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Christopher O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil Cork South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024
Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Official Oireachtas profile

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40
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
101,536
words spoken in the chamber
99,157 as a minister, 2,379 as a TD
406
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
35
topics asked about
Across 12 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 40 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 222 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 4 0
February 2025 1 13
March 2025 3 28
April 2025 0 16
May 2025 2 11
June 2025 0 12
July 2025 3 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 0 3
October 2025 2 16
November 2025 6 15
December 2025 0 17
January 2026 4 1
February 2026 2 14
March 2026 0 7
April 2026 3 3
May 2026 2 17
June 2026 2 7
July 2026 3 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 3 5
October 2026 0 5

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 110 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

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Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Cork South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 29 January 2025 to now
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
463. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to include a requirement for Irish-grown grain to be used in whiskey marketed as Irish whiskey in the revised Irish Whiskey Technical File. [66538/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Climate
101. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which the SEAI warmer homes scheme takes into account the age, degradation, and material inefficiency of existing cavity wall insulation when assessing a home’s eligibility for fully funded upgrades. [64370/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Climate
111. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given in relation to implementing grants for solar panel battery storage. [64729/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
723. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeline to revise the HSE’s IVF public funding scheme, particularly the way the eligibility criteria to avail of the program excludes families who have already undergone privately funded IVF treatments (details supplied). [50934/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Education
324. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider the establishment of a new Gaelcholáiste in west Cork to meet the growing need outlined by the community (details supplied). [50683/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Education
180. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department plans to review the policy around students who experience a family bereavement during the Leaving Certificate as the current policy only allows for a three day deferral; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50164/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Social
627. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the domiciliary care allowance to the age of 18 as the vast majority of young people remain in full-time education beyond the current cut off of 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45586/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
678. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to certificate of naturalisation applications (details supplied), the number that have been deemed ineligible and closed since Immigration Service Delivery fully transitioned to an online application portal in October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45451/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
443. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify the anomaly between the fee for Leaving Certificate and the fee charged to repeat the Leaving Certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33136/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
444. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration can be given to universal access application to future proof a school’s access (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33137/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Justice
643. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions in place to manage the significant Irish Residence Permit card renewal delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Agriculture
2198. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a separate fund could be put in place specifically for increasing slurry storage capacity on foot of the sixth NAP (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24220/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2953. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the positions of the five retired orthodontists for HSE South West will be filled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24927/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1264. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the current delays wood manufacturing and finishing apprenticeship students are experiencing due to waitlists for being called for phase 6 of their course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
901. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent animal cruelty reports due to illegal harness racing and sulky racing that is currently happening on Irish roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10441/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
925. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health to provide details of appointments deemed urgent and non-urgent for children in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital given the current waiting list for children’s non-urgent appointments in SIVUH is 16 to 18 months (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3598/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1598. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has been made aware of the challenges schools with fewer than 75 pupils face in securing school lunch providers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2202/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2499. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health her views on giving special status to the Castletownbere ambulance due to its geographical location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2281/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
2605. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to providing pay for occupational therapy students currently providing services in placement programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/26]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Education
462. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the progress of the extension and refurbishment plans for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63195/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
858. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the crops which will be included in the next round of tillage supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63229/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1047. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the South Doc services in West Cork, including the steps taken to reopen the premises in Skibbereen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63168/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
408. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress made to deliver a flood management solution for Bantry and, critically, an interim flood management plan to protect businesses and homes while long-term solutions are being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61559/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
160. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to expanding the Better Energy Homes Programme to include replacement of items such as heat pumps that were installed without any grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60594/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
98. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to consider expanding the criteria of payments designed to help businesses with the costs of operation, as the ICOB and Power Up grant, for instance, have not reached business owners that have to pay their rates through their landlords as per their agreed contracts, meaning they did not meet the criteria for these payments; an…