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Natasha Newsome Drennan

Sinn Féin Carlow-Kilkenny TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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145
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
43,044
words spoken in the chamber
Across 172 contributions
439
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
67
topics asked about
Across 15 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 145 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 172 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 6 0
February 2025 8 8
March 2025 7 4
April 2025 10 10
May 2025 7 8
June 2025 11 4
July 2025 8 12
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 1 5
October 2025 4 10
November 2025 12 11
December 2025 2 7
January 2026 3 6
February 2026 3 13
March 2026 12 15
April 2026 10 10
May 2026 12 18
June 2026 18 5
July 2026 9 11
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 0 8
October 2026 2 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 60 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 Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
764. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places that will be available in ASD units in schools located in County Kilkenny for the next school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41591/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
794. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department's attention has been drawn to a Tusla report which found that allegations of physical and emotional abuse by a teacher (details supplied) against a student were "founded"; and if she will clarify how this teacher was subsequently employed as a principal in a school in Dublin. [42038/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
845. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to deliver an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42407/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Health
1783. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current status of the AMRIC antimicrobial resistance programme; if the programme has been reviewed and updated following the concerns raised by the EU Commission over the Antibiotic/Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) threat posed by Brazilian beef production; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41597/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
814. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of fines issued for speeding on the N25 near Glenmore, County Kilkenny between the speed of 80-90km per hour, 90 -100km per hour and 100 to 110km per hour for November and December 2025 and January, February, March and April 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39440/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 May 2026 · to Justice
878. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount paid in fines issued for speeding on the N25 near Glenmore, County Kilkenny from 10 November 2025 to 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40149/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 May 2026 · to Health
1354. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health to outline the recruitment campaigns that have been rolled out in 2024, 2025, and 2026, to recruit additional home help carers for the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39459/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
411. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of kennels built on private dwellings for canines used in canine units of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Revenue Commissioners since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37143/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
412. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the cost of building kennels on private dwellings for canines used in Canine Units of An Garda Síochána, the Irish Prison Service and the Revenue Commissioners since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37144/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1137. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health when the National Standards for Home Support Services will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37172/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1138. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support provided by private contractors in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37173/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1139. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of hours of home support were provide by directly by the HSE, and not by private contractors, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [37174/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Oral 14 May 2026 · to Agriculture
90. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the TB action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35742/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 14 May 2026 · to Transport
216. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the amount of agricultural land that has been the subject of compulsory purchase orders for greenways; and at what cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35743/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 13 May 2026 · to Education
78. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of funding for an additional ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35379/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 12 May 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the details of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 into primary and secondary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34068/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Social
188. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update into progress of the section 318 review of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31470/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
291. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care and bed days lost from St. Luke's Hospital Kilkenny in each full year 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31329/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
292. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on home care waiting lists in Kilkenny and Carlow waiting for approval of funding and waiting for allocation of a carer; the number with a partial allocation awaiting full hours, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31330/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Health
293. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds in Kilkenny and Carlow, by location for each year 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number which are public; the number which are leased from private nursing homes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31331/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Transport
370. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport when the Public Service Obligation on Expressway route 4 service (Waterford to Dublin Airport Service) as recommended by the National Transport Authority will come into service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30149/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 23 Apr 2026 · to Education
69. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work that has been undertaken to ensure that all children of school going age living within a school catchment area will have access to a school place in that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28996/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
165. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the strategy for the recycling of wind turbines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
166. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the works to increase capacity of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Social
257. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the travel allowance at Turas Nua is only provided if the client uses public transport or the client drives themselves, and not if the client uses a third party such as a taxi or hackney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27753/26]