Results 761-780 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parliamentary Party Allowances (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 617. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any portion of the €424,696.10 in parliamentary activities allowance paid to a political party between January and June 2025 is currently under review or subject to repayment, in light of reports that a Deputy (details supplied) was not sitting with the party during that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Parliamentary Party Allowances (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 618. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a formal review will now be undertaken into the monitoring, audit and compliance structures associated with the parliamentary activities allowance, in order to ensure taxpayer funds are not being misused through continued claims in respect of suspended or departed members. [44930/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 621. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the conflict of interest, related party disclosure, and recusal protocols currently in place for special advisers appointed under the Public Service Management Act 1997 and other relevant legislation; the procedures by which advisers are required to declare any immediate or extended family connections to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 622. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the controls and due diligence processes applied by the Office of Government Procurement and individual contracting authorities to identify and manage potential high-risk related party connections in the award of public contracts, particularly in sensitive policy areas such as migration and asylum...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 643. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual expenditure by the State on the non-profit and NGO sector for each of the past five years, disaggregated by Department and agency. [46638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 645. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the Government will consider re-establishing an independent mechanism for tracking and publishing the flow of public monies to the non-profit sector, given that Ireland remains without such a body since 2021. [46641/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 646. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has analysed how Ireland’s public expenditure on NGOs compares with other European Union member states as a proportion of GDP; and if he will publish these findings. [46644/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 647. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the safeguards that exist to ensure value for money in the disbursement of public funds to NGOs, in the absence of an independent national database. [46647/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Financial Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 644. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the State closed the Benefacts database in 2021; the evaluation that was undertaken prior to its closure; and his plans to replace it with a new independent oversight body. [46640/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 669. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the total number of business closures recorded in the State since 1 April 2025, disaggregated by industry sector and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44886/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 670. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific supports financial or otherwise that have been introduced by the Government since March 2025 to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality and retail sectors facing closure; and if any further emergency measures are being considered in light of recent data indicating over 3,250 business closures to...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 671. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has received representations or data from representative bodies (details supplied) in relation to the closure of over 200 cafés and restaurants in 2025; and what the Government’s response has been to these concerns. [44888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 672. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Department has undertaken any economic impact assessment of SME closures in the hospitality and retail sectors in 2025, and to publish the findings of any such analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44890/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 673. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a sectoral impact assessment of the new 15% US tariffs on Irish goods; to identify which Irish industries, including agri-food and pharmaceuticals, are most exposed to this trade development; and the contingency supports being considered for vulnerable SMEs with export exposure to the United States. [44913/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 674. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department intends to conduct a review of the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022, with particular regard to its effectiveness in protecting low-paid hospitality workers; if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding the taxation of tips under the current legislation; if he will examine...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 675. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is tracking the rate of business closures in the independent retail and hospitality sectors in Cork city since January 2025; if he will provide a breakdown, by business type; and the supports or crime prevention initiatives being developed to assist small business owners affected by cost pressures and anti-social...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 685. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assess adopting France’s shrinkflation disclosure model; and report to the Oireachtas on options to require in-store notices for at least two months after a content reduction that raises unit price. [45702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 686. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to increase maximum penalties and resourcing for Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to police unit pricing and pricing promotions following the 2024 prosecutions; and to provide timelines for any legislative changes. [45703/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 687. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to update UCPD guidance to treat unflagged material recipe changes as potentially misleading omissions. [45704/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Youth Unemployment (8 Sep 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 696. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of youth unemployment at 12.2% more than double the national average, the steps the Government will take to prevent a lost generation. [46263/25]