Results 21-40 of 530 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Presidential Voting Rights: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I thank my colleagues in the Sinn Féin Party who brought this motion forward. It is almost a carbon copy of the motion that was brought forward by my colleague in Aontú, a motion co-signed by Independent Ireland. I thank Aontú for bringing that motion before the House in recent weeks. There is merit in tonight's motion. The reality is that there are a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason representative organisations (details supplied) have not yet been contacted regarding the disability-proofing of the National Cycle Manual by the National Transport Authority (NTA); and if he will give an assurance that these two disabled persons’ representative organisations in Ireland specific to physical impairment...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 795. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there is currently no consultant based in Cork to provide care for patients with prosthetic eyes; the measures being taken to address this gap in service provision; and if she will urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied). [33876/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 825. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department considered ethical objections, including those grounded in secular or non-religious bioethics, to the presumption of consent for organ donation introduced under the Human Tissue Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34111/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the means by which the Department intends to monitor and evaluate the impact of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 on trust in the healthcare system, particularly among minority religious or ethical communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34112/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 827. To ask the Minister for Health the safeguards in place under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 to ensure the religious beliefs of a deceased individual, particularly where such beliefs prohibit or strongly discourage post-mortem organ removal, are respected, even in the absence of an opt-out registration; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 828. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism under the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 to allow individuals to object to the presumption of consent model on ethical or philosophical grounds while still indicating a willingness to donate organs voluntarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34114/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 829. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place to ensure next-of-kin consent is not used to override the known religious or ethical objections of the deceased, where the individual has not registered on the organ donor opt-out register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34115/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Programme (24 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 830. To ask the Minister for Health if any exemptions exist under the Human Tissue Act 2024 for individuals or communities whose cultural or religious beliefs prohibit posthumous organ donation, even if they have not formally opted out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34116/25]

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I rise today with a little bit of good news relating to my constituency in Cork. It is a red-letter day because we have just had information passed on to us about the development of the delivery of Tivoli, Dunkettle, Blarney and Blackpool stations. I welcome that. That will have a huge impact on my constituency across the north side. We have missed a beat when it comes to the Luas line in...

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: There are times in public life when a policy, however well-intentioned, by design, strays away from its original purpose. To my mind, the local property tax is such a policy. It is not fair and not a sustainable way of supporting local services. By its very practice, it is detached from the principle of equality and economic reality of many citizens. Let us speak plainly in this House....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: This month's update on the M20 Cork-Limerick project outlines plans for a new tolled motorway, with a barrier-free, distance-based tolling system, stretching from Blarney to Limerick. I want to specifically raise the concerns of the communities of north Cork, particularly those in Mallow, Blarney and surrounding areas, who fear that they may be penalised for everyday local travel. Given the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: It came out yesterday.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 138. To ask the Taoiseach the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to approving these changes. [31950/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 10 June 2025, the number of passports issued to applicants using sworn affidavits as a form of identification in 2022, 2023, and 2024. [32451/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details concerning the implementation of the tenant-in-situ scheme by Cork City Council, particularly in light of recent developments and guidance under Circular 11/2025 (details supplied), given the pressing need for stability and clarity in the delivery of housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, in light of the increasing demand for accommodation for both international protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection, particularly those fleeing the war in Ukraine, he will outline in full any current or projected plans for the establishment, expansion or repurposing of accommodation centres within...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 611. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he or his officials have engaged directly with local property owners, commercial agents, or other private accommodation providers within Cork north central to secure such facilities, and to detail the nature and extent of those engagements to date (details supplied). [32134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 628. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants that were successful for asylum or protection that submitted no identification from their country of origin in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. [32484/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (17 Jun 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants currently waiting for their application to be processed for asylum or protection to date. [32487/25]