Results 521-540 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider amending the supplementary welfare allowance policy to allow referrals from An Garda Síochána to be accepted for fast-tracking emergency financial supports, including rent supplement, for victims of domestic violence; if he will review the current policy excluding Garda referrals in light of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the projections made regarding the sustainability of the State pension system given demographic trends as of September 2025; the funding gap projected over the next decade; and the reforms or measures being considered to ensure long-term security for current and future pensioners. [49455/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the implementation status and timeline of State auto-enrolment, in light of CCPC research indicating that 26 percent of Irish adults have no retirement plan; to provide year-on-year trend data since 2023; and to outline funded measures for financial literacy and default fund protections to reduce under-saving risk. [49495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific measures, strategies, or initiatives he intends to implement to eliminate violence against women in Ireland; if he will provide details of any funding, resources, or legislative proposals allocated to this issue; and if the timeline and targets for achieving measurable reductions in domestic and gender-based...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic Violence (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he is taking to ensure that all victims of domestic and gender-based violence have access to emergency accommodation, counselling, legal support, and financial assistance; the measures being taken to improve the collection of data on incidents of violence against women; and the way in which this data will inform...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 334. To ask the Minister for Health the counselling services that are required to be provided to women prior to undergoing an abortion; the counselling and after-care services that are provided following an abortion; whether these services are actively offered or only made available on request; and the data available on the number of women who avail of such services. [49346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 335. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of the 12 cases reported in 2022 in which babies were born alive following abortion, whether the women in those cases were offered counselling before and after the procedures; whether any of those mothers availed of counselling; if her Department has reviewed the adequacy of psychological and emotional supports in these specific cases; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the counselling and psychological supports that are available for medical staff, including doctors, nurses and operating theatre staff, who participate in abortion procedures; whether specific supports were offered to staff involved in the 12 cases in 2022 in which babies were born alive; and the details of how staff are informed about these supports and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 337. To ask the Minister for Health the national guidelines that govern the provision of counselling in the context of abortion; whether these guidelines have been updated in light of the 12 cases in 2022 in which babies were born alive; and if not, whether the Minister intends to review or amend the guidelines to ensure that adequate psychological support is guaranteed to both patients and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Abortion Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 338. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains statistics on counselling sessions offered and availed of in abortion cases; whether anonymised data is published on post-abortion mental health outcomes; whether the provision of counselling in cases of babies born alive will be included in any forthcoming review or report; and if she will make such information publicly...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 347. To ask the Minister for Health the current inpatient bed capacity across Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital and Mallow General Hospital, as of September 2025; the way in which this compares with her Department's population-based target; and the plans in place to expand capacity, including staff recruitment before winter 2025-26. [49413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently eligible under the expanded general practitioner visit card scheme, announced in August 2023, who have not yet applied; and if she will provide a breakdown, by age group, income band and county. [49419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the stages in the general practitioner visit card application process at which the greatest number of applicants fail to complete their applications; and the reasons identified for such non-completion, including concerns about financial data disclosure, complexity of the process and time requirements. [49420/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 351. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the use of existing State financial data sources, such as income tax returns, to reduce the requirement for general practitioner visit card applicants to submit detailed financial information manually; and the legal, privacy and logistical implications of such an approach. [49421/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 352. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered simplifying or removing non-essential expenses and outgoings in the means test, or increasing the threshold limits, to reduce the rate of disqualification of otherwise eligible general practitioner visit card applicants. [49422/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the financial, staffing and information technology resources that would be required to implement a streamlined general practitioner visit card application process; and whether there is an estimate of the likely benefits in terms of increased uptake and improved health outcomes. [49423/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on hospital waiting lists nationwide as of September 2025; how this compares to September 2024; the number of consultant posts that remain vacant across the HSE; and the actions being taken to address these vacancies ahead of the 2025 2026 winter season. [49454/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of food-business notifications, by county, which have been lodged with HSE environmental health for school meal providers since 2023; the number of on-site and off-site providers; and the number of inspections and enforcement actions taken in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [49513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 368. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of providers serving schools that have documented HACCP systems verified by inspection; to publish compliance rates with Reg. 852/2004; and to provide trend data and typical non-conformances found. [49514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 369. To ask the Minister for Health to publish HSE guidance issued to schools on mandatory written allergen information for non-prepacked foods, including the 2025 update to FSAI guidance note 28; and to detail audit findings on compliance in schools. [49515/25]