TDs / Donna McGettigan

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Donna McGettigan

Sinn Féin Clare TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,153
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
49,311
words spoken in the chamber
Across 197 contributions
419
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
228
topics asked about
Across 19 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 1,153 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 197 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 87 9
March 2025 35 15
April 2025 63 2
May 2025 59 21
June 2025 74 10
July 2025 104 22
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 59 8
October 2025 62 13
November 2025 75 7
December 2025 47 19
January 2026 43 14
February 2026 43 8
March 2026 85 5
April 2026 53 1
May 2026 80 16
June 2026 52 8
July 2026 51 11
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 63 4
October 2026 18 4

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 126 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 Clare 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2705. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the alternative delivery models being considered to bypass high construction costs for planned purpose built student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45244/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2706. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the ways in which his Department will ensure that student voices are included in policy making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45245/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in Roscommon and the timeframe for their operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45605/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2713. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to visit (details supplied) before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2714. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for capital investment in the higher education facilities in Kilkenny over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45607/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of instructors employed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45608/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
388. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be taken to prevent rideshare drivers from soliciting passengers who have not contacted them through the App, at Shannon International Airport which has a taxi rank and paid staff who are booking passengers into taxis, but rideshares are collecting them from outside the terminal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40815/…
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
442. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers moved from testing drivers of articulated lorries, buses and trucks to drivers of cars, each month, in 2025, for each county, in tabular form; the number transferred in the other direction; the number of drivers on the driving test waiting lists for cars and for articulated lorries, buses and trucks, for each month in 2025, fo…
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
496. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the plans the NTA has to increase the number of park and ride facilities within Clare. [42800/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
497. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport when it is expected that a new permanent chief executive officer for the National Transport Authority will be appointed. [42801/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
899. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to confirm that there are two-year warranties on electrical products on the European continent compared with one-year warranties here for the same product; the measures he will take to increase the duration of warranties on electrical products to bring them into line with Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165…
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2069. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages currently of the boats within the Garda water unit; the average lifespan of each category of boat in use within the Garda water unit; and if funding is available for the replacement of the oldest boats in use. [42806/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2070. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines that the Garda National Immigration Bureau issued to airlines and or ferry companies who permitted a non-national to travel here without the necessary entry or transit visa in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42807/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2071. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of mountain bikes training courses held for gardaí within Clare-Tipperary Division in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, and the number of Gardai that attended each course, in tabular form. [42808/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2072. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda dog unit as of 22 July 2025. [42809/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2350. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will introduce measures (details supplied) in Budget 2026, to support foster carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41907/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2435. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE play therapist posts that were filled at east Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42797/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2436. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts that were filled at west Clare Children's disability network team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42798/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2437. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialist in intellectual disabilities posts that were filled within CHO3 children's disability network teams in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [42799/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2715. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have the orthodontic treatment they need without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41661/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3060. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the chronic understaffing within the Limerick perinatal mental health team, with only one psychiatrist and one psychologist currently serving the entire mid-west region; if she will review and increase staffing levels to meet the region's postnatal mental healthcare demands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42999/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3061. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will implement responsive protocols for emergency medication management for postpartum women experiencing acute mental health symptoms, especially when specialist services are unavailable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43000/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3062. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health if she will support GPs in providing interim mental health care by offering training and guidance in psychiatric medication management; if she will address standards of communication and responsiveness within perinatal mental health services to ensure vulnerable women are treated with empathy and urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4300…
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3331. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the poor CAO points conversion rates for A-level students in Northern Ireland to have a fairer opportunity to access undergraduate courses in the south, considering that in order for students to achieve the maximum 625 points, they would need to do four A-levels, when most Northern …
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3332. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the need for better career guidance supports and advice for prospective students from Northern Ireland, who make up just 1% of total CAO applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41474/25]