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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 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
596. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary and post primary schools in the country do not have a special class; the name and counties of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29862/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
598. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who presented to the National Council For Special Education this year as requiring a place in a special class by county, and by type of special class place requested in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29869/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
599. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools each year that have signalled their interest to the National Council For Special Education in opening a special class, but have not yet been sanctioned a class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29870/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
602. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special classes in primary schools over the next five years, broken down by county and type of special class, in tabular form. [29875/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
603. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special schools over the next five years, by county, in tabular form. [29876/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
604. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children projected to transition into special classes in post primary over the next ten years, broken down by county and type of special class, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29877/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
605. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with diagnoses of Down's syndrome who travel a distance of more than 20 km to go to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29881/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
606. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with additional travel who more than 30, 40 and 50 kilometres to get to school, including the share of that demographic having complex needs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29882/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
607. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the maximum acceptable distance for a child with complex needs to travel to school. [29883/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
608. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the average distance travelled by children with SEN to get to school, broken down according to severity of disability and region in tabular form. [29884/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
609. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with SEN travelling across county lines to go to school; the distribution of care needs of the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29885/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
610. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children with diagnoses of Down's syndrome who are currently placed in mild general learning disability classes; in moderate general learning disability classes; and in severe or profound learning disability classes. [29888/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
611. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of cases, either present or past, in which children with additional needs are placed in classes misaligned with their learning needs as determined by their assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29889/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
612. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide detail in relation to plans to sanction more special schools over the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29890/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
613. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she can provide detail in relation to plans to sanction more special classes over the coming years; the types of special classes that will be prioritised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29891/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
614. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the projected demand for each type of special class by county for the upcoming five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29892/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
615. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school places appropriate for children with a mild general learning disability that exist at present in each county. [29893/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
616. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school places appropriate for children with a moderate general learning disability that exist at present in each county. [29894/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
617. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school places appropriate for children with a severe or profound general learning disability that exist at present in each county. [29895/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
618. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has information in relation to planned reforms to the revised Teaching Council (Registration) Regulations 2016 to facilitate the recognition of SEN educators trained outside of the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29896/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
622. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of primary special class places opening up each year for the next five years as a result of children transitioning to post-primary by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29907/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
623. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of post-primary special class places opening up each year for the next five years as a result of children graduating secondary school, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29908/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
624. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first year, whole year and school year cost of 250 and 1600 additional full time SNAs, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29909/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
625. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first year, whole year and school year cost of 732 and 1500 additional full time SETS, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29910/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
626. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost to increase funding for the summer programme by 15% by first year, full year and school year cost, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29911/25]