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 13 May 2025 · to Social
786. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23176/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Social
805. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision on an appeal will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
999. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23182/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1057. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the actions she is taking to support children with eating disorders (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23561/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1214. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of and the reason for the delay in signing off on regulations and commencement of inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in women of children bearing potential in the state; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24459/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Foreign
217. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a foreign birth registration for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22973/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Finance
286. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Finance to consider increasing the VAT & VRT rebate bands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23097/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Children
385. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a funding application (details supplied) [23073/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
393. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will secure extra funding for the meals on wheels initiative (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22929/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 8 May 2025 · to Health
394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify a matter regarding a person and rehabilitation therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22930/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Public Expenditure
125. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the completion status of a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
281. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22100/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
412. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a primary care centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22026/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
424. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will examine an application by a person (details supplied) for a ACC device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22076/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
470. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason no mental health rehabilitation service is in place for the service users of south Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22267/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
506. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22452/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
507. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22453/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
545. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22641/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 1 May 2025 · to Social
270. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21753/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 1 May 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if a statement of need can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21746/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 1 May 2025 · to Health
343. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a funding application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21783/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Education
83. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a refund under the PME fee refund scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21643/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
440. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will release funds for a road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19821/25]