TDs / Ciarán Ahern

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Ciarán Ahern

Labour Party Dublin South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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860
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
128,105
words spoken in the chamber
Across 238 contributions
355
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
204
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 860 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 238 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 1
February 2025 17 8
March 2025 74 7
April 2025 25 9
May 2025 29 18
June 2025 16 11
July 2025 79 9
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 52 9
October 2025 18 6
November 2025 45 16
December 2025 54 11
January 2026 95 15
February 2026 82 13
March 2026 48 6
April 2026 75 20
May 2026 26 19
June 2026 52 28
July 2026 24 6
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 34 22
October 2026 15 4

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 109 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 Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Social
876. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people currently in receipt of the Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension and the Bereaved Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension, in tabular form; the number of additional applications received for both pensions following changes to the rules in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12792/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Social
877. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension who are also in receipt of a child support payment; the number of children, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12793/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Social
878. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the Bereaved Partner’s (Contributory) Pension or the Bereaved Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension who are also in receipt of a carer’s payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12794/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Social
879. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the one parent family payment who are widowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12795/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Transport
27. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the details of the settlement in a dispute between an individual and their former employer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
361. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of private jet flights which landed and departed in the State from 2023 to 2025 respectively, under the 'Business Aviation' segment of the EUROCONTROL market segment rules classification, excluding military or diplomatic flights; to provide a breakdown in each year of where those flights landed and departed from, in tabular form; and if he will make…
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
365. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken to fulfil the commitment in the Programme for Government to 'commission an independent feasibility study into continuing MetroLink from the city to south-west Dublin' and in particular steps taken to identify the independent body and to have full public oversight and consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9…
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
385. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Connolly train station during 2025; the refurbishment works that are scheduled to be carried out at this train station in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10385/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
386. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried at Claremorris train station during 2025; the refurbishment works that are scheduled to be carried out at this station in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10386/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Transport
387. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Limerick Junction train station during 2025; the refurbishment works that are scheduled to be carried out at this station in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10387/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
394. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing an equivalent flood insurance scheme as the flood re-insurance scheme in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
464. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if, as part of the next public sector pay agreement, he will resolve outstanding pension issues for retired medical scientists and ensure that those who retired from 2020 onwards are placed on the same scale as those who retired from 2024 onwards, bearing in mind the findings of the Devine Repo…
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
959. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade filled at Tymon CDNT as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10388/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1198. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the WTE staff, by job title currently working at the Supra-Regional Endometriosis Centre in Tallaght University Hospital; the WTE vacancies, by job title; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10383/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1199. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 4 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10384/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
152. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the aid Ireland is providing to Ukraine in order to assist in repairing their electricity grid [7390/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
184. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of times the Climate Action Delivery Board has met since 19 July 2024; the dates of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7801/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
185. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current members of the Climate Action Delivery Board; the date on which each was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7802/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
186. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the minutes of the meetings of the Climate Action Delivery Board held since 19 July 2024 will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7803/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
187. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of times the Climate Action Delivery Board has reported to Government since the start of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7804/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
188. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Action Delivery Board has presented an annual progress report to the Government for 2025; if so, when that was received; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7805/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
189. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the list of Departments, the Climate Action Delivery Board has engaged with since the start of 2025; the dates of those engagements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7806/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
190. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of times the Climate Action Programme Board has met since its formation; the dates of those meetings; if he will provide the agenda of each meeting and the approved minutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7807/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Climate
197. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allow retrospective access to SEAI's individual energy upgrade grants for households impacted by a company that went insolvent (details supplied) after they had paid a deposit for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8131/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the school patronage survey will be made public. [7444/26]