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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 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1443. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in Cork will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29677/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1518. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider adding Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis to the list of medical conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29996/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1549. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a child in Cork will receive an appointment with CAMHS (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30120/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
181. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the response the Government has had with regard to the actions of Iran, where the UN recently reported that 901 people were executed there in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27403/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland's role in securing a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the further steps Ireland is taking to ensure that this matter is progressed at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27404/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Transport
284. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow emotional support dogs to travel without restrictions on Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann services, provided they are identifiable by their registration certificate and coat or harness, and be required to sit at the feet of person responsible for them without blocking the gangway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Finance
209. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that all home insurance policy providers secure a no claims bonus certificate from the purchaser prior to any contract being signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26857/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
332. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the minor works grant will be paid to schools this year; if so, when they can expect to receive the payment; if there will be an increase in the amount payable to offset inflationary pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27582/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
408. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases heard by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27723/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
409. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews An Bord Pleanála was involved in for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
410. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases involving An Bord Pleanála that were not defended or a non-appearance at court accrued for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27725/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
411. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals that were upheld by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
412. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals overturned by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
769. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider for reimbursement the new treatment VYLOY (zolbetuximab), which is used for certain types of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27585/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 20 May 2025 · to Taoiseach
19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [22661/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 May 2025 · to Agriculture
153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES payments receivable at present; the number of applications that have been issued additional information requests; if his Department will provide an interim payment while applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 May 2025 · to Agriculture
165. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine tuberculosis outbreaks nationally in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of false positives recorded during the same period; the steps he is taking to improve the testing regime, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25341/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
828. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will make the freestyle libre 2 system available on medical card to those using both metformin and insulin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25471/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 May 2025 · to Housing
54. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities in Cork have discontinued the tenant in situ scheme; the efforts he has made to reopen the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24540/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 May 2025 · to Housing
79. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional resources to and reform of An Bord Pleanála have led to any tangible improvements in the decision-making timelines or an increase in the number of cases being heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued in 2024 and in 2025 to date; the number of those orders that were complied with voluntarily; the number that were enforced by the authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24537/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
161. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the overcrowding at Cork Prison; the steps being taken to address the capacity issues on site at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24538/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the progress made regarding commitments in the Programme for Government surrounding rare diseases and specifically plans for a review of the drug reimbursement process, increasing the number of clinical trials and providing an early access scheme for new drug and treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23511/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new acute hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23512/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 13 May 2025 · to Defence
361. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in implementing the long service increments, contained in the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/25]