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Ken O'Flynn Written 27 May 2026 · to Defence
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…
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 May 2026 · to Defence
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 May 2026 · to Defence
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…
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1404. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department maintains a central register identifying healthcare pathways or services in which no unified national audit system, outcome-monitoring framework, or standardised national dataset currently exists; and if she will provide details. [39753/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1405. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of national audit or outcome-monitoring systems in any healthcare pathway has been recorded on any Departmental or HSE risk register since 2020; and if she will provide details of any such entries. [39754/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1408. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any healthcare pathways have been identified by the Department or HSE as operating without complete national outcome datasets despite involving vulnerable patients, minors, safeguarding considerations or high-cost public expenditure; and if she will provide details. [39757/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1413. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has identified any governance risks arising from fragmented or non-interoperable national healthcare datasets across different HSE divisions, regions or programmes. [39762/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average response time for representations submitted by Oireachtas members through an email address (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by regional office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36525/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Education
460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of representations submitted through an email address (details supplied) that remained unanswered after 10 working days and 20 working days in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by regional office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36526/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of social welfare claims referred for fraud investigation in each year from 2021 to 2026, in tabular form, including a breakdown by category of suspected fraud where recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36868/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
972. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any centralised register categorising treatment abroad scheme approvals by clinical urgency, specialty, or procedure type; and if she will provide details. [36568/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
995. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of minors referred from Ireland to NHS Children and Young Person Gender Services in the United Kingdom in each year from 2020 to date in 2026, broken down by age and sex. [36600/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1002. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish minors currently awaiting referral, assessment, or treatment through overseas gender-related healthcare pathways supported by the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [36607/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1013. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated annual expenditure associated with obesity-related prescribing, including diabetes, cardiovascular and weight-management medications, in each year since 2020. [36644/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1027. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the proportion of rejected pharmacy claims subsequently resubmitted successfully as corrected reclaims in each year from 2020 to 2026. [36747/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1033. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated additional annual expenditure arising from reference pricing adjustments which increased reimbursement rates rather than reduced them. [36757/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1035. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether pharmacies or representative bodies are formally consulted before reimbursement rule changes or reference pricing adjustments are introduced. [36759/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any estimate exists of the total annual cost to the State of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36787/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1053. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of manganese exceedance notifications received by the HSE in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [36802/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1070. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of pharmacy claims rejected by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in each month of 2024 and 2025, in tabular form, broken down by rejection category. [36911/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1071. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage of rejected pharmacy claims subsequently resubmitted and approved by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service in 2024 and 2025. [36912/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1074. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any complaints, appeals, or representations were received from pharmacies regarding claim rejection accuracy or consistency in 2024 and 2025; and if so, the number received. [36915/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1075. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether claim rejection rates vary depending on pharmacy software systems used by contractors participating in PCRS schemes [36916/26]