Ken O'Flynn

1231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staffing in each year from 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the extent to which this expenditure has reduced in line with the agency conversion programme. [33238/26]

1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the conversion of agency staff to direct employment has resulted in any net increase in frontline staffing capacity; or whether such conversions are being accommodated within existing workforce ceilings. [33239/26]

1233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current maximum whole-time equivalent workforce ceiling for 2026 constrains the completion of the agency conversion programme; and whether any adjustment to this ceiling is under consideration. [33240/26]

1234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national policy framework governs how Health Regions prioritise and implement agency staff conversions; and how consistency across regions is ensured. [33241/26]

1235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether posts identified for agency conversion may be reconfigured by Health Regions into different grades or service areas; and if so, the number of such reconfigurations to date. [33242/26]

1236. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out on the impact of the agency conversion programme on service delivery, including waiting times, patient access, or staffing stability; and if so, the findings of that assessment. [33243/26]

198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that the SEAI heat pump grant eligibility criteria require many pre-2007 homeowners to achieve a heat loss indicator (HLI) of 2.3 W/(K.m²) or lower before grant approval, often necessitating significant and costly fabric upgrades; the number of applicants deemed ineligible or refused heat pump grant approval in each of the past five years due to failure to meet the HLI threshold; the estimated average cost burden placed on homeowners to bring pre-2007 dwellings to the required HLI threshold to qualify for a heat pump grant, including costs associated with technical assessments and required upgrades; and if he will review the scheme to ensure it does not unfairly exclude older homes and low-income households. [31542/26]

199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is satisfied that the SEAI eligibility criteria for window and door replacement grants, including post-works BER requirements and U-value thresholds, are not disproportionately excluding homeowners in older dwellings; the number of applicants refused or deemed ineligible for grant support for windows and doors in each of the past five years; the number refused specifically due to failure to meet the Heat Loss Indicator (HLI) threshold or due to the use of default BER values where no documentation of previous upgrades was available; and if he will consider revising the scheme to ensure it is accessible to older homes and low-income households. [31543/26]

225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether vehicles imported into the State as personal cars for individuals who hold a protection order are legally required to have motor tax or pay vehicle registration tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31550/26]

464. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full-time working hours of all posts listed in HSE circular 003-20026 exclusive of breaks (details supplied). [31746/26]

465. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the any posts listed in HSE circular 003-2026 (details supplied) are excluded from the average working time week. [31747/26]

466. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if a person who was employed as an instructor in a disability service which is wholly funded by the HSE has an entitlement to the same terms and conditions as their counterparts employed directly by the HSE. [31748/26]

467. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if breaks are paid or unpaid in posts listed in HSE circular 003-2006 (details supplied). [31749/26]

270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure by Cork University Hospital on contracted bus hire services for staff transport over the past five years; the name of each bus hire company/provider used in each of those years; the total amount paid to each provider; whether the services were procured through a tender process; the contract duration in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31077/26]

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure by Cork University Hospital (CUH) on leases for staff car parks in the past five years; the locations and number of spaces of each leased car park; the annual cost of each lease; the tender or procurement procedures followed for these leases; the total amount paid by CUH; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31078/26]

220. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of taxpayers' money allocated to overseas aid for sexual and reproductive health from 2019 to date in 2026, by year and organisation receiving funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30384/26]

221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of taxpayers' money allocated to overseas aid specifically for abortion, from 2019 to date in 2026, by year and organisation receiving funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30385/26]

382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm whether there is any statutory licensing or permit requirement for organised road bowling events taking place on public roads, including mandatory Garda approval, insurance and traffic management arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30386/26]

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the legal and policy basis on which full compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies is not required for non-statutory bodies in receipt of public funding; and whether this approach is applied uniformly across Government. [29857/26]

452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the Government has assessed the risks arising where administrative processes identified as requiring review continue to be relied upon in determining the outcome of such disclosures (details supplied); and whether any interim safeguards are in place to ensure that reporting persons are not exposed to ongoing harm in circumstances where the operation of the whistleblower framework itself is under examination at national or EU level. [29625/26]

603. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the NCSE behaviour support practitioner post referenced for a school (details supplied) has been filled; the date the successful candidate was appointed; the commencement date the practitioner will begin delivering supports; the exact number of hours per week the practitioner will be assigned to the school, including confirmation as to whether the post is exclusive to the school or shared, and if shared, the weekly hour allocation for each school involved. [30642/26]

604. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of suspensions imposed; the total number of suspension days issued; the average duration of suspensions in days; the suspension rate per 100 enrolled students and the number of suspensions falling into each duration band of one day, two–three days, four–five days, six–ten days, and over ten days for each of the past five academic years, in respect of ETB-managed mainstream post-primary schools and ETB-managed special schools. [30643/26]

648. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the precise legal basis upon which the proposed age-verification pilot for social media platforms will operate; whether it has any statutory underpinning in Irish law given that it has been operating as a pilot (basing itself on MyGovID) without legislative basis since its inception; whether the Data Protection Commission has been formally consulted on the scheme in advance of any Cabinet memo; whether he is aware that the DPC ruled in June 2025 that the SAFE2 mechanism underpinning the Public Services Card and MyGovID was unlawful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30137/26]

649. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a data protection impact assessment has been completed prior to the development of the proposed “new digital wallet” social media age-verification scheme; whether the scheme, as designed, would require every person over the age of 16 wishing to post on social media to present a government-issued digital ID; whether this requirement would extend to adults as well as minors; the measures that will prevent the infrastructure created by this scheme from being repurposed for the tracking or surveillance of citizens’ online expression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30138/26]

650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has sought and received legal advice on the compatibility of the proposed digital wallet social media verification scheme with Article 8 (right to privacy) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and with Article 40.6.1 of Bunreacht na hÉireann; whether the scheme, by design, will eliminate online anonymity for all Irish social media users; and whether the Government considers the removal of online anonymity a proportionate response to the objective of child online safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30139/26]