Ken O'Flynn
Written
20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether SOLAS, his Department, or the National Skills Council has any commercial, sponsorship or data-sharing arrangement with any AI provider in connection with AI Ready; whether any AI provider contributed to the course content; and whether a procurement process was held for its content or tools. [74062/26…
Ken O'Flynn
Written
20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the AI Ready courses direct learners to specific commercial AI products (details supplied), without referring to alternative providers; the criteria by which any such products were selected; and whether he considers this consistent with neutrality between competing providers. [74059/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures, if any, taken or planned to offset or mitigate the additional energy use and emissions arising from the AIReady.ie target of upskilling one million people; and how the programme is consistent with the Government’s legally binding climate targets. [74065/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1122. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether the AIReady.ie course content addresses the energy use and carbon emissions associated with AI services, and the guidance, if any, given to learners; and whether any assessment of the environmental impact of the programme was carried out or considered. [74063/26]
104. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 64199/26, whether he will provide details of the measures Cork County Council has advised TII it is implementing to improve the traffic signals south of Lakeview roundabout, including the nature, cost and expected completion date of each measure. [71918/26]
105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to PQ 65107/26, whether the National Roads Office of Cork County Council has completed the road safety assessment concerning the Ballinacurra-Midleton pedestrian and cycle route and the N25 Lakeview roundabout; if not, when it is expected; and if completed, when it will be provided to TII. [71919/26]
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has sought an explanation from the Port of Cork Company for the increase in its expenditure on legal advice from €165,010 in 2023 to €1,054,954 in 2024; if his Department has been provided with a breakdown of that expenditure, by category, including any amounts relating to disputes with current or former staff, directors or a former chief exec…
144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a copy of the governance review of the Port of Cork Company carried out by Governance Ireland between November 2024 and January 2025; if not, if his Department will request it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72434/26]
145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a copy of the October 2024 report (details supplied); the number of its nine recommendations that have been fully implemented to date; and if a copy will be provided to the Joint Committee on Transport. [72431/26]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when his Department was first informed of the container storage arrangement at the Port of Cork under which approximately €380,000 in charges were deleted; if his Department is satisfied that the statement on internal control in the company's 2024 annual report was accurate when signed; and if his Department has sought assurance that no similar arrangements exi…
148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the total legal costs incurred by a company (details supplied) including costs awarded against the company; when his Department was first informed of those proceedings; and if his Department was advised at any stage of the likely outcome of the case. [72425/26]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department holds copies of the register of interests of the directors and senior management of the Port of Cork Company; the date on which the Department last received confirmation of the company's compliance with the ethics in public office Acts; and if a statement will be made on the matter. [72442/26]
152. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of directors of an organisation (details supplied) who have declared interests in the offshore renewable energy sector; the arrangements in place for directors to recuse themselves from board decisions on offshore renewable energy; and if the Department has been informed of any legal advice received by the board regarding conflicts of interest among …
153. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the Department is aware of whether the position of Chief Operations Officer at an organisation (details supplied) was advertised externally; if the appointment was approved by the board; and if the Department is satisfied that senior appointments at the company comply with the code of practice for the Governance of State Bodies. [72439/26]
156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the process by which ministerial consent was given to the appointment of the current chief executive of an organisation (details supplied); if his Department was informed, before consent was given, of concerns raised by members of the board regarding the appointment process; and if any assessment was made of potential conflicts of interest arising from the appo…
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the transfer of buildings (details supplied) to Cork City Council under the Heads of Terms signed in May 2024; the expected completion date; and the arrangements in place within the company to manage any conflicts of interest in those negotiations. [72448/26]
163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department was consulted before a company (details supplied) stated publicly that it will remain at Tivoli until 2045; if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the impact of that position on housing delivery at Tivoli; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72445/26]
183. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the distributional impact of LPT according to household composition, including households with dependent children and households without dependent children; and if consideration has been given to incorporating household composition or ability to pay into the calculation of LPT liability. [71916/26]
197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department will publish a time bound pathway for the phasing out of the eight year deemed disposal regime for investment funds and ETFs, including a commencement date and defined milestones; whether the Government remains committed to full abolition within its current term, in line with the recommendation of the Funds Sector 2030 Review; and i…
198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of discretionary trusts claiming exemption from initial and annual discretionary trust tax on the basis that the principal objects include a permanently incapacitated individual, in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of trusts claiming relief under section 189A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in the same period; if the Departme…
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of capital acquisitions tax returns made by beneficiaries who are permanently incapacitated, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total tax paid by such beneficiaries in each of those years; if the Revenue Commissioners record whether a beneficiary has a permanent disability; if not, the reason; and if he will make a …
200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a specific capital acquisitions tax exemption, or a separate and higher group A threshold, for a child who is permanently incapacitated by reason of physical or mental disability and who receives a gift or inheritance from a parent; if his Department has costed such a measure; if so, the estimated annual…
201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered amending section 626B of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to align the Substantial Shareholding Exemption with the Dividend Participation Exemption introduced in Finance Act 2024; the estimated cost of such an amendment; the reason it was not included in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72309/26]
202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated number of existing investors who will remain subject to deemed disposal following the introduction of the personal investment account announced in Budget 2027; the number facing a deemed disposal charge in 2027; the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending equivalent treatment to these existing investors; and if he will make a state…
218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the assessment that has been undertaken of the distributional impact of local property tax across households according to income, household composition, property ownership; the number of properties owned; and if an assessment has been made of the ability of households to meet increases in LPT. [71904/26]