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
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
14 Jan 2026 Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.
Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost
13 Jan 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr
Yes Carried
17 Dec 2025 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)
Question again put
No Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
9 Dec 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried

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