Results 381-400 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the evidence base and data used to determine the proposed increase in the national minimum wage for Budget 2026; whether the increase is sufficient to meet current cost-of-living pressures in housing, energy and food; if further adjustments are planned before the finalisation the Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 250. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures being taken to ensure that the new facility in Blarney (details supplied) leads to employment for locals in Cork City, Blarney, Mallow, and Glanmire; the plans for improving transport, utilities, and infrastructure to support commuting or services; the ancillary businesses or suppliers that have been secured;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken since 1 September 2025 to address reports from parents of suspensions and inadequate provision at a designated special school in Cork; the dates of any inspections carried out since that date; the number of additional SNAs and specialist teachers allocated in response; and the timeline for the completion and publication of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Political Funding (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider reviewing the statutory framework for political party funding and governance in light of recent public controversies; the reforms being considered to enhance transparency and compliance; whether new sanctions or monitoring mechanisms are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51021/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Political Funding (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules governing political party support for independent candidates in presidential elections; the spending or resource implications that arise when parties formally back independents; and the means by which transparency will be maintained over funding, endorsements, and campaign coordination.; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Inland Fisheries Ireland has assessed the impact of the August 2025 Blackwater fish kill on invertebrate populations, including caddisflies, and other macroinvertebrates used as water-quality indicators; and to publish results of any kick-sampling surveys conducted. [50874/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has undertaken an ecological damage assessment on species of conservation concern within the Blackwater river (Cork/Waterford) SAC (002170), including otter, kingfisher, lamprey, atlantic salmon, and freshwater pearl mussel; and if he will provide the findings [50875/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mitigation and recovery measures in place to support the recolonisation of protected species within the SAC; and the timelines and estimated costs. [50877/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether funding will be allocated to long-term biodiversity monitoring programmes on the Blackwater, including aquatic plants, insect life, and riparian bird species; and the monitoring design of same. [50878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fisheries Protection (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legal obligations under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive triggered by the Blackwater incident; and whether a formal appropriate assessment has been initiated in response. [50876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for deferring the €285 child benefit increment until 2027; the Department’s estimate of the number of children that will remain in income poverty as a result of this deferral; whether interim measures will be put in place to mitigate the impact on low-income families; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 308. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether current social welfare rates are meeting the minimum essential standard of living in light of inflation and rising housing, energy and food costs; the revisions being planned in Budget 2026 to address adequacy concerns; the means by which the Department ensures that vulnerable households are protected from falling...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 311. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in Cork north-central that qualified for the fuel allowance in 2024/2025; the projected number for 2025/2026 under the widened eligibility rules for those aged 66 years and over; the breakdown of applications by channel (online, post, Intreo, community welfare officers); the average processing time...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of Exchequer funding provided to NGOs operating in the areas of immigration, asylum and integration over the past five years, by year and organisation. [50931/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of investigations, prosecutions, and convictions in the past five years relating to the use of false identity or employer documentation to obtain residential leases later used for the purpose of brothel-keeping; the outcomes of such cases under the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, the Criminal Law (Human...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Prices (25 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to address rising food prices; the supports available to primary producers and retailers to reduce downstream costs for consumers; whether the Department is reviewing import, export, or market regulation in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51018/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: That is not right.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Across the country, parents are alarmed at the attempt to slip gender ideology into the new primary school curriculum under the label of "well-being". They have spoken in their thousands in forums and yet the Government presses on. At a time when children face many challenges in growing up, it is reckless to add confusion and division into the classroom. Schools are meant to give...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: On behalf of Independent Ireland, I wish to be associated with the remarks wishing Julie Lyons and her family the very best. I wish her a long and successful retirement and a happy future. Julie has been keeping the group of Independent Ireland well-rounded over the last number of years.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: So it is Julie's fault, not mine. Free primary education is guaranteed under Article 42.4 of the Constitution. Today, in my constituency of Cork North-Central and across Ireland, it is anything but free. A coalition of every majority education body, school managers, principals, teachers and staff has written to the Minister for education and the Government to say that schools are now in...