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Alan Kelly

Labour Party Tipperary North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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

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 1,036 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 329 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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 Tipperary North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Alan Kelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1114. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74442/26]
Alan Kelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Rural
1131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74443/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
174. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE staff vacancies, by job title and location at Tourism Ireland; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [69814/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Social
385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the living alone allowance increased by €6 per week. [69808/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Justice
419. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí, by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 25 September 2026. [69806/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Justice
424. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons' fingerprints that were checked against Eurodac in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [69807/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Justice
425. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of each level of public order training courses offered to gardaí within Sligo-Leitrim division in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of gardaí that participated in each of those course in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [69805/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Children
501. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals made to the north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [69811/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
555. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list to see a consultant gastroenterologist for a first appointment at a hospital (details supplied); and the steps being taken to reduce the waiting times. [69809/26]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Rural
743. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of ORIS funding that has been allocated to Tipperary County Council for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [69810/26]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
125. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has been provided with any knowledge by An Garda Siochana or his Department that information concerning protected disclosures were withheld from Tánaiste Simon Harris in 2023, when he was required to caretake the role of Minister for Justice during the second maternity leave of then Minister for Justice Ms. Helen McEntee. [69140/2…
Alan Kelly Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
126. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration were any protected disclosures directed for the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding An Garda Siochana withheld from him or his predecessor. [69141/26]
Alan Kelly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Justice
576. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the way in which the protected disclosures process has been carried out in An Garda Síochána over the past ten years. [68416/26]
Alan Kelly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
406. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated additional funding that Irish Rail would need to fully restore catering services on intercity rail services to pre-Covid levels. [61670/26]
Alan Kelly Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
517. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 30 June 2026, if he considers the proposed temporary protection transition scheme to be consistent with point 5, as opposed to recital 5, of the 2025 EU Council Recommendation, that is to say the objective to ensure conditions of residence take into account the special needs of people which U…
Alan Kelly Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
811. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card holders who are non-insulin dependent diabetics prescribed contour next blood glucose test strips are only eligible to receive one box per month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51375/26]
Alan Kelly Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
292. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 14 May 2026, in which the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration stated An Garda Síochána has no plans to develop facilities on the land, the plans for these lands in Dromard, Clonmore, County Tipperary which were bought two decades ago for €5…
Alan Kelly Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
582. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the new temporary protection transition scheme has made provision for Ukrainians who are blind or vision impaired and are not presently in a position to secure employment; whether Government envisages eventual forced return or deportation for beneficiaries with disabilities in cases where the proposed residency conditions cannot…
Alan Kelly Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
592. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Training Review Group will have its work concluded by July this year. [49332/26]
Alan Kelly Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting nearly two years for a blind welfare allowance application to be processed. [47207/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
256. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of executive assistant posts that are currently filled at the Irish Embassies in Bogota and Brasilia, in tabular form. [43841/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Climate
339. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of WTE qualified quantity surveyors employed by his Department as of 1 June 2026, in tabular form. [43847/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1277. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs if the back to school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €175 for children aged between 4-11 years and €305 for children aged over 12. [43845/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1442. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 688 of 6 May 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda authorities to answer this PQ. [43838/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1443. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to DMR north divisional search team. [43839/26]