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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,460
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
54,825
words spoken in the chamber
Across 217 contributions. Plus 80 contributions from the chair, not counted
415
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
267
topics asked about
Across 20 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 1,460 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 217 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 18 0
February 2025 62 15
March 2025 62 10
April 2025 43 10
May 2025 47 13
June 2025 41 14
July 2025 45 21
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 42 10
October 2025 58 9
November 2025 87 21
December 2025 63 3
January 2026 53 14
February 2026 37 5
March 2026 45 7
April 2026 40 14
May 2026 195 14
June 2026 255 20
July 2026 152 6
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 41 5
October 2026 74 6

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 189 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 Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
209. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of carers allowance who are providing care to a person aged 65 years and over, nationally and in County Cork, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50069/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
211. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance who are providing care to a person aged 65 years and over, nationwide and in County Cork, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50108/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
212. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the State Pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory) respectively, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50168/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
213. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection his response to the at risk of poverty rate for persons aged 65 years and over, recorded in the Central Statistics Office Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50169/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
214. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance who are providing care to a person aged 65 years and over, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50170/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Social
215. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance who are providing care to a person aged 65 years and over, nationally and in County Cork, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50172/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Children
250. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged 65 years and over with an intellectual disability in receipt of a disability service funded by her Department or the Health Service Executive, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50105/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Children
251. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged 65 years and over with a physical disability in receipt of a disability service funded by her Department or the Health Service Executive, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50106/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Children
253. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged 65 years and over with an intellectual disability in receipt of a disability service funded by her Department or the Health Service Executive, nationally and in the Health Service Executive South West region, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on …
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Children
254. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged 65 years and over with a physical disability in receipt of a disability service funded by her Department or the Health Service Executive, nationally and in the Health Service Executive South West region, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
340. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in view of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026, whether any citizen science initiatives are planned as part of the presidency programme, having regard to the role of citizen engagement within the European Union Missions framework; and if he will mak…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
341. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list each funding instrument, PhD programme, fellowship, award, public engagement programme or research infrastructure programme under his Department or Research Ireland that has supported citizen science, citizen generated data, public participation in data collection, or open source research infra…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
342. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number and value of projects funded under the Discover Programme since its inception that included citizen science, citizen generated data, environmental monitoring, software, data infrastructure or open source research infrastructure; the outcomes reported including numbers of participants engaged…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
343. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a funding instrument under his remit permits a citizen led open source research initiative to apply as lead applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
344. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a citizen led open source research initiative may receive funding under his remit for direct research activity, research infrastructure, software development, data infrastructure, open source maintenance, field data collection, data validation or long term platform sustainability; and if he wil…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
345. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department or Research Ireland has assessed the policy gap between funding public engagement about research and funding citizen science as research activity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50220/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
346. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department or Research Ireland has ever formally evaluated OpenLitterMap, an Irish open source citizen science platform, or assessed its relevance to citizen science, open science, environmental monitoring, research infrastructure or digital public goods; and if he will make a statement on …
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [23620/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Culture
447. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the re-licensing of the community content television services Cork Community Television and Dublin Community Television, given that Coimisiún na Meán invited both services to apply for new contracts by 21 January 2026, and that the existing contract extensions expired on 28 April 2026; whether new b…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
598. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to the published strength of the Cork City Garda division, the number of Gardaí assigned to that division who are attached to national or regional specialist units rather than to divisional duties, by unit and rank, in tabular form; the number of newly attested Gardaí allocated to the Cork city and Cork county divisions …
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
599. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of drug seizures made in the Cork city and Cork county Garda divisions in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by drug type, by division, in tabular form; the quantity seized of each drug type in each of those years; the estimated value of the drugs seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
600. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visit (tourist) visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49499/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
601. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of study visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49500/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
602. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employment visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49501/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
603. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of join family visas issued in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49502/26]