Ken O'Flynn

218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the coordination mechanisms which exist between his Department, the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to address unfair competition in the retail sector arising from distance sellers outside the State who are not meeting Irish environmental obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60583/25]

220. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the impact assessment conducted on the Budget 2026 VAT and excise increases for small independent retailers; and if he will commit to suspending these measures pending review of their effect on employment and business viability. [60822/25]

221. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the specific supports or protections which are available to self-employed contractors and franchisees affected by the receivership of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60847/25]

222. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has been in contact with the receiver appointed to a company (details supplied) regarding outstanding payments owed to drivers and route owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60848/25]

223. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider extending access to the insolvency payments scheme to dependent contractors and franchise operators in cases where companies enter receivership, given that current legislation excludes many from wage protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60849/25]

224. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of workers, franchisees, and subcontractors known to be affected by the receivership of a company (details supplied); if he will provide an estimate of unpaid entitlements or sums owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60850/25]

225. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will instruct the Workplace Relations Commission or the Labour Court to examine whether a company's (details supplied) operating model constituted dependent employment under Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60851/25]

267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential units nationwide which failed to reach completion in 2025 despite receiving planning permission; the estimated value of inactivated permissions; and the measures being taken to expedite delivery in areas of acute demand such as Cork North-Central. [60820/25]

301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons and family units who have availed of the enhanced voluntary return scheme since its introduction on 28 September 2025, by nationality, family composition, and stage of the international protection process at which they opted for return; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60767/25]

302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the safeguards in place to ensure that offers under the enhanced voluntary return scheme are not coercive in nature; the consultations or feedback received from non-governmental organisations, including organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60768/25]

303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure to date on the enhanced voluntary return scheme, including payments to participants and administrative costs incurred through the International Organization for Migration; the projected full-year cost if current uptake levels continue; and the alternative policy measures under consideration if participation remains low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60769/25]

304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí currently assigned to community policing and night patrols in the Shandon, Blarney Street, and north city centre areas; and the recorded number of public-order and anti-social behaviour incidents in the past six months. [60824/25]

305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Gardaí attached to Ballincollig Garda Station. [60825/25]

382. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when her Department intends to complete the review of national policy governing the use of medications issued under special licence, as recommended by the Cork city coroner in December 2024; the expected date for finalisation of new protocols on hospital administration and clinician supervision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60516/25]

383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has directed the HSE to issue interim guidance or a temporary clinical protocol governing the administration, supervision and recording of special-licence medications in hospitals pending the completion of a full policy review; if she will publish that guidance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60517/25]

384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently in receipt of medications under special licence in Ireland; the number of such patients admitted to hospital in each of the past five years; and the measures being taken to ensure their medication administration is governed by clear and consistent protocols nationwide. [60518/25]

385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the correspondence dated 17 December 2024 from the Cork City Coroner concerning the inquest into the death of a person (details supplied) together with her Department’s formal written response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60519/25]

438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and location of public hospitals currently providing specialist chronic pain management clinics in each regional health area; the average waiting time for a first appointment at each clinic; the number of clinics or sessions cancelled in each of the past three years; and if she will set target ratios of chronic pain clinics per 100,000 population under the forthcoming model of care for pain. [60730/25]

439. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant anaesthetists or pain medicine specialists employed in the HSE; the number of vacant posts; the HSE’s projected staffing requirements to meet demand identified by TILDA 2025; and whether specific funding has been ring-fenced to expand the pain management workforce in 2026. [60731/25]

440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total HSE expenditure on chronic pain management services in each of the past five years; the budget allocation for community-based non-pharmacological pain interventions (physiotherapy, CBT, mindfulness, graded exercise programmes, and so on); and whether dedicated funding for chronic pain services will be included in the 2026 HSE Service Plan. [60732/25]

441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons over 65 years-of-age currently accessing pain management services; the steps being taken to identify and support older adults living with untreated chronic pain; and whether her Department plans to introduce an older persons pain management strategy aligned with Sláintecare’s integrated-care objectives. [60733/25]

442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the publication timeline for the Model of Care for Pain being developed by the National Clinical Programme for Anaesthesia; whether an implementation budget and performance metrics have been agreed; and the way in which the model of care will be integrated into primary care networks and community hubs. [60734/25]

443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE plans to include chronic pain prevalence and treatment indicators in the Health Performance Overview datasets from 2026 onwards; and if not, the rationale for the omission given that one-third of older adults report chronic pain (TILDA 2025). [60735/25]

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given the ongoing dispute regarding governance and financial systems in voluntary hospitals, the current timeline for full implementation of the HSE integrated financial management system across all funded hospitals; the sanctions for non-compliance; the monthly metrics being collected on compliance and patient outcomes; the expected savings from eliminating duplicate systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60765/25]

468. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department patients left on trolleys for over 12 hours in each of the past six months, by hospital; and the steps being taken to prevent a winter overcrowding crisis. [60821/25]