Ken O'Flynn — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-21 Health Vulcan Consulting Limited — Diabetes Policy in Ireland
2026-01-21 Agriculture Horse Racing Ireland — Invitation to attend local racecourse
2026-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. — A group of LGBTQ+ sector representatives presented LGBTQ+ communities' Budget 2026 priorities to the Oireacthas Rainbow Caucus.
2026-01-21 Health LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice — LauraLynn Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Ibec — Ibec Cork priorities 2026
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Ibec — Corporate Affairs reception
2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-21 EU Affairs The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA — IFA National Nitrates Derogation Meeting

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-03-04	ta	nil	Amendment put	Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Carried
2026-03-04	ta	nil	Question put	Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Carried
2025-11-26	ta	nil	Question put	Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗	Lost
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2026-03-25	nil	Question put	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2026-03-25	ta	Amendment put	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2026: Motion (Resumed)	Lost
2026-03-25	nil	Question put	An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-03-25	nil	Amendment put	An Garda Síochána: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-03-25	nil	Question put	Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried

Top departments

1,352	Health
637	Justice
434	Finance
381	Housing
290	Children
243	Transport
206	Education
168	Social

Most recent

2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any independent or externally commissioned value-for-money review has been conducted on the use of private providers for residential childcare placements funded by Tusla since 2020; if so, to provide the dates, authors, scope and key findings of each review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27504/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost per child associated with private residential placements, private foster care placements, and special emergency arrangements, for each year from 2022 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27505/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the outcome measures used at Departmental level to assess the effectiveness of privately delivered residential childcare placements funded by Tusla; whether such outcome measures are formally linked to funding allocations or contract renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27506/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department requires Tusla to assess the underlying cost structures, including profit margins, of private providers of residential childcare placements as part of value-for-money considerations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27507/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any internal audit, external audit, or examination by the Comptroller and Auditor General has been carried out on the cost-effectiveness or value-for-money of private childcare placements funded by Tusla since 2020; if so, to provide details and findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27508/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of private providers contracted to deliver residential childcare placements funded by Tusla; the proportion of total placements accounted for by the five largest providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27509/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the policy basis on which pricing for private residential childcare placements is set by Tusla, including whether pricing is benchmarked against international comparators or independently validated cost models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27510/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total additional Exchequer funding approved to support increases in rates paid to private providers of residential childcare and foster care placements in each of the years 2023 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27511/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has considered publishing summary value-for-money assessments or aggregated cost data relating to private childcare placements funded by Tusla, in the interest of transparency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27512/26]
2026-04-15 Children Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a defined national policy framework governing the reliance on private providers for residential childcare placements, including any targets, limits, or strategic objectives in relation to public versus private provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27513/26]

Ken O'Flynn Independent Ireland · Cork North-Central

Who's been in their ear 129 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Declared interests 3 · dail-2025

Committees 5

Broke with Independent Ireland 3 times

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