TDs / Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
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315
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
37,670
words spoken in the chamber
Across 118 contributions
432
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
109
topics asked about
Across 16 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 315 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 118 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 17 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 37 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 18 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 10 | 3 |
| June 2025 | 9 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 12 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 34 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 13 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 37 | 9 |
| February 2026 | 43 | 26 |
| March 2026 | 19 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 14 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 7 | 5 |
| July 2026 | 15 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 4 | 13 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 33 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
- constituency Wicklow-Wexford 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
1867. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the 2026 Budget for mental health, including programme-level funding per county, including regional health allocations; to include specific suicide prevention funding for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58839/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
1868. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating a specific mental health crisis unit in County Wexford to provide for the number of patients who have presented to Wexford Accident and Emergency Department with suicidal thoughts and/or in a mental health crisis, for the past 5 years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58841/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
201. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for information on the terms and the parties involved in the proposed action plan led by Wexford County Council and the time scales for agreed action (details supplied). [55708/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
263. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for support with provision of funding and staff resources to adequately monitor and reduce water pollution at Lady’s Island lake (details supplied). [55709/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
264. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for support for farmers to implement positive environmental changes and assistance to substantially reduce the levels of water pollution in Lady’s Island lake (details supplied). [55710/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
615. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the discontinuation of long-term leasing agreements will help to address the housing crisis. [55147/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
616. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the alternatives that will be put in place to support landlords and tenants currently in long-term agreements. [55148/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
239. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if extra carriages will be added to the morning and evening train from Rosslare to Dublin, to help with over-crowding and reduce cars usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51144/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
411. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will engage with Bus Éireann in relation to the lack of response and lack of specific case details following queries from Oireachtas members about school transport places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51147/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
538. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further funding will be available for local authorities to help with the backlog for housing adaptation grants for older people and disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51145/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
539. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency currently priority one on the Local Authority list for the housing adaptation grant for older people and disabilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
705. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of times his Department has awarded contracts to persons who did not have ownership of the properties they offered to house IPAS applicants, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51754/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
343. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Health the reason oncology patients cannot get a medication (details supplied), even though it has been licenced in Ireland (details supplied). [50968/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
407. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if the new taskforce for school transport will examine investing in the purchase of an adequate number of school buses; if training will be provided for bus drivers for the school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47032/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
874. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to engage with Bus Éireann over the lack of school buses, on approved bus routes from Ferns to Bunclody County Wexford, which are leaving children with no way to get to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45952/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
968. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus drivers who work under the Bus Éireann scheme who have reached the age of 70 years and have had to retire due to Bus Éireann's policy; the data for the academic school years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46585/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
969. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of bus drivers who will have to retire for the academic school year 2026-27, 2027-28, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46586/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
970. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason companies are withdrawing their contracts with Bus Éireann under the school transport scheme; the number that have withdrawn in the academic school years of 2023/2024, 2024/2025, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46587/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
971. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of companies that applied for the school transport scheme for the 2025-26 academic school year, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46588/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
385. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Arklow to Shillelagh greenway project (details supplied); if he will provide details on the delay; if he will commit to ensuring the project progresses in a timely manner; the timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44236/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
850. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline for works on Gorey Garda station as discussed with the Minister on his visit on 19 May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44408/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
1893. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the new pay-related benefit for a person out of work (details supplied) does not account for dependants; the reason a single person can get the same as a family of four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44237/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
1900. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out as part of the Ukrainian response for non-accommodation costs, including car repairs and other items, under the discretionary needs payment; if the details can be outlined in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44407/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
2250. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an area based scheme sought by organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44238/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin
Written
392. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he has a plan in place to bridge the shortfall of €90 million that was outlined at the presentation for school bus places by Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31951/25]