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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 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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. [32…
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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 mat…
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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. [31905/2…
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · 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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Climate
61. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review whether the current eligibility criteria for the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway is fit for purpose given the significant increase in households caring for medically dependent relatives at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Climate
62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department engages with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Health to ensure that households caring for medically dependent persons are protected from excessive electricity costs and supported through targeted energy upgrade grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31911/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Climate
95. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any policy options have been examined by his Department to address potential regional disparities arising from electricity standing charge structures; and if so, to outline those options and any decisions taken. [33276/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
103. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number and percentage of Air Corps aircraft that are currently fully operational, partially operational, and unavailable for service due to maintenance requirements or staffing constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32878/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
104. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the annual attrition rates for Air Corps personnel in each of the categories of pilots, aircrew, and aircraft technicians for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32879/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
105. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the average time required to recruit, train and bring to full operational competency a pilot, an aircrew member, and an aircraft technician within the Air Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32880/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
106. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or the military authorities have assessed the impact of current staffing shortfalls on operational capacity within the Air Corps, including any effect on mission availability, response times or service delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32881/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
107. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence the number of Air Corps operations, missions or taskings that have been delayed, curtailed or cancelled due to staffing shortages or maintenance capacity constraints in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32882/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Defence
108. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Defence whether a workforce gap analysis has been undertaken in respect of aircraft maintenance and technical personnel within the Air Corps; if so, to provide the findings and any identified shortfalls; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32883/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether the designated email account (details supplied) remains active and monitored for correspondence from public representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32169/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the average response time for appeals and queries received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [32170/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Transport
145. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the number of emails received through the designated email account (details supplied) in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 remained unanswered after ten working days and after 20 working days. [32171/26]