Ken O'Flynn

327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to state whether non-medically indicated circumcisions carried out in public hospitals are publicly funded, partially funded, or privately funded, and to provide the applicable charging structure and accounting treatment for such procedures. [66562/25]

328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria, oversight mechanisms, and clinical governance arrangements that apply when theatre time, anaesthetists, and surgical staff are allocated for procedures that are not clinically required, and to state how the use of theatre capacity for such procedures is assessed against the needs of patients on waiting lists for medically necessary surgery. [66563/25]

329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any assessment of the impact of providing non-medical circumcision procedures on surgical waiting lists, day-case capacity, or staffing resources in the public system, and to publish the findings of any such assessments. [66564/25]

330. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any guidance, circulars, or instructions have issued from her Department or the HSE regarding the provision of cultural or religious surgical procedures in public hospitals, and to place all such guidance in the Oireachtas Library. [66565/25]

331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of theatre slots allocated in each of the past five years to circumcision procedures where there was no medical indication, broken down by hospital group and year. [66566/25]

332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all procedures performed in public hospitals that are not clinically indicated are subject to proper oversight, transparency, and cost controls, and to outline what reforms are planned to ensure that theatre resources are prioritised for patients on clinically necessary waiting lists. [66567/25]

333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department and the HSE do not maintain a record of approved HSE posts that remain unfilled for more than six months; the mechanisms currently used to monitor persistent vacancies of this kind; the way in which her Department assesses the financial effect of these long-term vacancies on the Exchequer and the impact of such vacancies on service delivery and workforce planning; and if she will now direct the HSE to establish a formal audit process for posts that remain unfilled for extended periods. [66568/25]

334. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to specify how her Department calculates the financial implications arising from HSE posts that remain unfilled for more than six months, including the projected savings, additional costs linked to overtime or agency staffing, and the effect on service capacity; and to outline whether a standard methodology is applied across HSE regions. [66569/25]

335. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how her Department assesses the effect of long-term vacant posts on service delivery, including waiting lists, emergency department pressures and specialist care capacity; and to detail any measures she intends to introduce to ensure persistent vacancies are identified, monitored and addressed as part of the National Service Plan 2026. [66570/25]

336. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy and operational basis on which the HSE seeks the retrospective recovery of specialist qualification allowances from staff who received the allowance in good faith over an extended period, where the allowance had been approved and paid by management; to confirm whether a formal appeals or waiver process exists for such cases; to outline the legal and HR guidance issued to hospitals on retrospective clawbacks; and to state whether her Department will instruct the HSE to suspend such recovery efforts pending a review of long-standing cases involving administrative error rather than staff fault. [66571/25]

134. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach if his Department will publish annual residential construction productivity data, separate from overall construction-sector productivity, beginning in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65726/25]

184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to verify that foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption hold valid insurance recognised in Ireland; the number of cases in which insurance was found to be invalid or unrecognised; and the systems used to alert An Garda Síochána where non-compliance is identified. [65746/25]

185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to verify that foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption hold valid and recognised motor insurance; the number of cases in which insurance was found to be invalid or unrecognised; and the steps taken by the Revenue Commissioners to notify An Garda Síochána when non-compliance is identified. [65752/25]

231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the procedures in place to verify the authenticity of foreign driving licences and letters of entitlement presented for exchange in Ireland; the checks carried out with issuing authorities; the number of attempted exchanges rejected due to invalid or unverifiable documentation in each of the past three years; the safeguards in place to ensure that drivers accessing the reduced EDT programme have genuine prior driving experience; and the measures planned to address language-barrier safety risks reported by approved driving instructors during EDT lessons. [65949/25]

265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the procedures in place within his Department and within the Revenue Commissioners to monitor the continued use of foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption; the number of compliance checks carried out in each of the past three years; the number of breaches identified; the corrective actions taken; and the engagement his Department has had with An Garda Síochána regarding road-safety and insurance risks arising from such vehicles. [65743/25]

266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions granted to Ukrainian-registered vehicles that have been extended beyond the initial twelve-month period; the criteria applied when granting such extensions; the average duration of extensions granted; and the steps taken to ensure that exemptions do not become a de-facto substitute for registration. [65744/25]

267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners do not record the number of Ukrainian-registered vehicles entering the State under temporary protection arrangements; whether his Department has considered establishing a data-capture mechanism in cooperation with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and An Garda Síochána; and the steps being taken to ensure accurate monitoring of foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State. [65745/25]

268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average processing time for Ukrainian-registered vehicles transitioning to Irish registration; the number of applications refused; the reasons for refusal; and whether his Department has reviewed any barriers preventing owners from completing the registration process within the required timeframe. [65747/25]

269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of compliance checks carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in each of the past three years on foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State under temporary exemption; the number of breaches identified; the corrective actions taken; and the engagement his Department has had with An Garda Síochána to ensure consistent enforcement of vehicle-registration rules. [65749/25]

270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions granted to Ukrainian-registered vehicles that have been extended beyond the initial twelve-month period; the criteria used when granting such extensions; and the measures in place to prevent temporary exemptions becoming a long-term substitute for the standard registration process. [65750/25]

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners does not record the number of Ukrainian-registered vehicles entering the State under temporary protection arrangements; whether his Department has examined the feasibility of a coordinated data-capture mechanism with the Department of Justice; and the steps being taken to ensure accurate monitoring of foreign-registered vehicles operating in the State. [65751/25]

272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the average processing time for Ukrainian-registered vehicles transitioning to Irish vehicle registration; the number of applications refused; the reasons for refusal; and the actions taken by his Department to address any barriers that prevent owners from completing the process within the statutory timeframe. [65753/25]

273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the process within his Department for reviewing the operation of temporary vehicle-registration exemptions for Ukrainian nationals; the frequency of these reviews; the indicators used to assess compliance and road-safety risk; and the planned policy changes under consideration in response to the rise in exemption applications identified in recent PQ replies. [65754/25]

319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will develop specific productivity metrics for the residential construction sector, including output per labour hour and output per euro of State-supported programmes such as Built to Innovate, Construct Innovate and the MMC Demonstration Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65725/25]

320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the National Competitiveness and Productivity Council’s Competitiveness Bulletin on public-sector performance will be published (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65728/25]