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
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 26 May 2026 · to Housing
711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether any national audit has been conducted into compliance levels for sanitary provision standards in public entertainment venues. [39745/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether the Department maintains statistics on complaints relating to inadequate toilet provision in public buildings. [39746/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
744. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether schools participating in the hot school meals scheme are required to retain written conflict-of-interest declarations from all persons involved in tender evaluation processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39264/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
745. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether unsuccessful suppliers under the hot school meals scheme have access to a formal procurement appeals or review mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39268/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
746. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the Office of Government Procurement was consulted in the design of the current hot school meals scheme procurement framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39269/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
747. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any minimum weighting is applied to nutritional quality, freshness, meal presentation or food standards within hot school meals scheme tender evaluations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39270/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
748. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether schools participating in the hot school meals scheme are required to maintain records of all communications with suppliers during live procurement competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39271/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
774. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the forthcoming National Migration and Integration Strategy will include specific housing supply, homelessness prevention, or emergency accommodation forecasting mechanisms. [38874/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte or the National Forest Inventory maintains stand-level data on the percentage composition of tree species within individual forestry plantations; and if he will provide details of the methodology used to classify plantations by dominant species. [39800/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any formal definition exists within Coillte, the National Forest Inventory or his Department for "monoculture forestry" or "near-monoculture forestry"; and if he will provide the applicable thresholds or criteria. [39801/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
920. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares within the State forestry estate in which Sitka spruce represents greater than 75%, 90% and 95% respectively of total tree composition. [39802/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
921. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether biodiversity reporting within the National Forest Inventory distinguishes between forests containing incidental secondary species and forests designed as genuinely mixed-species plantation [39803/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
922. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of annual new planting undertaken by Coillte comprised predominantly Sitka spruce in each year from 2015 to 2026. [39804/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
923. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any climate resilience or disease-vulnerability assessments have been undertaken regarding the concentration of Sitka spruce within the State forestry estate; and if he will provide details of any such assessments. [39805/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
924. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any targets exist to reduce reliance on Sitka spruce planting within publicly owned forestry lands over the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
925. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Coillte maintains GIS or digital mapping identifying mixed-species forestry stands within the State forestry estate; and whether such information is publicly accessible. [39807/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
926. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any independent ecological assessment has been undertaken comparing biodiversity outcomes between predominantly Sitka spruce plantations and mixed-native woodland systems on State-owned forestry lands. [39808/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Agriculture
927. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the long-term economic, biodiversity and storm-resilience implications of continued reliance on Sitka spruce as the dominant commercial forestry species within the State forestry estate. [39809/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla has considered establishing a national reporting framework for permanency pathways for children in care; and if so, the current status of this work. [39089/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
960. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in State care subject to interim care orders for more than six months, twelve months and twenty-four months, respectively. [39091/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
961. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla maintains any internal KPI, benchmark or target timeframe regarding the achievement of permanency outcomes for children in care. [39092/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
962. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department receives regular reporting on delays in permanency planning for children in State care. [39093/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
963. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a national audit or review has been undertaken since 2020 regarding permanency planning outcomes for children in care. [39094/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
964. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently in long-term foster care without an application for guardianship, adoption or reunification actively progressing. [39095/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Children
965. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla records the reasons permanency pathways are delayed, including court delays, placement shortages, staffing shortages or assessment backlogs. [39096/26]