Ken O'Flynn
Written
540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated gross and net savings achieved to date from the HSE Agency Control Framework introduced under the National Service Plan 2026. [40999/26]
TDs / Ken O'Flynn
Ken O'Flynn
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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
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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.
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- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now
Ken O'Flynn
Written
541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any Health Region has sought revised agency expenditure limits for 2026 due to operational pressures or staffing shortages. [41000/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of instances in which agency expenditure limits were exceeded by individual hospitals or services during January and February 2026. [41001/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any assessment regarding the operational or patient safety implications of attempts to reduce agency expenditure under the National Service Plan 2026. [41002/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE expects to remain within the €720 million agency expenditure target for 2026; and if not, the revised projected outturn for the year. [41003/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE maintains a centralised register or database identifying all non-statutory bodies receiving public funding either directly from the HSE or through intermediary grant, service arrangement, programme administration, regional allocation, or pass-through funding mechanisms; and if they will provide details of such a register. [41004/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can identify the total annual amount of public funding allocated to non-statutory bodies through indirect or intermediary funding arrangements in each year from 2020 to 2026. [41005/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether all non-statutory bodies receiving HSE funding, whether directly or indirectly, are required to comply with a common governance or financial reporting framework; and if they will provide details of same. [41006/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any mapping exercise or audit to identify all downstream recipients of public funding originating from the HSE but distributed through intermediary organisations or agencies. [41007/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE can provide the number of non-statutory bodies receiving funding through Section 38, Section 39, grant aid, commissioned service arrangements, programme administration arrangements, or regional allocation mechanisms in each year since 2020. [41008/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether adult mental health services receive specific training relating to trauma-informed engagement with care-experienced young adults transitioning from CAMHS or Tusla care settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41017/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national policy, protocol or guidance exists governing continuity of care for young people transitioning from CAMHS to adult mental health services where the individual has a history of State care, special care, institutional care or complex trauma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41018/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of PURPLE and RED emergency calls in 2024 and 2025 where no ambulance resource was immediately available at the point of call allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41025/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
553. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service records the duration for which emergency calls remain without an assigned ambulance resource after initial triage; and if so, the average and longest duration recorded in 2024 and 2025. [41026/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
554. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether repeated breaches of ambulance allocation time KPIs trigger any automatic operational review, executive escalation, or risk escalation process within the HSE or National Ambulance Service. [41027/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
555. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been undertaken correlating ambulance allocation delays with adverse patient outcomes, mortality, ICU admission, cardiac arrest survival rates, or other clinical indicators since 2020. [41028/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
556. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance allocation delays are specifically tracked within any HSE Enterprise Risk Register, regional risk register, or National Ambulance Service corporate risk register; and if they will provide details. [41029/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
557. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the estimated absolute number of PURPLE and RED calls which exceeded the relevant allocation thresholds in 2024 and 2025. [41030/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
558. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any automatic escalation threshold exists where ambulance allocation delays for PURPLE or RED calls exceed defined levels over a given reporting period; and if so, to provide details. [41031/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
559. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether repeated breaches of ambulance allocation-time KPIs are recorded within any HSE enterprise, regional, or National Ambulance Service risk register; and if so, the current risk classification assigned. [41032/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has examined correlations between ambulance allocation delays and adverse patient outcomes, including cardiac arrest survival, stroke outcomes, sepsis outcomes, or mortality rates. [41033/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance allocation delays beyond defined KPI thresholds are retrospectively clinically reviewed where serious harm or death subsequently occurs. [41034/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch or the Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council have identified any recommendations, findings, deficiencies, or corrective actions relating to ambulance allocation performance since 2020. [41035/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any written policy governing prioritisation decisions where multiple simultaneous PURPLE or RED calls arise, and insufficient ambulance resources are immediately available. [41036/26]
Ken O'Flynn
Written
564. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any cumulative reporting mechanism exists tracking repeated ambulance allocation delays by geographic area, time band, or demand surge category. [41037/26]