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
889. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of buildings in the Office of Public Works estate that are fully wheelchair accessible; the number that are not; the programme of works in place to bring the remaining buildings into compliance with section 25 of the Disability Act 2005, which required public buildings to be ma…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
890. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount paid from public funds in lump sum fines and daily or periodic penalty payments arising from judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union against Ireland, by case and by year, since 2010, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56411/26…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
913. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No.155 of 3 April 2025 and the reply of the Office of Public Works stating that the Morrison's Island public realm improvement and flood protection scheme in Cork city was due to be substantially complete by the summer of 2026, the reason completion has n…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
1018. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits to each county: the number of jobs in IDA client companies in each county, in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, including per head of population, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56905/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
1241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department holds data on the number of primary and post-primary schools that are not fully wheelchair accessible; the funding provided for accessibility works in schools in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; her plans to improve physical accessibility across the school estate; and if she will make …
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
1242. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding provided to date for the storage of mobile phones in post-primary schools; the number of schools that have availed of this funding; whether any evaluation of the impact of phone-free school policies on student well-being or learning has been carried out or commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56421/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3298. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the criteria and methodology used by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in negotiating prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55711/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3299. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the average weekly price negotiated by the National Treatment Purchase Fund with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme; the average weekly cost of care in a public nursing home, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55712/…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3300. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the total annual expenditure under the nursing homes support scheme in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55713/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3301. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the review of the pricing system used by the National Treatment Purchase Fund to negotiate prices with private and voluntary nursing homes under the nursing homes support scheme will be published; the reason for the delay beyond the programme for Government commitment to publish it in early 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55714/…
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3691. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of living donor kidney transplants carried out in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; the steps being taken to expand the living donor programme; and the supports available under the living donor expenses reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57401/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3692. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the number of deceased organ donors per million population in Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the way in which this compares with the European Union average, in tabular form; and whether every model 3 and model 4 hospital has designated organ donation personnel in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57402/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
3693. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the staffing and funding allocated to Organ Donation Transplant Ireland in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57403/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the school extension project for a school (details supplied) including the current stage of the project; the next steps; the expected timeline for progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53893/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a full list of all school building projects currently at Stage 2A and Stage 2B in County Cork, including the school name, roll number, project description, current stage and expected timeline for progression, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53894/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Oral
125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence when legislation to amend the triple lock mechanism for the deployment of the Defence Forces overseas will be introduced, the expected timeline for its passage and implementation and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53891/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
144. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and the status of the P60 fleet extension programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53892/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of seizures recorded by An Garda Síochána of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, including vapes, since the ban on the sale of such products in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53761/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Oral
1. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [46936/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Oral
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24953/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
78. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38906/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
112. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure that increased electricity demand from electric vehicle charging does not contribute to further electricity price inflation for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53777/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
113. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being considered to protect households from increasing electricity network charges arising from higher peak-time demand associated with electric vehicle charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53778/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
114. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department reconciles the State's electric vehicle roll-out targets with EirGrid's warnings regarding winter electricity capacity margins; the additional generation, storage, demand-response or grid measures being planned to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53780/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
Written
190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Health and Safety Authority will issue updated guidance to employers on protecting outdoor workers from solar ultraviolet radiation exposure, in view of outdoor workers receiving two to three times more UV exposure than indoor workers and skin cancer remaining the most common cancer in Ireland; and if he will make a s…