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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 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of the 2,272 cases processed under the accelerated border procedure to date, the average and longest time elapsed between a deportation order being signed and actual removal from the State; and the estimated cost per case of operating the accelerated procedure, including detention, legal aid, and processing costs, compared w…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Department has conducted a formal cost-benefit analysis of Ireland opting into EU return hub arrangements; if such an analysis exists; if so, if it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53219/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the legal basis under which return hub arrangements would operate for Irish cases; which third countries have been assessed for compliance with international human rights obligations; if a risk register or equivalent assessment exists for this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53220/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the discrepancy between his Department's stated position on opting into EU return hub rules and the Taoiseach's comments in Strasbourg on 7 July 2026 that there are no immediate plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53221/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a formal Government position on EU return hub opt-in has been agreed at Cabinet; if not, the timeline for such a decision. [53222/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Department has had any engagement with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53239/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of enforcement actions taken in relation to e-scooters in each of the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has itself sought confirmation from Tusla as to whether any of any specific gaps are in fact recorded on the Corporate Risk Register, as distinct from restating who bears responsibility for maintaining that register. [52828/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department Oversight Agreement with Tusla provides any mechanism by which her Department is made aware of the contents of the Corporate Risk Register; or whether her Department has no visibility of it whatsoever. [52829/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
658. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given that three separate and substantively different governance gaps have now been put to her Department and met with the same non-substantive reply, whether she accepts that her Department is currently unable to state whether any of these matters are being treated as risks by Tusla at all. [52830/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
659. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 2 July 2026, in which it was stated that reports from the two commissioned studies on the educational, career and life outcomes of care leavers "will be finalised and published shortly," and that planning is "underway" for a national longitudinal study following young people transitioning out …
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
662. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos.1606 and 1614 of 9 June 2026, (details supplied), to confirm whether a defined threshold or escalation trigger exists for repeated placement breakdowns, and, if so, the threshold; whether the 328 figure, or equivalent data on repeat placements, is reported through any national governance, risk regis…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
723. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 705 of 28 May 2026, whether the Department or the HSE can confirm definitively whether any minutes, file notes, or correspondence concerning the WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 decision exist; and if none exist, to confirm this explicitly. [52792/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 704 of 28 May 2026, given that no formal audit or governance review was cited, whether the Department will commit to commissioning a retrospective governance assessment of the 2018 to 2019 approval process. [52793/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
725. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 28 May 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether legal advice was sought or obtained concerning reliance on WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 consultant application. [52794/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
726. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 28 May 2026,to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external organisation, advocacy group, academic institution, or clinical body was consulted prior to the inclusion of WPATH Standards of Care Version 7 in the December 2019 submission [52795/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
727. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 713 of 28 May 2026, to name the expert clinician leading the updated Model of Care, to provide a timeline for its completion, and to confirm whether a revised job description or governance structure has been drafted to date. [52796/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
728. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1943 of 9 June 2026, to name the specific body or individuals responsible for approving the 2021 consultant post, given that the reply referred only to service need and workforce planning considerations without identifying an accountable party. [52797/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
729. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1945 of 9 June 2026 to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether any external expert or peer review was sought prior to the December 2019 application. [52798/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
730. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1946 of 9 June 2026, to confirm directly, by yes or no, whether the HSE retains any record identifying the individuals or committee that approved the reference to WPATH Standards of Care Version 7; and if no such record is retained, to confirm this explicitly and state why. [52799/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
731. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the specific readiness criteria, metrics and pass/fail thresholds contained within the Go-Live Readiness Assessment (GLRA) and Hospital Commissioning Readiness Level (HCRL) frameworks being applied to the National Children's Hospital; to confirm which body or individual has final sign-off authority on Day 1 readiness; to confirm whether the results of these assess…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
732. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.2222 of 9 June 2026, in which Children's Health Ireland did not address whether a copy of the readiness framework, checklist, scorecard or assessment tool used for the opening of the National Children's Hospital will be published, if this material will be published; if not, the reason it will not be published; and if she will m…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
733. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.2221 of 9 June 2026, in which the Minister was asked to provide the full list of clinical, operational, governance and patient safety criteria used by Children's Health Ireland in determining readiness for day one opening of the National Children's Hospital, and in which no such list was provided, to now set out that list in fu…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
734. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.2223 of 9 June 2026, in which onboarding timelines by phase were provided but no specific minimum staffing thresholds, clinical commissioning milestones, ICT readiness requirements, emergency preparedness exercise outcomes or patient safety indicators were disclosed for the National Children's Hospital, to now provide the speci…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Health
735. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2225 of 9 June 2026, the procurement route by which each company (details supplied) was engaged; whether either engagement was subject to public tender; the cost of each contract to date; the projected total cost of each contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52804/26]