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 30 Sep 2025 · to Education
412. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether funding will be made available to recognise programmes which teach fifth and sixth class primary school students on business and entrepreneurial skills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51148/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Education
447. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to alter how special needs assistants can use their parental leave due to difficulties experienced by those educators (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51396/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Education
514. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on the SNA guidelines in light of concerns raised by parents and teachers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52056/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Social
623. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the hot meals programme for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51401/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
900. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming Budget for post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds in the southwest, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to develop more specialist inpatient neurorehabilitation beds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51855/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Health
342. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide details on a meeting regarding lyme disease (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50966/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
33. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will examine the case for the clearing of a stream (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50704/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Health
177. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50650/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Health
181. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no dietician in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50690/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Health
189. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if screening will be introduced for spinal muscular atrophy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50743/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
154. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49729/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
155. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in the processing of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49744/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
182. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a bus stop (details supplied) will be moved to a safer location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50171/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
292. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether concessionary Bus Éireann school bus ticket holders (details supplied) will be accommodated with permanent seats on school bus services if there is sufficient space for them to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49926/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
713. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a course (details supplied) has been considered for MTU Tralee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50250/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
721. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available to seasonal charities operating in the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50358/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
724. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) under the Clár funding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50503/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Finance
268. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance the status of an appeal on refusal of a primary medical certificate for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48747/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Finance
301. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance views on a matter regarding tax relief (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48010/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
489. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on imbalances in the tendering system for transport in County Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48159/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
490. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the imbalances in the tendering system (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48166/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
516. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) regarding incremental credit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48290/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
550. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school transport application for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed in view of the medical needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48742/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
909. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
925. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the body which holds FIOSRÚ accountable; the person who is responsible for reviewing how the office is working; whether a person (details supplied) currently holds a working position within FIOSRÚ; the number of staff members that make up the FIOSRÚ team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48765/25]