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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 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
863. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the CHI scoping inquiry process was appropriately balanced between the voices of children and families whose care is to be investigated and the clinicians, management and organisations whose actions may themselves fall within the scope of that investigation. [72285/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
864. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that children and families were genuinely at the centre of the scoping exercise in to the CHI inquiry when the final report identifies only two individual parents of children with scoliosis who spoke directly with the facilitator; and to provide the evidence on which she bases that view. [72284/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
865. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the final report into the proposed public inquiry into CHI provides extensive detail on the engagement, correspondence and concerns of SAN and SBHPAG, while providing significantly less detail on the nature and extent of engagement with other stakeholder groups; and if she is satisfied that the report presents stakeholder participation in a balanced an…
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
866. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health in relation to the proposed inquiry in to CHI to explain precisely what is meant by the statement that "most clinicians and staff" preferred a commission of investigation, including the number consulted, the number supporting a commission and the number supporting a tribunal. [72282/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
867. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of individual parents who engaged directly with the facilitator (details supplied), broken down between scoliosis and spina bifida; and the number of affected children and young people who were directly consulted. [72281/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
868. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health of the five clinicians who met the facilitator (details supplied), the specialties of each, the hospitals and-or sites each clinician represented, and whether any had direct involvement in the services or matters subsequently recommended for investigation. [72280/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Education
239. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her attention has been drawn to the number of schools that cater for students with additional needs that have had to independently fundraise for school buses for vital transport; and whether funding will be made available to assist schools in acquiring these buses. [70330/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Irish National ICU Audit Annual Report for 2025; and the timeline for publication. [69907/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health of the 162 workers who were on the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid when it concluded, the number that have returned to work; the number that have retired; and the number that have transitioned to other sick leave schemes, by scheme. [69899/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide data with respect to the length of time ICU admissions took in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by site (details supplied). [69913/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU admissions in each of the years since 2020 and to date in 2026, by site. [69909/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
127. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department does not fund the Cork City Coroners (details supplied). [69174/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Justice
128. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to identify the coroners services that are funded by his Department; and the corners services that are funded by local authorities. [69173/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the delay in Ireland’s Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970); a specific timeline for its transposition; whether the State faces fines or penalties for missing the June 7th deadline. [69193/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
169. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1218 of 12 May 2026, to provide an update on the final evaluation report into the 18-month pilot phase of the supervised injecting facility in Dublin; and if it will be completed and published by year end. [69072/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
184. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the restrictions on child visitations in place in Irish maternity hospitals; the existence of protocols in place to accommodate circumstances where a patient’s child must be in attendance due to exceptional circumstances, particularly in the case of emergency referrals. [69192/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
194. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline, in detail, the new spending and recruitment controls referenced in a media report (details supplied); and to clarify if these new measures will apply to all HSE regions or just the four HSE regions in which spending controls already apply. [69270/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
229. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to raids and arrests targeting the LGBTQ+ community in Turkey; and if she has contacted the Turkish Embassy in Dublin to convey the Irish Government’s serious concerns. [67686/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
434. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the policy in Ireland on umbilical cord donation for stem cell collection and treatment; and if her Department has considered the creation of a public cord blood bank. [67690/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
465. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if approval has been granted to Cork University Hospital to recruit the staff required to operationalise 21 additional acute inpatient beds, due to be delivered by year end. [67774/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
466. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the 21 in-patient beds due to be delivered in Cork University Hospital this year; the timeline for opening these beds; and the total additional staff requirement to operationalise all 21 beds, by grade. [67773/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
467. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of days in which CT scanners in Cork University Hospital were closed or capacity was restricted due to staff shortages in 2026. [67771/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
468. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of CT scan machines in Cork University Hospital. [67769/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
469. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographers employed in Cork University Hospital in each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026. [67763/26]
Pádraig Rice Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Health
474. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if staff from existing HSE sites are to be redeployed to commission the HSE South West Surgical Hub; if so, the number of staff, broken down by grade and location (details supplied). [67754/26]