Results 581-600 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 378. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he accepts the warning of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that persistent overspending without disclosure risks overheating the economy and undermining fiscal stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48397/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 390. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Fiscal Advisory Council’s report that current spending is exceeding targets, if he will publish sector-by-sector projections for 2026 and 2027, to demonstrate the government’s capacity to maintain critical services without undermining fiscal stability. [48863/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 396. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full breakdown, by Department, of current expenditure overruns to date in 2025, including voted expenditure; and how these figures compare with the allocations approved in Budget 2025. [49382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 386. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Blackpool flood relief scheme; the reason no works have commenced to date despite plans being finalised; and the timeframe for the commencement and completion of each phase. [48703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 387. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the interim or temporary protective measures the OPW will put in place for households along the Commons Road, Blackpool, Cork particularly at a location (details supplied) to safeguard against flooding in winter 2025. [48704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 388. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if dredging of the river, construction of temporary embankments, or other short-term works will be considered by the OPW to reduce the immediate risk of flooding to properties in Blackpool while awaiting full delivery of the permanent scheme. [48705/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Data (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 389. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the State has conducted supplier due diligence on the major litigation regulatory exposure of a company (details supplied); and the way in which such risks are reflected in the risk register and contingency planning. [48750/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Illegal Dumping (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 394. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm whether any public funds, including infrastructure allocations under the national development plan, have been committed to projects at Murphy’s Rock, Cork, a site subject to an unresolved European Union enforcement order requiring remediation of illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Illegal Dumping (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 395. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will ensure that future allocations of public funds or infrastructure supports will be conditional on compliance with outstanding European Union enforcement orders, including the case of Murphy’s Rock, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 419. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if specific investment incentives are being built into the NDP to attract foreign direct investment and indigenous enterprise to Cork, Limerick and the wider southern region in order to support the National Planning Framework objective of balanced regional growth. [48391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Heritage Sites (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 424. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, through Fáilte Ireland or other agencies, will provide support to Cork City Council and local stakeholders in promoting an area (details supplied) as a site of cultural and natural heritage with potential for UNESCO recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the means by which the State ensures balanced representation on high-level advisory panels with foreign business leaders, including SMEs and Irish enterprises; and the means by which panel advice is tracked to policy outcomes. [48754/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 428. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assessment that has been made of the impact of Ireland’s high household electricity costs on competitiveness, given that household costs often influence wage demands and business operating costs. [48839/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Energy Prices (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the high price of electricity is a factor in deterring inward investment or encouraging emigration, particularly in the technology and manufacturing sectors. [48840/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Product Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 430. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department or affiliated consumer protection bodies have received representations from retail associations, butcher networks or consumer groups regarding the labelling of Halal-certified meat; the responses or guidelines that have been provided; and the steps planned to ensure all retail stakeholders can offer clarity...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that people registering for a postal vote due to disability or illness are required to have their application form certified by a doctor, and that many doctors charge a fee for this; if he accepts that this fee acts as a barrier to people with disabilities or long-term illnesses exercising their right to vote;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has assessed the impact of bulk-purchasing by State housing agencies on market prices for new homes; the number of homes purchased directly from developers by approved housing bodies and local authorities in each of the past five years; and whether measures are being considered to ensure first-time buyers...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the proportion of newly built housing units in 2024 and 2025 that were purchased by State agencies or approved housing bodies, as opposed to being made available for private sale; and his views on the implications for first-time buyers. [47948/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the average price paid per unit by approved housing bodies and local authorities when purchasing newly built homes; the way in which this compares to the average private market purchase price; and if value-for-money assessments are being undertaken before these acquisitions are approved. [47949/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has updated its estimate of the annual number of new homes required to meet demographic demand and household formation, given CSO projections and the current shortfall in supply; and the measures being introduced to close this gap. [47950/25]