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
296
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 3 November 2026.

Questions asked 9,005 in all

Dec 2024Nov 2026

Contributions to debates 397 in all

Dec 2024Nov 2026
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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
November 2026 0 4

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 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local authorities where the Housing Activation Office has identified barriers to housing delivery; the corrective actions recommended in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66203/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing projects sanctioned above basic unit costs in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the reasons for the higher approval levels in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66204/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide the cost-per-unit figures for social and affordable homes delivered in Cork City and Cork County in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as referenced in Parliamentary Question 612 (ref. 63860/25); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66205/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason his Department does not record disability status for households supported under the Housing Assistance Payment, and when such tracking will be introduced in line with the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66206/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the first consolidated national report on housing delivered under the Town Centre First policy, including the number of units delivered in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66207/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes in Cork city and Cork county that were retrofitted in 2023 and 2024; the number expected to be retrofitted in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66208/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units in Cork city and Cork county that currently remain below BER C; the number upgraded in 2023 and 2024; and the projected number that will remain below BER C in 2030 on the current delivery pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66209/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of heat pumps installed in social housing in Cork city and Cork county in 2023 and 2024; the target for 2025; and whether these installation levels align with national climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66210/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding allocated to Cork city council and Cork County Council under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66211/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way cost inflation in retrofit works is being monitored; whether cost escalation is affecting the number of units delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66212/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether staffing shortages or contractor capacity constraints are affecting the ability of local authorities to meet retrofit targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66213/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department tracks reductions in energy poverty among social housing tenants following retrofitting works; and when such tracking will be published on a national and local authority basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66214/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated gap between the current retrofit pace and the Government’s target to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66215/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
584. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing retrofits completed in smaller Cork settlements including Blarney, Tower, Glanmire, Grenagh, Whitechurch, Mayfield and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66216/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Justice
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether a formal assessment has been carried out of the likely impact on Ireland of the asylum reforms announced by the UK Government; the expected changes in arrivals through Northern Ireland given the Common Travel Area and open land border; the modelling that has been done on pressures on international protection accommodation servi…
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
829. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the current HSE policy on providing elective, non-medical circumcision procedures in public hospitals, and the decision pathway used to approve or decline such requests. [65347/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
830. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of elective, non-medical circumcisions performed in public hospitals in each of the past five years, by hospital, and the number of theatre sessions allocated for these procedures. [65348/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
831. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national clinical guidelines exist for the provision of non-medical circumcision in public hospitals, and if so who approved those guidelines, when they were approved, and whether the HSE reviewed their budget or theatre-time implications. [65349/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
832. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are authorised to offer non-medical circumcision without a medical indication, and the oversight or audit process in place to track such procedures. [65350/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
833. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the HSE of providing non-medical circumcision in public hospitals in each of the past five years, including consultant time, theatre use, anaesthesia, and post-operative care. [65351/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
834. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to determine whether a procedure without medical indication may be carried out in a public hospital, and whether this includes cultural or religious requests, and if so how the HSE ensures these procedures do not displace medically necessary care. [65352/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
835. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk or capacity assessment has been carried out on the effect of elective, non-medical procedures on waiting lists for paediatric surgery, urology, ENT, orthopaedics, and other pressure areas. [65353/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
836. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether public hospitals are required to report the volume of elective non-medical procedures they perform, and whether the Department receives regular reviews of the total theatre time assigned to these procedures. [65354/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
881. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the full projected impact of the proposed rise in the health-insurance levy for 2026; the expected increase in annual costs for adult and child policyholders; the total number of policyholders affected; the financial effect on families on modest incomes; the basis on which her Department approved the rise; whether any assessment was carried out on the effect on ho…
Ken O'Flynn Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
882. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expected impact of the increase in stamp duty on health insurance policies from 1 April 2026; the number of adult and child policyholders affected on advanced and non-advanced plans; the average additional cost per policy per year; the projected extra revenue for the risk equalisation fund; and whether any assessment has been carried out on the effect on famil…