TDs / Edward Timmins

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Edward Timmins

Fine Gael Wicklow TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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268
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
27,719
words spoken in the chamber
Across 174 contributions
442
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
117
topics asked about
Across 18 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 268 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 174 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 5 0
February 2025 3 10
March 2025 7 2
April 2025 11 7
May 2025 18 8
June 2025 8 4
July 2025 22 28
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 5
October 2025 16 12
November 2025 23 20
December 2025 18 12
January 2026 14 7
February 2026 18 13
March 2026 6 3
April 2026 23 8
May 2026 16 9
June 2026 16 6
July 2026 10 4
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 10 6
October 2026 12 10

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 148 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 Wicklow 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Edward Timmins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Health
218. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the status of the national treatment purchase fund for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28464/26]
Edward Timmins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
256. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in cases where exemptions have been granted from the RZLT for farmed land, if these exemptions can be granted for more than one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26899/26]
Edward Timmins Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Finance
305. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider the indexing of capital gains tax to take account of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26898/26]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
35. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the work of the infrastructure division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27676/26]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Public Expenditure
69. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures that have been taken, and are planned, in his Department to improve cost control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/26]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
97. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps that are taken to ensure that while quality and safety standards are met, excessive paperwork and inspections does not deter contractors from signing up to join the home energy grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27698/26]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
149. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to maintain the grant system for new solar panels in domestic houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27699/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2994. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to bring Ireland in line with other European countries for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25231/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3128. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of ambulance response times for both purple and red categories in County Roscommon and County Galway, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26033/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3129. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of calls the Ambulance Service received in Roscommon and Galway, broken down by county for each of the years from 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [26034/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3130. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance handover times at hospitals and emergency departments serving County Roscommon and County Galway, broken down by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26035/26]
Edward Timmins Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3131. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of calls attended by the Air Ambulance Service in counties Roscommon and Galway; the associated response times, for each of the years from 2021 to 2025, inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26036/26]
Edward Timmins Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
67. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health if she will consider designating long-Covid as an occupational illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17792/26]
Edward Timmins Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
82. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health given the growing population in County Wicklow, the plans being made to increase GP services across the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17793/26]
Edward Timmins Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
166. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that are being taken, and the progress being made, on monitoring the housing targets in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/26]
Edward Timmins Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
200. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that will be taken to promote and bring to a wider audience the massively significant Baltinglass hillfort complex, and many other archaeological sites in this area of west Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16817/26]
Edward Timmins Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Health
570. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to resolve the situation in south Kildare and west Wicklow, where the health service is operating with a staffing vacancy rate of 44%, there is insufficient capacity to meet current clinical demand , and a routine referral to see a physiotherapist in south Kildare and west Wicklow is currently a 77-week waiting time; and if she will make …
Edward Timmins Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Culture
153. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the outstanding An Post and Eir pension payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16818/26]
Edward Timmins Oral 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
13. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the carer’s benefit for teachers who are not on full time hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/26]
Edward Timmins Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
62. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and change the current unfair means test calculation on certain State benefits, including the pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/26]
Edward Timmins Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
122. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport the action that will be taken to improve the reliability of the 132 and the 133 Bus Éireann regional/commuter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15546/26]
Edward Timmins Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
155. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport for an update on when the promised increase in the 132 Bus Éireann regional /commuter service, which was scheduled for April 2025, will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15545/26]
Edward Timmins Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Housing
158. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans have been reviewed for responding to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/26]
Edward Timmins Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
162. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress Ireland is making to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 2050 in order to avoid the substantial fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14826/26]
Edward Timmins Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
179. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the improvements in household energy saving grants in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14827/26]