166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 52802/26, her views on whether the position stated by Children's Health Ireland in its reply, that it does not intend to provide an itemised list of the criteria used to determine readiness for the opening of the National Children's Hospital; whether her Department holds a copy of those criteria; whether she will direct that the list be provided to Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78060/26]
165. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 52802/26 and 52803/26, which describe the Go Live Readiness Assessment for the National Children's Hospital respectively as a process designed by the electronic health record vendor to assess the readiness of the electronic health record and associated systems, and as the framework used to assess the readiness of the Operational Commissioning Programme for each department, which of these descriptions is correct; whether these are two separate assessments; the body that designed each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78061/26]
164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 52803/26, stating that an additional 576 whole time equivalent staff will be recruited ahead of the opening of the National Children's Hospital; the number of these posts filled as of the latest date for which figures are available, by staff category; the number of these posts that must be filled before a co-recommendation can be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78062/26]
162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 52803/26, the number of emergency preparedness exercises, including fire evacuation and major emergency simulations, carried out at the National Children's Hospital to date; the date and type of each exercise; the number of issues identified and the number resolved; noting that this information was requested in Parliamentary Question No. 52803/26 and was not addressed in the reply of 23 October 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78065/26]
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 52803/26, which refers to services where a specific numerical staffing threshold does not apply, the services at the National Children's Hospital for which a specific numerical staffing threshold does apply, including neonatal intensive care, paediatric critical care and operating theatres; the threshold applying to each; whether each threshold is currently met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78066/26]
154. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given that the HSE reply of 29 October 2026, from the national doctors training and planning states that no CAMHS post referencing WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 was considered by the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee at its December 2019 meeting, while the HSE replies of 20 August 2026 to Parliamentary Question Nos 52794/26, 52795/26, 52797/26, 52798/26 and 52799/26 refer to a December 2019 job specification submitted to that Committee, to state the account which is correct; and whether the HSE will correct the record in respect of the reply found to be inaccurate. [77978/26]
151. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the position set out by the National Ambulance Service in correspondence dated 27 October 2026 that there is no direct relationship between delayed ambulance allocation and patient harm; the way in which that position is reconciled with the confirmation by the National Ambulance Service in June 2026 that two System Analysis Reviews conducted since 2020 found ambulance allocation or dispatch delays to be contributory factors in patient safety incidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78041/26]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific evidence reviews, studies or documents relied upon by the NSA for its statement in correspondence (details supplied); if her Department has examined or endorsed that evidence base; the clinical basis for retaining an 18 minute 59 second response time target for clinical status 1 DELTA calls, which are classified as life threatening emergencies other than cardiac or respiratory arrest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78043/26]
148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the finding of a report (details supplied); whether her Department has assessed what proportion of that window is accounted for by the interval between a 999 call and the allocation of an ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78044/26]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health given the confirmation by the NSA in correspondence dated 27/10/26 that the recording of a delayed ambulance allocation as an incident is a matter for the individual reporter, the written guidance, if any, issued to NSA control staff, ambulance crews and emergency department staff on whether and when to report a delayed ambulance allocation as an incident; the training provided on same; and the number of incident reports submitted in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026 in which a delayed ambulance allocation is identified, whether by category, free text or otherwise. [78045/26]
145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the median and 90th percentile interval between the 999 call and the arrival of the first responding resource at out of hospital cardiac arrests, as recorded on the Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Register, nationally and for the HSE south-west region, in each of the years 2022 to 2025 (details supplied); whether survival to hospital discharge has been analysed against that interval; the findings of any such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78048/26]
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee considered, at any meeting between January 2018 and December 2021, any consultant post application, under any specialty heading or clinical site including the National Gender Service or Children's Health Ireland, whose application, job specification or supporting documents referenced WPATH Standards of Care Version 7; and if so, to provide the meeting date, post title, clinical site and recommendation made; and if no such application was considered, to confirm this directly. [77979/26]
142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out by her Department or the HSE of the risk that further restrictions on the number or location of licensed retailers of nicotine inhaling products would displace sales to unlicensed retailers, online sellers and the illicit market; whether her Department has engaged with the Revenue Commissioners on that risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78034/26]
141. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of Tobacco Free Ireland; the expected date of publication of a successor policy; whether a prohibition on the retail sale of nicotine inhaling products or nicotine pouches is under consideration as part of that review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78035/26]
140. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if the consultant child and adolescent psychiatry post associated with the National Gender Service Model of Care was not approved by the Consultant Applications Advisory Committee; the authority under which the post was created and advertised; and if any consultant post may be advertised by the HSE without the approval of that Committee. [77981/26]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specialties of the six consultants at Mallow General Hospital holding type B contracts; and the number of private inpatient and day case discharges at Mallow General Hospital in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [77983/26]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of applications from consultants in HSE south-west to transfer to the Public Only Consultant Contract 2023 received, approved, refused and pending since 8 March 2023, by hospital. [77984/26]
136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to an earlier response which stated that HSE south-west provides "a pathway and incentives" for existing consultants to transfer to the Public Only Consultant Contract 2023, to set out each specific incentive offered; and to detail any measure taken by HSE south-west itself, as distinct from national policy, to increase transfers in the region. [77985/26]
56. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of notifications received by the National Council for Special Education through the parents notify process for special class and special school placements for the 2027/2028 school year by the deadline of 1 September 2026, broken down by county; and the number of those notifications for which a letter of eligibility has issued to date. [78116/26]
55. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in County Cork who held a National Council for Special Education letter of eligibility for a special class or special school placement for the 2026/2027 school year, but had not secured a placement as of 1 October 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78117/26]
54. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth further Parliamentary Question No. 50590/26 in which the National Council for Special Education stated that there is no single centralised process to produce a county level or national measure of demand for placements, the basis on which the 63 new special classes sanctioned for Cork for 2026/2027 were assessed as meeting identified need; and if her Department will establish such a process. [78118/26]
43. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the basis on which the pre-retrofit energy performance figure of 182.07 kWh per square metre per year for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, was calculated, including whether it represents primary or delivered energy; whether it was modelled or based on metered consumption, given that metered consumption reported by the Department of Defence was 394,173.84 kWh in 2024 for a gross internal floor area of 4,508.93 square metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77994/26]
20. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the National Transport Authority regarding a temporary extension to the maximum permissible age of taxis that remain roadworthy, well maintained and compliant with all safety and suitability requirements; whether the economic circumstances facing SPSV operators will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78007/26]
18. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated for 2027 under the electric small public service vehicle grant scheme; whether the scheme will continue, the grant amounts available and the application dates; whether a scrappage incentive for taxi operators is being considered; and when operators will be informed of the supports available to assist vehicle replacement. [78009/26]
17. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has assessed the financial impact of maximum vehicle age limits on SPSV operators, including replacement costs, residual vehicle values and the availability of suitable affordable vehicles; whether the environmental benefits of replacing otherwise roadworthy vehicles have been assessed; and whether alternative measures based on roadworthiness, emissions and safety have been considered. [78011/26]
15. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 72855/26, whether the energy consumption review for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, to be carried out in the second year after completion of the retrofit, will compare total energy consumption in kilowatt hours and total energy cost across all fuels with the pre-retrofit period, rather than electricity consumption alone, given that LPG heating accounted for 128,181 kWh of consumption in 2024 as set out in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77990/26]
14. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether LPG heating has been fully removed from Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, following the retrofit; the heating system that replaced it; whether her Department holds metered electricity consumption data for the building for each month since handover at the end of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77991/26]
13. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 72855/26, whether the energy costs for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, set out in the reply relate to the entire building; and the way in which energy costs are apportioned or recharged to the National Shared Services Office and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as tenants of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77992/26]
12. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the location her Departments staff based in Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, were accommodated during the retrofit works from 19 March 2025; the total cost to her Department of temporary accommodation, relocation, rent, and associated energy and facilities costs during that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77993/26]
1344. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation centres currently operating under contracts awarded without a competitive tendering process, including contracts awarded under the negotiated procedure without prior publication; the number operating under contracts awarded following a competitive process; the number of residents accommodated under each category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76772/26]
1343. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on IPAS accommodation in 2025 and to date in 2026; the amount and percentage of that expenditure paid to providers whose contracts were awarded without a competitive tendering process, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76775/26]
