Ken O'Flynn

572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing projects sanctioned above basic unit costs in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the reasons for the higher approval levels in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66204/25]

573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide the cost-per-unit figures for social and affordable homes delivered in Cork City and Cork County in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as referenced in Parliamentary Question 612 (ref. 63860/25); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66205/25]

574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason his Department does not record disability status for households supported under the Housing Assistance Payment, and when such tracking will be introduced in line with the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66206/25]

575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the first consolidated national report on housing delivered under the Town Centre First policy, including the number of units delivered in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66207/25]

576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes in Cork city and Cork county that were retrofitted in 2023 and 2024; the number expected to be retrofitted in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66208/25]

577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units in Cork city and Cork county that currently remain below BER C; the number upgraded in 2023 and 2024; and the projected number that will remain below BER C in 2030 on the current delivery pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66209/25]

578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of heat pumps installed in social housing in Cork city and Cork county in 2023 and 2024; the target for 2025; and whether these installation levels align with national climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66210/25]

579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding allocated to Cork city council and Cork County Council under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66211/25]

580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way cost inflation in retrofit works is being monitored; whether cost escalation is affecting the number of units delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66212/25]

581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether staffing shortages or contractor capacity constraints are affecting the ability of local authorities to meet retrofit targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66213/25]

582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department tracks reductions in energy poverty among social housing tenants following retrofitting works; and when such tracking will be published on a national and local authority basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66214/25]

583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated gap between the current retrofit pace and the Government’s target to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66215/25]

584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing retrofits completed in smaller Cork settlements including Blarney, Tower, Glanmire, Grenagh, Whitechurch, Mayfield and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66216/25]

659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a formal assessment has been carried out of the likely impact on Ireland of the asylum reforms announced by the UK Government; the expected changes in arrivals through Northern Ireland given the Common Travel Area and open land border; the modelling that has been done on pressures on international protection accommodation services and other supports; and the legislative or administrative changes under preparation to ensure that Ireland’s system does not act as a pull factor compared with the United Kingdom.” [65738/25]

829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current HSE policy on providing elective, non-medical circumcision procedures in public hospitals, and the decision pathway used to approve or decline such requests. [65347/25]

830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of elective, non-medical circumcisions performed in public hospitals in each of the past five years, by hospital, and the number of theatre sessions allocated for these procedures. [65348/25]

831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical guidelines exist for the provision of non-medical circumcision in public hospitals, and if so who approved those guidelines, when they were approved, and whether the HSE reviewed their budget or theatre-time implications. [65349/25]

832. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are authorised to offer non-medical circumcision without a medical indication, and the oversight or audit process in place to track such procedures. [65350/25]

833. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of providing non-medical circumcision in public hospitals in each of the past five years, including consultant time, theatre use, anaesthesia, and post-operative care. [65351/25]

834. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine whether a procedure without medical indication may be carried out in a public hospital, and whether this includes cultural or religious requests, and if so how the HSE ensures these procedures do not displace medically necessary care. [65352/25]

835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk or capacity assessment has been carried out on the effect of elective, non-medical procedures on waiting lists for paediatric surgery, urology, ENT, orthopaedics, and other pressure areas. [65353/25]

836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are required to report the volume of elective non-medical procedures they perform, and whether the Department receives regular reviews of the total theatre time assigned to these procedures. [65354/25]

881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full projected impact of the proposed rise in the health-insurance levy for 2026; the expected increase in annual costs for adult and child policyholders; the total number of policyholders affected; the financial effect on families on modest incomes; the basis on which her Department approved the rise; whether any assessment was carried out on the effect on hospitals that rely on privately insured patients; and whether her Department examined options to reduce the levy or to introduce offsetting measures for policyholders. [65723/25]

882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected impact of the increase in stamp duty on health insurance policies from 1 April 2026; the number of adult and child policyholders affected on advanced and non-advanced plans; the average additional cost per policy per year; the projected extra revenue for the risk equalisation fund; and whether any assessment has been carried out on the effect on families on modest incomes who already face premium increases from insurers. [65736/25]

883. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the main cost drivers behind the need for a supplementary estimate for the health budget in 2025, by acute hospitals, primary care, agency staffing, and temporary schemes; the specific management or efficiency measures introduced to control these costs; and the means by which the Department will ensure that further overspends in 2026 do not lead to new charges or indirect increases in costs for patients and health insurance customers. [65737/25]