of such applications presently awaiting a decision; the total number of spousal visa applications submitted by Irish citizens over the past 24 months; the number...