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 23 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
925. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to develop national tools to record and monitor commuter students, including numbers, commuting characteristics, intersectional factors and educational outcomes and to build commuter student data collection into existing national data collection tools. [47878/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Justice
409. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an ongoing immigration review (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the case and lack of a determination; the implications of prolonged uncertainty for an Irish citizen child and her primary carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46480/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Transport
41. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a matter (details supplied); when the technical issue will be resolved; the measures being taken to ensure it does not reoccur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46288/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
241. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of weeks of on-the-job training undertaken by craft apprentices in phase one and phase three of their apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46242/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
242. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether craft apprentices undertake on-the-job training apart from in phase one and phase three of their apprenticeships, if so the number of weeks undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46243/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
243. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of hours per week of on-the-job training undertaken by craft apprentices in phase one and phase three of their apprenticeships; the number of weeks duration they undertake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46244/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
244. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the months of the year during which on-the-job training is undertaken by craft apprentices in phase one and phase three of their apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46245/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
213. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any difficulties her Department has encountered in progressing the Dublin/Belfast Economic Corridor since Brexit. [45449/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
304. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the total annual cost to the State of the young adult or student TFI Leap card scheme. [45400/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Public Expenditure
368. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to consider installing sun cream dispensers in OPW parks as piloted by the Irish Cancer Society and Cork County Council last summer. [45290/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
961. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the hours of home care they were approved for; when they can expect to receive them; the reason for the delay; the steps her Department will take in relation to the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45571/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1038. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is responsible for investment into sports facilities in third level institutions; and the plans in place for future investments across the State. [45291/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1039. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in FET courses in each of the past five years; and if his Department supports the admissions policy of some FET courses that only accepts students over 23 years with a leaving certificate qualification. [45292/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1040. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full cost of phasing out student contribution charges over three years, with first cut of €1500, but netting off €500 SUSI support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1041. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing the HEA contribution towards graduate entry medicine tuition fees by €5,000 and €10,000 per student, respectively based on the latest available student numbers [45298/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1042. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full cost of extending SUSI to postgraduate fees for qualifying students over two years, by year, in tabular form. [45299/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1043. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students accessing Arts courses over the past five years, in tabular form; and the funding which has been provided for these courses in each of the institutions in the same time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1044. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher in every local authority area, to provide Irish classes free of charge to members of the public, based on the academic year starting in September 2026. [45301/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1045. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of increasing the SUSI maintenance by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% for students. [45302/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1047. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated total cost of offering free third level education to students who take the course through Irish-medium education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45401/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1049. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has investigated two issues in annual accounts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45936/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
186. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address serious financial problems facing a cohort of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44752/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Rural
374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the level of funding provided by his Department to pay employees of family resource centres, community centres and so on, is below the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
391. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications submitted by each county council, including Clare, for road and footpath funding; the amount of funding sought in each application for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
614. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps that can be taken to assist a married couple (details supplied) who require some tax relief or other payment to allow them to cope with the significant costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44016/26]