TDs / Michael Healy-Rae

Official portrait of Michael Healy-Rae

Michael Healy-Rae

Independent Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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898
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
41,713
words spoken in the chamber
33,601 as a minister, 8,112 as a TD
302
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
201
topics asked about
Across 18 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 898 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 254 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 24 0
February 2025 94 11
March 2025 47 2
April 2025 35 9
May 2025 45 3
June 2025 39 9
July 2025 64 3
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 53 3
October 2025 43 48
November 2025 53 29
December 2025 38 27
January 2026 35 10
February 2026 26 61
March 2026 17 9
April 2026 31 3
May 2026 81 3
June 2026 54 13
July 2026 29 1
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 43 1
October 2026 47 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 91 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 29 January 2025 to 14 April 2026
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Transport
640. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if more daily rail services could be introduced from Kerry to Dublin in addition to some relief in costs for regular commuters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Transport
675. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if Kilflynn Village could be included on the route 13 Limerick to Tralee Bus Éireann Expressway service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24443/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1828. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans for the compensation scheme for Moanveanlagh Bog in north Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27127/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2506. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a referral for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25461/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2528. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a multi-agency approach involving Tusla, a school and the Garda Youth Diversion Programme could assist a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25887/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2553. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if students who have just completed their first/second year of studies in the early childhood education and care (level 8) students at Munster Technological University, Tralee, could be eligible to work in childcare services during the summer periods despite not having completed work placement (details supplied); and if she will m…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2739. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if additional ambulance services will be provided for the Iveragh Peninsula area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2809. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on an application for medication for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24338/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3226. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to selling a piece of ground owned by the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26523/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3326. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason private maternity care is being phased out within public hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26843/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Transport
194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann will look at installing toilets in Killarney bus station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23401/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
524. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Listowel could be added to the recently announced list of CLÁR 2026 funding projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23371/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Transport
31. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the balance between costs and fares to date for the rollout of the TFI Anseo project in Killarney; the amount the service generated in fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason the entire process of essential driver training must be completed from scratch without a physical copy of a UK driving licence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
477. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a formal appeals process for late applications for the Government scheme allowing newly qualified teachers to receive a refund of up to €2,000 towards the cost of their teacher training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21575/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Children
816. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21776/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Education
284. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any financial supports could be offered to student teachers during Professional Master of Education Training and placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21154/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
199. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if he will review a matter regarding a drivers licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
382. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a licence will be granted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20436/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
416. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the current VAT rate for printed and digital maps will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18912/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
284. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is any way a refused application for the 2026 National Transport Authority taxi grant could be appealed due to tax clearance not being updated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
285. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17991/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
501. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision on SNA allocation for a school (details supplied) can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17013/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
773. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a referral for an autism assessment could take place sooner than the current waiting time (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16675/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
814. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Reference No. 371 of 11 February 2026, if a psychologist could be granted to Adult Mental Health Services in north Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16386/26]