Ken O'Flynn

1231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection where persons residing in Ireland under temporary protection from Ukraine apply for carer’s payment, the way in which means, savings, or assets held outside of Ireland are assessed; if there are mechanisms to verify assets in foreign bank accounts; the way in which this assessment is comparable to the way Irish citizens are means-tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59962/25]

1232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under the temporary protection directive who have entered employment remain eligible for income supports such as child benefit, jobseeker’s payments, or supplementary welfare supports; the criteria used to determine continued eligibility where income is earned; and if his Department has undertaken any review to ensure that supports are aligned with employment status and income thresholds. [59963/25]

1240. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider establishing a national awareness campaign to address the impact of violent pornography on young people’s understanding of intimacy and relationships, as part of the National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence 2022–2026. [59949/25]

1241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under temporary protection who have entered employment remain eligible for full state-provided accommodation and associated supports; the criteria applied to determine continued eligibility where income is being earned; the total cost to the Exchequer to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59950/25]

1242. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Government’s plans to review the current temporary protection arrangements for persons from Ukraine; the timeframe for proposed changes; the length of time the State plans to continue funding full accommodation and related supports at current levels, given the cost to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59951/25]

1243. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department conducts any oversight, audit, or verification of eligibility for State-provided accommodation and supports for persons from Ukraine residing in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive, particularly where individuals have entered employment; and if he will provide details of any reviews, compliance checks, or cost assessments undertaken to date. [59964/25]

1245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the reporting obligations of higher education institutions and private colleges in respect of non-EEA students holding study visas; the means by which institutions are required to notify the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration or immigration service delivery where a student withdraws, fails to attend, or ceases to meet visa conditions; and the amount of such information that is monitored and enforced to ensure compliance. [60125/25]

1246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has undertaken any audit or compliance review of reporting practices among education providers enrolling international students; and if measures are in place to ensure accurate data-sharing between institutions and the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration. [60126/25]

1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the recent violent disruption outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Dublin (Citywest Hotel) and the serious implications for accommodation, public order and community confidence, the current national and regional accommodation capacity figures for asylum seekers and pending decisions, broken down by county; the criteria used to select accommodation sites and the consultation process with local authorities and communities; the additional supports (financial, policing, integration programmes) are being provided to the host communities in counties such as Cork; and what steps are in place to prevent similar unrest in future. [58420/25]

1317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if IPAS centres are subject to the same notification and consultation requirements as other developments under the Planning Acts (details supplied). [59209/25]

1320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given recent reports of serious disturbances outside asylum accommodation in the Dublin region, and criticism of Ireland’s implementation of immigration and asylum-policy controls, if he will provide the number of incidents recorded in 2024-25 where asylum-accommodation centres experienced public order disturbances; an assessment of the number of residents in surrounding communities that registered formal complaints about accommodation placement, safety or local consultation; and the specific measures in place, or planned, to ensure that local communities, including in Cork, are consulted and supported when such centres are established. [59226/25]

1321. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if IPAS centres are subject to the same notification and consultation requirements as other developments under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 and 2025 and Planning and Development Acts 2024 and 2025. [59233/25]

1322. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in light of the applicable provisions of the Integration and Reception (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 159 of 2025), if an environmental impact assessment, or an appropriate assessment of the then proposed development, as required by section 4(4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, was conducted by the former Minister of Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (details supplied); and since 1 May 2025 the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of each and every IPAS centre constructed to date on the basis of such IPAS centres being deemed exempt from the requirement to obtain planning permission under Class 20F of Part 1 to Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 (as inserted by Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 605 of 2022) and amended by the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (S.I. No. 376 of 2023)). [59234/25]

1351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civilian staff employed by An Garda Síochána in the wider Cork area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59804/25]

1352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí assigned on the last day of each year from 2019 to 2024 and on the most recent date available in 2025, in both headcount and whole-time equivalent terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59813/25]

1353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí newly assigned to those districts in each year from 2019 to 2025 to date, identifying those assigned on first posting on attestation and those transferred in from other divisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59814/25]

1354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to detail, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, the number of sworn gardaí who left those districts in each year from 2019 to 2025 to date, disaggregated by reason (retirement, resignation, dismissal, transfer to another division, death in service); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59815/25]

1355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the sanctioned strength for sworn gardaí versus the actual strength on the latest date available in 2025, for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency, and the net change in actual strength since 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59817/25]

1356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to previous replies on Garda resources, to provide the net recruitment balance for each Garda district serving the Cork North-Central Dáil constituency in 2024 and 2025 to date, defined as new assignments and transfers in minus retirements, resignations, dismissals and transfers out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59818/25]

1361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will outline the measures being taken to address the growing link between gender-based violence and the widespread exposure of children and young people to violent or degrading online pornography; whether his Department is coordinating with the Department of Education and Youth and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to introduce early, evidence-based education on consent, respect, and healthy relationships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59930/25]

1362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific actions being taken to address the relationship between exposure to violent online pornography and the prevalence of gender-based violence; if his Department is working with Coimisiún na Meán to strengthen age verification and content moderation under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59931/25]

1363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons residing in Ireland under international protection or temporary protection who are convicted of a crime and sentenced to a custodial term are entitled to continue residing in the State once the sentence has been served; the legal basis for this entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59934/25]

1364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons under international protection or temporary protection who are serving custodial sentences are allowed to continue processing their applications to remain in the State while in prison; if any measures are in place to facilitate access to documentation, interviews, or legal representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59935/25]

1365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria under which international protection or temporary protection status can be revoked or refused to persons who have committed crimes while residing in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59936/25]

1366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if persons residing in Ireland under international protection or temporary protection are permitted to travel to their country of origin or to other countries while their protection status is in place; the rules and limitations on such travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59937/25]