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
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Dublin Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
50. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will ensure the Irish Strategic Investment Fund is fully divested from all companies, directly and indirectly, involved in illegally occupied Palestinian territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64339/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
61. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64340/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
428. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new school building project (details supplied) has gone to tender; if the tender has been published on eTenders; the deadline for tender submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69921/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
1025. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69922/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
260. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason he is the sole decision maker in pension appeals in circular 16/2020; the reason his Department does not engage directly with claimants during the appeals process; the reason published processing timelines differ from actual timelines; if he will ensure that where delays arise, i…
Cian O'Callaghan
Oral
18. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update on his Department’s plans to co-ordinate a range of actions aimed at regulatory reform. [63906/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
142. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if figures provided by her Department, to a newspaper are accurate (details supplied); the methodology her Department used to classify a special class place as vacant; if places counted as vacant are fully operational, and appropriately staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68311/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
143. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents who have submitted a notification to the NCSE, by the 1 October deadline, requesting a special school place for the 2026-2027 school year in Dublin, broken down by postcode, in tabular form. [68312/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
167. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if secondary schools that entered the DEIS programme from 2022 onwards are excluded from the school meals scheme; the reason a school (details supplied) has not yet been able to access funding for hot school lunch provision; when this school will be able to access funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68310/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
426. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported burglaries and related offences to date in 2025 in Coolock, Raheny, Howth and Clontarf Garda stations, in tabular form. [67758/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Oral
16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department's new disability unit for 2025-2027. [61464/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Oral
34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the programme plan for his Department’s new disability unit for 2025-2027. [65858/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
207. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the required funding has not been released or allocated in order that the jobs, outlined under Section 4 of the Framework for the Future Delivery of Water Services, can be created and allow staff to retain the roles appropriate to their grade and competency; the reason local authorities are informing staff that only …
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
260. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Howth Harbour dredging project; the timeline for the commencement of dredging works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66539/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
408. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will fulfil the commitment made by the former Minister of Education and Youth and meet with the principal of a school (details supplied) to discuss the urgent need for additional autism class provision within their school, and wider community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65810/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
844. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plan to deregulate the use of a medication (details supplied) in an effort to help reduce drug deaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65431/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
409. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a new school building project (details supplied) has gone to tender, as mentioned in her statement in Dáil Éireann on 12 November 2025; when the tender will be published on eTenders; if she can confirm the deadline for tender submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64660/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to assign additional resources, including personnel and funding, to the Office to Promote Competition in the Insurance Market to enable it to deliver on the Government’s commitments in the Action Plan for Insurance Reform to increase competition in the insurance market, with particular reference to the liability insurance sector where there have be…
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
371. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the proposed 2024-2026 Spending Review cycle that was noted in the Public Service Performance Report 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62769/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
372. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a review was undertaken by his Department into the 2017 to 2022 and the 2023 spending review cycles; if so, if he will publish this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62770/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Oral
16. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [60923/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Oral
34. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [60924/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
354. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport when the Statutory Instruments required to implement the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) pensioners will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62009/25]
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
533. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the date in which her Department received the design team's report in respect of the new school building project for a school (details supplied); when the Departmental review of this report will conclude; the timeline for when this project will proceed to tender, and then to construction; if the project remains on schedule to commence constructio…
Cian O'Callaghan
Written
537. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which DEIS Plus resources will be allocated; if she will ensure that all eligible schools will have access to these resources before the end of the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61776/25]