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 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance what engagement he has had with the Fiscal Advisory Council regarding potential implications of hidden credit-line exposures for medium-term fiscal sustainability; and whether the Council has been asked to independently assess these risks. [64799/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of loan portfolios containing tracker or variable-rate mortgages have been transferred, sold or securitised by Irish-regulated lenders since 2015; and to confirm whether full account-level audits were required before, during and after each transfer to identify hidden credit-line exposures linked to those loans. [64800/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed whether hidden or undisclosed credit-line exposures influenced the pricing of loan-book sales to non-bank entities; and to detail the conclusions reached from any such assessment. [64801/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether non-bank entities currently servicing Irish mortgage accounts are required to declare any inherited credit-line exposures or standby facilities connected to the portfolios they acquired; and to indicate the number of such declarations that have been received. [64802/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the due-diligence requirements his Department has imposed on regulated lenders when transferring mortgage accounts to special-purpose vehicles, securitisation structures or affiliated entities; and to confirm whether these requirements include identification of hidden credit-line exposures. [64803/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Central Bank of Ireland has identified any case since 2015 in which loan-servicing arrangements obscured or failed to disclose a lender's underlying credit-line exposure; and the corrective or enforcement measures that followed. [64804/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of mortgage accounts held by non-bank entities that are currently under review for possible misclassification, including tracker-mortgage customers; and to state whether hidden credit-line exposures form part of that review. [64805/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure that when mortgage loans are transferred to another lender or servicer, borrower entitlements connected to tracker rates or contract terms are preserved and not compromised by undisclosed credit-line commitments. [64806/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether any regulated lender has reported difficulties reconciling borrower entitlements after loan-book sales due to previously hidden or off-balance-sheet credit-line structures, and to detail how many such cases remain unresolved. [64807/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has reviewed the interaction between hidden credit-line exposures and the servicing standards applied by credit-servicing firms; and to state whether any amendments to these standards are being considered. [64808/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Department has established a central reconciliation framework to verify all credit-line exposures attached to transferred or securitised mortgage accounts; to state how many lenders have complied with that framework; and to indicate when full compliance is expected. [64809/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to set out whether his Department has examined the extent to which hidden credit line exposures contributed to borrower misclassification in the tracker mortgage scandal; and to state whether any such exposures remain unresolved at account level. [64810/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
305. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of tracker mortgage accounts remain under review for reinstatement redress or rate correction where loan transfers or securitisation structures may have obscured borrower entitlements; and to state the expected timeline for resolution [64811/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline whether regulated lenders have reported any inability to reconstruct original borrower records due to hidden or off balance sheet credit line structures; and to provide the number of cases where borrower data remains incomplete or disputed. [64812/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
307. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to state whether the Central Bank of Ireland has identified any correlation between hidden credit line exposures and failures in lenders contract interpretation relating to tracker entitlements; and to indicate what enforcement action followed. [64813/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
308. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the additional supervisory requirements that have been imposed on lenders to prevent tracker mortgage customers being moved off their correct rate due to unreported credit line exposures or loan servicing arrangements. [64814/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of tracker mortgage appeals that remain active how many of these involve disputes linked to account transfers loan book sales or undisclosed credit line commitments; and the deadlines set for final adjudication. [64815/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
310. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Department has reviewed whether hidden credit line exposures resulted in unjust financial gain to lenders at the expense of tracker customers; and to outline whether any mechanism exists for recovery of such gains. [64816/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
311. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he intends to mandate lenders to provide borrowers with a full account level audit trail including all credit line commitments or transfers relating to their mortgage accounts; and to indicate what form this disclosure would take. [64817/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
312. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific protections are being developed to ensure that tracker mortgage customers whose loans are serviced by non bank entities are not disadvantaged by hidden credit line exposures or undisclosed intermediary arrangements. [64818/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
313. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether regional data will be published showing the number of unresolved tracker mortgage cases in Cork city and county including cases connected to hidden credit line exposures; and to state when this data will be released. [64819/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
314. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department plans new legal disclosure rules for all lenders covering hidden credit line exposures off balance sheet commitments and standby facilities; and to state the expected timeline for these rules. [64820/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
315. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department is preparing changes to financial reporting standards so that all contingent exposures including hidden credit lines are included in lender disclosures; and to indicate the consultation that has taken place with the Central Bank. [64821/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
316. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline whether any gaps exist in Irish or EU rules that allow lenders to operate credit line structures without full public disclosure; and to set out the actions he will take to close these gaps. [64822/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Finance
317. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to state whether he has raised the issue of hidden credit line exposures at EU level; and to detail any cooperation planned with European institutions to address cross border risks. [64823/25]