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Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Sinn Féin Kildare South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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937
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
30,322
words spoken in the chamber
Across 122 contributions
390
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
202
topics asked about
Across 17 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 937 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 122 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 7 4
March 2025 2 5
April 2025 38 6
May 2025 30 8
June 2025 61 5
July 2025 51 7
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 27 13
October 2025 43 5
November 2025 58 13
December 2025 39 2
January 2026 39 6
February 2026 72 5
March 2026 63 8
April 2026 56 3
May 2026 58 5
June 2026 182 4
July 2026 19 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 56 5
October 2026 36 10

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 51 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 Kildare South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1665. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the current contract between the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) and a hotel (details supplied), is due to cease; if the facility will be discontinued as an IPAS centre and permitted to return to operation as a hotel; the plans the Department has regarding the future use of this facility; and the …
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2221. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there are sufficient GP services serving the Thurles area; the number of GP vacancies currently in existence in Thurles and surrounding hinterland; the measures being taken to recruit and retain GPs locally; and if she will improve access to primary care for patients in the Thurles area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74730/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2222. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports available locally to residents of Thurles, including community counselling and specialist services; waiting times for access; if plans are in place to expand mental health resources in the Thurles area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74731/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2223. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the recruitment and retention initiatives in place for health professionals serving the Thurles area; the number of vacancies which currently exist across all health services in Thurles; her views on workforce planning to ensure stable services locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74732/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2224. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the progress on securing a new site for the replacement of a facility (details supplied); if the Health Service Executive has identified suitable greenfield land or received expressions of interest for such a site; the current status is of the site identification process; the timeline for site acquisition, planning and construction; and if she will mak…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2641. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if, following the publication of the feasibility study on a hotel (details supplied) the Government plans to proceed with the purchase of the property; if so, the proposed timeline for acquisition; the proposals under consideration for its future use, including whether it will be developed as a community hotel…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
19. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify what will be entailed in the education-specific reforms to the assessment of need process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72584/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
36. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out analysis of the profitability of small childcare providers in the context of historical core funding fee freezes; if she plans to review same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72583/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
411. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 10 December 2025, if she plans to increase the provision of early intervention ASD classes in line with the increase in children presenting with ASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73283/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
412. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her long-term plans in relation to the provision of early intervention ASD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73284/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
413. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if it is her Department's view that the AIM model provides sufficient support to ensure the learning and safety of those with autism diagnoses and their peers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73285/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
414. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who applied for an early intervention class in 24/25 that have received a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73286/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Social
317. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in selecting the contractor for the national auto-enrolment scheme, due consideration was given to potential legal or reputational conflicts that may arise from the contractor's extensive ties to the Israeli military, specifically in view of the principles underpinning the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Good…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
168. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought assistance from the Irish Embassy and Consulates in China in 2023 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71415/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
236. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of females that applied to join the Defence Forces 2025 in cadetship recruitment campaigns for both Army and Naval service, in tabular form. [71421/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Transport
263. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reinstate the 145 bus in Dublin; if he recognises the extra time it has added for commuters who previously used the bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71362/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Transport
265. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail plans to have a new 6am Athy-Dublin Heuston train service, during the week in early 2026. [71414/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Finance
360. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the number of Revenue customs dog detection teams to 37. [71418/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
383. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount the OPW spent on installing high speed EV charging points at heritages sites under their remit in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the budget allocated in 2026 for same. [71413/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
675. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of unmarked Garda vans attached to each Garda Division as of 8 December 2025, in tabular form. [71419/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
676. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the ages of the horsebox vehicles currently available to the Garda Mounted Unit, in tabular form. [71420/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
744. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on installing high speed EV charging points at Garda Stations in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the budget allocated in 2026 for same. [72268/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
815. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers based in South Kildare Children's Disability Network Team in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71412/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Children
857. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the persons undertaking the educational assessments as part of the update to the assessment of needs system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72278/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
907. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatrics in critical care medicine posts that were filled at CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to-date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [71416/25]