1342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has a timetable for putting IPAS accommodation contracts that were awarded without a competitive tendering process out to competitive tender; if so, the dates and stages of that timetable; the number of contracts at each stage; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76776/26]
1341. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which the decision was first taken to procure IPAS accommodation without a competitive tendering process; the office holder or official who authorised that approach; whether it was approved by the Minister then responsible or by Government, and the date of any such approval; the legal basis relied upon under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76777/26]
1340. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total expenditure on IPAS accommodation in each of the years from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the amount of that expenditure paid to private and commercial accommodation providers in each of those years; the amount spent on State-owned accommodation in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76778/26]
1339. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IPAS accommodation contracts audited or reviewed for value for money by or on behalf of his Department since 1 January 2019; the findings of those audits or reviews; the amounts recovered from providers as a result; whether the reports will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76779/26]
1338. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of State-owned IPAS accommodation centres and beds delivered to date under the Comprehensive Accommodation Strategy agreed by Government on 27 March 2024; the number of centres and beds planned, with the expected delivery date for each; whether the target of 14,000 State-owned beds by 2028 remains in place; the number of residents currently in State-owned accommodation as a proportion of all IPAS residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76780/26]
1337. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has assessed whether the payment basis of IPAS accommodation contracts, including payment per person per night or payment for contracted rather than occupied beds, gives providers a financial incentive to maintain or increase the number of persons accommodated; the payment basis used in current contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76781/26]
1310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost to the Exchequer of the We-Consent advertisement carrying the Cuan logo, released in October 2026, with the message 'not everyone wants a hug even from the people who love them'; and the breakdown of that cost by production, creative agency fees, and media buying across television, online and social media channels. [76377/26]
1309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total funding provided by his Department or by Cuan to an organisation (details supplied) for the We-Consent campaign since it's launch in March 2023, by year; and the amount allocated for 2026 and 2027. [76378/26]
1307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether Cuan reviewed and approved the script and final content of the recent We-Consent advertisement depicting grandparents greeting their family before it was published; the grade or role of the person who gave that approval; and whether his Department was consulted. [76379/26]
1306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the research or evidence base relied upon in deciding to depict ordinary family affection between grandparents and a grandchild in a campaign concerned with the prevention of sexual violence; and whether any testing of the advertisement with parents or grandparents was carried out before it was published. [76380/26]
1305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the objectives, target audience and evaluation measures set for the recent We-Consent advertisement; and the way in which its success or value for money will be assessed. [76381/26]
1304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent by Cuan on public awareness and advertising campaigns in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, compared with the amount spent on direct services and supports for victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence in the same years. [76382/26]
1303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints or representations received by his Department or by Cuan regarding the recent We-Consent advertisement depicting grandparents; and whether a review of the advertisement is planned. [76383/26]
1269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the regulations to be made under section 54 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 will provide that contributions to the Social Impact Fund are payable by licensees in respect of the full period since the first licences were issued by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland in July 2026, so that no contribution is foregone because of the time taken to make those regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75736/26]
1268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the basis on which contributions to the Social Impact Fund will be calculated under section 54 of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024; whether contributions will be set as a percentage of turnover or of gross gaming revenue and the rate under consideration; whether the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland made a recommendation to him on the rate in its strategy for the fund; if he will publish that strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75737/26]
1267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether interim Exchequer funding will be provided to allow the Treatment and Recovery Supports strand of the Social Impact Fund, being developed with Pobal, to open to applicants before contributions from licensees are collected; the date on which he expects the first funding call under that strand to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75739/26]
1261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 71886/26, whether a peace commissioner certifying a copy of a passport, identity or residency document is required to establish that the original document is genuine, or only that the copy corresponds with the document presented; the legal protections, if any, that apply to a peace commissioner who certifies a copy in good faith where the original subsequently proves to be fraudulent. [75369/26]
1260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 71887/26, whether any written guidance, verification checklist or training is provided to peace commissioners for the certification of copies of identity and residency documents; whether the Department's review of the office of peace commissioner includes the responsibilities and protections of peace commissioners in certifying such documents; and the date on which the review is expected to conclude. [75371/26]