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
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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

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 Health
1452. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics considered any international managed access agreements, risk-sharing agreements, conditional reimbursement models or outcomes-based reimbursement arrangements in respect of omaveloxolone (Skyclarys); and if she will provide details of the jurisdictions and models reviewed. [39832/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1453. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any orphan-drug specific weighting, modified cost-effectiveness threshold, severity adjustment or rare disease reimbursement framework was applied in the assessment of omaveloxolone (skyclarys); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39833/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1454. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the assessment of omaveloxolone (skyclarys) included analysis of indirect societal costs associated with Friedreich's ataxia, including disability supports, caregiver burden, loss of educational participation, workforce impacts and long-term health service utilisation; and if she will provide details of the methodology used. [39834/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1455. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether Ireland currently operates a distinct reimbursement or pharmacoeconomic assessment pathway for orphan medicines or ultra-rare disease therapies; if so, to provide details of the framework and criteria applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39835/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1456. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of orphan or ultra-rare disease medicines which received a negative reimbursement recommendation from the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in each year since 2020; and the number subsequently approved for reimbursement following commercial negotiation or further review. [39836/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average period between European Medicines Agency authorisation and final reimbursement decision in Ireland for orphan medicines in each year since 2020; and how this compares with the EU average where such data is available. [39837/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1458. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has undertaken any comparative analysis of Ireland's orphan drug reimbursement timelines and approval rates against comparable European jurisdictions; and if she will provide details of any such analysis. [39838/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1459. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether patient organisations or rare disease advocacy groups were consulted or invited to make submissions during the reimbursement assessment process for omaveloxolone (skyclarys); and if she will provide details of the process involved. [39839/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1460. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE Drugs Group considered the progressive and degenerative nature of Friedreich's ataxia, including irreversible disease progression during reimbursement delays, in its consideration of omaveloxolone (Skyclarys); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39840/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Housing
264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any policy review has been undertaken regarding access to social housing supports for persons leaving abusive relationships following the sale or transfer of a family home. [38583/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Social
277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has undertaken any review of financial barriers faced by victims of domestic abuse when seeking access to emergency income supports, housing assistance payment supports or social housing. [38584/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of State funding allocated to domestic abuse support services, refuges and outreach programmes in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38585/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refuge spaces per 10,000 population in Ireland compared with the Council of Europe recommended level. [38586/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38572/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidents of coercive control recorded by An Garda Síochána in each year since coercive control became a criminal offence in 2019, in tabular form. [38573/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse incidents reported to An Garda Síochána which involved a child in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38574/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests made arising from domestic abuse incidents in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38575/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members assigned to specialist domestic abuse and protective services units in each Garda region, in tabular form. [38576/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda members who have received specialist training in the investigation of coercive control and domestic abuse in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38577/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average waiting time for applications for protection orders, barring orders and safety orders in the District Courts in each court district, in tabular form. [38578/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether her Department has undertaken any review, audit or assessment of the effectiveness of coercive control legislation since its commencement in 2019. [38579/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic violence refuge spaces currently available in each local authority area, in tabular form. [38580/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons who were unable to access emergency domestic violence accommodation due to lack of capacity in each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [38581/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Government has undertaken any assessment of the impact of housing costs and homelessness risk on victims seeking to leave abusive relationships. [38582/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 21 May 2026 · to Justice
304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether any interdepartmental strategy is being developed to address the intersection between domestic abuse, housing insecurity and financial abuse. [38591/26]