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Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I am impressed to hear the amount of credentials and the trade union members elected here, but unlike many of my colleagues I have never been a member of a trade union. I was employed while in college in the United Kingdom doing basic work behind bars and the rest of it. I never had an opportunity to join a trade union. I was self-employed. I ran bars and restaurants in Spain. I did not...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Services (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Thank you, Deputy.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: Discussion on this Topical Issue matter has concluded. The Minister might respond to the Deputy privately on that.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss wages of early childhood educators and staff shortages. Deputy Eoghan Kenny - To discuss multi-annual funding for residential placements for adults with disabilities. Deputy Brian Brennan - To discuss...

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: No problem. Ladies first.

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I see the Cathaoirleach has left the best to last, if I do say so myself. I congratulate Deputy Lahart on his selection as Cathaoirleach. I have watched him for a number of years and seen his tremendous contribution and fairness in Leinster House. I have no doubt that will be echoed in this committee throughout his tenure. I congratulate the entire team, including the clerk and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Development Companies (14 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the exact breakdown of the amount of finance that was allocated to each local development company for 2022 and 2023 regarding the community car initiative for Ukrainians; if information will be provided in relation to an FOI (details supplied); his views on the LDC’s response that they are not subject to FOI’s...

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I have to agree with my colleagues. The story Michael Collins tells about west Cork is exactly the same as the story we see in Cork North-Central. We cannot build a single home in Carrignavar because there is no water treatment plant. The infrastructure in Glanmire - which is in my constituency, which is the location of the parish I was born in and which is where I got my biggest vote in...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I offer my congratulations to the Minister and Minister of State. I have not had the opportunity to do so in the Chamber previously. I note a statement here to the effect that many of the skills of today did not exist yesterday and that many of the skills of tomorrow do not exist today. That is very true. It is the reality of life. When it comes to research and development, perhaps we...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: The Taoiseach is not heckled from all sides of the House.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: I am sure the Taoiseach will join me in welcoming the Meany family from the Lower Glanmire Road and Ballyvolane to the Public Gallery. As reported by RTÉ and the Irish Examiner, a HSE inquest issued an apology on Tuesday, 29 April for the death almost six years ago of Mr. Anthony Hennessy of Mallow, County Cork, in a room in St. Stephen's Hospital in Glanmire near Cork city. On 25...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 253. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23823/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 254. To ask the Taoiseach for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23841/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 255. To ask the Taoiseach to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or regional entities;...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 256. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and how this practice is monitored to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 257. To ask the Taoiseach to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23896/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 258. To ask the Taoiseach to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensive review of NGO funding under the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 259. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied). [23932/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 260. To ask the Taoiseach to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administrative expenses are in proportion...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 261. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23968/25]