TDs / Pádraig O'Sullivan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Cork North-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
604. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of business 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. [49503/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
605. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applications lodged; the number of first instance decisions issued by the International Protection Office; the number of appeals determined by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a stateme…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
606. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications refused, broken down by visa category, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49506/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
607. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for naturalisation received and the number of certificates of naturalisation issued, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49507/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
608. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of family reunification applications received under the International Protection Act 2015 and the number received under the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49508/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
609. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for renewal of immigration permission refused, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49509/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
623. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median and longest processing times for first-instance international protection decisions in 2025, in the context of 13,146 applications received that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
624. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of international protection applicants currently accommodated in the Cork area; the number of IPAS accommodation centres operating in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49728/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
625. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current staffing compliment of the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau and of the Cork city divisional drugs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49740/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
887. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental treatment under general anaesthetic (details supplied); the number waiting more than 12 months; the median waiting time; the corresponding figures for special care patients of all ages, given the position that data on special care patients is not consistently collected; the number of acute hospital beds ring-fenced for…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
888. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the national data her Department and the HSE hold on the incidence of pregnancy loss (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49490/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
889. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds funded by the nursing homes support scheme in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the net change in the number of such beds in each of those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49491/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of miscarriages recorded in each maternity hospital and unit, by hospital and unit, in each of the years 2021 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the source and basis on which these figures are compiled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49492/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
891. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health , further to the Labour Court Recommendation LCR23209 issued in January 2026, which directed that the revised medical scientist pay scale applied from 1 January 2024, be applied to perfusionists with retrospective effect from that date, whether that recommendation has been implemented; if not, the reason it has not been implemented; whether its inclusion on…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
892. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of cardiac surgeries and other procedures cancelled or postponed at Cork University Hospital as a result of the perfusionist industrial action on 9 June 2026; the number of paediatric procedures affected; whether any of those procedures have since been rescheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49494/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
893. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of public nursing home beds funded under the nursing homes support scheme in County Cork, by facility 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. [49495/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
941. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number, and corresponding rate, of new entrants who did not progress from first year to second year at university level, broken down by field of study, for each new entrant cohort from 2021/2022 to the most recent year for which data is available, as recorded in the Higher Education Authority's ana…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
168. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a campaign (details supplied); his plans to facilitate the housing needs of their members and more broadly people with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47943/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
313. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are being undertaken to improve water quality in Cork Harbour and the River Lee catchment area, in light of recent Environmental Protection Agency findings regarding bathing water quality, nutrient pollution and other identified issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44336/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
285. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health given that the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan cites findings from the independent evaluation of the Phase 1 Postnatal Hubs commissioned in 2025, if she will publish that evaluation in full; the date on which it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48122/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
286. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan that at least 327 healthcare professionals will be trained in interRAI assessment in each region by the end of Quarter 3 2026 and that 60 % of all new home support applications will be carried out using interRAI, the number of healthcare professionals trained in interRAI assessment to date in eac…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
287. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the focused two-year oral health action plan referred to in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan, described as expected to be completed shortly and presented to her ahead of publication, will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
288. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the commitment in the Sláintecare 2026 Action Plan to implement changes under the Framework Agreement on the Supply and Pricing of Medicines, the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the frequency of HSE Drugs Group meetings; the number of items reviewed by the HSE Drugs Group and the number of meetings held in each of the years 20…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
289. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the enactment of the Mental Health Act 2026 on 7 May 2026, the commencement order or orders made to date under the Act; the timeline for the secondary legislation required to bring its provisions into operation; whether the resources required for commencement will be sought as part of the Estimates process for 2027; and if she will make a stateme…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
290. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health further to the Sláintecare Progress Report 2025, which records that the national target for interRAI assessments for people seeking a home support service was 18,100 in 2025 and that the total completed was 4,656, representing a target variance of 74.3 per cent, if she will provide, the number of interRAI assessments completed and the regional target for 20…