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Pádraig Rice

Social Democrats Cork South-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,771
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
97,768
words spoken in the chamber
Across 271 contributions
430
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
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 1,771 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 271 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 11 0
February 2025 116 12
March 2025 109 9
April 2025 84 3
May 2025 116 20
June 2025 80 47
July 2025 164 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 91 5
October 2025 80 14
November 2025 117 15
December 2025 94 15
January 2026 114 7
February 2026 82 8
March 2026 112 23
April 2026 68 13
May 2026 85 12
June 2026 99 15
July 2026 72 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 41 9
October 2026 36 25

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 123 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 South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
1009. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to review the bike to work scheme; if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
1157. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of issues relating to specific companies’ engagement with union representatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the €50 million Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) provided to Cork City Council in 2021 for the regeneration of Grand Parade which remains unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24773/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1730. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to detail his Department's engagement with Public Jobs regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25398/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1744. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the obligations of owners who purchased affordable housing from local authorities before the Affordable Housing Act 2021 and subsequently rented these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25696/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1745. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to bring forward amendments to section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, for overground electronic communications infrastructure and associated physical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2123. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an asylum application for a person (details supplied); if he will raise this with his European colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25999/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Children
2424. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for residential care of those with intellectual disabilities are currently operational in Cork; if all of the named service providers in Cork have submitted Disability Support Management Advisory Team forms to the HSE; the plans that are in place to expand the number of these residential care place…
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3058. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 5 March 2026, the engagements she has had with the Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government regarding funding for the Integrated Homeless Services Hub in Cork city (details supplied); the way in which this project is being funded; the timeline for submission of the proposal seeking section 10 funding by C…
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3074. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been transferred from University Hospital Limerick since the opening of a private hospital (details supplied) in Limerick; the number that were transferred to any other facility in the mid-west region since that time, by facility; the length of stay; the number that were from County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the m…
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3079. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric osteotomies carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in Children's Health Ireland hospitals and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh in each of the years from 2017 to 2026, by location, in tabular form. [25743/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3080. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients included in the external expert panel (details supplied) whose procedures were funded by the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25744/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3157. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to provide a public radiotherapy centre in the Mid West region; if all radiotherapy for patients in the Mid West is contracted out to private providers; if the HSE plans to outsource to a new private centre in Limerick (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26144/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3214. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a shortfall in the number of available training placements for radiography; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26498/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3215. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and north-east region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26499/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3216. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and midlands region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26500/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3217. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE Dublin and south- east region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which the staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26501/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3218. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE mid- west region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26502/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3219. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE south-west region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26503/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3220. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the current number of WTE radiologists in each of the relevant hospitals in the HSE west and north-west region; the optimum staffing allocation of WTE radiologists; the way in which staffing levels compare to international standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26504/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3221. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the cost for a replacement linear accelerator machine; the cost for a new linear accelerator machine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26505/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3237. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 19 February 2026, if she is committed to implementing Ava's protocol, recommended by Cork City Coroner's office in 2024; if this recommendation will be examined by the Review of Access to Cannabis for Medical Use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26568/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3238. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Review of Access to Cannabis for Medical Use, following the appointment of a chair; if the Review Group has held its first meeting [26569/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3283. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if HSE south west has been requested to produce a plan to address Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) waiting lists and issue quarterly reports outlining their actions and progress (details supplied); to provide further details as to the request issued and the expected content of the report; the timeline being worked towards; if the plan and prog…
Pádraig Rice Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No 424 of 17 December 2025, if a new location for the National Gender Service has been identified; if the HSE has purchased a site (details supplied); the timeline being worked towards for transferring services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27010/26]