734. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current status of the HSE’s updated Clinical Model of Care for Gender Healthcare; whether a draft has been completed; the expected timeline for publication and implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41315/26]
735. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the composition and membership of the expert group convened by the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer to examine the implications of the final Cass Review for gender identity services in Ireland; the terms of reference of that group; the number of times it has met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41316/26]
736. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware that the link provided by the HSE in previous parliamentary question responses to the 2023 review of the implications of the Cass Report leads to a dead page on the HSE website; whether she will ensure that the document is restored and made publicly accessible (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41317/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
28 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
751. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether any proposed National AI Workforce Transition Programme or related AI retraining initiative would apply equally to Irish citizens, EU citizens, and non-EU employment permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40994/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
28 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department is engaged with Project Home or similar initiatives to encourage Irish graduates in healthcare and other critical sectors to return to Ireland; if so, the nature of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41301/26]
19. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any equipment, software, avionics, communications systems, sensor systems, mission systems, cybersecurity systems, electronic warfare components, or other defence-related technologies currently in operational use within the Defence Forces were manufactured, developed, licensed, or supplied by companies headquartered in Israel or by subsidiaries of Israeli …
20. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any assessment has been undertaken by her Department or the Defence Forces regarding the procurement, operational use, maintenance, licensing, or integration of Israeli-origin defence technologies or software within Defence Forces platforms or systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40581/26]
21. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any Israeli-manufactured, Israeli-developed, or Israeli-origin components, software, mission systems, avionics, communications equipment, cybersecurity tools, sensors, or licensed technologies form part of the Airbus H145M helicopter fleet acquired for the Air Corps; and whether ministerial approval, departmental review, export-control clearance, or legal …
22. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department maintains any policy, guidance framework, procurement restriction, ethical screening mechanism, or due diligence process relating to the acquisition or use of defence-related systems, software, or technologies originating from jurisdictions subject to significant international controversy or armed conflict; and if she will provide details. […
23. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Defence Forces or her Department maintain a register, inventory classification, or procurement record identifying the country of origin of major defence-related software, avionics, communications systems, sensors, or mission-critical technologies currently in use across Defence Forces platforms. [40584/26]
24. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any third-party systems integrators, subcontractors, or original equipment manufacturers involved in Defence Forces procurement programmes utilise Israeli-developed software, firmware, avionics architecture, cybersecurity tools, sensor technology, or communications systems as part of integrated defence platforms supplied to the State. [40585/26]
25. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether the Department or Defence Forces require prime defence contractors to disclose the origin country of embedded software, avionics systems, communications architecture, sensors, mission systems, or cybersecurity components supplied under State defence procurement contracts. [40586/26]
26. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any review has been undertaken of the extent to which foreign-origin defence software, firmware, avionics systems, communications systems, or mission-critical technologies used by the Defence Forces are dependent on ongoing licensing, remote servicing, software support, or update agreements with external suppliers; and if she will make a statement on the m…
27. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any contractual provisions exist permitting the State to restrict, remove, replace, or refuse embedded defence technologies originating from specific jurisdictions within Defence Forces procurement programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40588/26]
28. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether any legal, procurement, export-control, sanctions-compliance, ethical, or strategic-risk assessment was carried out before entering into contracts involving defence platforms or systems which may contain embedded technologies originating from third-country defence manufacturers or subcontractors; and if she will provide details of the framework applied. [4…
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department requested any formal review from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies since 2024. [40599/26]
194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national public awareness campaign relating to tick-borne illnesses and lyme disease has been undertaken since 2020; the associated annual expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40328/26]
195. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains data on waiting times for infectious disease consultations relating to suspected lyme disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40332/26]
196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department funds or supports any Irish research projects relating to lyme disease, tick-borne illnesses, or long-term post-infectious complications; the funding allocated annually since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40334/26]
197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital admissions annually associated with lyme disease, neurological lyme disease, lyme carditis or lyme arthritis from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [40336/26]
246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any analysis of cumulative exposure patterns arising from repeated manganese exceedances in drinking water supplies serving Cork city since 2024; and if she will provide details of any such analysis. [40592/26]
247. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has independently verified assurances provided by Uisce Éireann that consumers in Cork city are not being exposed to manganese concentrations above 80 µg/l on an ongoing basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40593/26]
248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any epidemiological, toxicological, neurological or environmental-health expertise was consulted before determining that no population-level public health risk assessment was indicated in relation to repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies. [40594/26]
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any centralised dataset tracking repeated manganese exceedances by location, duration, recurrence frequency and estimated population exposure. [40595/26]
250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether precautionary guidance was considered for vulnerable groups, including infants, children and pregnant women, in areas affected by repeated manganese exceedances in Cork city drinking water supplies since 2024. [40596/26]