706. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the provision being made in Budget 2027 for the continued funding of Men's Sheds running costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66836/26]
707. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, the total funding allocated to Men's Sheds running costs; the number of sheds funded; the average grant paid per shed; and if he will make a statement on the matter [66834/26]
708. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether running costs support for Men's Sheds in the current year is being provided through a dedicated Men's Sheds grant or through the Local Enhancement Programme; and the amount ring-fenced specifically for Men's Sheds as distinct from other community organisations drawing on the same fund; and if he will make a statem…
709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to set out the current status of the dedicated Men's Sheds running costs grant for 2025/2026; including whether the scheme will open for applications this year; the total allocation; the maximum grant per shed; and the intended opening and closing dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66829/26]
61. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the mechanism her Department uses to assess whether policies developed in the name of equality are having unintended or disproportionate impacts on the rights of other groups, particularly children, women and girls; whether she considers that equality policy should require an assessment of the competing rights, privacy, dignity and safety…
73. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the assessment her Department has made of the potential discriminatory impact of the increasing move by Government Departments and public bodies towards online-only or predominantly digital access to public services and supports (details supplied); whether she accepts that equality of access requires meaningful non-digital alternatives wh…
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procurement process by which the contractor for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, was appointed, including whether the contract was awarded by open tender and the number of tenders received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66222/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the sources of funding for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, including the amount met from the Exchequer and the amount part financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66220/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost of €11.467 million for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, distinguishing between construction costs, professional and design fees, Office of Public Works project management costs, and any other costs; and if he will make a statement …
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated payback period for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, by the number of years over which projected energy savings are expected to recover the capital cost of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66217/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the projected annual energy cost and the projected annual energy saving for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, following completion of the retrofit works; the basis on which those projections were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66215/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
17 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total annual energy cost of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, in each of the past three years prior to the commencement of the recent retrofit works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66212/26]
324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently placed in care outside the State, by jurisdiction, by whether residential or foster care; and the total annual cost. [66232/26]
325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2844 of 28 July 2026, to specify in exact terms, the "additional oversight on Out of State placements” given HIQA does not operate outside the State; the independent inspection equivalent to the section 69 function that applies to these children; and whether Tusla receives and acts on the host inspec…
326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether the statutory visiting intervals are being met in full for every child currently placed outside the State; and the number of overdue or missed statutory visits in the past 24 months. [66234/26]
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3747 of 7 September 2026, the number of protected disclosure allegations upheld or partially upheld during 2025 in respect of which the assigned corrective actions have been completed; the number in respect of which corrective actions remain outstanding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66095/26]
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3744 of 7 September 2026, in respect of the 30 valid protected disclosures received in 2025 that remained open as at 30 June 2026, the date of receipt of the oldest such case still open; the number of these cases that have been open for more than 26 weeks; the number that have been open for more than 52 weeks; and if she will …
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3723 of 7 September 2026, in which the HSE confirmed it does not centrally track the implementation of recommendations arising from protected disclosures, the number of recommendations arising from upheld or partially upheld protected disclosures between 2023 and the first quarter of 2025 that have been verified as implemented…
334. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3743 of 7 September 2026, whether the HSE senior leadership team received a specific escalation regarding the increase in alleged health and safety endangerment, as recommended by the Audit and Risk Committee, as distinct from routine quarterly dashboard reporting; the date on which any such escalation occurred; the decision o…
395. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of management and administrative posts created under the Enhanced Community Care programme set against the number of frontline clinical posts filled under the same programme, and the combined annual cost of each category. [66153/26]
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public health nurses and health and social care professionals in work sharing arrangements who wish to increase their hours or return to full time are being refused on budgetary grounds or under the pay and numbers strategy; and the number of such requests refused in 2025 and to date in 2026. [66152/26]
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse posts currently vacant, and the current waiting times for public health nursing and for community therapy services including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics and speech and language therapy, broken down by health region. [66151/26]
398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific key performance indicators against which community healthcare network managers are assessed; whether any evaluation or value for money review of the role has been carried out since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66150/26]
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date on which the role of community healthcare network manager was first sanctioned; to provide the approved job specification and competency framework for the role; and to set out the business case that supported its creation. [66149/26]
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of community healthcare network manager posts sanctioned since the establishment of the Community Healthcare Networks; the grade at which each is employed; and the total annual cost of these posts including employer costs, broken down by HSE health region. [66148/26]