Results 1-20 of 1,561 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 34. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the Central Bank of Ireland’s latest data indicating that fraudsters stole approximately €160 million from Irish consumers and businesses in 2024 through electronic and online payments. [57603/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 35. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department and the Central Bank are taking to enhance the resilience of Ireland’s payment systems against fraud, including coordination with retail banks, fintech companies, and card issuers. [57604/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider mandating stronger customer-authentication and fraud-reimbursement obligations similar to those introduced in the United Kingdom under the Payment Systems Regulator’s Contingent Reimbursement Model Code. [57605/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of growing opposition to State proposals for mandated encryption backdoors, if he will publish the legal advice received on privacy, cybersecurity, and constitutional implications; arrange for an independent impact assessment involving civil society and tech experts; and commit to maintaining end-to-end encryption...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the existential warnings from the Irish fishing sector, if he will publish the Government’s sectoral impact assessments of the 2026 quota cuts; outline the legal and trade measures being pursued at EU and bilateral levels to counter unfair overfishing by third-party fleets; and outline a transitional support scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Wildlife Regulations (22 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 166. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline which authority is responsible for enforcing the provisions of the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919; the measures in place to ensure that property owners comply with their legal obligation to control or destroy rats on their premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57437/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 176. To ask the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office, under his Department’s aegis, holds or can provide data on the number and percentage of residents of non-Irish ethnic background in Ballyhaunis, Ballyvaughan, Clones, Lisdoonvarna, Longford, Gort, Granard, and Newport for the census years 2016, 2022, and 2024 or the most recent available figures, if this information can be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport In view of the renewed consultation on Cork light rail proposals, if he will release the costed feasibility and ridership study, commit to fast-tracking funding and planning approval for example, statutory orders for the Cork route with defined milestones; and if central Government will underwrite cost overruns or reduce risk for the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 314. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of elderly people whose life assurance policies are becoming unaffordable due to annual premium increases; if he will outline what consumer protections currently exist for persons over the age of 70 who have paid premiums for decades but now face either the loss of their policy or sharply reduced cover; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 351. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the operation of the revised spouses’ and children’s pension scheme (2004) as it applies to teachers and other public servants, and to address the issue of compulsory contributions by single members with no dependents, who cannot benefit under the scheme, and for whom contributions are not refundable on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Services (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 358. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the conflict of interest disclosures that adjudicators of the Workplace Relations Commission are required to make prior to taking up their position; if adjudicators may engage in discussions with legal representatives prior to a hearing; and if such communications must be declared. [56872/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pensions Reform (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that single teachers appointed since 2004 are required to make mandatory 1.5% pension contributions to the spouses’ and children’s pension scheme despite being ineligible for benefits under that scheme; if she considers this requirement to be equitable; and if she will engage with the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department’s assessment of the number of workers who may be financially disadvantaged by transferring from existing occupational pension schemes into the State’s new automatic enrolment retirement savings system; and if he will publish the analysis underpinning these estimates. [57377/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has identified categories of employees, such as those in defined benefit or matched employer contribution schemes, who may be worse off under the automatic enrolment retirement savings system; and the measures being considered to safeguard those employees. [57378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 539. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has conducted an equality or impact assessment of the automatic enrolment retirement savings system with regard to income level, gender; and employment sector and if he will make that assessment available. [57379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 540. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the mechanisms that will be used to prevent duplication or conflict between existing private pension arrangements and the new State-run auto-enrolment system, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises. [57380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reviews (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the establishment of the central processing authority responsible for administering the auto-enrolment retirement savings system; the current staffing and budget allocation; and if progress reports will be published quarterly. [57381/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward the necessary statutory regulations or amending legislation to implement the recommendations of the 'Periodic Payment Orders Indexation Rate-Report of the Inter-Departmental Working Group' accepted by him in July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56524/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 549. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the implementation process for the revised indexation mechanism for periodic payment orders under part IV of the Civil Liability (Amendment) Act 2017; and to specify the expected commencement date for the new framework. [56525/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Statutory Instruments (21 Oct 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 550. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the delay in publishing the draft regulations or legislative amendments required to activate the revised PPO indexation rate as recommended in the 2024 Inter-Departmental Working Group Report; and if he will provide a timeline for publication. [56526/25]