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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 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3005. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Saolta Hospital Group; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42792/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3006. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses working in chemotherapy wards in each of the relevant hospitals managed by Children's Health Ireland; how this compares to optimum staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42793/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3007. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details on how often KPI data from the National Cancer Control Programme online portal is updated; its intended use; who the KPI data is shared with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42794/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3008. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made from 2015 to date relating to care in Children’s Health Ireland, broken down by internal and external; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42817/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3009. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children under the care of Children’s Health Ireland that have died during or following spinal surgery since 2015, by year; the number that were reported as serious reportable events and escalated to HIQA, the HSE and her Department; the number that were investigated internally and externally, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on th…
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3010. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of legal claims that have been initiated against Children’s Health Ireland relating to spinal surgery, including claims of death, permanent disability, or avoidable harm since 2015, by year; the number settled; the number that remain open; and the most frequently cited grounds (details supplied), in tabular form. [42819/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3011. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the funding allocated to establish the spinal register and its associated data portal in Children’s Health Ireland; if her Department or the Health Service Executive was involved in supporting this initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42820/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3012. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a spinal surgery register and public-facing data portal, which was briefly introduced at Children’s Health Ireland, was subsequently removed; the person or body that authorised its removal; the reason this decision was made without notice to families or clinicians; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42821/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3013. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will request that Children’s Health Ireland commits to reinstating the spinal surgery register and public data portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42822/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3014. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the review process which governs suspension type from the Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal surgery waiting list (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42823/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3015. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the processes in place to review and reactivate long-suspended children from Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal surgery waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42824/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3016. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any children have become inoperable while suspended from Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal surgery waiting lists; the number, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42825/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3017. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the children currently listed as suspended for surgery initiative from Children’s Health Ireland’s spinal surgery waiting list; the number scheduled for treatment in the UK or US; and the number scheduled for treatment in Irish private hospitals (details supplied), in tabular form. [42826/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3077. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to a report (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address the five key challenges identified; if she will implement the report’s recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43111/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3088. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to develop and implement a national allergy strategy, given the prevalence of food allergies and the level of unmet need for one; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43196/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3089. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will establish a national allergy register to gather data, support research and inform service delivery, as recommended by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43197/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Culture
351. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 1 July 2025, if his Department intends to renew the current three-year funding arrangement for post offices which is set to end in December 2025, to detail his Department’s plans to support small and medium-sized post offices following the conclusion of this arrangement; and if he will make a…
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Housing
367. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 8 April 2025, to provide a full update on the Cork Events Centre project; the status of the appointments of individuals to the project management delivery team; the key next stages, and estimated timelines; and the exact amount of public funding, from all sources, spent on the project to…
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
431. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce amendments to modernise the Prohibition of Incitement to Racial Religious or National Hatred Act , 1989; the timeline he is working towards in bringing forward these amendments; if this will include provisions on hate speech to bring Ireland in line with EU r…
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
526. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will request that Children’s Health Ireland publishes the 2021 oncology risk assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40268/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
527. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received correspondence (details supplied); her response to the proposal related to Ireland assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40269/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
179. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 3 July 2025, if any measures have been put in place to mitigate against the potential misuse of the IHRA definition. [38951/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Culture
539. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline all funding and grant opportunities available to theatre companies; if he has considered establishing a specific funding stream for productions that are linked to the curriculum of Junior and Leaving Certificate courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39620/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
692. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline the legislative powers his Department has given to An Garda Síochána to deal with bogus tradesmen who look to take advantage of vulnerable people; if his Department has given consideration to launching a public awareness campaign around the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
760. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions being taken to combat extreme hate speech in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39621/25]