145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Department has received correspondence regarding the return of mortgage complaints by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman on signature grounds; the number of such representations received in 2026; the action taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70611/26]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relating to residential mortgages held by non-bank loan owners or serviced by credit servicing firms, in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those returned or not accepted on procedural grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an organisation was included in the agreement on the Revised Parental Complaints Procedure for Primary Schools; whether any organisations representing parents, people of no religion or belief, or secular interests were consulted or invited to participate in its development; the criteria used to determine which organisations were included in…
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role her Department had in the development and agreement of the Revised Parental Complaints Procedure for Primary Schools, which came into effect on 1 January 2024; the organisations consulted during its revision; the reason an organisation was included as a party to the agreement; whether parent representative organisations or organisations repre…
407. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the treatment of inherited capital in the means test for disability allowance where the recipient has a lifelong disability and the inheritance is intended to fund their long-term care and independent living; the number of recipients whose payment was reduced or ceased due to inherited capital in each of the past three years; and if s…
415. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to a waste collection support for State pensioners living alone, in view of annual minimum bin charges exceeding one week's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70578/26]
421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons aged 65 years and over who received jury summonses in each of the past five years, by age category including 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 and 80 years and over; the number subsequently excused on grounds of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69855/26]
423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his attention has been drawn to cases of persons aged 75 years and over receiving jury summonses; the number of such summonses issued in each of the past five years; whether the Courts Service considers it appropriate for persons in this age group to receive summonses carrying warnings of financial penalties for non-attendance …
487. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected allocation to Ireland under the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Commission's proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework 2028 to 2034, compared with the allocation for 2021 to 2027, in tabular form; if CAP funding will remain ring fenced under the proposed single national and regional partnership plans; and i…
577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 41214/26, to list each HSE internal audit report relating to the treatment abroad scheme or the Cross-Border Directive scheme issued since 1 January 2020, setting out in each case the title, date of issue, assurance rating, number of recommendations made and number of recommendations fully implemented to date. [69986/26]
619. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reasons the DOMINO midwife-led service at Cork University Maternity Hospital is being suspended from October to December 2026; who took the decision; the date the decision was taken; if the suspension is linked to midwifery vacancies or the absence of HSE approval to fill posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70278/26]
621. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to list each public hospital or facility currently providing mole mapping, total body photography or dermatoscopic surveillance for patients with a previous melanoma diagnosis; the current waiting time at each; whether patients from the Cork and Kerry region may be referred to each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70291/26]
622. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for the mole mapping service at Cork University Hospital when it ceased; the length of time each had been waiting; the date on which letters issued to their referring GPs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70289/26]
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the name and location of the specialist service to which Cork University Hospital melanoma surveillance patients have been transferred; whether those patients will continue to receive surveillance at the same frequency and with the same dermatoscopic or total body photography assessment as before; the date of their next scheduled review; and if she will make a sta…
624. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 65821/26, 65822/26 and 65823/26, the number of patients enrolled in the mole mapping and melanoma surveillance service at Cork University Hospital on the date the service ceased; the number transferred to specialist follow up; the number discharged to their GP; the clinical criteria applied in deciding which patients were tra…
625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery posts currently vacant at Cork University Maternity Hospital; the number of those posts awaiting HSE approval to fill; the number of DOMINO midwives being redeployed and the areas to which they are being redeployed; if her Department will guarantee the full resumption of the DOMINO service in January 2027; the current status of the home bir…
635. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 39785/26, if she will provide the number of agency staff converted to permanent employment under the July 2025 framework, by staff grade, for the HSE South West, Mid West, West and North West, and Dublin and Midlands regions; the total number converted nationally; and the proportion of conversions in administrative and clerica…
636. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the supports available to former Cork University Hospital melanoma surveillance patients who were not transferred to specialist follow up and who cannot afford private mole screening; whether the HSE will fund private surveillance for such patients pending restoration of a public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70295/26]
637. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved consultant dermatologist posts at Cork University Hospital; the number currently vacant; the current waiting list and longest wait for a dermatology outpatient appointment at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70293/26]
638. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which the consultant who provided the mole mapping service at Cork University Hospital retired; the date on which the HSE was notified of the retirement; whether a replacement post has been approved, advertised or filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70292/26]
639. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the postnatal and continuity of care arrangements being put in place for women displaced from the DOMINO service at Cork University Maternity Hospital; the current staffing and capacity of the Early Transfer Home Team; whether that team will provide an equivalent level of care and home visits to the DOMINO service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
640. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a clinical risk assessment or patient impact assessment was carried out before the decision to suspend the DOMINO service at Cork University Maternity Hospital, specifically in respect of women already booked onto the service and due to give birth during the suspension period; if so, whether the assessment will be published; if not, the reason; and if she …
641. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of women who had been accepted and booked onto the DOMINO service at Cork University Maternity Hospital with expected due dates between October and December 2026; the date and manner in which each was informed of the suspension; the gestation at which they were informed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70279/26]
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that families in Cork have been informed that the Specialist Neurodevelopmental Pathway (SNAP) Ballincollig service is being discontinued and that children currently attending or awaiting assessment through SNAP are being referred back to their local CAMHS service, including North Lee; if this is the case, the reason for the decision; the date on w…
676. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the inpatient and day case waiting list for ENT procedures at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, broken down by length of time waiting; whether any reduction in anaesthetic staffing or funding has reduced theatre capacity for ENT lists at the hospital in 2026; the number of ENT theatre sessions cancelled or …