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 14 May 2026 · to Transport
227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether automated acknowledgement systems are in operation for all correspondence received through reps@rsa.ie; and if not, the reason. [36208/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any audit trail exists to confirm whether emails sent to tdrepsappeals@ndls.ie were ever received, forwarded or monitored by the RSA or NDLS. [36209/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
229. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the RSA has assessed the risk posed to applicants where delays in processing driver licensing applications affect employment, education, healthcare access or family caring responsibilities. [36210/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
230. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated tracked escalation system for public representative licensing queries to ensure constituency representations are responded to within defined timelines. [36211/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of transport-related financial burdens affecting victims of domestic abuse subject to protection orders. [36393/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
232. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any engagement has taken place between his Department and the Department of Justice regarding transport supports for persons fleeing domestic violence situations. [36394/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to temporary motor tax relief measures for persons relocated under domestic violence protection arrangements. [36395/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
234. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any comparative review has been undertaken of transport or vehicle-related protections available to victims of domestic abuse in other jurisdictions. [36396/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
235. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether any discretionary hardship mechanism exists within the motor taxation system for vulnerable individuals facing exceptional personal safety circumstances. [36397/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he accepts that the Revenue Commissioners cannot currently identify the specific Exchequer yield attributable solely to the eight-year deemed disposal rule as distinct from other chargeable events under the gross roll-up regime; whether consideration has been given to introducing separate reporting requirements for deemed disposal events; and…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department intends to commission any independent empirical analysis or behavioural modelling on the impact of the deemed disposal regime on retail investor behaviour, long-term savings patterns, Exchange Traded Fund participation, or capital allocation decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36105/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the forthcoming roadmap on the taxation of retail investment will include specific proposals relating to the reform, amendment, deferral, or abolition of the eight-year deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36106/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the comparative fairness of applying taxation to unrealised gains within regulated investment funds while direct equity investments are generally taxed only upon realisation of gains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36107/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any assessment has been conducted on the impact of the deemed disposal regime on small and medium retail investors seeking to build long-term savings through diversified investment products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration has been given to introducing a tax-exempt or tax-simplified Irish retail investment account for ordinary savers, similar to savings and investment account models operating in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36109/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted any assessment of the administrative complexity imposed on individual taxpayers by the self-assessment obligations associated with Exchange Traded Funds subject to the deemed disposal regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36110/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the extent to which the deemed disposal regime may discourage Irish retail investors from participating in diversified long-term investment products compared with consumers in other EU jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36111/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any analysis has been conducted on the interaction between the deemed disposal regime and the European Commission's Savings and Investment Union objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36112/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Finance
268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to publish any consultation paper, stakeholder submissions, or public engagement process in advance of the publication of the roadmap on the taxation of retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36113/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department holds any central dataset identifying all non-statutory bodies in receipt of Exchequer funding; and if not, whether he considers this a weakness in central public expenditure oversight. [36326/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has examined the feasibility of establishing a central register of all non-statutory bodies receiving public funding, including the amount received and the governance framework applicable to each body. [36327/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has assessed the extent to which Circular 13/2014 is being applied consistently across Departments and Offices in respect of grants to non-statutory bodies. [36328/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any review has been carried out since 2020 of the adequacy of Service Level Agreements used by Departments and Offices when providing public funding to non-statutory bodies. [36329/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has issued guidance to Accounting Officers on minimum governance standards for non-statutory bodies receiving majority State funding. [36330/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has considered requiring all bodies receiving majority public funding to publish annual information on board membership, executive remuneration, audit arrangements, risk registers and compliance with applicable governance codes. [36331/26]