This is a question for the Taoiseach or the Minister for Health. I attended a briefing on Monday delivered by the HSE mid-west management team. The briefing outlined the challenges facing University Hospital Limerick, UHL, this winter, the progress made and the support required to ensure patient safety. The message was forthright, clear and disturbing.
However, it is important to acknowledge that progress has been a…
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92
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
7,941
words spoken in the chamber
Across 40 contributions
369
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
55
topics asked about
Across 15 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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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 92 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 40 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 6 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 7 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 6 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 1 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 | 3 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 17 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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- constituency Tipperary North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
We have been promised the new hospital, and it is essential that it happens.
I want to ask the Taoiseach and the Minister about the winter surge and the package of support. Have we got a package and is the staffing ready? In the context of the winter surge, can the Department revisit the proposal to take control of the Raheen Lodge care unit in Mungret for the duration of the winter? This unit is operated by Bartra …
I have seen up to 40 budgets passed through these Chambers. I have never seen one that was universally popular. I have seen good and bad, but today's budget is one that I judge favourably. It is not so long ago that people approached budget day with a sense of dread. The question around the kitchen table was not what people were going to get. Rather, it was what the budget was going to cost them, how much more tax it…
When this Government was formed just over 18 months ago, no one could have predicted the scale of the crisis unfolding in the Middle East, the disruption it would place on global energy markets and its impact on the cost of living in Ireland and across the world. In these times, the value of a capable and stable Government became clear. This coalition must continue to provide certainty for households, protect our liv…
The Minister, Deputy Jack Chambers, requires the full support-----
-----of the Government to implement measures to-----
-----reduce wasteful expenditure-----
There is another group of people who cannot be overlooked, namely the self-employed. These people take risks, create employment and contribute significantly to the economy. The self-employed are at a disadvantage in accessing State supports and social protection. They do not have access to the new My Future Fund pension arrangements available to all employees. The Government should start setting out a clear pathway t…
I am not going to shout but I would like to be heard. This has been a very difficult week for the country and its citizens. People are suffering and under enormous financial pressure due to the cost-of-living increases in the price of fuel due to the war in Iran. It has to be acknowledged that all of us across Government failed to respond effectively in a timely fashion and failed to listen and understand the extent …
-----destructive political imposters we have ever witnessed.
Let me repeat. Sinn Féin is the most hollow, cynical-----
-----and destructive political imposters I or this State have ever witnessed.
While the Government works for the Irish people, Sinn Féin uses their hardship as a political weapon.
It seized on this moment because it has nothing else to offer other than contrived outrage.
They are performers on stage. Time and again, they have proved they have no ability to govern, no ideas and no credibility.
In a moment of global instability-----
In a moment of global instability, when we need responsibility, unity and a collective effort, Sinn Féin has chosen division, disruption and political opportunism. To bring down a Government at a time like this would have far-reaching consequences for the Irish people. Legislation would stall, vital supports would be delayed and the certainty families, workers and businesses desperately need would be thrown into limb…
They were directed to target, pile on and to encourage others to mount verbal assaults. Is this what is taught in Sinn Féin? This is no way to act in a democracy.
Again this week I have seen Deputy Tóibín, for whom I have huge respect, drop the mask of pious virtue and show his true colours. He egged on frustrated people to harass and intimidate and posted the names and numbers of representatives in our Independent group. This form of intimidation is not acceptable in a democratic society.
This is a time when Ireland needs-----
This kind of toxic politics is doing real damage.
It is discouraging thoughtful, talented young people from stepping forward to serve their communities. The Opposition is poisoning the well of potential candidates. This is a time when Ireland needs the best and brightest to help shape our future.
Let me say today, as an elected representative-----
-----I have no confidence in Sinn Féin. I have no confidence in your ability to-----
I will be voting confidence in the Government, confidence in our country and confidence in our people.