TDs / Alan Kelly

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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
Show as a table
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 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
185. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department [11517/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
228. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11079/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
239. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11514/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Transport
281. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Irish Rail to expedite a phased project of gate keeper crossing automation on the Nenagh Branch line. [10788/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Transport
299. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if all persons recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and-or said agencies. [11094/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Transport
324. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11529/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
398. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance if all persons recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11083/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
410. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Finance for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11518/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
454. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11089/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
471. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11524/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
519. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11081/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11516/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
580. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education to examine the case for the establishment of an extra bus route (details supplied). [10974/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
595. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education if all persons that are recruited to work in her Department and all the related agencies of her Department are fully vetted before they are employed by her Department and-or said agencies. [11080/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
646. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Education for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11515/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
775. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of artists deemed eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme (including the 2,000 availing of it) in each of the years 2020-2024, in tabular form. [10636/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
776. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of writers deemed eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme; and the number of those availing of it in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [10637/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
777. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total remuneration cost of the adjudicating panels for the Arts Council of Ireland literature bursary award (English language) round one, 2024. [10638/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
778. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will confirm that writers who receive the basic income for artists scheme can also apply for (and if successful, receive) the literature bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland. [10639/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
781. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11093/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
789. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11528/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
844. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11087/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
887. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11522/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1005. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11091/25]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1022. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11526/25]