Ken O'Flynn

1009. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department intends to establish national targets for reducing obesity-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease incidence; the timeline for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45885/26]

1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the performance indicators that are currently used to measure the effectiveness of national obesity policy and obesity treatment services; and if she will provide the most recent results available for each indicator. [45886/26]

1011. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a costed implementation plan exists for the National Model of Care for Obesity; the estimated funding required for full implementation; the funding allocated to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45887/26]

1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department, the HSE or any agency under their remit has estimated the annual cost of medicines wastage to the State in each year from 2020 to 2026; if so, the methodology used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45890/26]

1013. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the nationwide unused medicines return and disposal service recently announced will include the collection and publication of data on the quantity, type and estimated value of medicines returned annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45891/26]

1014. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any value-for-money review, audit, assessment or research has been undertaken since 2020 regarding medicines wastage, over-prescribing, non-adherence to treatment, repeat prescribing or unused medicines; and if they will provide details of any such work. [45892/26]

1015. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any national dataset recording medicines returned for disposal through community pharmacies; if not, whether such a dataset will be established under the new nationwide medicines return scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45893/26]

1016. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national targets, key performance indicators or reduction objectives have been established in relation to medicines wastage; if not, whether consideration is being given to introducing such targets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45894/26]

1022. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the amount of the €9.33 million CHO4 pay overspend in 2024 attributable separately to agency expenditure and overtime expenditure, by care group.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45908/26]

1023. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of funded posts that remained vacant within CHO4 in Older Persons Services and Mental Health Services at the end of 2024, by grade. [45909/26]

1024. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency staff within CHO4 in each year from 2020 to 2025, by care group. [45910/26]

188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach the estimated number of persons employed within vape and smoke retail outlets in the State in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40872/26]

202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any public consultations that her Department expects to launch before the end of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41744/26]

203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s planned priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41751/26]

253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any internal review, security audit, governance review, or lessons-learned exercise has been commenced arising from the circumstances which led to the current criminal proceedings relating to the alleged handling of sensitive State information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43630/26]

254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any deficiencies, vulnerabilities, or procedural weaknesses have been identified within the Department’s systems for the handling, storage, transmission, or protection of sensitive information since 2020; the number of recommendations made to address such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43631/26]

255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any changes have been made since 2020 to access controls, vetting arrangements, information security procedures, document classification systems, or staff training requirements relating to sensitive information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43632/26]

261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline any public consultations that his Department expects to launch before the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41747/26]

262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his Department’s planned priorities for Ireland’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41754/26]

358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has carried out any internal audit since 19 July 2024 of Defence Forces procurement contracts to identify whether any existing equipment, software, communications systems, avionics, sensors or subsystems have links to companies headquartered in Israel or Israeli subsidiaries of multinational companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43163/26]

359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department has issued written guidance to procurement officials following the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 on the treatment of Israeli-linked suppliers, components, software, subsystems or defence-related services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43164/26]

360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether future defence procurement tenders now require bidders to declare whether any proposed component, subsystem, software module, sensor, avionics unit or communications system is manufactured, developed, licensed or maintained by an Israeli-headquartered company or Israeli subsidiary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43165/26]

361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department distinguishes between direct purchase of military equipment from Israel and the inclusion of Israeli-origin components within platforms purchased from third-country suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43166/26]

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the statement that there is no intention to purchase military equipment from Israel also applies to Israeli-origin software, sensors, avionics, communications equipment, maintenance services, licences, upgrades or embedded subsystems supplied through third-country prime contractors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43167/26]

363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal advice has been sought by her Department on the procurement implications of the ICJ advisory opinion of 19 July 2024 for defence contracts involving Israeli-linked suppliers or components; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43168/26]