372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the ecological survey undertaken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in Glennamought Valley in 2004 remains the most recent biodiversity or conservation assessment conducted in the Murphy’s Rock area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36336/26]
373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the scientific findings, habitat classifications, species records, and conservation criteria arising from the 2004 National Parks and Wildlife Service survey of Glennamought Valley in Cork. [36337/26]
374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reasons the 2004 National Parks and Wildlife Service survey of Glennamought Valley did not recommend Natural Heritage Area designation; and whether those findings have subsequently been reviewed. [36338/26]
375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding changes in biodiversity, habitat condition, geological significance, or conservation status in the Murphy’s Rock area since the 2004 survey. [36339/26]
376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the National Parks and Wildlife Service has considered conducting updated ecological or geological surveys in the Murphy’s Rock area in light of evolving biodiversity mapping standards and climate resilience considerations. [36340/26]
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any protected, rare, threatened, or priority habitats or species have been recorded within the Murphy’s Rock or Glennamought Valley area since 2004. [36341/26]
378. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Cork County Council has engaged with his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding conservation, heritage, biodiversity, or tourism-related designation opportunities connected to Murphy’s Rock. [36342/26]
379. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any geological assessment has been undertaken regarding the suitability of the Murphy’s Rock area for potential UNESCO Global Geopark-related consideration. [36343/26]
380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department maintains any formal review mechanism for reconsidering areas previously assessed but not recommended for Natural Heritage Area designation. [36344/26]
381. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the absence of updated ecological surveys in areas previously considered for designation presents any risk to the State’s biodiversity monitoring obligations under EU environmental law. [36345/26]
382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any analysis has been undertaken comparing homelessness duration-of-stay outcomes by nationality, citizenship category or immigration status since 2020. [36347/26]
383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national audit has been conducted examining variation between local authorities in homelessness eligibility determinations or emergency accommodation access decisions. [36348/26]
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any formal benchmarking framework exists comparing homelessness service delivery standards across local authorities or homeless regions. [36349/26]
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any review has been undertaken regarding differing operational thresholds for access to emergency accommodation between local authorities. [36350/26]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of emergency accommodation capacity nationally currently comprised of hotels, bed-and-breakfast accommodation, family hubs, congregated facilities and supported temporary accommodation respectively. [36351/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national target exists to reduce dependency on hotel or bed-and-breakfast emergency accommodation. [36352/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the long-term fiscal sustainability of hotel-based emergency accommodation provision. [36353/26]
389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department receives standardised monthly reporting from each homelessness region regarding accommodation-type utilisation and occupancy rates. [36354/26]
390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any modelling has been carried out estimating the proportion of projected housing demand to 2040 attributable to net migration assumptions within the revised National Planning Framework population projections. [36355/26]
402. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the Schools Procurement Unit has issued any guidance, circular, advisory note, or compliance communication to schools participating in the Hot School Meals Programme concerning the offering or acceptance of gifts, promotional items, complimentary services, or other inducements by suppliers during live procurement processes; and if he will provid…
403. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any complaints, concerns, or reports have been received by the Schools Procurement Unit regarding procurement integrity, inducements, gifts, or undeclared supplier incentives within the Hot School Meals Programme since 2023; and if he will provide the number of complaints received and the manner in which they were addressed. [36297/26]
404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether schools participating in the Hot School Meals Programme are permitted to consider or accept supplier-provided items, services, or promotional materials outside the formally scored tender submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36298/26]
405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the Schools Procurement Unit maintains any audit or compliance process regarding tender evaluation procedures used by schools under the Hot School Meals Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36299/26]
406. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether external administration, consultancy, or accountancy companies are permitted to administer, manage, score, or participate in tender evaluations under the Hot School Meals Programme; and whether guidance exists governing such arrangements. [36300/26]
407. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department or the Schools Procurement Unit collects information regarding the composition of evaluation teams used by schools during Hot School Meals procurement competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36301/26]