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Ken O'Flynn

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  • · 34th Dáil · 29 November 2024 – present

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Question· writtenPQ 2091asked

2091. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the cost of the monitoring required for patients on omaveloxolone (skyclarys), including monthly blood tests for the first three months of treatment, at least annual echocardiography, and neurology and cardiology review, was included in the budget impact assessment considered by the HSE when reimbursement was approved; if so, the amount included; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77084/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

2091. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the cost of the monitoring required for patients on omaveloxolone (skyclarys), including monthly blood tests for the first three months of treatment, at least annual echocardiography, and neurology and cardiology review, was included in the budget impact assessment considered by the HSE when reimbursement was approved; if so, the amount included; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77084/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1754asked

1754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether each of the 193 permanent posts offered through the nursing and midwifery staff bank in HSE South West is assigned to a named hospital or service; if not, if postholders may be assigned to any site in the region; the duration of the structured long-term assignments referred to in the reply; whether the pay, increments and terms of these posts are the same as those of a staff nurse appointed to a substantive post; the number of 2026 graduates in the staff bank who have since been appointed to a substantive vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75738/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether each of the 193 permanent posts offered through the nursing and midwifery staff bank in HSE South West is assigned to a named hospital or service; if not, if postholders may be assigned to any site in the region; the duration of the structured long-term assignments referred to in the reply; whether the pay, increments and terms of these posts are the same as those of a staff nurse appointed to a substantive post; the number of 2026 graduates in the staff bank who have since been appointed to a substantive vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75738/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2088asked

2088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70657/26, the date on which the advanced nurse practitioner post in the stroke rehabilitation unit at St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork became vacant or was first sought; the date on which it received HSE south-west approval; the date on which it was submitted for national approval; the interim arrangements in place for patients in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77063/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

2088. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70657/26, the date on which the advanced nurse practitioner post in the stroke rehabilitation unit at St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork became vacant or was first sought; the date on which it received HSE south-west approval; the date on which it was submitted for national approval; the interim arrangements in place for patients in the unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77063/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2090asked

2090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66526/26 and 70657/26, whether national HSE approval has issued for the replacement clinical nurse specialist post supporting skin cancer follow up at Cork University Hospital; if so, the date on which it issued; if not, the reason the post was not included in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 70657/26, which stated that no clinical nurse specialist posts in HSE south-west are awaiting national approval; the date by which the post will be advertised and filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77061/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

2090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 66526/26 and 70657/26, whether national HSE approval has issued for the replacement clinical nurse specialist post supporting skin cancer follow up at Cork University Hospital; if so, the date on which it issued; if not, the reason the post was not included in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 70657/26, which stated that no clinical nurse specialist posts in HSE south-west are awaiting national approval; the date by which the post will be advertised and filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77061/26]

Question· writtenPQ 457asked

457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the steps CIÉ has taken or will take to notify every pensioner and dependant in receipt of a pension under the CIÉ pension scheme for regular wages staff and the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951 of the increase given effect by the Statutory Instruments signed on 21 October 2026, including those who are not members of any pensioner association; the number of pensioners and dependants in receipt of a pension under each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76924/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

457. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the steps CIÉ has taken or will take to notify every pensioner and dependant in receipt of a pension under the CIÉ pension scheme for regular wages staff and the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951 of the increase given effect by the Statutory Instruments signed on 21 October 2026, including those who are not members of any pensioner association; the number of pensioners and dependants in receipt of a pension under each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76924/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1755asked

1755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 320, confirming that HSE legal expenditure is not recorded in a manner that identifies protected disclosure cases, whether the HSE will introduce a specific cost code to identify such expenditure across all regions and national directorates, including spend incurred outside the Office of Legal Services; the timeline for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75752/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 320, confirming that HSE legal expenditure is not recorded in a manner that identifies protected disclosure cases, whether the HSE will introduce a specific cost code to identify such expenditure across all regions and national directorates, including spend incurred outside the Office of Legal Services; the timeline for doing so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75752/26]

