TDs / Donna McGettigan
Donna McGettigan
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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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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
- constituency Clare 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Donna McGettigan
Oral
81. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to carry out a full review of the technological universities to ensure that they are reaching the targets set out for them when they were established. [49642/26]
Donna McGettigan
Oral
83. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to review the issue of commuter student terminology; and to recognise the poor experience of many commuter students in the higher education system. [49643/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
130. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address concerns raised by over 2,000 academics about the future of research in Ireland following an open letter to him recently. [49640/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
271. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme, to take account of workers who work less than five days a week, and for whom the scheme is therefore impractical; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50426/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
454. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department can take to assist a person (details supplied) who is on dialysis and ready to be stepped down from a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50443/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
333. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a report of "sectoral guidelines or standards for investigations of breaches of institutional SVH policy' has been published, following a "Call for Collaboration" to the Higher Education Institutions, as this was to announce its outcomes in Q4 of 2025. [49942/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
334. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to questions raised by an organisation at an Oireachtas Committee (details supplied) if further information will be provided. [49943/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
392. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for proposed upgrading works in schools (details supplied) on the Navan Road, Dublin 7. [49438/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
765. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) regarding the proposed EU Common Training Framework (CTF) for physiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48899/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
934. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the proposed student assistance fund pilot placement project which is currently in draft stage and due to be rolled out in 2026-2027 to support students. [49036/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
949. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total amount collected by the National Training Fund year on year from 2020 onwards; and the total spent each year, in tabular form. [49854/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
89. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the unacceptable level of homelessness among third level students revealed recently. [46898/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
253. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to banks that have refused to take carer's allowance payments into account when calculating household income and when assessing mortgage applications; if this is standard practice across banks and lending institutions; the actions he will take to ensure this practice is ended; and if he will make a statement on th…
Donna McGettigan
Written
352. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person (details supplied) can obtain copies of their immigration stamps which were on an old passport and has since been lost, such stamps being needed for a citizenship application, given that they have been refused a statement of reckonable residence by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Donna McGettigan
Written
401. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) cannot access respite care, given that they have had no response from their local children's disability network team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48474/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
432. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will ma…
Donna McGettigan
Written
433. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the significant staffing shortages in Clare (details supplied) which would hinder the implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48478/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
183. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has issued guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars or other documents to schools concerning the transmission, sharing, storage, retention, disclosure or other processing of students' personal data and special category personal data, including diagnostic, disability-related, psychological and medical informati…
Donna McGettigan
Written
184. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information, guidance or explanations made available by her Department or schools to students and parents regarding who may have access to special category personal data provided to schools; the safeguards, security measures and confidentiality requirements that apply to such information; and the measures in place to ensure its ongoing securi…
Donna McGettigan
Written
185. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the State Examinations Commission issues any guidance, instructions, policies, protocols, circulars, retention schedules or other documents to schools in connection with the provision of State Examination results, records of results and result transcripts, including provisional and final results; whether any such documents set out the pur…
Donna McGettigan
Written
186. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the information, guidance or explanations made available by the State Examinations Commission, by her Department or schools to students and parents regarding the purposes for which State Examination results, provisional results and records of results provided to schools may subsequently be retained, used, disclosed, shared or otherwise processed …
Donna McGettigan
Written
224. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Government will apply to the European Commission for a temporary reduction of Ireland's solidarity contributions under AMMR 2024/1348 Article 7(6). [48158/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
317. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health which was changed during Covid to one paramedic and an EMT and has never been changed back (details supplied); if she will ensure the previous standards are reinstated; her views that the current requirement constitutes a reduction in the level of care; if she will ensure that no new deal with unions will include the continuation of the current requirement; a…
Donna McGettigan
Written
413. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review and increase the income thresholds for social housing to better reflect the current cost-of-living, to ensure the thresholds are future proofed; when the last such review took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46900/26]
Donna McGettigan
Written
476. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to allow for the reinterpretation of the 18.5-hour work cap for carers who wish to avail of further education (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46815/26]