Ken O'Flynn

718. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the arrangements in place for public reporting and parliamentary oversight of the Cork Events Centre project during its procurement and delivery phases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49198/25]

720. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the project's public spending code stage gates and sanctioning approvals, including any value-for-money assessments comparing in-house build versus managed service; and to publish the value-for-money report. [48749/25]

745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he accepts the ESRI’s finding that one in five Irish children are living in poverty once housing costs are accounted for; and if so, the specific measures he intends to take to address this situation. [48345/25]

746. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the proposal from ESRI researchers for a second-tier, targeted child benefit, to better protect children in low-income households. [48346/25]

747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the means by which he intends to meet the Government’s child poverty reduction targets, given the ESRI’s conclusion that there has been “no real progress” in this area since the financial crisis. [48347/25]

748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the living alone increase; if the rate of payment has been reviewed to reflect the rising costs of utilities, housing, and healthcare; and whether his Department will commit to an indexed approach to maintain real value for older recipients. [48362/25]

749. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has undertaken analysis on the way in which the projected doubling of the older population over the next 25 years will impact demand for social protection supports; and if so, whether long-term funding models have been identified. [48363/25]

750. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is collaborating with the HSE and voluntary organisations such as an organisation (details supplied) in developing integrated policies that address both the financial and social needs of older adults, particularly those at risk of isolation. [48364/25]

751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered targeted supports for carers of older people, in recognition that early intervention and consistent community presence will reduce the burden on both the health and social protection systems. [48366/25]

752. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection given the shift toward permanent, targeted measures in Budget 2026, the provisions that will be specifically allocated to tackle child poverty and housing instability in Cork city, including Blarney, Mallow and Glanmire. [48377/25]

753. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific reforms being proposed or considered to introduce a second-tier child benefit, as recommended in the ESRI report of 9 September 2025 on child poverty. [48416/25]

754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which current child poverty reduction targets are being aligned with housing-adjusted poverty measures; and the steps being taken to address the persistence of child poverty rates at recession-era levels when housing costs are taken into account. [48417/25]

755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional supports, such as an enhanced qualified child allowance, targeted housing subsidies, or expanded childcare supports, are planned for households in or near poverty particularly affected by housing costs; and the timeline and funding plan for such measures. [48418/25]

756. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the indicators and timelines being used to measure progress against the reduction of housing-cost-adjusted child poverty rates; and when her Department will next report such progress to the Houses of the Oireachtas. [48420/25]

760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the final contract value, term, and reference number for the managed service contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for the My Future Fund auto-enrolment scheme; the names of all bidders and the evaluation weighting applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48582/25]

761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish the contract, KPI schedule, service-credit regime, and termination/step-in clauses for the My Future Fund administration contract, subject to necessary redactions; and to outline the independent assurance in place before go-live. [48583/25]

762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the data-hosting location(s) for My Future Fund; if all personal data will remain within the EEA; the list of approved sub-processors and audit rights; and the schedule for publishing the data protection impact assessment summary. [48584/25]

763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff (details supplied) working in Letterkenny and Dublin; the roles they perform; and the way his Department is ensuring knowledge transfer and State control over critical functions. [48585/25]

764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the revised timeline to contributions from 1 January 2026, key readiness milestones, results of end-to-end testing, and contingency plans if payroll integration or employer onboarding falls behind. [48586/25]

765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which his Department has assessed vendor legal and reputational risk in light of US whistleblower litigation against a company (details supplied); and if any contractual safeguards address adverse findings by foreign courts or regulators. [48587/25]

766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the automatic enrolment retirement savings system supervision model addresses concerns raised by the Department of Finance in 2024 regarding forward-looking, risk-based supervision by the Pensions Authority. [48588/25]

767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to quantify the budgeted and actual spend to date on the My Future Fund, by line item (details supplied); and the cost impacts from the 2025 reschedule to 2026. [48589/25]

768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the cybersecurity standards required of the contractor for example, ISO 27001, SOC 2, the cadence of independent security audits; and the incident-response and breach notification timelines agreed with the Data Protection Commission. [48590/25]

769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if participant data will be used solely for administering My Future Fund and not for marketing or unrelated analytics by any contractor or sub-processor; and the way in which this is enforced contractually. [48591/25]

785. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider equalising jobseeker’s payments for persons under 25 with those over 25, in light of recent polling showing that three in five young adults are considering emigration due to the cost-of-living crisis. [48781/25]