866. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the HSE internal audit finding that English-language competency evidence was available for only 27 of 40 doctors examined, the number of cases in which a certificate below the minimum HSE-required score was accepted; the number in which a certificate was obtained after the doctor commenced employment; whether any patient safety incidents have been linke…
869. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 66553/26 of 22 September 2026, the reason Ireland did not submit an objection, observation, comment or reservation through the world trade organization or European Commission notification processes in February 2024 in respect of the UK folic acid fortification measures, given that her Department's correspondence to the Europea…
870. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the steps the HSE has taken since the completion of its internal audit of non-EU doctor recruitment to obtain the missing garda vetting and overseas police clearance for the doctors concerned; whether any doctor has been removed from clinical duties pending completion of those checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68921/26]
871. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the HSE internal audit of non-EU doctor recruitment, the number of cases in which overseas police clearance was missing, had expired, or did not meet the required standard; the number of cases in which alternative documentation was accepted in place of police clearance; who authorised the acceptance of that alternative documentation; and if she will mak…
872. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to the HSE internal audit of non-EU consultant and non-consultant hospital doctor recruitment reported on 24 September 2026, the number of the 40 doctors examined who were working in patient-facing roles without evidence of garda vetting on file; the number who remain in post without that evidence as of the date of this reply; and if she will make a statem…
873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE file review of residents cared for by a healthcare assistant (details supplied); the number of files reviewed to date; the number of further referrals made to An Garda Síochána; the expected completion date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68918/26]
874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employees placed on administrative leave, suspended or dismissed following allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68917/26]
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a central record of allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment arising in HSE-run or HSE-funded facilities; if not, the reason; whether she will direct the establishment of such a record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68913/26]
943. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66834/26 and 66836/26 to provide the figures for 2024 and to date in 2026, which were omitted from the table provided; the amount of the €1 million made available under the 2025 Local Enhancement Programme that was paid to Men's Sheds as distinct from other community groups; whether …
945. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any funding under the town and village renewal scheme or any other scheme funded by the Department has been provided to businesses whose primary activity is the retail of vaping products, e-cigarettes or nicotine inhaling products; if his Department will request from each local authority the number and value of an…
49. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason organisations (details supplied) remain in operation following the cessation of referrals to the JobPath programme in June 2022 and the closure of the JobPath service in June 2024, given that the programme had cost the State €344.6 million; the services these companies are currently providing; and the total cost to the State to date. [67187/26…
50. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department is currently making payments to organisations (details supplied), or to companies associated with the former JobPath programme, given that €344.6 million of public money had been spent on the programme; if so, the total amount paid to these companies to date, including payments made since the JobPath service ceased in June 2024; an…
268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action being taken to protect mortgage holders whose loans have been sold to non-bank entities and who are being charged interest rates in excess of 6%; if any assessment has been made of the link between these rates and the rise in early arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67903/26]
269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of principal dwelling home mortgage accounts in arrears that are held by credit servicing firms and other non-bank entities; the average interest rate applied to these accounts compared with accounts held by retail banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67902/26]
270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of principal dwelling home mortgage accounts that entered early arrears (under 90-days) in each of the last four quarters; the number of these classified as first-time arrears cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67901/26]
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners, including through the Criminal Assets Bureau, have identified organised criminal involvement in the importation, distribution or retail of illicit e-liquid and vaping products in the State; and the number of related referrals or actions in 2025 and 2026. [67929/26]
272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of compliance interventions, audits or inspections carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the retail vaping sector since 1 November 2025; and if he is satisfied that enforcement activity is directed at unlicensed and non-compliant sellers rather than concentrated on registered, tax-compliant retailers. [67928/26]
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have identified the practice of applying Irish-market labelling to e-liquid products sourced abroad on which no E-liquid Products Tax has been accounted for; and the enforcement action taken in respect of that practice. [67927/26]
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are undertaking joint or coordinated enforcement action with the Health Service Executive and An Garda Síochána in respect of unlicensed retailers selling non-compliant e-liquid and vaping products, including products containing HHC or other unauthorised substances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67931/26…
275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the measures the Revenue Commissioners have in place to detect and prevent the importation from Northern Ireland of e-liquid products on which the E-liquid Products Tax has not been accounted for; the number of such detections in 2026; and if consideration has been given to the enforcement implications for the State of the United Kingdom's Vaping Pro…
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of seizures of illicit, non-compliant or drug-laced e-liquid or vaping products made by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; the estimated volume in millilitres and value of product seized in each period; and the number of such cases referred for prosecution. [67922/26]
278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the four scheduled stages by which the temporary excise reductions on petrol and diesel are to be restored from 1 November 2026 to the end of February 2027, including the effective date and the cent per litre increase at each stage for both petrol and diesel; the current cent per litre value of the temporary reduction remaining in place for each fuel…
279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in advance of any change to the rate of the e-liquid products tax in budget 2027, his Department has assessed the effect of a rate increase on the size of the illicit and cross-border market, having regard to the differential with the rate applying in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67930/26]
280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the projected full year yield of the carbon tax increase to €78.50 per tonne scheduled for 2027; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of deferring that increase for a further year; the estimated per litre effect on petrol and on diesel of that increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67949/26]
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current status of the carbon tax increase on home heating fuels that was deferred from 1 May 2026 to 14 October 2026; the average effect of that increase on a 1,000 litre fill of home heating oil; whether a further deferral is under consideration in the context of budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67954/26]