Ken O'Flynn

324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed legislative changes regarding the standard against which a garda's driving is measured during pursuits will be brought forward; if a timeline has been agreed with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55450/26]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a national dataset distinguishing e-scooter accidents involving compliant devices (20kmh, 400 watt, 25kg limits) from those involving non-compliant or overpowered devices; if not, the reason; and if his Department will commit to establishing such a dataset. [55099/26]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the State body that holds responsibility for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power, or weight limits set out in the relevant road traffic legislation; and if his Department will clarify this in circumstances where nobody has to date taken responsibility for such enforcement. [55100/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the meeting between Ministers and officials on 8 July 2026 regarding e-scooter regulation; the specific legislative options currently being drafted arising from that meeting; and the timeline for a decision. [55101/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the legislative options under consideration following the meeting of 8 July 2026 will apply to e-scooters that already comply with the current 20kmh, 400 watt, and 25kg limits, or only to non-compliant overpowered devices; and if his Department will clarify this distinction. [55102/26]

364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to a point-of-sale regulation mechanism or buy-back scheme for non-compliant e-scooters, as proposed by cycling advocacy groups; and if the Department has engaged with retailers on the ease with which speed limiters on these devices can be manipulated. [55103/26]

365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of engagement with the insurance industry regarding the introduction of mandatory insurance for e-scooters; and if his Department has received confirmation from any insurer of willingness to provide cover subject to additional legislative restrictions. [55104/26]

366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health or the Health Service Executive regarding the volume of paediatric intensive care admissions arising from e-scooter accidents; and if any interdepartmental data-sharing arrangement exists to track this. [55105/26]

387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a full ban on e-scooters is among the options being brought to Cabinet this week; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55452/26]

421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide, or request from Bus Éireann, the number of promotions awarded in each of the past five years, broken down by grade, gender and location, and to indicate whether each promotion followed an open competition, an internal competition, or another appointment process. [55998/26]

422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to provide, or request from Bus Éireann, the number of male and female applicants for each internal promotion competition over the past five years, together with the number of successful candidates by gender. [55999/26]

423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether Bus Éireann has adopted gender representation targets or objectives in relation to recruitment, promotion or appointments to management and supervisory grades; if so, to provide details of those targets and the basis upon which they were adopted. [56000/26]

424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether Bus Éireann operates any positive action measures, mentoring schemes or initiatives that are available exclusively to one gender in respect of career progression or promotion and, if so, if he will provide details. [56001/26]

425. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he is satisfied that Bus Éireann's promotion policies are based solely on merit and comply with the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 and the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. [56002/26]

426. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether Bus Éireann has undertaken any independent review or audit of its promotion processes within the past five years; if so, to provide the date, purpose, findings, and recommendations of any such review. [56003/26]

427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the Board of Bus Éireann reports to the Department on workforce diversity, promotion outcomes, or equality metrics and, if so, if he will provide copies or summaries of the most recent reports. [56004/26]

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with companies (details supplied) following the announcement of up to 500 redundancies and planned route cancellations; the assessment his Department has carried out of the impact of these route cancellations on regional and international connectivity, with particular reference to Cork Airport and transatlantic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56381/26]

449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the connectivity commitments provided by a company (details supplied) at the time of the 2015 disposal of the State's shareholding in a company remain in force or enforceable; the mechanisms now available to the State to protect Irish international air connectivity in circumstances where the airline reduces routes or capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56383/26]

651. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether an application has been made, or is intended to be made, to recover the costs incurred by the State in maintaining the vessel MV Matthew from the beneficial owners of the vessel or from any person convicted in connection with the seizure of controlled drugs from that vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56429/26]

740. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total cost incurred by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the maintenance, berthing, crewing, insurance, survey and management of the vessel MV Matthew from the date of its seizure in September 2023 to the date of its disposal in July 2026, by category of expenditure and by calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56423/26]

741. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the consideration received by the State for the vessel MV Matthew; the date on which that consideration was agreed; the date on which the Department was informed of it; the reason that figure was withheld from Dáil Éireann when the disposal was addressed in the House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56424/26]

742. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the date on which the vessel MV Matthew was cleared for disposal by court order; the reason a period of approximately nineteen months elapsed between that clearance and the removal of the vessel from Cork Harbour; the estimated cost to the State arising from that period of delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56425/26]

743. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process by which the vessel MV Matthew was disposed of; whether a competitive tender or open sales process was conducted; the number of expressions of interest and formal bids received; the criteria applied in selecting the successful purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56426/26]

744. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the identity of the purchaser of the vessel MV Matthew and the jurisdiction in which that purchaser is registered; the destination port to which the vessel was towed; whether the disposal terms required scrappage or permitted the vessel to return to commercial service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56427/26]

745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Revenue Commissioners holds a protocol, framework or standing procedure governing the custody, maintenance and disposal of large commercial vessels seized in the course of criminal investigations; if no such framework exists, whether his Department intends to establish one arising from the experience of the MV Matthew; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56428/26]