Ken O'Flynn
Written
3115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Consultant Vascular Surgeons based at Cork University Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form. [25974/26]
TDs / Ken O'Flynn
Ken O'Flynn
Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file
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
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns that South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital took to the UK seeking nurses, radiographers, physiotherapists and so on to work at this hospital in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of persons that indicated willingness to work within this hospital, in tabular form. [25975/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Critical Care Ambulances on a 24-7 basis that are based in Cork as of 1 April 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 1 April 2022, in tabular form. [25976/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3118. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant registrar's posts by speciality currently at Mercy University Hospital; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [25977/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant oral and maxillo-facial surgeon at South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. [25978/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department holds up-to-date data on the number of people currently living with Alzheimer’s disease in the State; if so, to provide the most recent figures available; and if she will outline any trends in prevalence over recent years. [26097/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of approved posts within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, by discipline and by health region, as provided for under the most recent National Service Plan; the number of filled posts in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26630/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the vacancy rates within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, by discipline and by health region; the number of posts currently vacant for more than 3, 6 and 12 months; and the measures in place at national level to address these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26631/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) teams currently operating nationwide; the number of those teams operating below the staffing levels recommended under national policy and clinical guidance; the criteria used by the HSE to determine minimum safe staffing levels for CAMHS teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26632…
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has conducted, commissioned or received any audit, review, report or risk assessment relating to referral acceptance, refusal or rejection practices within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services since 2020; if so, to provide details of same and any recommendations arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [266…
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by or on behalf of the HSE in relation to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in each of the past five years; the systems in place to record and categorise such complaints at national level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26634/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is separately identifiable within the HSE's national complaints management system; if not, the reason for same; any plans to introduce service-specific categorisation for CAMHS complaints; and the timeline for implementation of such measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26635/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of approved new posts for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services under the National Service Plans for 2024 and 2025; the number of these posts filled to date; the number currently in recruitment; and the expected timelines for full recruitment to these posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26636/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the extent to which health regions are permitted to reconfigure, defer or reassign approved Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services posts under the current governance model; the national oversight mechanisms in place to ensure that such decisions do not reduce service capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26637/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the age breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified in the State to date in 2026, including infants under one year, children aged one to four years, children aged five to 12 years, adolescents aged 13 to 18 years, adults aged 19 to 64 years, and adults aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26759/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the regional or HSE health area breakdown of meningococcal disease cases notified to date in 2026, including the number identified as meningococcal group B; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26760/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of notified meningococcal disease cases to date in 2026 that required hospital admission, intensive care treatment, and the number of associated deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26761/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average and median turnaround times for laboratory confirmation and serogroup identification of suspected meningococcal disease cases in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26762/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national policy targets or benchmarks in place for the time taken from notification of a meningococcal disease case to public health intervention, including contact identification and prophylaxis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26763/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis, circulation scope, and frequency of clinical alerts issued by the HSE National Health Protection Office in response to international infectious disease outbreaks, including the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26764/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national stock levels, expressed in doses held and weeks of supply, of MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines under the national immunisation programme; the policy framework governing minimum stockholding levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26765/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national uptake rates for MenB, MenC and MenACWY vaccines over the past five years and to date in 2026, including any identified regional or cohort-level gaps in coverage and the measures in place to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26766/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national contingency planning framework in place for a surge in meningococcal disease cases, including policy provisions relating to hospital capacity, intensive care availability, laboratory services, and public health staffing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26767/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether a formal risk assessment has been conducted in response to the recent meningococcal outbreak in the United Kingdom; whether defined epidemiological or operational thresholds exist to trigger enhanced public health measures or communications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26768/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
3294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE national management information systems do not capture agency staffing levels expressed as whole-time equivalents; whether this represents a known data limitation at Departmental level; and the steps being taken to introduce WTE-based workforce tracking for agency staff. [26769/26]