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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 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
855. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue regarding a proposal from University College Cork (details supplied); for a timeline when the Department’s decision on the application can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59664/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
974. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his Department’s review of the current exempted development regulations; the timeframe for his proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60776/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1543. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding through the HSE to support the establishment of a dedicated counselling service for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59189/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1640. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the progress of the Working Group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the Working Group that was due by end of Q2, as per the Terms of Reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57831/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1693. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2896 of 29 July 2025, to provide an update on the development of the framework to guide policy on the regulation of health and social care professionals into the future; the timeline she is working towards in completing this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58078/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason Greece and Romania have been excluded from the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58079/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1695. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the criteria used for determining which healthcare centres were approved for endometriosis surgery under the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (ESAIS); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58080/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1706. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to extending the free HRT scheme to men prescribed HRT for low testosterone levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58095/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1707. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, if a group is eligible for the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58097/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1708. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, if a group is eligible for the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58098/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1709. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, if a group is eligible for the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58099/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1710. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, if a group is eligible for the free HRT scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58100/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1711. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 2 October 2025, the reasons for the inclusion of a phrase (details supplied) in a definition in the Health Insurance (Amendment) and Health (Provision of Menopause Products) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58101/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1765. 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 (details supplied), each year since 2019, by the public hospital from which they were referred, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58376/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1773. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the review of the long-term illness (LTI) scheme, as committed to under Sláintecare; if her Department has begun this work; if she is conducting a standalone review of the LTI scheme, or if it will form part of the wider review of the eligibility framework, as committed to in the ‘Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and the Programme for Gove…
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1912. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health her views on the confirmation that the Director of the National Ambulance Service is in receipt of an advanced paramedic allowance (details supplied); if this is in breach of the criteria for claiming the allowance, given that a 2009 HSE circular states that advanced paramedics must ‘continue to practice advance paramedic skills in the HSE ambulance service’; an…
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to publish the attendance rate of advanced paramedics to clinical status 1 calls (RED and PURPLE) from 2015 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form, in line with a 2012 HIQA recommendation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59185/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1914. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the total number of PURPLE, RED, ORANGE and YELLOW calls from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and the number that received an intermediate care vehicle response. [59186/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1915. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of Omega calls from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and the number that were completed by paramedic and advanced paramedic crews. [59187/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1916. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of transfers (category AS2 and AS3) that were completed by paramedic and advanced paramedic crews from 2020 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form. [59188/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
202. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish the National Endometriosis Framework, which her Department has stated is ready for publication; the allocation provided to the Framework in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57563/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
203. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to implementation of the new National Sexual Health Strategy 2025 – 2035 in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57564/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
204. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the funding provided in Budget 2026, to address vaping rates among young people; to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57565/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
205. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the €11 million in new funding for drugs and inclusion health services in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57566/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Health
206. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a specific funding allocation to address Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal surgery waiting lists has been provided for in Budget 2026; if so, to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57567/25]