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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 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the Health Service Executive and by hospitals to private ambulance providers in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by hospital or hospital group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68477/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
775. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 2 July 2026, to state whether she or the Health Service Executive has requested the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct a value for money examination of the treatment abroad scheme; and to confirm by yes or no whether any post-operative complication, readmission or follow-up data in respect of procedures funded u…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
781. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 2 July 2026, to confirm by yes or no whether any body other than the Health Service Executive has conducted a value for money or governance review of the treatment abroad scheme since 2020; and if no such review has taken place, to state this directly. [68557/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
792. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3895 of 7 September 2026, and given that approximately 200 HSE staff are members of an organisation (details supplied), the mechanisms by which the HSE assures itself of the evidence base and content of the continuing education those staff receive through the organisation. [68696/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
794. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3875 and 3877 of 7 September 2026, to identify the HSE working groups, guideline development groups or advisory bodies on which ALCI is represented; the national guidelines to which it has contributed in the past five years; and whether declarations of interest were made and recorded by its representatives. [68693/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
795. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3848 of 7 September 2026, whether the HSE independently verified the content of the presentations delivered at the conference of an organisation (details supplied), or relied on the assurance provided by the organisation; and whether the HSE has requested or reviewed the slides or recordings of the presentations concerned. [68…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
796. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3876 and 3895 of 7 September 2026, to provide the number of education, training or seminar events delivered by an organisation (details supplied) to HSE staff in each of the past five years; the subjects covered; the number of HSE staff who attended in each year; and whether the HSE made any payment to the organisation for t…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
797. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3851 of 7 September 2026, to confirm whether any HSE grant funding provided to an organisation (details supplied), directly or indirectly (including through general operating costs, staff time, overheads or reserves), supported the organisation's 2026 national conference; and to provide the most recent grant acquittal or audit…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
798. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3853 of 7 September 2026, to provide the amount of funding provided by the HSE to an organisation (details supplied) to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68688/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
811. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts advertised in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 which remained unfilled at the close of the recruitment campaign, by specialty and health region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68801/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
813. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63083/26, the number of consultant appointments made in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 where the appointee was a registrant of the HSE career hub; the total cost of developing and operating the career hub to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68799/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
814. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 63083/26, whether the HSE has carried out a value for money assessment, review or evaluation of expenditure on advertising consultant posts in medical journals since 2020; if not, the reason no such assessment has been made; whether one will now be commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68798/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
816. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2282 of 9 June 2026, which reported that 1% of 2,216 applicants stated they saw the advertisement in a journal, and the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 63082/26 stating that no applicant can be attributed to an individual publication, the way in which the HSE collected the applicant source data cited in the reply; whether …
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
817. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 63082/26 and 63083/26 and Parliamentary Question No. 2282 of 9 June 2026, the total expenditure by the HSE, nationally and in each health region, on advertising consultant posts in medical journals and other paid print or online publications in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by publication; and …
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
846. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment made against HSE employees, agency staff or contractors in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form, by HSE region and by service area; the number referred to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68911/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
852. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 65375/26 the staffing complement and current vacancies in Unit 1 at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire; whether a compliance plan has been agreed with HIQA following its recent inspection; the resources committed by the HSE to address the findings; and whether the deficiencies identified relate to resourcing, staffing or managem…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
854. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 60224/26 and 60228/26 of 7 September 2026, whether a formal mechanism exists to record instances of non-compliance by the Institute of Public Health with its Oversight Agreement; to state yes or no; the number of occasions since 2020 on which non-compliance has been identified; whether the grant suspension provision in the Ov…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
858. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologist posts filled at Cork University Maternity Hospital in the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [68751/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
859. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE general dental surgeons and senior dental surgeon posts filled at each HSE dental clinic within Cork as of 21 September 2026; and if she will provide the same figures as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [68750/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
860. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of CT, MRI and PET scanners that are currently available for use in each hospital within Cork as of 18 September 2026; and the hours per week each of those machines are available, by location, in tabular form. [68749/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
861. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the timeline for full implementation of the recommendations of the HSE internal audit of non-EU doctor recruitment; whether a follow-up audit will be conducted to verify compliance; the date by which it will report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68928/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
862. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the individual or office within the HSE with responsibility for ensuring that mandatory pre-employment checks, including garda vetting, overseas police clearance, occupational health clearance and English-language competency, are completed before a doctor commences employment; the sanctions, if any, applied where those checks are not completed; and if she will mak…
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
863. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of non-EU consultant and non-consultant hospital doctors recruited by the HSE in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by HSE region, in tabular form; the proportion of those recruitments subject to any audit of pre-employment checks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68926/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
864. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE plans to extend the internal audit of non-EU doctor recruitment to hospitals in the HSE South West region, including Cork University Hospital, the Mercy University Hospital, the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital and Mallow General Hospital; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68924/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
865. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the compliance rate recorded in the HSE internal audit of non-EU doctor recruitment for each of the seven sites examined, namely Tullamore, Portlaoise, Mullingar, Drogheda, Cavan, Navan and the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, by hospital, in tabular form; the two sites found to be fully compliant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68923/26]