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 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
731. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will include Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 in the emergency response payment following significant flooding in the area, resulting in significant damage to properties and household goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8127/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
732. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection to include Dublin south-west in the emergency response payment following significant flooding in certain areas which has resulted in significant damage to properties and household goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8129/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
746. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for revocation of a deportation order by a person (details supplied) who self-deported in August 2019 and has since resided lawfully outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7361/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
836. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the way in which the State intends on dealing with holders of a temporary protection visa who is being hosted by a member of the public in cases where that hosting arrangement has to cease and no State-provided accommodation is available; the way such cases are dealt with when the temporary protection visa holder is accompa…
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
837. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1089. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out research on the effect of privatisation in the home care sector on the pay and conditions of workers in the sector as well as the overall quality of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8080/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Climate
180. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI grant applicants who have been approved for a grant but haven’t drawn it down by 3 March 2026, will be automatically upgraded to the new grant levels for retrofitting windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7298/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Children
388. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Children
390. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7059/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Justice
122. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider exercising his discretionary powers to grant leave to remain to an asylum applicant (details supplied) on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Transport
284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the 5% increase in pensions for retired CIÉ workers which was agreed in August of 2025; to provide an update on the Statutory Instrument required to give effect to the increase; when he expects the Statutory Instrument to be finalised; when he expects the increase to be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5511/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Transport
319. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the use of water taxis from Dublin Port along the River Liffey to Chapelizod as a means of public transport, similar to TFL operated river boats in London; if so, the estimated cost of establishing such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
469. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a policy issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
523. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advise on a policy matter (details supplied); if she will allow retrospective flexibility of the deadline for notifying the NCSE and obtaining a letter of eligibility from a SENO for parents applying for a special school or class place for the 2026-27 school year for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6053/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
832. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with guardians ad litem and their representative body (details supplied) in advance of establishing the Guardian ad Litem Service; the steps she is taking to ensure that the service remains independent of Tusla and her Department given neither of these bodies are explicitly specified under section 35E of the Child Care …
Ciarán Ahern Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
943. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the consideration which has been given to the human-rights implications arising from the nationwide digital sharing of patient information under the phased roll-out of the HSE community care record programme (details supplied); which Department or statutory body will have responsibility for oversight and accountability during the early stages of the phased region…
Ciarán Ahern Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Climate
280. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of new gas fired electricity generation in MWs which has been added to the grid in each year since 2020; the location of each of those new gas fired generators; the individual capacity of each; the gas generation capacity (if any) was decommissioned in each of those years; the additional capacity which is planned for add…
Ciarán Ahern Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
510. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that they can access vital medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5112/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
512. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of service provision issues with a private mental health company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5115/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Climate
17. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for works to be carried out under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4540/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Climate
30. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is the Government's position that Ireland's carbon budgets to 2030 will not be met; and if so, whether this is due to insufficient implementation of Ireland's climate action plans, or if the plans themselves are considered inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Justice
193. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of Recommendation 1.12 of the Garda Inspectorate report on Transnational Organised Crime 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4685/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
300. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health her views on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4703/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
205. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Taoiseach to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3880/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
214. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3618/26]