Ken O'Flynn

516. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted an assessment of the potential impact on Ireland’s credit rating and debt-servicing costs were contingent liabilities to be fully recognised in the national balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59730/25]

517. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out stress-tests or scenario modelling to assess the State’s fiscal capacity to absorb contingent liabilities in the event of an economic downturn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59731/25]

519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue raised through capital gains tax (CGT) for the financial year ending 2024; and the percentage of the total taxation revenue CGT represented for the same period. [59958/25]

523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the most recent actuarial valuation of the total public sector pension liability; the projected annual cost of meeting those obligations over the next thirty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59724/25]

526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the way in which potential conflicts of interest are managed where elected representatives may have personal or financial connections relevant to policy on gender affirming care for children; and in particular, the safeguards that are in place to ensure that policy decisions are evidence based, transparent and free from undue influence where a Minister may have a spouse with financial interests in a pharmaceutical company producing puberty blockers or a Minister may have a child who is gender affirmed. [59915/25]

527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the protocols in place to identify and manage potential conflicts of interest when a member of the Government, including Ministers, has personal or familial connections that may intersect with policy areas under their responsibility (details supplied). [59916/25]

569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has examined the reported decline in overseas visitor demand, and concerns regarding our reputation as a tourism destination, as cited in the recent IBEC experience economy survey; and the steps his Department is taking to restore international competitiveness in the sector. [59629/25]

619. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the decline in business confidence within our experience economy, as identified in the latest IBEC sentiment survey; and if he will outline the supports being considered to stabilise employment levels in this sector. [59626/25]

620. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to address the impact of sustained inflation, labour policy changes and wage pressures on hospitality and tourism-related enterprises, which employ over 330,000 people nationwide. [59628/25]

623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of the newly identified opportunity from the EU-India trade deal for Irish spirits exports, the targeted supports (grants, trade-missions, market-intelligence) that are being made available by his Department for Irish exporters, and specifically for medium and small-sized enterprises in Cork, to capitalise on this opportunity; and the timeline his Department has set for the first Cork-based business mission to India. [60137/25]

625. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth her current position on gender identity education in primary schools, in light of statements made by the former Minister for Children (details supplied) that primary school children should be educated about what it means to be transgender and that children under 16 might have pathways to self-declare their gender identity; and the steps Departments have taken since that time. [59886/25]

657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason national schools have been repeatedly closed for elections over the past two years, despite alternative community halls being available in areas (details supplied). [57979/25]

787. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy of her Department regarding Garda vetting for volunteers in school-based Parent Associations, in particular volunteers who assist with activities such as school discos, parties, trips or other events outside normal classroom teaching; whether these activities are deemed “relevant work or activities” with children under the terms of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 and require a vetting disclosure; whether her Department intends to review the existing circulars/guidance, for example Circular 0031/2016, to ensure child safety in the context of non-teaching/parent volunteer roles; the planned updates to guidance for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58807/25]

873. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications received for the academic year for transport for children with additional needs; and the number that have been processed, by county, in tabular form. [59803/25]

885. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has issued guidance to schools regarding the use of preferred pronouns and names for children identifying as transgender; if parents or guardians are required to be informed or consulted before such changes are made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59858/25]

886. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed the available clinical evidence relating to social transition in children, including the use of preferred pronouns and names in schools; and the safeguarding measures which are in place to ensure that school practices are consistent with evidence-based child welfare standards. [59859/25]

887. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance which is provided to teachers on the use of gender pronouns in the classroom; the way in which her Department ensures that teachers are not placed in positions of conflict or undue influence in matters relating to a child's gender identity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59860/25]

888. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance or direction her Department provides to primary and secondary schools regarding the use of bathrooms and changing rooms by pupils who identify as transgender; whether schools are required to allow a child to use the facilities corresponding to their gender identity where gender-neutral options do not exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59861/25]

889. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which schools are being supported to balance respect for all students with safeguarding responsibilities and parental rights in cases where a child requests to use a different name or pronoun; her Departments current policy on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59862/25]

890. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will ensure that teaching materials on gender identity presented in schools include balanced information reflecting both the experiences of those who have transitioned and those who later detransition; and the oversight mechanisms which are in place to safeguard children from one-sided or ideologically driven materials in the classroom. [59863/25]

891. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review school curriculum materials and textbooks that discuss transgender or non-binary identities to ensure that a balanced and evidence-based perspective is presented, including information on individuals who later detransition and the potential long-term and irreversible effects of medical or social transition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59864/25]

892. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has reviewed the findings of a review (details supplied) which recommended an abundance of caution in the approach to gender-questioning children; and the way in which her Department is ensuring that Irish schools adopt a balanced, evidence-based approach to gender identity issues in line with child safeguarding and wellbeing principles. [59865/25]

893. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department ensures that guidance on gender identity in schools is balanced and evidence-based; the person or body accountable if a child introduced to gender dysphoria or related ideology later experiences regret or detransition-teachers, school boards, patrons, or her Department; the support or recourse which is available to families, both immediately and in the long-term; and the way in which school curricula and toolkits respect parental rights, safeguarding, and children's long-term wellbeing. [59866/25]

894. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that all curriculum content, school toolkits, and guidance on gender identity are balanced, evidence-based, and child-safeguarding focused, in view of the findings of a review (details supplied) and increasing reports of detransition; the way in which her Department ensures teachers and schools do not unintentionally promote ideology over evidence; the person or body accountable should a child later experience regret or harm-teacher, school board, patron, or her Department; and the way in which parents are informed, supported, and protected in such cases, including where social media has influenced a child's beliefs. [59867/25]

895. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has reviewed the HSE Busy Bodies booklet, which is distributed to 5th and 6th class pupils as part of the SPHE curriculum, in particular the sections referencing gender identity; whether parents were consulted before this content was included; the way in which her Department ensures that educational materials provided by external agencies, such as the HSE, are age-appropriate, evidence-based, and free from ideological bias; and if she will commit to a full review of this material in light of ongoing public concern about gender-related teaching content in primary schools. [59868/25]