Question· writtenPQ 612asked

612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints referred to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022 in which the HSE was the respondent, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026; and the outcome of those complaints by year, including the number withdrawn, settled, upheld and not upheld, in tabular form. [75754/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of complaints referred to the Workplace Relations Commission under the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022 in which the HSE was the respondent, in each of the years 2019 to date in 2026; and the outcome of those complaints by year, including the number withdrawn, settled, upheld and not upheld, in tabular form. [75754/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1764asked

1764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of penalisation complaints under the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022 brought against the HSE by current or former staff before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court or the courts in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number settled; and the total amount paid in such settlements in each year, in tabular form. [75748/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of penalisation complaints under the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014 to 2022 brought against the HSE by current or former staff before the Workplace Relations Commission, the Labour Court or the courts in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number settled; and the total amount paid in such settlements in each year, in tabular form. [75748/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1788asked

1788. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70586/26, which did not address whether national HR has the power to direct a health region to take corrective action where pre-employment screening failures are identified; whether such a power exists; if so, the instrument or policy under which it is conferred; the number of occasions it has been exercised since 2023; if not, the person or office in the HSE with authority to compel a region to remedy such failures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75917/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1788. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70586/26, which did not address whether national HR has the power to direct a health region to take corrective action where pre-employment screening failures are identified; whether such a power exists; if so, the instrument or policy under which it is conferred; the number of occasions it has been exercised since 2023; if not, the person or office in the HSE with authority to compel a region to remedy such failures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75917/26]

Question· writtenPQ 545asked

545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government has assessed the net fiscal impact of migration by immigration route or cohort taking account of tax and social insurance contributions, social protection, healthcare, housing, education, and other public expenditure; if so, the methodology and findings; and, if not, whether such an assessment is planned. [77944/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Government has assessed the net fiscal impact of migration by immigration route or cohort taking account of tax and social insurance contributions, social protection, healthcare, housing, education, and other public expenditure; if so, the methodology and findings; and, if not, whether such an assessment is planned. [77944/26]

Question· writtenPQ 442asked

442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority requires local authorities to demonstrate consultation with the National Ambulance Service, the fire service and An Garda Síochána on emergency access before funding active travel schemes that narrow roads; whether such consultation was confirmed to the authority for schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77060/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

442. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority requires local authorities to demonstrate consultation with the National Ambulance Service, the fire service and An Garda Síochána on emergency access before funding active travel schemes that narrow roads; whether such consultation was confirmed to the authority for schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77060/26]

Question· writtenPQ 448asked

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority required and received Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Road Safety Audits from Cork City Council for active travel schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, before approving funding for each stage of these schemes; the dates on which each audit was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77054/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

448. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority required and received Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Road Safety Audits from Cork City Council for active travel schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, before approving funding for each stage of these schemes; the dates on which each audit was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77054/26]

Question· writtenPQ 450asked

450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the amount of active travel funding allocated by the National Transport Authority to Cork City Council for schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, by scheme and by year since 2021; the date funding approval was first granted for each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77051/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

450. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the amount of active travel funding allocated by the National Transport Authority to Cork City Council for schemes in Blackpool, Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, by scheme and by year since 2021; the date funding approval was first granted for each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77051/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2089asked

2089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 69640/26, the date on which the roadmap for the initiation and monitoring of omaveloxolone (skyclarys) developed by the national ataxia clinic at Tallaght University Hospital was circulated to neurologists via the National Clinical Programme for Neurology Clinical Advisory Group; whether this document was commissioned or approved by the HSE; whether a national HSE protocol for the initiation and monitoring of the treatment exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77085/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

2089. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 69640/26, the date on which the roadmap for the initiation and monitoring of omaveloxolone (skyclarys) developed by the national ataxia clinic at Tallaght University Hospital was circulated to neurologists via the National Clinical Programme for Neurology Clinical Advisory Group; whether this document was commissioned or approved by the HSE; whether a national HSE protocol for the initiation and monitoring of the treatment exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77085/26]

Question· writtenPQ 546asked

546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has produced or commissioned any analysis of the net fiscal impact of non-EEA migration to Ireland, including taxation, social protection, healthcare, housing and education expenditure; if so, when it was completed and whether it will be published; and if no such analysis exists, the reason this assessment has not been undertaken by his Department. [77956/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has produced or commissioned any analysis of the net fiscal impact of non-EEA migration to Ireland, including taxation, social protection, healthcare, housing and education expenditure; if so, when it was completed and whether it will be published; and if no such analysis exists, the reason this assessment has not been undertaken by his Department. [77956/26]

