Questions

282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether, pending completion of the statutory review of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (as amended), his Department has assessed whether reporting persons whose disclosures are currently being processed may be affected by administrative practices or interpretations that are themselves under r…

2329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department of Health, the HSE, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the National Clinical Programme for Respiratory Health, the Central Statistics Office, or any other public body has undertaken an assessment of the potential use of Primary Care Reimbursement Service prescribing or reimbursement data as an early-warning indicator for respiratory…

731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the progress of Project Home since its launch in December 2025; the number of Irish graduates overseas who have been contacted, expressed interest, and subsequently taken up positions in the HSE or HSE-funded services as a result of the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41312/26]

732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocated to Project Home; the specific strategies being employed to promote careers in the HSE to Irish graduates overseas; the countries being targeted; whether any partnerships have been established with Irish diaspora organisations or overseas professional networks to support the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [413…

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]

2057. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any clinical governance framework exists for monitoring referrals by multidisciplinary teams recommending gender affirmation surgery funded under the treatment abroad scheme. [20091/26]

36. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the primary radar programme and subsea domain awareness programme referenced in the National Maritime Security Strategy 2026-2030; the total projected cost of each programme; the timeline for delivery of initial operational capability in each case; whether these programmes were subject to competitive tender; and if she will make a statement o…

2172. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the current number of whole-time equivalent consultants delivering chronic pain services meets any recognised international guideline, standard, or comparator used by her Department; and if not, the actions planned, with timelines, to align consultant capacity with population need. [74403/25]

305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures, strategies, or initiatives he intends to implement to eliminate violence against women in Ireland; if he will provide details of any funding, resources, or legislative proposals allocated to this issue; and if the timeline and targets for achieving measurable reductions in domestic and gender-based violence acros…

1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of measures being considered to address the emotional and mental health impacts of debt stress on older people facing insolvency; and whether additional counselling supports will be funded through MABS or other services. [45604/25]

1739. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps the Government is taking to support Irish whiskey producers affected by the imposition of new trade tariffs by the United States; whether specific contingency supports or export diversification strategies are being developed to protect this key indigenous sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45115/25]