Ken O'Flynn

305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific supervisory and risk-assessment methodologies used by the Financial Regulator between 2004 and 2008 when assessing capital adequacy, liquidity risk and property-related credit exposures in Irish banks; and the way in which those methodologies have been replaced or reformed since 2009. [69666/25]

306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide details of any formal concerns, warnings or risk escalations communicated to his Department by the Financial Regulator between 2004 and 2008 regarding overheating in the property market, rapid credit expansion or emerging solvency risks within the banking system. [69667/25]

307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the statutory or governance oversight his Department exercised over the Financial Regulator between 2004 and 2008; and the mechanisms in place at that time for monitoring the effectiveness of banking supervision. [69668/25]

308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific regulatory weaknesses identified in the Honohan Report, the Nyberg Report and the Banking Inquiry which have since been addressed through primary legislation and the weaknesses which remain under review. [69669/25]

309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has carried out any retrospective review of supervisory failures in the banking system between 2004 and 2008; and to provide the conclusions of any such review, including recommendations for further reform. [69670/25]

310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to publish a consolidated historical record of supervisory, enforcement and governance actions taken by the Financial Regulator between 2004 and 2008 in order to provide full transparency on regulatory failures that contributed to the financial crisis; and the timeline for publication. [69671/25]

312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific supervisory or enforcement failures identified within the Central Bank or its predecessor authorities for the period 2004 to 2008, that contributed to the weaknesses later examined in post-crisis reports, including any internal Departmental assessments or reviews that refer to excessive reliance on principles-based supervision, insufficient quantitative risk analysis, or gaps in the regulatory framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69692/25]

313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he accepts the assessment by a person (details supplied) that the Central Bank had been “too trusting” of Irish banks during the pre-crisis period; the Department’s interpretation of this assessment; and the extent to which this institutional culture contributed to supervisory weaknesses identified by subsequent inquiries. [69693/25]

314. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s current estimate of the total fiscal cost to the State arising from regulatory and supervisory failures during the period 2004 to 2008, including the bank guarantee, recapitalisations, NAMA transfers, and related interventions; and the way in which these lessons have been incorporated into current Departmental oversight of the regulatory framework. [69694/25]

315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has evaluated whether any elements of the pre-crisis supervisory culture or regulatory approach identified in post-crisis reports persist within the current regulatory environment; the findings of any such evaluation; and the steps being taken to ensure these risks are addressed through Departmental oversight of the financial regulatory framework. [69695/25]

317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the fiscal rationale used to justify removing electricity credits in Budget 2026; the estimated Exchequer saving; and if the Department evaluated the risk of renewed inflationary pressure from rising energy bills. [69904/25]

331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any records are held by his Department relating to anti-malaria medication taken by serving or former Government Ministers while travelling abroad on official State business; and the record keeping requirements that apply to such travel for all Ministers and officials. [69124/25]

526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide his Department’s assessment of the projected poverty risk for households headed by a person with a disability in 2026; the way in which this compares with 2025; and if internal modelling showed a higher poverty risk following the withdrawal of once off supports. [69174/25]

534. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the net change in income in 2026 compared with 2025 for a single adult on disability allowance living alone, taking account of the withdrawal of once off supports in Budget 2025 including the €400 disability cost-of-living payment, the €300 fuel lump sum, the €300 living alone lump sum, the €200 electricity credits and the double week bonuses, and the permanent increases announced in Budget 2026; his Department’s calculation of the total value of once off supports in 2025 for this household type and the value of permanent supports to be received in 2026. [69166/25]

535. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed assessment of the fiscal implications of reintroducing a once-off winter support for persons with disabilities in 2026, including the projected cost of a €300 payment, a €400 payment and a €500 payment; and if his Department has carried out any analysis of the additional energy and living costs faced by disabled households during the winter period. [69167/25]

536. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the net change in income in 2026 compared with 2025 for a single adult on disability allowance living alone, taking account of the withdrawal of once off supports in Budget 2025 including the €400 disability cost-of-living payment, the €300 fuel lump sum, the €300 living alone lump sum, the €200 electricity credits and the double week bonuses, and the permanent increases announced in Budget 2026; and his Department’s calculation of the total value of once off supports in 2025 for this household type and the value of permanent supports to be received in 2026. [69169/25]

537. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed assessment of the fiscal implications of reintroducing a once off winter support for persons with disabilities in 2026, including the projected cost of a €300 payment, a €400 payment and a €500 payment; and if his Department has carried out any analysis of the additional energy and living costs faced by disabled households during the winter period. [69170/25]

538. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail his Department’s inflation adjusted estimate of the annual extra cost of disability in 2026, referencing the cost of disability study (details supplied) and any updated modelling carried out by her Department since 2020; and the way in which these figures informed the design of Budget 2026. [69172/25]

539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department’s projected expenditure in 2026 on disability allowance, invalidity pension, blind pension, domiciliary care allowance and carer’s allowance. [69176/25]

540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of restoring all once off supports paid to disabled people in 2025 for one further year, itemised by each support including the disability cost-of-living payment, the fuel lump sum, the living alone lump sum, electricity credits and double week bonuses. [69177/25]

579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for decisions on a cost of disability payment within the expenditure framework for 2026 and 2027. [70985/25]

580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for decisions on a cost of disability payment within the expenditure framework for 2026 and 2027. [70986/25]

581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the oversight framework used by his Department for all national and EU co-funded migration and integration grants; the audit requirements imposed on NGOs; the number of compliance checks carried out in each of the past five years; the breaches identified; and the sanctions or repayment orders issued. [69057/25]

582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used by his Department to award national and EU co-funded migration and integration funding; the value-for-money tests applied before grants approved; and the process used to verify outcomes once funding has been spent. [69058/25]

583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the performance indicators his Department uses to measure the impact of Exchequer and EU funding allocated to NGOs for immigration, asylum and integration initiatives; to confirm whether annual performance reports are required; and to provide the results of these indicators for each year since 2021. [69059/25]