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Ken O'Flynn

Independent Ireland Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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9,005
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
86,377
words spoken in the chamber
Across 393 contributions. Plus 40 contributions from the chair, not counted
295
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
421
topics asked about
Across 20 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 9,005 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 393 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 0 1
February 2025 17 20
March 2025 14 22
April 2025 24 16
May 2025 227 18
June 2025 49 14
July 2025 35 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 663 33
October 2025 297 9
November 2025 1,060 18
December 2025 621 2
January 2026 190 45
February 2026 911 14
March 2026 387 38
April 2026 691 31
May 2026 2,122 20
June 2026 635 22
July 2026 289 11
August 2026 0 2
September 2026 347 12
October 2026 426 20

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 188 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
845. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Children's Disability Network Teams currently operating below recommended staffing levels; the staffing deficit within each team, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36862/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any national target vacancy rate exists for Children's Disability Network Teams; whether any escalation mechanism applies where vacancy levels exceed defined thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36863/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
847. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Children's Disability Network Team posts approved under previous new service developments which remained unfilled at year end 2025; the associated unspent allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36864/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
848. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any independent review has been conducted into the impact of staffing vacancies within Children's Disability Network Teams on waiting times, unmet need, delayed intervention or child outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36865/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
849. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently awaiting initial assessment, therapy intervention or review by a Children's Disability Network Team, broken down by waiting time band and HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36866/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
850. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE intends to publish the June 2026 Children's Disability Network Team workforce review in full; whether this will include team-by-team vacancy data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36867/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
875. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla maintains statistics on the number of Emergency Care Orders involving children under one year of age in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [37064/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
876. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Emergency Care Orders involving children under one year of age which subsequently resulted in the child being returned to parental care within 30 days, 90 days and six months respectively, in each year since 2020. [37065/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
877. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any external inspection body, internal audit unit, or safeguarding review mechanism has ever examined the proportionality or evidential basis of Emergency Care Orders involving infants under one year of age. [37066/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
878. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla conducts any retrospective case review where an Emergency Care Order involving an infant is subsequently discharged, overturned, or not renewed by the courts. [37067/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
879. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether national guidance exists governing evidential thresholds and proportionality assessments for Emergency Care Order applications involving newborn babies and infants. [37068/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
880. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether regional variation exists in the rate of Emergency Care Orders involving children under one year of age and whether comparative analysis is conducted by Tusla. [37069/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Children
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether consideration has been given to establishing an independent post-decision review mechanism for emergency child removals involving infants under one year of age. [37070/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
947. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any service-specific clinical governance framework exists in areas where the HSE has confirmed that no structured national data collection system is currently in place; and if she will provide copies of any such framework. [36532/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
948. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessment has been undertaken regarding the absence of national audit and monitoring systems in certain healthcare pathways; and if so, to provide the date and findings of such assessments. [36533/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
949. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department has received legal advice regarding the State's safeguarding and patient-safety obligations in circumstances where national audit mechanisms are absent. [36534/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
950. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how the HSE measures compliance with clinical governance standards in service areas where no national outcome dataset or audit infrastructure currently exists. [36535/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
951. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external or independent review has been commissioned into the adequacy of governance and safeguarding arrangements in healthcare pathways where national data systems remain under development. [36536/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
952. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department considers reliance on general HSE governance structures, without dedicated national audit systems, sufficient to satisfy the State's obligations under patient-safety and safeguarding frameworks. [36537/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
953. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department considers it acceptable that it does not receive national waiting-list data for PrEP services; whether this limits ministerial oversight of access to HIV prevention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36538/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
954. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she will require the HSE to provide quarterly national reporting on PrEP waiting times, demand, capacity and unmet clinical need. [36539/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
955. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the estimated excess demand of approximately 30% for PrEP services has now been eliminated following additional capacity introduced in Q3 and Q4 2025; and if not, the current estimated level of excess demand. [36540/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
956. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a national maximum waiting-time standard for access to PrEP services will be introduced under the forthcoming sexual health Model of Care. [36541/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
957. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has set any national target for the number of public and private PrEP providers required to meet demand in each region. [36542/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
958. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has received any assessment from the HSE on geographic disparities in access to PrEP services, including rural and regional access gaps. [36543/26]