Ken O'Flynn

1083. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is aware of any Garda stations in which hazardous materials, including asbestos, have been identified; whether a central register or risk assessment database of such materials exists; the number of buildings affected; and the measures taken to mitigate any risks to Garda personnel, staff and members of the public. [26445/26]

1084. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether all Garda stations are compliant with current building regulations, fire safety standards, disability access requirements, and workplace health and safety obligations; and if he will provide the number of stations identified as non-compliant in each category, together with any remediation plans, timelines and associated capital costs. [26446/26]

1085. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether a comprehensive audit has been carried out of the Garda station estate nationwide; the number of stations classified as requiring refurbishment, upgrade, or replacement; the estimated capital cost of addressing identified deficiencies; the role of the Office of Public Works in maintaining Garda stations; and the timeline for delivery of any capital investment programme for Garda infrastructure. [26450/26]

1086. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any assessment has been conducted of the presence of hazardous materials, including asbestos, in Garda stations; the number of stations identified as containing such materials; the risk mitigation measures currently in place; the estimated cost of remediation works; and the timeline for ensuring all Garda facilities meet current health and safety standards. [26451/26]

1102. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to detail the measures in place to protect energy-intensive industries from sustained increases in electricity and fuel costs arising from global supply disruptions; to outline any engagement with key sectors regarding competitiveness risks; and to set out any contingency supports under consideration. [23591/26]

1107. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what guidance has been issued to employers to ensure that, where competing rights arise in the workplace, including in relation to access to intimate or single-sex facilities such as changing rooms and sanitary facilities, policies are applied in a manner that is proportionate and respects the dignity and rights of all employees. [24029/26]

1108. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his department has issued national guidance to employers regarding the management of workplace policies affecting access to intimate or single-sex facilities; and if so, to provide details of same. [24030/26]

1109. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment how consistency is ensured across all employers, including semi-state bodies such as ESB, in relation to policies governing access to workplace facilities. [24032/26]

1110. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what obligations arise for employers where employees raise concerns regarding access to workplace facilities, and what guidance is available in respect of employers’ duty of care in such circumstances. [24033/26]

1111. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether employers are required to carry out risk assessments where employees raise concerns regarding access to workplace facilities; and what standards are used to ensure consistency in such assessments. [24034/26]

1112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that workplace policies are consistent with obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights, particularly in relation to privacy and dignity in workplace facilities. [24035/26]

1113. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether guidance has been issued to employers on the provision of alternative arrangements, including single-occupancy or gender-neutral facilities, to ensure that all employees can access workplace facilities in a manner consistent with their dignity and privacy. [24036/26]

1355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rules and conditions governing job sharing arrangements for primary school teachers; to clarify whether teachers who are job sharing are permitted to undertake substitute teaching in other schools during the period in which they are not rostered for duty in their own school; and if so, the safeguards or restrictions in place to ensure the scheme operates as intended. [25188/26]

1560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific datasets, analytical methodologies, and weighting criteria used by his Department to inform geographic allocation decisions under recent rounds of the Community Sport Facilities Fund; and whether these methodologies are formally documented and subject to periodic review. [24671/26]

1561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department operates any formal oversight or audit mechanism to assess regional equity in the distribution of Community Sport Facilities Fund allocations; and if so, to outline the findings of any such assessments since 2020. [24672/26]

1562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will commit to publishing draft guidelines for future rounds of the Community Sport Facilities Fund in advance of opening dates; and whether any internal timeline or policy change is currently under consideration in this regard. [24673/26]

1563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the adequacy of current grant thresholds for large-scale urban sports infrastructure projects in cities such as Cork; and whether consideration is being given to alternative funding models to address such needs. [24674/26]

1667. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the obligations on Uisce Éireann to notify the public and relevant authorities where a discharge incident has occurred or is suspected; and whether there are statutory or policy requirements governing such communication. [24205/26]

1830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the national policy framework governing the granting of planning permission in areas where wastewater treatment infrastructure is at or beyond capacity; and whether his Department has issued guidance to planning authorities to prevent additional loading in such circumstances. [27210/26]

1831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the formal mechanisms in place to ensure co-ordination between planning authorities, wastewater service providers, and environmental regulators where infrastructure constraints pose a risk to environmental compliance. [27215/26]

1862. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any assessment has been carried out on the feasibility of introducing real-time residency verification, including the use of exit-entry data or airline passenger data, to ensure that payments do not continue to issue to persons no longer resident in the State; and if he will provide the outcome of any such assessment. [24545/26]

1863. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to quantify the average duration for which a payment continues to issue after a recipient ceases to satisfy the habitual residence condition before detection occurs; and the estimated financial exposure arising from this delay. [24546/26]

1864. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to explain the increase in child benefit overpayments arising from absence from the State between 2023 and 2025; and to outline the specific control or enforcement measures introduced during this period to address this trend. [24547/26]

1865. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of overpayments arising from absence from the State that are ultimately recovered in full; the average recovery timeframe; and the proportion written off or unrecovered. [24548/26]

1866. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of any internal audit or compliance review carried out since 2022 specifically examining payments issued to persons no longer resident in the State, including any control weaknesses identified and corrective actions taken. [24549/26]