Official portrait of Ken O'Flynn

Ken O'Flynn

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Independent Ireland · Cork North-Central · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1248. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department tracks whether participants approved under the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance scheme subsequently return to welfare supports after completion of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43252/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1249. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any national analysis has been undertaken regarding sectors experiencing market saturation among Back to Work Enterprise Allowance-supported businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43253/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1250. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will publish the criteria used by Employment Personal Advisers and Enterprise Officers when assessing sustainability, displacement, seasonality and market saturation under the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43254/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department records the number of persons accessing Rent Supplement under the domestic violence fast-track arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department records the number of persons accessing the Travel Supplement protocol introduced for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43256/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any performance indicators exist to assess the effectiveness of emergency income supports provided to persons fleeing domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43257/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to introduce a mechanism to record the uptake, outcomes and processing times associated with domestic violence-related emergency income supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the proportion of persons presenting as homeless following domestic abuse who subsequently access social protection emergency supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any audits, inspections, compliance reviews or assurance exercises have been undertaken since the introduction of the hot school meals procurement framework to assess whether participating schools are retaining conflict-of-interest declarations, procurement records and supplier communications in accordance with public procurement requirements; the number undertaken to date; the findings of any such reviews; whether any instances of non-compliance were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the review currently being undertaken by the CORU-registered dietitian of the School Meals Programme includes an assessment of pupil meal uptake rates, food wastage, pupil and school satisfaction, meal acceptance, supplier compliance with nutritional standards and value for money; whether the findings will be published; when the review is expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43623/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Social
1271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether unsuccessful suppliers under the hot school meals scheme have access to any formal review, reconsideration, complaints or appeals mechanism beyond raising queries with the contracting authority; whether any independent review mechanism exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43626/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the current status of any proposed reforms to coronial law and inquest procedures; whether any policy review, legislative drafting process, consultation process or preparatory work is currently underway within his Department in relation to reform of the Coroners Act 1962 and associated procedures; whether consideration is being given to statutory clarification regarding the scope and legal effect of findings available at inquest, including findings relating to unlawful death or unlawful killing; the anticipated timeline for any policy paper, heads of bill, statutory guidance or secondary legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1368. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any review has been conducted into the causes of exceptionally high waiting times for domestic violence applications in certain District Court offices, including Naas, Sligo, Castlebar and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42609/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1369. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether additional sitting days, judicial resources or administrative staffing have been allocated since 2024 to District Court offices experiencing extended waiting times for domestic violence applications; and if they will provide details by court district. [42610/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has assessed whether delays in substantive domestic violence proceedings may increase risks to applicants, including repeat incidents or breaches requiring Garda intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42613/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1428. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the forthcoming National Migration and Integration Strategy will contain quantitative projections or forecasts of additional housing demand arising from projected migration scenarios over the lifetime of the Strategy; and if not, why not. [43645/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1429. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Strategic Migration Policy Group has commissioned, received or considered any modelling regarding the impact of projected migration levels on housing supply requirements, homelessness services or emergency accommodation demand; and if so, whether such modelling will be published. [43646/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1449. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the 12-month transitional operating arrangement with an organisation (details supplied) has been extended or is proposed to be extended; the length of any extension; the estimated value of the extension; the procurement basis relied upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44021/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration what safeguards are in place to prevent incumbent advantage arising from the current operator’s transitional role at Citywest in any future tender for the long-term management contract; whether information barriers, conflict-of-interest declarations, independent procurement oversight or equal-treatment measures are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44022/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Justice
1451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration who has ultimate operational accountability for the wider Citywest IPAS campus where State-owned accommodation operates alongside privately owned or privately operated IPAS accommodation, including responsibility for safeguarding, security, complaints, fire safety, road access, public order incidents, emergency planning, local business impacts and resident welfare; whether a written campus-wide governance protocol exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla centrally records the length of time children remain in temporary care arrangements prior to achieving permanency outcomes; and if so, to provide the national figures for each year since 2020. [41706/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the Tusla Board or its Audit and Risk Committee receive regular reports concerning delayed permanency outcomes, placement instability, or care drift trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41708/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how many children remained in special emergency arrangements for periods exceeding 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months respectively in each year since 2022. [41709/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla conducts any national analysis of placement instability, including the number of placement moves experienced by children in care prior to achieving permanency outcomes. [41710/26]
written 2026-06-09 · to Children
1548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether Tusla has undertaken any internal review examining the relationship between staffing shortages, recruitment pressures, and delayed permanency outcomes for children in care. [41711/26]
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