TDs / Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Kildare South 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
177. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in Kildare that are being processed by the Passport Office as of 7 July 2025. [38819/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
178. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department paid towards cost of living allowance and local post allowance to his Departmental officials posted at the Irish Embassy in Washington DC and to each consulate general office based within the US in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38820/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
460. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her rationale for limiting eligibility for entry into DLD/SSD special classes Circular 00024/25 to students with conditions of an unknown origin when students with similar symptoms with a known cause would also benefit from the targeted support provided in such classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38913/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
461. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to develop alternative educational supports and classes for children with SSD of known origin to make up for the gap in provision created by circulars determining access criteria for DLD/SSD classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38914/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
462. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the contractual deployment of speech and language therapists in the DLD/SSD special classes and how duties are split between her Department and the Department of Health; the number of such posts vacant at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38915/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
463. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of concessionary places that are occupied in DLD/SSD special classes at the moment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38916/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
585. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if she has plans to put together a successor to the Youth Homelessness Strategy that expires in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39306/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
685. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai by rank attached to community policing unit in each Garda district within Kildare-Carlow division as of 7 July 2025. [38822/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
806. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists student placements that were offered for south Kildare-west Wicklow children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38821/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
874. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38816/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
875. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO7 where HSE employed chiropodists are located, in tabular form. [38817/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
876. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the last time an external in-person fire safety audit was carried out at Naas General Hospital; and when the next external in person fire safety audit at this hospital is scheduled to be carried out. [38818/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
1031. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures he plans to introduce to support those wishing to pursue graduate entry medicine, a path that remains highly inaccessible for very many people, in light of widespread and well-documented shortages of GPs; whether he will consider a return of service bursary, similar to the Scottish mo…
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans in terms of the EPSEN report recommendation to bring forward legislation to change the present situation wherein students in special schools cannot legally continue education after their eighteenth birthday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38537/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
259. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to scrap the means test for foster children being included in the back-to-school clothing and footwear scheme. [38335/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
298. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will advocate for an increase in the fostering allowance in line with the cost of living for budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38336/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
300. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a breakdown of crèches, by county, in tabular form. [38376/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
301. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has any plans to reduce crèche fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38377/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
320. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to allow foster children to be included in the dental scheme beyond primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38337/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
42. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to respond to reports of children with a diagnosis of autism who, in their autism report, it is stated that they need SNA support, and it is recommended by the SENO, in some cases, and then it is being denied by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37985/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
43. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to review SNA allocation criteria to include the sensory and emotional regulation needs of children with autism which is crucial to their learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37988/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
174. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of additional GPs, per county, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37982/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
424. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); if it will be ready to accept students in September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37664/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
88. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans in relation to educational assessments; specifically, if she intends to review the use of standardised tests in light of evidence demonstrating their significant limitations in accurately assessing children with complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36244/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
Written
225. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the EPSEN review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35032/25]