1091. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her Department’s policy on evaluating international clinical guidance before alignment with national frameworks; the assessments carried out on WPATH Standards between 2018 and 2023; and the timeline for completing a formal review of these standards in light of the Cass Review. [72299/25]
1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out any clinical or economic evaluation of post-loss mental health follow-up in primary care, including the estimated cost of introducing a standardised pathway and the projected costs to the Exchequer arising from untreated trauma or extended work absence; and if she will publish any findings or methodologies used. [72314/25]
1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of work to establish a national data-collection framework for pregnancy-loss outcomes, including counselling access, waiting times, and follow-up; the governance structure responsible for delivery; and the expected timeline for the first dataset. [72315/25]
1095. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national reporting requirements for waiting times in addiction services; the reason no national dataset currently exists; and the timeline for introducing full national reporting of assessment and treatment waiting times. [72319/25]
1188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has received and assessed the application for the refurbishment of a community centre and library (details supplied) in the north-east ward of Cork city; the current status of the proposal within his Department’s capital approvals process; whether any further information has been requested from Cork Cit…
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will request that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities provide arrears data disaggregated by income group, welfare status and household type as part of its monthly monitoring returns to the Department, to allow better assessment of households at highest risk of long-term energy debt; and the timeline for introdu…
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the National Energy Affordability Taskforce has completed modelling on projected long-term electricity and gas arrears over the next three years; if the modelling will be published; and how this modelling is informing the development of targeted supports. [71057/25]
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria his Department will use to determine the transition from universal energy credits to targeted supports; and if he will outline the evidence base that will inform this decision. [71058/25]
284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has assessed whether the current Energy Engage Code provides sufficient protection to households in chronic arrears; and if any reforms are under consideration as part of the forthcoming Energy Affordability Action Plan. [71059/25]
331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the statutory basis under road traffic legislation for the authorisation described by operators as a “tram licence”; to confirm whether this authorisation constitutes a recognised driving licence category under the Road Traffic Act 1961 and associated regulations; and the Department’s position on whether tram drivers operating on public roads fall within the de…
332. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the Department’s assessment of the extent to which tram drivers operate under their private driving licences when a tram is driven on a public road; the Department’s evaluation of the insurance and indemnity arrangements in place for tram operations transporting large passenger volumes; and the current post-collision procedures issued to tram drivers align with…
333. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms in place to verify that tram operators comply with all relevant road traffic, licensing, and insurance requirements when trams operate on public roads; if the Department has carried out any compliance audits of tram operations in the past five years; and any legislative or regulatory changes under review to ensure the legal status and s…
347. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined policy options used in other jurisdictions, including Canada and New Zealand, regarding restrictions or higher stamp duty on purchases of existing residential property by non resident and non EEA buyers; whether any assessment has been made of the expected impact of such measures on prices, supply and market access…
349. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps taken by his Department to assess whether regulated credit institutions have, at any time since 2007, applied undisclosed credit exposures or internal credit lines to SME borrowers that were not disclosed in loan documentation; the role of the Central Bank in monitoring such practices; and the protections in place to ensure that all borrowe…
350. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline whether the Central Bank has conducted any supervisory reviews since 2007 into the use of embedded derivative risks, undisclosed credit lines, or internal exposure modelling in connection with fixed-rate loans or interest-rate risk management products sold to SMEs;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71041/25]
351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed whether historical supervisory actions by the Central Bank adequately evaluated the treatment of SME borrowers whose loan-to-value positions or credit classifications may have been influenced by undisclosed internal bank calculations or exposures; and his views on whether further examination is warranted. [71042/25]
352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the safeguards currently in place to prevent regulated lenders from enforcing security or restructuring SME loans where material elements of the borrower’s assessed credit exposure were not transparently disclosed; and whether the Central Bank has issued guidance on the requirement for full borrower visibility of all credit exposures that contribute …
353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Central Bank to establish a defined review mechanism for SME borrowers who believe their historical loan performance, credit grading, or restructuring outcomes were negatively affected by undisclosed credit exposures or derivative-related liabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71044/25]
354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance what mechanisms are currently in place within his Department to monitor emerging banking-conduct risks that were not present or recognised during the 2004-2008 period, including risks arising from complex credit products, derivative exposures, and non-bank financial intermediaries; and how these mechanisms differ from those that were in place prior t…
355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has issued any guidance, circulars, or internal directives setting out lessons learned from supervisory shortcomings identified in the reports of Honohan, Nyberg, or the Banking Inquiry; and if so, to publish such guidance and explain how it informs current oversight of the Central Bank. [71159/25]
356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Central Bank of Ireland received any disclosures during the period 2007 to 2012 from Ulster Bank or other lenders concerning additional credit exposures arising from interest rate swaps or fixed-rate loan products sold to SMEs; the supervisory framework in place at that time governing the reporting of contingent credit liabilities to the Centr…
357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent to which the Central Bank has reviewed the presence of undeclared credit exposures or contingent liabilities embedded in SME lending products during or after the financial crisis; and if any sectoral analysis has been conducted since 2015 to reassess the transparency of derivative-linked lending to SMEs. [71164/25]
358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has been briefed by the Central Bank regarding allegations that hidden credit lines were attached to SME hedging products in these islands during the period 2007 to 2012; and the actions he has initiated to determine whether similar practices affected SMEs within the State. [71165/25]
359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on any engagement between his Department and UK authorities concerning cross-border regulatory matters arising from interest rate swap mis-selling and related credit-exposure mechanisms; and the processes in place for assessing risks to Irish consumers and SMEs arising from such cross-jurisdictional practices. [71166/25]
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered commissioning an independent review of SME hedging products sold in Ireland during the period 2007 to 2012 to determine whether undeclared contingent liabilities or non-transparent credit exposures may have affected SMEs operating within the State. [71167/25]