Alan Kelly
Written
369. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of years it will take before he will be in a position to abolish the means test for carer's allowance. [53384/25]
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Alan Kelly
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1,036
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
81,639
words spoken in the chamber
Across 329 contributions
340
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
191
topics asked about
Across 20 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
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 1,036 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 329 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 49 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 129 | 24 |
| March 2025 | 146 | 38 |
| April 2025 | 116 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 37 | 16 |
| June 2025 | 82 | 27 |
| July 2025 | 57 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 42 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 51 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 58 | 21 |
| January 2026 | 29 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 54 | 58 |
| March 2026 | 48 | 10 |
| April 2026 | 25 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 14 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 2 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 35 | 4 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 158 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Tipperary North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Alan Kelly
Written
637. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the month in which the new HSE outpatients and primary care centre in Nenagh will open fully. [53367/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
661. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the year she expects the new national children’s office to be fully opened. [53446/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
662. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that the HSE have entered into for the purchase of lands or buildings here in the years 2023, 2024 and to 1 October 2025. [53487/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
189. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on an appointment for a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list to see a vascular surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital for several years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52342/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if there are any plans to amend the local link 391 bus service, Thurles to Limerick, to serve the village of Kilcommon, as it currently bypasses stopping in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51399/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
365. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 23 September 2025, the purpose for which the two properties owned by the State (details supplied) were used, in each year from 2010 to 23 September 2025. [52104/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
892. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 17 June 2025, if she will confirm that the HIQA review into hospital services in the midwest will still be published in September 2025. [51739/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
232. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the properties owned by the State on Spa Road in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 8; and if he will provide details and uses of all buildings on that road that are owned by the State. [49696/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
444. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1703 of 8 September 2025, if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown of the overall spend of €32 million. [49719/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
445. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the dates and attendees at any meetings he or his officials have had with the new Garda Commissioner (details supplied). [49720/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
446. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of senior management of an Garda Síochána, by date of appointment to each position; and if positions are vacant by the date they were vacant. [49721/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
447. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars purchased by the force for the years 2019 to 2024 and to 15 January 2025. [49722/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
448. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total remuneration package for the new Garda Commissioner (details supplied); and the total remuneration package for their predecessor, respectively with any changes mid-contract outlined. [49737/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
449. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving journalists given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49738/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
450. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving public officials given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49739/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
451. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can guarantee that An Garda Síochána has never intercepted communications involving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49740/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
452. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving members of the Houses of the Oireachtas given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49741/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
453. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving journalists given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49742/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
454. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has ever been made aware of or if any officials have any knowledge regarding the interception of communications involving public officials given the declaration by the British Intelligence Agency, MI5, that it intercepted the phones of journalists in Northern Ireland. [49743/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
470. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when his Department was first made aware of the 999 Garda call scandal. [49918/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of Operation Teach 2 and to clarify the meaning of it. [49920/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
128. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding that the State received from the European Just Transition Fund in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; the sectors that have received funding from this fund in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [48410/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
230. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if new double decker buses being procured for Bus Éireann will have adequate floor space on the ground floor for one wheelchair user and one pram at the same time. [48407/25]
Alan Kelly
Written
379. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the flood relief works currently ongoing at present that are being funded by the OPW; when each of those flood relief works will be completed, in tabular form. [48409/25]