184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the type and retention standard of holsters issued with sidearms to members of the Defence Forces; whether any review of holster safety was carried out by the Defence Forces following the incidents involving Garda issue holsters in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75297/26]
212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has carried out or commissioned any assessment of the effect of euro area monetary policy since 2015, including the ECB's asset purchase programmes and the subsequent tightening of interest rates, on Irish house prices, rents and the general cost-of-living; if so, the findings of such assessment; if not, the reason; and if he will m…
Ken O'Flynn
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22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
215. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department's internal protected disclosures policy and procedures are published on its website; if not, the reason; whether the statutory guidance encourages public bodies to publish their internal procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75267/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the arrangements in place where a report made or transmitted to his Department under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, concerns his Department's own functions under that Act, including the statutory guidance issued by him; whether a conflict of interest assessment is carried out on…
Ken O'Flynn
Written
22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will bring forward amendments to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 to prohibit the transmission of a report, or of information capable of identifying the reporting person, to the organisation or persons the report concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75265/26]
249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of the 17 enabling actions in the Large Energy User Action Plan published in January 2026 that have been completed to date; the timeline for completion of each outstanding action; the number of green energy parks or strategic plan-led locations identified to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75251/26]
252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the Health and Safety Authority received a notification of, or carried out an inspection or investigation into, an incident in June 2020 in which a member of An Garda Síochána was injured on duty outside an embassy in Dublin by the discharge of a firearm; and whether the authority has engaged with An Garda Síochána on the safety of i…
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department funds any helpline or individual support service for parents operated by an organisation (details supplied); if so, the number of contacts received in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and whether the support available extends to parents of pupils in special schools. [75047/26]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 13 October 2026, the process by which an organisation other than an organisation (details supplied) may seek recognition as a national association of parents under the Education Act 1998; and the number of applications for such recognition received by her Department since 2016. [75044/26]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 13 October 2026, whether her Department has carried out any written assessment of possible duplication between the functions of an organisation (details supplied), her Department's parents and learners unit and the arrangements to be put in place under the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; i…
262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 333 and 343 of 13 October 2026, if her Department will issue guidance to boards of management on their obligations under sections 26(2)(a) and 26(3) of the Education Act 1998; and if the charter guidelines to be made under the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019 will address the relationship between…
263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the body or office to which a parents' association may bring a complaint where it considers that a board of management is not complying with section 26(3) of the Education Act 1998; whether her Department's parents and learners unit or inspectorate has any role in such cases; and the number of such complaints received by her Department in each of the …
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of whole time equivalent staff whose posts were funded in whole or in part by the Department's grant to the National Parents Council in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026. [75054/26]
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the National Parents Council submits annual reports and audited accounts to the Department as a condition of its funding; the date of the most recent evaluation or value for money review of that funding; and if she will publish same. [75053/26]
275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents' associations, and the number of individual parents, who received training funded by the Department through the National Parents Council in each of the years 2021 to 2025, broken down by each training programme. [75051/26]
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 13 October 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the 2026 allocation of €810,465 to an organisation (details supplied) by funding stream, in the same format as provided for the years 2021 to 2025. [75050/26]
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 13 October 2026, if she will provide a copy of the funding agreement, service level agreement or grant conditions in place between the Department and the National Parents Council for 2025 and 2026; and to set out each performance indicator, target and reporting requirement attached to that funding. [75048/2…
280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 13 October 2026, whether a principal or board of management may lawfully require a parents' association to obtain prior approval before communicating with the parents of pupils in the school; and if so, to state the specific statutory basis for such a requirement. [75056/26]
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 13 October 2026, if she will confirm whether any provision of the Education Act 1998, or of any other enactment, confers on a principal, board of management or patron the power to suspend or dissolve a parents' association established under section 26 of the Act; and if such a power exists, to state the spe…
317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of representations or motions received by his Department since 1 January 2025 from local authorities, including Cork City Council and Cork County Council, seeking changes to planning law in respect of premises for the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products; the response issued in each case; and if he will make a statem…
318. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Retail Planning Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2012) are to be reviewed, or a national planning statement prepared, to address the proliferation of premises for the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products in cities, towns and villages; the timeline for any such review or statement; and if he will make a statement…
319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is planning measures under consideration in respect of premises for the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products that would allow planning authorities to have regard to the over concentration of such premises and their proximity to schools; whether any such measure would apply to premises already trading; whether his …
320. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the examination by officials in his Department of whether amendments to the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, are required to enable planning authorities to object to or refuse premises for the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products; the date on which that examination commenced; the expected dat…
351. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts terminated since 1 January 2025 on grounds relating to the integrity, conduct or criminal associations of the provider, as distinct from cost or capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75237/26]
352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether checks on the directors, beneficial ownership and financial standing of IPAS accommodation providers are now carried out before contracts are awarded; whether those checks include engagement with An Garda Síochána or the Criminal Assets Bureau; the date from which they have applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter…