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Pádraig Rice

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
476. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for podiatry by health region and integrated healthcare area, and age category; and time waiting, in tabular form. [21208/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
477. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21209/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
478. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for counselling services by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21210/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
479. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21211/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
480. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21212/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
481. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [21213/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
482. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for home care packages in each month in 2025 and to date in 2026, by health region and integrated healthcare area, in tabular form. [21214/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
483. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients of Children's Health Ireland who received spinal surgeries through outsourcing arrangements in a private hospital in 2025 and to date in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21219/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
484. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any further patients of Children's Health Ireland have undergone spinal surgeries abroad through outsourcing arrangements (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21220/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
485. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish a report by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21221/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
486. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the shortcomings identified in the regulatory framework for emergency services practitioners and providers (details supplied); the steps she has taken since she was first informed of this issue in September 2025; if she has met with the chairperson of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council regarding this issue; and if she will …
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
487. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2673 of 29 July 2025, if any work has been carried out to develop standard diagnostic policies or guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21223/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
488. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder services or initiatives in each of the years from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21224/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
489. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to an organisation in 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21225/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
490. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of optometrists providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in January of each year since 2020, by HSE Health Region, in tabular form. [21226/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
491. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the budget for each hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [21227/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
492. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of beds utilised by the HSE in private nursing homes in the HSE Mid West region in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21228/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
493. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of private nursing home beds utilised by the HSE in the Mid West region without a prior agreement in place in 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21229/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
494. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further information with respect to the acquisition of a site in Raheen, Limerick to progress Option B from the Health Information and Quality Authority’s review of the design and delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in HSE Mid West (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21230/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
103. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding opportunities available for projects relating to citizen science; if his Department have engaged with groups promoting citizen science projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
240. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 7 July 2025, for a status update on the proposed pedestrian bridge connecting Tramore Valley Park in Ballyphehane in Cork, if the project has moved past the concept stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18716/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
814. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if plans have advanced for a new school building in Cork (details supplied); to provide clarification on the delays associated with the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19612/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
838. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 354 of 5 March 2026, to provide the timeline for when a school (details supplied) will receive further guidance on a report; if she is aware of the lack of communication the school has received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19895/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Social
1146. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people in receipt of disability allowance, unlike people in receipt of invalidity pension, do not automatically transition to the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Social
1190. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to reclassifying maternity credits as paid contributions for the purposes of treatment benefit eligibility; if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19613/26]