Results 101-120 of 218 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rail Network (4 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the Minister of State. The benefits of this project are clear and well-known. I know that the Minister of State knows the benefits very well. I recognise that he has been a long-time supporter of the rail line. I hope he will now deliver on it in government. It is critical for economic development in the west, people's mobility, taking cars off the road and addressing the chronic...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Today I stand before the House representing the voice of the Irish taxpayer who is rightly appalled by the flagrant waste of public money on this and the previous Government's watch. Where is the accountability? Where are the checks and balances in the public procurement process? The buck stops with the Minister and his Government. Today my party has shone a light on what is an...

Waste in Public Expenditure: Motion [Private Members] (5 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: But it is not coming in on budget. It is not coming in on budget.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I rise to discuss an issue that is extremely important in my constituency and in the adjoining one, which is the Taoiseach's constituency. It concerns an ongoing problem that I highlighted in 2021 with the help of the investigative journalism of Amy Nolan from The Echo. I refer to the condition of the water supply across the northside of Cork city and now into parts of the county as well....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: It is all very well what the Taoiseach has said and the commitment he has given. I am asking for a commitment in respect of the €500 million Irish Water has asked for to start developing the system. The Taoiseach will be aware of the news today that 33 samples of manganese have been found in water in Cork city. Manganese is at an unacceptable level there. I have just poured into...

Policing and Community Safety: Statements (Resumed) (5 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: The lack of Garda presence and visibility in our communities is having a serious impact. Many people in my constituency are living in fear, particularly elderly and vulnerable people and those in rural communities. People are having to take drastic measures to increase security in their homes. We know that burglaries are on the rise. There were 386 burglaries reported in Galway in 2023,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pools (6 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: 49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht what assistance his Department can provide to support the development of public swimming pools in towns such as Loughrea, County Galway, where there is a need for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8895/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pools (6 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: What support can the Minister of State and his Department provide to support the development of public swimming pools, particularly in the town of Loughrea in my constituency? The Minister of State might be aware that there have been efforts for some time to develop a public swimming pool there but there are challenges with funding to get this project off the ground.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pools (6 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I thank the Minister of State. There is a huge need for this in Loughrea. There is no pool within 25 km of the town. The town itself has a population of 6,500, with a further 15,000 or so people in the hinterland. There are five schools in the town and many children who cannot access swimming facilities on an ongoing basis. We know all the health and wellbeing benefits that this kind of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Swimming Pools (6 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I welcome the Minister of State's willingness to engage with the local authority. Galway County Council has asked Government for support of €3 million to assist it in developing proposals for swimming pools, including project development, site design, and planning permission, to put it in a position to access capital funding. Will that be considered? Can that form part of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 68. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mandatory requirement for dental practices to accept patients with medical cards for treatment; and if not, the measures that are in place to ensure access to dental care for medical card holders. [10370/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I ask the Minister to clarify if there is a mandatory requirement for dental practices to accept patients with medical cards for treatment. What measures are in place to ensure access to dental care for medical card holders? What are the current procedures for emergency dental treatment for children under the age of 16 when dental clinics, such as the dental clinic in Cork city, are closed...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I appreciate the Minister's response and I understand the response but the DTSS programme just is not working. For instance, the working-class town of Mallow that I come from, which has 13,450 adults living there, has no medical card provided dentist practice. Nobody is accepting a medical card in Mallow. You must travel to Cork city or to Charleville, to Limerick or down to Kerry. Many...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Some day. Could we not start looking at a programme where medical cards are accepted in the same way as when a person goes to the GP and the dentist would be paid in the same way GPs are paid, so everyone is covered and there would be buy-in from everybody? The other reality is that there are situations in Cork city where if a young child falls off their bike and breaks their teeth, they...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I thank the Minister but, as I pointed out, emergency care is available but is not available all the time. What does a parent do when their child is suffering? Parents have to find the money somewhere and they will beg, borrow and steal to protect or save their children. In my constituency of Cork North-Central many people have come to me and said they had to borrow money from friends or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Mar 2025)

Louis O'Hara: I wish to raise the issue of dereliction. The former Shannon Oaks hotel in Portumna, County Galway, has lain idle and derelict for close to 15 years. The site is an eyesore and is attracting antisocial behaviour. It is a serious health and safety issue because the site is not properly secured. It is being entered very regularly, which is very concerning because it is a very unstable...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (6 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 384. To ask the Minister for Health the current procedure for emergency dental treatment for children under the age of 16 years when dental clinics are closed; and there plans to improve accessibility to urgent dental care for young patients. [10371/25]

Report of the Housing Commission: Statements (Resumed) (19 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I congratulate the Minister on his position and wish him the best of luck. I genuinely mean that. Today, we had the Taoiseach on his feet telling us that the Government's biggest commitment was to housing, and that the biggest commitment of his party and the other parties that are in government, including the Independents, was to housing, yet where are they? It is an empty Chamber....

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I congratulate Deputy O'Sullivan on his position as Minister of State. I am delighted to see a Cork man elevated. I know he has been working very hard in his constituency but he does not need to worry because Deputy Collins has taken on extra staff because the Minister of State is not in the constituency anymore. He will be looking after all the necessary needs-----

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (19 Mar 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: -----from Goleen all the way up, so there is no need to panic or worry. I jest. I know what a good worker the Minister of State is. I praise the Sinn Féin organisation for tabling this motion. The tenant in situ scheme has been a great success but the changes the Government is proposing mean it is snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. It is working very well, but since last...