TDs / Ken O'Flynn

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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 Health
985. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any maximum reimbursement thresholds, indicative cost bands, or comparative pricing references are used when assessing applications under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. [36583/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
986. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive has identified any jurisdictions with materially higher reimbursement costs under the treatment abroad scheme for equivalent procedures. [36584/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
987. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of medicines currently awaiting a commercial proposal from a marketing authorisation holder following an invitation by the HSE; the duration each application has remained at that stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36586/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
988. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains any internal monitoring system tracking delays attributable to marketing authorisation holders during the pricing and reimbursement process; and if so, to provide details. [36587/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
989. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the impact on patient access arising from the absence of statutory or administrative deadlines for the submission of commercial proposals by marketing authorisation holders. [36588/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
990. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether consideration has been given to introducing statutory or regulatory timeframes governing engagement by marketing authorisation holders once invited to submit a commercial proposal to the HSE. [36589/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
991. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department or the HSE publishes, or intends to publish, anonymised data on delays in the pricing and reimbursement process attributable to marketing authorisation holders. [36590/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
992. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any escalation mechanism exists where a pricing and reimbursement application remains inactive for an extended period due to the absence of a commercial proposal from a marketing authorisation holder. [36591/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
993. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of formal timelines for commercial engagement by marketing authorisation holders has been identified as a governance, transparency or patient-access risk within the medicines reimbursement system. [36592/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
994. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any comparative review has been carried out examining how other EU jurisdictions manage delays by marketing authorisation holders during medicines pricing and reimbursement negotiations. [36593/26]
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
996. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure incurred under the treatment abroad scheme in relation to referrals of minors for gender-related assessment or treatment abroad in each year since 2020. [36601/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
997. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal written policy, clinical governance framework, or risk assessment governs referrals of minors abroad for gender-related healthcare; and if she will provide details. [36602/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
998. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any independent review of outcomes, safeguarding issues, regret rates, detransition rates, or long-term psychological outcomes associated with referrals of minors abroad for gender-related healthcare.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36603/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
999. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any assessment of the implications of the final Cass Review for Irish clinical practice regarding minors referred abroad for gender-related healthcare. [36604/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1000. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any pause, restriction, or revised clinical threshold was considered following publication of the Cass Review in relation to referrals of minors abroad for gender-related healthcare. [36605/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1001. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has issued updated clinical guidance to GPs, consultant paediatricians, psychiatrists, or CAMHS teams concerning referrals of minors for gender-related healthcare abroad following changes introduced by the NHS in September 2024. [36606/26]
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
1003. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any Irish clinicians currently participate in multidisciplinary assessment processes connected to overseas gender-related healthcare referrals for minors. [36608/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1004. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the updated Irish gender healthcare model of care will include a national audit framework, outcomes monitoring system, detransition support pathway, and safeguarding review mechanism for minors. [36609/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1010. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or her Department intends to introduce a formal national obesity-attributable disease modelling framework for Ireland; the proposed timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36641/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1011. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national cost-of-illness study is currently underway regarding obesity-related disease expenditure across the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36642/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1012. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE centrally measures the proportion of hospital admissions attributable to obesity-related conditions; and if not, whether there are plans to introduce such measurement systems. [36643/26]
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
1014. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the projected impact of obesity-related disease on future acute hospital capacity demand and workforce requirements to 2035. [36645/26]