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Cian O'Callaghan

Social Democrats Dublin Bay North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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896
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
123,606
words spoken in the chamber
Across 642 contributions
422
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
255
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 896 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 642 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 2
January 2025 51 4
February 2025 41 47
March 2025 44 42
April 2025 64 38
May 2025 39 40
June 2025 55 33
July 2025 47 51
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 38 6
October 2025 16 52
November 2025 41 57
December 2025 29 19
January 2026 42 24
February 2026 46 35
March 2026 41 23
April 2026 58 24
May 2026 80 47
June 2026 31 40
July 2026 44 12
August 2026 0 2
September 2026 41 21
October 2026 48 23

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 510 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 Dublin Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3085. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she is in favour of reimbursement pathways for GLP-1 therapies in obesity where clinically indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25785/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3348. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking to support Beaumont Hospital in providing treatment to patients who are experiencing a mental health emergency; if her Department are satisfied that a patient, experiencing a mental health emergency, who presented to the emergency department of the hospital was sent home with the promise of care in the community; and if…
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18787/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
190. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [18789/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
312. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21851/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
512. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will commit to sanctioning two additional autism classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21848/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
513. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of special classes that have been sanctioned in each tranche; if she will commit to the sanctioning of an additional autism class for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21862/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
611. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the development of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; when the Bill will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; if the remediation scheme will cover balcony defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21847/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
694. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the application to revoke a deportation order for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21852/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Justice
695. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific step that remains in the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
926. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21849/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre for the Clongriffin/Baldoyle, Dublin 13 area; the reason this new primary care centre was not included in the HSE’s Capital Plan 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21850/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
227. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the efforts his Department is making to address traffic congestion on the M50; the steps his Department is taking to ensure a faster response time when there has been a breakdown or a collision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18565/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
228. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport to address a case (details supplied) in which a motorist is being fined over €1,100 for five missed tolls, despite engaging with the eFlow service provider throughout the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18567/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
229. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department has taken to ensure that Ireland has properly enforced Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 in relation to aviation occurrence reporting and whistleblower protection; whether his Department is satisfied with the performance of the Irish Aviation Authority and the Health and Safety Authority in this regard; and if he will make a statement on…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
230. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has engaged with the Office of the Ombudsman regarding jurisdictional refusals in aviation safety oversight complaints involving alleged regulatory failure; whether he is satisfied that current oversight mechanisms comply with Ireland's obligations under EU aviation safety law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18574/26…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
248. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that the pension increases for retired Córas Iompair Éireann workers will be progressed imminently by his Department, as confirmed by the Taoiseach during a meeting of the Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on the 26 February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18873/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
417. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of the number of mortgage holders paying an interest rate over 6%; the number paying an interest rate over 7%; the number paying an interest rate over 8% divided into traditional bank lenders and non-bank lenders, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18941/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
422. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of money raised through deemed disposal taxes in the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19093/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
439. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for bringing in the deemed disposal rule as an anti avoidance measure in the Finance Act 2006; if there was any evidence of significant levels of tax avoidance regarding Irish funds, investments in life policies and investments in offshore funds prior to 2006; if there has been research carried out by his Department or by Revenue o…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
479. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the level of contributions by credit unions to the deposit guarantee scheme for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20523/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
511. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 3 March 2026, the reason the Minister for State, confirmed in Dáil Éireann during ‘Statements on Flooding’ on 19 February 2026 that residents affected by flooding of an underground car park at an apartment complex (details supplied) could apply f…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
643. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she will take to address the lack of statutory protections for job sharing or flexible work arrangements for parent carers working in the education sector; if her attention has been drawn to the financial vulnerability created by forcing skilled professionals on to unpaid, or poorly compensated, leave; her plans to address the absence o…
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
644. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when tender submissions will open for a school (details supplied); the tender submission deadline; to confirm that the project remains on schedule to commence construction in Q2 of 2026, as confirmed by the former Minister for Education and Youth in May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18584/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Culture
942. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to residents (details supplied) who have been using the dial-up method for internet access for almost eight years after their local internet line was damaged; if he will ensure that this damaged line is urgently repaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19431/26]