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Ken O'Flynn

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Independent Ireland · Cork North-Central · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-05-07 · to Health
559. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE provides funding, service level agreements or commissioning arrangements to community-based charities providing counselling and psychotherapy supports; and if she will outline the process by which a registered charity may apply to become eligible for HSE-funded service delivery. [33873/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Health
560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE provides multi-annual or core operational funding to support the sustainability of community-based charities delivering counselling and mental health supports; and if she will provide details of any such funding mechanisms currently in place. [33874/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Health
561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all current funding programmes, grant schemes or financial supports available through her department or the HSE to registered charities providing counselling, psychotherapy, and community-based mental health supports; and to confirm which schemes are expected to be open for application in 2026 or 2027. [33875/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Health
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any dedicated funding stream currently exists to support community-based counselling and psychotherapy charities delivering low-cost services outside of the HSE; and if no such funding stream exists, to outline what funding routes are currently available to such organisations. [33876/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Rural
594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams that are currently available through his Department to support registered charities delivering essential community services, including counselling, mental health and wellbeing supports; and if he will outline the eligibility criteria which apply. [33865/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Rural
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department provides match-funding, bridging supports or emergency sustainability funding to registered charities providing essential community-based services; and if he will provide details of any such schemes currently in place. [33866/26]
written 2026-05-07 · to Rural
596. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all current funding programmes and grant schemes administered by his Department, or through agencies funded by his Department, which may be accessed by registered charities providing community-based counselling and wellbeing supports; and to confirm which schemes are expected to open for applications in 2026. [33867/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
26. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total annual amount of Official Development Assistance allocated to sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes from 2019 to date in 2026, broken down by programme category, including maternal health, family planning, HIV and sexually transmitted infection programmes, gender-based violence services, and any other relevant categories, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32357/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
27. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department applies a formal classification system to distinguish between direct, indirect, and ancillary services in relation to abortion within overseas aid programmes; if so, to provide details of that classification system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32358/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
28. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any portion of funding provided under sexual and reproductive health programmes is used for services related to abortion, including post-abortion care or treatment of complications arising from abortion; if so, to provide a breakdown by programme type and recipient organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32359/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
29. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the audit and oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that funds allocated to sexual and reproductive health programmes are used in accordance with stated policy; whether programme-level audits are conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
30. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether all recipient organisations of Irish Official Development Assistance funding for sexual and reproductive health are required to provide outcome-based reporting; if so, to provide examples of the outcome metrics used and any published results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32361/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
31. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which her Department tracks the end-use of funds provided to multilateral organisations, including but not limited to UN agencies, in the area of sexual and reproductive health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32362/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
33. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of Irish Official Development Assistance provided to UNFPA from 2019 to date in 2026, broken down by year, programme purpose, and whether the funding was core or earmarked, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32366/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
34. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of Irish Official Development Assistance provided to the International Planned Parenthood Federation from 2019 to date in 2026, broken down by year, programme purpose, and whether the funding was core or earmarked, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32367/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
35. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has received any assurance from UNFPA, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, or other recipient organisations that Irish taxpayer funding is not used to provide or promote abortion as a method of family planning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32368/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
36. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department requires recipient organisations of sexual and reproductive health funding to separate expenditure on maternal health, contraception, HIV prevention, post-abortion care, abortion-related advocacy, and gender-based violence services in financial reporting to the Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32369/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
37. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any Irish Official Development Assistance funding since 2019 has been provided to organisations that also provide abortion services, abortion-related advocacy, or abortion-related policy support internationally; if so, to provide the names of those organisations and the amounts provided by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32370/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
38. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has conducted any risk assessment since 2019 on the use of Irish Official Development Assistance in sexual and reproductive health programmes where recipient organisations also provide abortion services, abortion-related advocacy, or abortion-related policy support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32371/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
39. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department distinguishes in its overseas aid reporting between funding for post-abortion medical care and funding for the provision of abortion services; if so, to provide the definitions used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32372/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Foreign
40. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department has withheld, suspended, recovered, or reclassified any sexual and reproductive health funding since 2019 due to concerns about end-use, reporting, eligibility, or compliance with Ireland's stated development policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32373/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Climate
57. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place to ensure that households where a resident is medically dependent on electrically powered equipment, including 24-hour oxygen, are prioritised under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; if such households are considered automatically eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Climate
58. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether an appeals process exists for applicants refused support under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31907/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Climate
59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish the eligibility criteria and decision-making guidance used by SEAI staff when assessing applications under the solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway, including any criteria relating to medical dependency on electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/26]
written 2026-05-06 · to Climate
60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a specific fast-track approval route under the SEAI solar PV scheme for households where electricity costs have increased significantly due to the presence of medically essential equipment such as oxygen concentrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/26]
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