Ken O'Flynn

240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used by Tusla's children's residential services national placement team to select a named provider for an individual child once that provider is on the approved panel; whether this selection is recorded, audited, or subject to an independent oversight; the number of residential placements made in 2025 where only one provider had an available vacancy at the time of placement, in tabular form. [49956/26]

241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total number of private residential childcare placements in 2025 and to date in 2026; where the cost exceeded the standard or indicative rate set by Tusla; and the aggregate additional cost approved in each year. [49957/26]

242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the published rate card or methodology used by Tusla to set standard and indicative rates for private residential childcare placements, in tabular form. [49958/26]

243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria, threshold, and documentation required before the national director of services and integration approves a placement cost above the standard rate; and whether such approval is subject to independent review or audit. [49959/26]

244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the absence of a published threshold or audit trail for above-rate approvals has been identified on a Tusla risk register or internal audit plan; and if not, to confirm this. [49960/26]

245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average and maximum length of time taken to approve an above-rate placement cost in 2025; and whether any child's placement was delayed pending this approval. [49961/26]

281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has sought or received cumulative manganese exposure data from water suppliers, broken down by age group or vulnerability category; the basis on which the reported guideline value (details supplied) is considered adequate for infants, children, older persons and medically vulnerable groups; whether the absence of a vulnerable-group-specific protocol for assessing cumulative manganese exposure appears on any HSE risk register or audit plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49967/26]

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether an audit, review or evaluation mechanism exists to assess the public health advice issued by the HSE following the conclusion of a drinking water contamination incident; if such a mechanism exists, the frequency of review; the body or office responsible for conducting it; and if no such mechanism exists, to confirm this and to state the reason no post-incident evaluation process has been established. [49972/26]

283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has assessed manganese exposure risk in drinking water by reference to Irish-specific exposure pathways, including private well usage and known geological manganese hotspots, as distinct from the general parametric values set under the European Union Drinking Water Regulations 2023; if such an assessment has taken place, to provide details; and if not, to confirm this and to state whether the absence of an Irish-specific exposure assessment has been considered by the HSE. [49973/26]

286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of samples of nicotine-inhaling products submitted by the National Environmental Health Service to the State Laboratory for testing of nicotine content and liquid volume in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those samples that failed to meet legal limits in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49977/26]

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the number of European safety alerts issued by the National Environmental Health Service in respect of nicotine-inhaling products fell to zero in quarter one 2026, compared with 15 in 2025, notwithstanding that inspection numbers in quarter one 2026 remained high; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49978/26]

288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices and prohibition orders issued by the National Environmental Health Service in respect of nicotine-inhaling product retailers, broken down by county, for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49979/26]

289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of retailers of nicotine-inhaling products inspected by the National Environmental Health Service more than once in the same calendar year in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those retailers referred for summary proceedings as repeat offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49980/26]

290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected court dates for the three prosecution cases currently before the District Court against retailers of nicotine-inhaling products referenced in a reply to the Deputy dated 16 June 2026; the legislative basis applied in determining penalties in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49981/26]

110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on whether future EU accession states, including Iceland, should participate fully in the Common Fisheries Policy on the same basis as existing Member States; whether Ireland has raised or intends to raise concerns regarding fishing opportunities and quota shares in the context of any future enlargement negotiations, including at General Affairs Council or other relevant EU fora; whether Ireland would oppose any accession arrangement granting a candidate country more favourable fisheries treatment than existing Member States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49281/26]

158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the reasons no personnel completed pilot training in the Air Corps in 2023, despite 11 personnel being inducted that year; the attrition or dropout rate at each stage of pilot training for that cohort; whether the washout is linked to instructor capacity, aircraft availability, or other constraints under the Equipment Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49276/26]

159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who left the Air Corps in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, broken down by category (details supplied); the breakdown of reasons for departure where recorded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49278/26]

160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current strength versus establishment, in both numeric and percentage terms, for aircraft maintenance technicians and air traffic controllers specifically within the Air Corps, as distinct from the overall Air Corps establishment figure; the average time taken to fill a vacancy in each of these specialist categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49279/26]

161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence of the 800 applications received for the 2026 pilot and air traffic controller cadetship streams, the number that proceeded to interview; the number offered a place; the number who commenced training; the historical dropout or failure rate during the 30 month pilot cadetship training pipeline for each of the past five intakes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49280/26]

208. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has plans to introduce a mechanism to review CIÉ occupational pensions periodically in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49300/26]

209. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the dates and percentage values of all increases applied to CIÉ occupational pensions over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49301/26]

210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider applying the same principle used to justify periodic State Pension increases, namely protecting pensioner purchasing power against inflation, to CIÉ occupational pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49302/26]

307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the National Standards Authority of Ireland publishes a forward schedule or indicative timeline for upcoming public consultations on draft Irish standards; if not, the reason no such schedule exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49304/26]

408. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No’s 445, 446 and 447 of 16 June 2026, whether the State Examinations Commission has confirmed to her Department that the established quality assurance, review and sign-off procedures for the setting of examination papers were followed in full in respect of the 2026 Leaving Certificate higher level mathematics paper 1; if the SEC has indicated whether any internal concerns were raised regarding the difficulty or curriculum alignment of the paper prior to its issue to candidates; whether any comparative statistical analysis will be carried out against historical grade distributions for this subject to ensure no cohort of students is disadvantaged; when the outcome of such analysis, if undertaken, will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49714/26]

451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a review was undertaken on the adequacy of current inter-agency arrangements between the HSE, the EPA and Uisce Éireann for drinking water incidents; if not, the reason no such review has taken place; and if a review is now planned, the timeline for same. [49287/26]