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
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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 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
495. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the legal assurances, representations, warranties, indemnities and other legal protections that were provided, considered or relied upon prior to the signing of a contract (details supplied) for the interim electronic health system currently being implemented under accelerated timelines across the country; the persons, offices and bodies represented during the co…
Ciarán Ahern Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
125. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the nature of a recent printer failure at the National Driver License Service; the customer service accommodations that will be made for the significant delays incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53820/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
541. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a site (details supplied) is currently in use by the State; if so, the purposes of which and the details of the agreement with the landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53080/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
678. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that Tusla has instructed a service provider (details supplied) that children with special educational needs who turn six years-of-age or older during the 2026/2027 school year cannot join the service from September onwards despite the ongoing shortage of suitable educational placements for children with additional and s…
Ciarán Ahern Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
957. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 1 July 2026, whether he consider SICAP to constitute a significant source of start-up funding for social enterprises given that, for every €1,000 allocated through SICAP, approximately €2.15 is awarded to social enterprises, only around 1.5% of social enterprises receive SICAP…
Ciarán Ahern Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
84. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans on commissioning an investigation into the circumstances of a company (details supplied) going into liquidation;and whether investor funds were mishandled, given the significant number of small investors and pensions that have been impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52076/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Justice
166. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether residents at IPAS accommodation are entitled to keep foodstuffs in their room; whether refrigerators privately purchased by IPAS residents are allowed in rooms; if his attention has been drawn to management at an IPAS accommodation (details supplied) that are confiscating privately purchased refrigerators from rooms; and if he…
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
139. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to Ireland’s co-hosting of the Second Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, if his Department plans on hosting any pre-conference or related events in Ireland ahead of the conference in Tuvalu; if he plans any policy areas that Ireland plans to be a focus for their contributions to the conference; if fossil f…
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Defence
152. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Defence to advise on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50897/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Transport
186. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of occasions in each of the past five years in which a bus service was cancelled or curtailed due to an on-board software issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50936/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Transport
216. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time in each of the past 24 months in the RSA Tallaght driving test centre, in tabular form; the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times and achieve the ten-week target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51614/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Education
392. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51689/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
676. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether core funding is paid for childcare capacity that is frequently though non-consecutively unavailable due to room closures; if her Department monitors cumulative room closures across a programme year; the safeguards in place to ensure that public funds are protected where services are unable to deliver their funded capacity; and i…
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Children
677. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether governance arrangements within city and county childcare committees would prevent a chairperson from simultaneously holding a senior management position with a childcare provider, and whether this would represent a conflict of interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51652/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
735. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reducing the period of time before which medical card holders can get new dentures from five years to three years where a need has been identified by a dental practitioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50975/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Justice
358. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a naturalisation application for a person (details supplied) which was submitted three years ago and has completed all required vetting processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50442/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
465. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeons based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 24 June 2026; if she will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50470/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
466. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade posts filled at Springfield-Tallaght primary care centre as of 24 June 2026. in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
467. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists, by grade posts filled at Kilnamanagh/Tymon primary care centre as of 24 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50472/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
468. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts filled at Killinarden health centre as of 24 June 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50473/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Health
284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to ensure that all mental health services implementing the TrakCare electronic health record system comply with Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), which requires records to be maintained so as to ensure completeness, accuracy and ease of retrieval (details supplied); to provide details of the governance, audit, training and assurance measures in place to ens…
Ciarán Ahern Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Health
285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to monitor the implementation of the TrakCare electronic health record system across mental health services; how compliance with regulatory requirements, including Regulation 27 (Maintenance of Records), will be assessed during and after implementation; the key performance, quality and safety indicators that will be monitored; the measur…
Ciarán Ahern Written 1 Jul 2026 · to Rural
349. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he considers the existing suite of State supports for social enterprises including the Community Services Programme, SICAP and local enterprise office supports adequate to address persistent market failure across the sector, given that only 48.5% of social enterprise income is currently derived from trading activity a…
Ciarán Ahern Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Education
399. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a school (details supplied) has been forced to withdraw its summer programme due to her Department’s failure to sanction the necessary staffing levels, leaving children with special educational needs without vital supports over the summer; whether she intends on rectifying this so that the school’s summer programme can proceed; a…
Ciarán Ahern Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
911. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if there is any comprehensive national defibrillator register or map that would allow people to check where their closest defibrillator is located; if there are proposals for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49610/26]