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 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
22. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to review the funding models for childcare including anomalies in core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73196/25]
Edward Timmins Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
142. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to explain the current level and the movement in electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73215/25]
Edward Timmins Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
234. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the credit review office; the number that resulted in the credit review office recommending lending; the outcome from the banks in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69896/25]
Edward Timmins Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
274. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who is responsible for historic weirs that have been eroded and allowed to deteriorate, such as the Slaney river weir at Baltinglass, County Wicklow. [73287/25]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
148. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Defence the steps being taken to ensure retention of staff in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72035/25]
Edward Timmins Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Housing
578. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the fair deal where a house must be sold within one year of the date of death, if a new tenant after 1 March 206 has a right to a six year tenancy in the same house after it is sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71950/25]
Edward Timmins Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
47. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures to improve cost control in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70823/25]
Edward Timmins Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
70. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures to support long term funding guarantees on capital infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70824/25]
Edward Timmins Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
120. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of building projects at schools in west Wicklow (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70829/25]
Edward Timmins Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
182. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review is being carried out of the projected teacher numbers required at primary and post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67791/25]
Edward Timmins Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
212. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are plans to vary, expand or deepen the Erasmus programme for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67790/25]
Edward Timmins Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
35. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will reintroduce indexation for capital gains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64608/25]
Edward Timmins Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
38. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if work will be carried out to simplify the exclusion process whereby farmed land is subject to the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55032/25]
Edward Timmins Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
320. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person is still liable for the residential zoned land tax in cases in which an application for planning permission is refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69950/25]
Edward Timmins Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Rural
20. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans which are in place for expanding the walking and trails schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68489/25]
Edward Timmins Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Rural
52. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, the amount which has been allocated to and been spent to date on the scheme since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68488/25]
Edward Timmins Oral 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
87. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if there is a strategy to spread the location of IPAS accommodation and avoid having large clusters in one area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66709/25]
Edward Timmins Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
126. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the strategies in place, and planned, to deal with cyber-crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66708/25]
Edward Timmins Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
106. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a strategy for succession planning for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66716/25]
Edward Timmins Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
143. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to increase supports for sheep farmers and limit the amount of red tape on these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66717/25]
Edward Timmins Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
111. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding the Government’s policy towards access to ancient archaeological sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56039/25]
Edward Timmins Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Culture
17. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the progress of a nationwide audit of sports facilities to address shortages in areas underserved including towns with populations over 1,500, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64605/25]
Edward Timmins Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Culture
63. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the An Post pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64604/25]
Edward Timmins Oral 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
84. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health the number of operations completed for complex laparoscopy for severe endometriosis to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64607/25]
Edward Timmins Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
147. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Health if work will be carried out to exclude land gifted to a grandchild from the current situation where it is included in the fair deal assessment with no time limit or no option to be included as part of the loan arrangement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55033/25]