Keira Keogh
Written
51. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the gender balance of the latest recruits to the Defence Forces cadet programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60422/25]
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Keira Keogh
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255
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
30,763
words spoken in the chamber
Across 77 contributions. Plus 49 contributions from the chair, not counted
432
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
125
topics asked about
Across 17 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 255 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 77 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| March 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 10 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 15 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 21 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 22 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 15 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 8 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 10 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 23 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 29 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 24 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 19 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 18 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 7 | 2 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 50 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 Mayo 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Keira Keogh
Written
135. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure rural areas are protected by a resilient electricity network in the event of extreme weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60438/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
298. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the protocols in place to support neurodiverse prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60746/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
299. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Irish Prison Service collects or has data on the neurodiverse prisoner population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60747/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
446. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals with a neurodevelopmental diagnosis awaiting treatment in the Central Mental Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60744/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
447. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Health the number of beds currently operational at the Central Mental Hospital; if there are plans to expand this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60745/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
58. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on plans to introduce a levy on disposable cups proposed in the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60291/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
84. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which the level of demand is assessed regarding the lower threshold of 400 students to establish a new Gaelcholáiste; her plans to open a Gaelcholáiste in Castlebar, County Mayo a Gaeltacht service town, given that a community group submitted a request to her Department to establish a Gaelcholáiste in October 2023 on the basis of a projected…
Keira Keogh
Written
262. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for an NCT test appointment in County Mayo; the current backlog of the Westport and Ballina centres ; if the RSA will carry out a needs assessment for an additional test centre to service the Erris area in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56992/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
263. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used by the RSA to determine the location of NCT test centres; if rural needs are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56993/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
305. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]
Keira Keogh
Oral
81. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to move panic alarms administered by Pobal under the seniors alert scheme from copper phone lines to more robust broadband lines and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55509/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
148. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects the NSCE to begin the process of distributing SNAs among schools following an allocation of 1,717 additional SNAs under Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55641/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
331. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance if a brand-new modular home qualifies for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54850/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
601. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options or supports available to a person (details supplied) to financially assist with purchasing a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54852/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
602. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person may combine the croí cónaithe (towns) scheme and the help-to-buy scheme to purchase a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54853/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
655. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person who has paid class D contributions rather than class A contributions for the entirety of their career, and now has limited access to supports such as illness benefit/illness pension, in view of the fact that they have been medically signed off as unfit to return to their job in the health service; and if he will make a …
Keira Keogh
Written
924. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55414/25]
Keira Keogh
Oral
7. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on changes to the Garda vetting system being considered by the Government; the proposed changes to re-vetting requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53675/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
114. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to introduce cash as a payment method in NDLS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
19. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to support those in social housing whose home is affected by pyrite; if legislative amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 will support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53451/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
80. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the legislative amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; to provide a timeline for these changes to be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53450/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
137. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered changes to the inheritance tax policy for individuals without children; if measures to increase the inheritance tax exemption under the current inheritance tax policy in respect of individuals without children are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53709/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
324. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the State’s response to storm Éowyn. [49218/25]
Keira Keogh
Written
511. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on her Department's work in relation to the development of a national policy on the rights of children living in informal kinship care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53011/25]