874. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented for treatment with gambling as their main problem in each of the years 2021 to 2025, by HSE region; the average waiting time for gambling addiction treatment in the HSE south-west area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72371/26]
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83. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount paid in allowances to officials serving abroad in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by allowance type and by mission; the number of officials in receipt of each allowance type, in tabular form; and if the Minister will make a statement on the matter. [70927/26]
84. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the civil service grade of each serving head of mission abroad; the salary scale currently applying to that grade; and the total remuneration paid to each head of mission in 2025 including all allowances such as local post allowance, cost of living allowance, rent allowance, education allowance and representation allowance, in tabular form by mis…
101. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any portion of household savings channelled through the Savings and Investments Union or a domestic savings and investment account is intended to fund defence or security expenditure at national or EU level; the safeguards in place for risk averse savers, including pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69873/26]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints received by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relating to residential mortgages held by non-bank loan owners or serviced by credit servicing firms, in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of those returned or not accepted on procedural grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 41214/26, to list each HSE internal audit report relating to the treatment abroad scheme or the Cross-Border Directive scheme issued since 1 January 2020, setting out in each case the title, date of issue, assurance rating, number of recommendations made and number of recommendations fully implemented to date. [69986/26]
301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport further to parliamentary question No. 65444/26, to reconcile the figures provided, in circumstances where 1,195 parliamentary questions referred less 919 resolved leaves 276 rather than the 261 stated as open; the number of referred parliamentary questions outstanding for more than 30 and more than 60 working days; whether compliance with circular 25/2016 is a …
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in acute hospitals whose discharge is currently delayed pending the commencement of a home support service by hospital and by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66833/26]
615. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of home support hours delivered nationally in 2025 and to date in 2026, set against the funded target for each period by HSE health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66832/26]
618. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons assessed and approved for home support who are currently waiting for the service to commence by HSE health region and, where available, by community healthcare organisation and county; the average and longest time spent waiting in each area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66830/26]
1278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 43613/26 of 12 August 2026, the number of patients recorded on trolleys in each year from 2019 to 2025 and to date 2026; and if the public-only consultant contract has been assessed against trolley numbers, given that the reply did not refer to trolley numbers at any point. [64871/26]
1383. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residents accommodated and the number of admissions in each year from 2019 to date in 2026, in respect of unit 1 at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire; the nursing and healthcare assistant posts assigned to the unit in each of those years; the number left unfilled at year end; if admissions to the unit were paused at any point; and if so, on whose in…
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a national dataset distinguishing e-scooter accidents involving compliant devices (20kmh, 400 watt, 25kg limits) from those involving non-compliant or overpowered devices; if not, the reason; and if his Department will commit to establishing such a dataset. [55099/26]
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the State body that holds responsibility for enforcement action against retailers selling e-scooters that exceed the legal speed, power, or weight limits set out in the relevant road traffic legislation; and if his Department will clarify this in circumstances where nobody has to date taken responsibility for such enforcement. [55100/26]
362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the meeting between Ministers and officials on 8 July 2026 regarding e-scooter regulation; the specific legislative options currently being drafted arising from that meeting; and the timeline for a decision. [55101/26]
363. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the legislative options under consideration following the meeting of 8 July 2026 will apply to e-scooters that already comply with the current 20kmh, 400 watt, and 25kg limits, or only to non-compliant overpowered devices; and if his Department will clarify this distinction. [55102/26]
364. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if consideration is being given to a point-of-sale regulation mechanism or buy-back scheme for non-compliant e-scooters, as proposed by cycling advocacy groups; and if the Department has engaged with retailers on the ease with which speed limiters on these devices can be manipulated. [55103/26]
365. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the status of engagement with the insurance industry regarding the introduction of mandatory insurance for e-scooters; and if his Department has received confirmation from any insurer of willingness to provide cover subject to additional legislative restrictions. [55104/26]
366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has engaged with the Minister for Health or the Health Service Executive regarding the volume of paediatric intensive care admissions arising from e-scooter accidents; and if any interdepartmental data-sharing arrangement exists to track this. [55105/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if a full ban on e-scooters is among the options being brought to Cabinet this week; the expected timeline for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55452/26]
1021. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 14 July 2026, the data his Department relied in identifying the discrepancy between the reported figure of 83% and the revised figure of approximately 45%; whether his Department accepts the corrected figure for the purposes of its examination; the way in which his Department can rely on tha…
199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants seconded to her Department for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [54297/26]
824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of children that presented to the accident and emergency department of Mercy University Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [51426/26]
843. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 995 of 19 May 2026, the number of minors referred from Ireland to NHS children and young person gender services in the United Kingdom from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by age and sex, as this information was not provided in the response of 30 June 2026. [51622/26]
844. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 9 June 2026, the number of minors referred outside the State for gender-related assessment, consultation, intervention, or treatment in the years 2021 and 2022; the jurisdictions involved in all such referrals from 2021 to date in 2026; and the multidisciplinary assessment requirements applying prior to referral abroad…