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Independent External Medical Audit for Children's Health Ireland and National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh: Statements (27 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: To sit still while children are cut open without cause is not policy; it is barbarism masquerading as procedure. The nation watched in horror as more than 500 children, babies and toddlers were subjected to major hip surgeries without proper medical justification. This is not just clinical error; this is systemic betrayal and a violation of duty. The Department of Health and the HSE knew....

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (27 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I am a TD for Cork North-Central. It is my first time being elected to the Dáil, despite one or two attempts. Having said that, I am looking forward to working with this committee. My background is that I have worked locally, nationally and internationally. I have worked in international trade between the United Kingdom and China. I have also worked in the international property...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Community Welfare Services (27 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department spent €1.6 million or recouped €1.6 million in relation to the community car initiative (CCI) (details supplied); if all 23 local development companies accepted the full allocation of €118,500 made available to each; his views on the funding arrangements and financial oversight of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (27 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 13 May 2025, the total amount of public funding paid by his Department to the private JobPath providers, Seetec and Turas Nua, for the period June 2022 to June 2024, during the runoff phase of the programme (details supplied); if any payments have been made to either company...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Earlier this month, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, outlined significant changes in UK immigration policies, including tightening of visa controls, reduced post-study work rights and a longer route to citizenship, going from five years to ten years. While these are UK domestic decisions, they have a serious impact on us here in the Republic of Ireland, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted a review of the pension entitlements for all school secretaries and caretakers, given that the current legislative provisions do not afford them the same pension benefits as teachers and other staff who are directly employed by the Department. [26388/25]

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I take a little bit of umbrage of what the Minister of State, Deputy Murnane O'Connor, said. Perhaps it was just a slip of the tongue when she mentioned the number of people who have spoken on the motion. The majority of those who have spoken on it are from the Opposition benches. Only two from the Government benches turned up for this debate, with the exception of the Minister of State,...

Fair and Sustainable Funding for Carers, Home Support and Nursing Homes Support Schemes: Motion [Private Members] (21 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges: — the vital role played by carers and front-line healthcare workers in supporting older people, people with disabilities, and those with high care needs within their homes and communities; — the indispensable contribution of these workers in alleviating pressure on hospitals and long-term residential care facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current qualification requirements for teachers assigned to special classes or special education units, including autism classes, in primary and post-primary schools; if it is a requirement that such teachers hold a postgraduate qualification in special educational needs; if not, the reason; and if her Department, in consultation with the...

Assessment of Need: Motion [Private Members] (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I welcome Cara and her dad, Mark, to the Public Gallery, as many of my colleagues on these benches have. When Cara walked in to Leinster House today, I noticed that she passed a painting of Countess Markievicz and busts of Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, women who have left indelible marks on this State. Cara’s name is up there with those great women who have left an indelible mark...

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Thank you, Deputy. You are out of time.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Deputy, you are out of time.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: You are now 20 seconds over time.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: You are now 20 seconds over time.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Do not tell me to calm down. Please, Deputy.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Have a small bit of respect. I appreciate you do not have any respect for me but have respect for the Chair.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Have respect for the Chair. Everybody prepares and makes their speech in the time they are allotted.

Assessment of Need: Statements (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: You have been a Member of this House long enough to know those rules.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of both primary and secondary schools that provide unisex wheelchair accessible toilets for both students and staff, by county, in tabular form, noting that the facilitation of unisex wheelchair accessible toileting facilities allows for assistance by a special needs assistant of either gender; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (20 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has engaged with officials from Cork City Council regarding the use of a property (details supplied). [25094/25]