144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is engaged in any negotiations, planning, or contractual arrangements for the use of the Old Rectory site in Glanmire, County Cork, as a location for an IPAS centre or for the accommodation of international protection applicants; if so, when this site was identified; the proposed capacity and timeline; whether local r…
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the reason representative organisations (details supplied) have not yet been contacted regarding the disability-proofing of the National Cycle Manual by the National Transport Authority (NTA); and if he will give an assurance that these two disabled persons’ representative organisations in Ireland specific to physical impairment and visual impairment, respectiv…
795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no consultant based in Cork to provide care for patients with prosthetic eyes; the measures being taken to address this gap in service provision; and if she will urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [33876/25]
825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department considered ethical objections, including those grounded in secular or non-religious bioethics, to the presumption of consent for organ donation introduced under the Human Tissue Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34111/25]
826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the means by which the Department intends to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 on trust in the healthcare system, particularly among minority religious or ethical communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34112/25]
827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the safeguards in place under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 to ensure the religious beliefs of a deceased individual, particularly where such beliefs prohibit or strongly discourage post-mortem organ removal, are respected, even in the absence of an opt-out registration; and if she will make a s…
828. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 to allow individuals to object to the presumption of consent model on ethical or philosophical grounds while still indicating a willingness to donate organs voluntarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34114/25]
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure next-of-kin consent is not used to override the known religious or ethical objections of the deceased, where the individual has not registered on the organ donor opt-out register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34115/25]
830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if any exemptions exist under the Human Tissue Act 2024 for individuals or communities whose cultural or religious beliefs prohibit posthumous organ donation, even if they have not formally opted out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34116/25]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [31950/25]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 10 June 2025, the number of passports issued to applicants using sworn affidavits as a form of identification in 2022, 2023, and 2024. [32451/25]
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details concerning the implementation of the tenant-in-situ scheme by Cork City Council, particularly in light of recent developments and guidance under Circular 11/2025 (details supplied), given the pressing need for stability and clarity in the delivery of housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
610. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, in light of the increasing demand for accommodation for both international protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection, particularly those fleeing the war in Ukraine, he will outline in full any current or projected plans for the establishment, expansion or repurposing of accommodation centres within Cork north …
611. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or his officials have engaged directly with local property owners, commercial agents, or other private accommodation providers within Cork north central to secure such facilities, and to detail the nature and extent of those engagements to date (details supplied). [32134/25]
628. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants that were successful for asylum or protection that submitted no identification from their country of origin in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. [32484/25]
629. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants currently waiting for their application to be processed for asylum or protection to date. [32487/25]
630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applicants that were successfully given naturalisation having submitted a sworn affidavit as identity instead of identification from their country of origin. [32489/25]
692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the waiting list for HSE home support in each month of 2025, broken down by regional health area and local health area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32117/25]
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications for HSE home support (disability) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32118/25]
694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of refusals for HSE home support (disability) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32119/25]
695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average number of hours granted to HSE home support (disability) clients in CHO4, broken down by LHO, in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32120/25]
810. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32113/25]
811. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approvals for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32114/25]
812. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of refusals for HSE home support (older people) in CHO 4 in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32115/25]
813. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average number of hours granted to HSE home support (older people) clients in CHO 4, broken down by LHO, in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32116/25]