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 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
933. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for details on the revenue generated by third level fees, from 2020 to date in 2025, correlated and broken down by year, in tabular form. [26023/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
934. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the estimated full-year cost of reducing contribution fees by €1,500 in year one, by €1,500 in year two, with an overall reduction of €3,000 over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26024/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
935. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the estimated full cost of extending the 'fund for students ' with a disability (FSD) across all further education and training FET courses, over two years, by year in tabular form. [26025/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
936. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the estimated full cost of extending SUSI to postgraduate fees for qualifying students over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26026/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
937. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for the estimated full cost of increasing SUSI maintenance by 15%, both adjacent and non-adjacent, over two years, by year, in tabular form. [26027/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
263. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice if the waiting times for long-stay visa applications under the "join family" category are influenced by the permit type of the person they are joining in Ireland; the current waiting times for families of those on critical skills employment permits and those on general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25070/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
309. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Environmental Protection Agency has carried out a health risk assessment or environmental risk assessment on chemtrails; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
310. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request an impact risk assessment on the health impact of autism and Alzheimer’s disease due to increases chemtrail activity over Ireland. [23483/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
765. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider instructing county councils to make more use of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis; if he will make any required funds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24195/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1162. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) can have the dental intervention they need, within a timeframe that allows them to avail of a discount for braces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24222/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1176. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs a transfer of care to a medical consultant/team, a full-time healthcare assistant while in hospital and the medical equipment and nursing care to allow her to be cared for in their own home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24295/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1262. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that can be taken to assist a person (details supplied) who has been denied a SUSI grant due to complex circumstances not of their making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24069/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1268. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of further education and training places in 2024, and the estimated cost of increasing the number of places by 1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1269. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of free part-time further education and training courses; if there are plans to expand the number of free part-time courses; if so, the proposed increase; the estimated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1270. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total budget allocation to SOLAS in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1271. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports available for adult learners; if his Department has any plans to expand the financial supports on offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/25]
Donna McGettigan Oral 8 May 2025 · to Transport
13. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the review of the National Aviation Policy to maximise the use of our regional airports, as promised in the programme for Government [20950/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 1 May 2025 · to Social
287. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the application of a person (details supplied) for the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Transport
21. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if a second NCT testing centre is planned for County Clare; the measures he will enact to reduce the unacceptable waiting times for a test in the absence of a second centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21426/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Health
196. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the status her promised inquiries into the lack of insulin pump treatment for adults in the mid-west HSE area; when she will be able to provide an update; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21427/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
143. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures enacted or are planned to give effect to the Programme for Government commitment to engage with stakeholders to "create more targeted, effective services for children with special needs". [20786/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
439. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport if trainee emergency workers, who are being trained by a private training deliverer (not HSE) can obtain an expedited driving test for their B licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
450. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 24-hour search and rescue services are not operational from Shannon Airport; the steps that can be taken to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
712. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of critical skills employment permits available in 2025 for paramedics; the number of which have been fulfilled; if no such permits are currently available, the timeframe in which his Department expects to announce a new allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
742. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of critical skills employment permits available in 2025 for paramedics; the number of which have been fulfilled; if no such permits are currently available, the timeframe in which his Department expects to announce a new allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/25]