Question· writtenPQ 547asked

547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the Danish Ministry of Finance's analyses or the 2021 Netherlands study concerning the fiscal impact of migration; if so, the conclusions that were drawn regarding their relevance to Ireland; whether comparable Irish data have been assessed; and whether the Department intends to undertake or publish a similar analysis. [77954/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

547. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the Danish Ministry of Finance's analyses or the 2021 Netherlands study concerning the fiscal impact of migration; if so, the conclusions that were drawn regarding their relevance to Ireland; whether comparable Irish data have been assessed; and whether the Department intends to undertake or publish a similar analysis. [77954/26]

Question· writtenPQ 548asked

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed estimates of the lifetime net fiscal impact of migrants entering Ireland at different ages, taking account of tax contributions and public expenditure over their lifetime; if so, the methodology and findings; and if not, whether the Department considers such modelling necessary for evidence-based migration and public expenditure planning. [77951/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed estimates of the lifetime net fiscal impact of migrants entering Ireland at different ages, taking account of tax contributions and public expenditure over their lifetime; if so, the methodology and findings; and if not, whether the Department considers such modelling necessary for evidence-based migration and public expenditure planning. [77951/26]

Question· writtenPQ 409asked

409. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the eligibility criteria for the disabled persons parking permit, commonly known as the blue badge, takes account of persons with disabilities or cognitive impairments who are at risk of wandering, absconding or running into traffic; if carers may qualify for a permit on behalf of a person whose safety requires them to be brought as close as possible to a destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76566/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

409. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport if the eligibility criteria for the disabled persons parking permit, commonly known as the blue badge, takes account of persons with disabilities or cognitive impairments who are at risk of wandering, absconding or running into traffic; if carers may qualify for a permit on behalf of a person whose safety requires them to be brought as close as possible to a destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [76566/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1756asked

1756. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of decisions issued by CORU's registration boards on applications from international applicants in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by profession and outcome, including recognition granted outright, recognition subject to a compensation measure, refusal, and application withdrawn or closed, in tabular form, in view of the difference between the 1,788 decisions and 1,348 recognitions reported for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75691/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1756. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of decisions issued by CORU's registration boards on applications from international applicants in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by profession and outcome, including recognition granted outright, recognition subject to a compensation measure, refusal, and application withdrawn or closed, in tabular form, in view of the difference between the 1,788 decisions and 1,348 recognitions reported for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75691/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1785asked

1785. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national HR issued any instruction, circular or guidance to health region HR teams following the unsatisfactory rating in HSE Internal Audit report OPS012RGN0626 on the recruitment of non-EU doctors; if so, the date and content of same; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75921/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1785. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether national HR issued any instruction, circular or guidance to health region HR teams following the unsatisfactory rating in HSE Internal Audit report OPS012RGN0626 on the recruitment of non-EU doctors; if so, the date and content of same; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75921/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1786asked

1786. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70586/26, which stated that national HR is responsible for setting national recruitment standards governing pre-employment screening; the title and date of the current document setting out those standards; whether national HR monitors or audits compliance by health regions with those standards; if so, the number of such reviews carried out since 2023 and the regions concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75920/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

1786. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 70586/26, which stated that national HR is responsible for setting national recruitment standards governing pre-employment screening; the title and date of the current document setting out those standards; whether national HR monitors or audits compliance by health regions with those standards; if so, the number of such reviews carried out since 2023 and the regions concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75920/26]

Question· writtenPQ 443asked

443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority carried out or commissioned any independent traffic modelling for active travel schemes involving road narrowing in Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, or relied solely on information supplied by Cork City Council, before approving funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77058/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

443. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority carried out or commissioned any independent traffic modelling for active travel schemes involving road narrowing in Ballyvolane and Farranree, Cork, or relied solely on information supplied by Cork City Council, before approving funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [77058/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2092asked

2092. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expenditure by HSE south-west on agency staff and on overtime for public health nursing and health and social care professional grades in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77059/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

2092. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the expenditure by HSE south-west on agency staff and on overtime for public health nursing and health and social care professional grades in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [77059/26]

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