775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been undertaken into the drivers of variation in average reimbursement cost per salbutamol nebule item under the General Medical Services scheme since 2024. [36450/26]
776. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether PCRS reimbursement prescribing data is integrated with any national respiratory disease monitoring or forecasting systems. [36451/26]
777. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the extent to which high-frequency salbutamol dispensing may indicate gaps in preventative asthma or COPD management in primary care. [36452/26]
778. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has identified any supply-chain, pricing or reimbursement pressures affecting nebulised respiratory medications since 2024. [36453/26]
Ken O'Flynn
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12 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given the Programme for Government commits to phasing out the student contribution fee over the lifetime of this Dáil, and Budget 2026 delivered a permanent €500 reduction but due to it replacing the previous temporary €1,000 cut, students are actually paying €500 more this year than last year, if he will set…
229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department records or monitors repeat requests for documentation from passport applicants; if so, to provide any available data on the frequency and reasons for such requests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34199/26]
292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the expected date on which the Strategic Workforce Plan for the Defence Forces will be submitted for her consideration; whether it is intended to publish the plan in full or in part; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34126/26]
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the forthcoming Strategic Workforce Plan will include defined workforce targets, timelines, and key performance indicators for each service branch, including the Air Corps; and if she will outline the nature of those targets and oversight mechanisms [34127/26]
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the approved establishment strength and current overall personnel strength of the Air Corps for each year from 2023 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34128/26]
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of authorised pilot posts within the Air Corps and the number currently filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34129/26]
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel currently in the Air Corps pilot training pipeline; the annual intake capacity; and the projected annual output over the next three years. [34130/26]
297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any formal risk assessment has been conducted by her Department or the Defence Forces regarding current staffing levels in the Air Corps; and if so, to outline the findings at a policy level. [34131/26]
298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the interim measures in place to maintain operational capability in the Air Corps pending completion of the Strategic Workforce Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34132/26]
320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any policy, directive or contractual provision exists within Córas Iompair Éireann or its subsidiary companies which prohibits or restricts the re-employment of individuals who previously accepted voluntary severance arrangements; and if he will set out the legal and policy basis for any such restriction. [34148/26]
321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any restriction on re-employment following voluntary severance within the Córas Iompair Éireann group applies on a group-wide basis or is determined at the level of individual operating companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34149/26]
322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received since 2019 from former employees of Córas Iompair Éireann and its subsidiary companies who had previously accepted voluntary severance; the number of such applications approved and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34150/26]
323. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any exceptions, waivers or appeals mechanisms exist to allow former employees who accepted voluntary severance to be considered for re-employment within the Córas Iompair Éireann group; and if he will provide details. [34151/26]
324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether, in light of ongoing recruitment and retention challenges across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann, consideration has been given to permitting applications from suitably qualified former employees who previously exited under voluntary severance schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/26]
325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has reviewed or assessed the proportionality and impact of any restrictions on re-employment following voluntary severance within the Córas Iompair Éireann group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34153/26]
327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the preliminary business case for the Mallow relief road remains on schedule for submission in Q2 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34186/26]
328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when he expects the Mallow relief road project to be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála; and what the projected timeline is from planning consent to construction commencement. [34187/26]
329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport what funding has been allocated to the Mallow relief road project beyond the current €600,000; and what future funding commitments are planned to ensure the project advances without delay. [34188/26]
330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has considered interim active travel or traffic management measures to alleviate congestion in Mallow town pending delivery of the relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34189/26]
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport which agency, Transport Infrastructure Ireland or the National Transport Authority, has primary responsibility for delivery of the Mallow relief road; and the reporting mechanisms in place to monitor progress. [34190/26]
542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm whether the designated email account (details supplied) remains active and monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34070/26]