Ken O'Flynn

410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by broad business category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40887/26]

411. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications approved under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025 relating to beauticians, nail bars, barber shops, vape shops, smoke shops, mobile phone retail or repair shops, and similar personal-service or retail businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40888/26]

412. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department categorises or records the types of businesses established under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme by sector or business activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40889/26]

413. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme relating to vape shops, smoke shops or nicotine-related retail businesses in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40890/26]

414. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if an assessment has been undertaken regarding trends in the types of businesses being established under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/26]

415. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review has been undertaken regarding the long-term sustainability or commercial viability of businesses approved under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40892/26]

419. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has conducted any formal review, impact assessment, research exercise, consultation process or policy analysis regarding financial barriers experienced by victims of domestic abuse when attempting to access emergency income supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41149/26]

420. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department maintains any data regarding application refusal rates, processing times, repeat applications or unsuccessful applications involving persons identified as fleeing domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41150/26]

421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any review has been undertaken regarding the impact of financial coercion or economic control by abusive partners on eligibility for means-tested social protection supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41151/26]

422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has engaged with domestic violence refuges, women’s aid organisations, local authorities or homelessness organisations regarding barriers faced by victims of domestic abuse in accessing income supports, HAP supports or emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41152/26]

423. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any interdepartmental working group currently exists examining housing insecurity, financial exclusion or homelessness risks among victims of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41153/26]

424. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the Department has undertaken any assessment regarding the adequacy of existing emergency income supports for victims of domestic abuse who are required to leave accommodation immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41154/26]

427. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of road traffic incidents involving motorised bicycles, including e-bikes and electric scooters, reported to An Garda Síochána in 2024, in 2025 and to date in 2026; whether any fatalities or serious injuries have resulted from such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41296/26]

444. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a single consolidated national dataset currently exists recording the number of persons refused emergency domestic violence accommodation due to lack of refuge capacity; and if not, whether their Department intends to establish such a reporting mechanism. [41159/26]

445. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of occasions on which domestic violence refuges reached full capacity in each county in each of the past five years and to date in 2026. [41160/26]

446. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any national waiting-list or overflow accommodation mechanism exists for persons unable to access domestic violence refuge accommodation due to capacity constraints. [41161/26]

447. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether Cuan or his Department collects data on repeat requests for emergency domestic violence accommodation by the same individuals following initial refusal due to lack of capacity. [41162/26]

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed conviction rates, prosecution rates, withdrawal rates or evidential barriers associated with coercive control prosecutions since 2019. [41164/26]

449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any national target or benchmark exists regarding maximum waiting times for protection orders, barring orders or safety orders in the District Court. [41165/26]

450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department receives regular statistical reporting from the Courts Service regarding domestic violence-related applications and waiting times. [41166/26]

451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any cross-Government expenditure review has been undertaken to quantify total State spending on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence supports prior to the establishment of Cuan. [41167/26]

452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any national forecasting model exists regarding future refuge accommodation demand arising from housing pressures, homelessness risk and population growth. [41168/26]

453. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current occupancy rate of domestic violence refuge accommodation nationally and by county. [41170/26]

454. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of women and children placed outside their home county due to a lack of refuge accommodation availability in each of the past three years. [41171/26]

455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government has conducted any updated assessment since the 2022 Tusla review regarding unmet demand for domestic violence refuge accommodation. [41172/26]