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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 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if each of the five health regions have implemented a regional transfer policy between acute and community services; if not, when will this policy be implemented. [19087/26]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1886. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to make the treatment omaveloxolone available for suffers of Friedreich’s ataxia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19427/26]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2084. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing new blind welfare allowance applications, and when this delay will be resolved. [20197/26]
Alan Kelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
63. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the implementation of options B and C from the HIQA review of acute HSE services in the midwest. [8231/26]
Alan Kelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
538. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the Skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this progressive disease, which currently can be classed as having an ‘unmet need’ as outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025 – 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17958/2…
Alan Kelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
539. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current delay regarding the Skyclarys reimbursement negotiations aligns with the "equitable access" promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17959/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
220. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Mexico; and the steps that are being taken to improve the relationship.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16505/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
221. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on activities of the Irish Consulate General Office in Sao Paulo, including staffing levels. [16506/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Transport
298. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE digital marketing specialists employed by Iarnród Éireann as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16493/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
364. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement framework to provide hospitality staff for OPW events and functions; the amount paid to each company for such services in 2025, in tabular form. [16492/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Housing
589. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified entomologists employed by his Department as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16507/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Justice
656. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 4 February 2026 if the necessary information has been provided to him from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [16494/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Justice
657. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 830 of 4 February 2026 if the necessary information has been provided to him from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [16495/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Justice
658. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 831 of 4 February 2026 if the necessary information has been provided to him from Garda Authorities to answer this question. [16496/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
689. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified entomologists employed by his Department as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16508/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
738. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologists by grade posts filled at each CDNT within CHO3 as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16497/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
739. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the vacancy rate for CDNTs in CHO3 as of 31 December 2025. [16498/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
836. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologist based at University Hospital Limerick as of 24 February 2026. [16489/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
837. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, physiotherapists and speech and language therapist posts filled at Nenagh Hospital as of 24 February 2026, in tabular form. [16490/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
838. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant ENT surgeon at Cork University Hospital; the average waiting time for same. [16491/26]
Alan Kelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Rural
989. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's strategy to expand connected hubs and remote working infrastructure including the potential for new hubs in north Tipperary. [16504/26]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Transport
247. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport In light of the decision to abolish the passenger cap at Dublin Airport; if a company (details supplied) has formally advised his Department that current air traffic control staffing levels are sufficient to safely accommodate increased passenger and flight volumes without reliance on discretionary overtime. [13900/26]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Transport
248. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to confirm whether any regulatory or safety oversight body has raised red flags with his Department about controller fatigue levels, insufficient staffing buffers, or concerns about system resilience given the planned traffic increases; and the action he has taken to try and resolve this issue considering the media is reporting that it has been ongoing for sever…
Alan Kelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Transport
249. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport given capacity problems are already evident in January 2026, the specific assurances he can provide that Ireland’s air traffic control system will not be overwhelmed when summer traffic arrives, particularly given the removal of passenger limits. [13902/26]
Alan Kelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Justice
435. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual statistical data relating to alcohol test-purchase operations carried out by An Garda Síochána under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008, from 2008 to the end of 2025, (details supplied) [13530/26]