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Cathy Bennett

Sinn Féin Cavan-Monaghan TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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641
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
54,833
words spoken in the chamber
Across 379 contributions
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
163
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 641 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 379 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 33 17
March 2025 12 21
April 2025 79 10
May 2025 54 24
June 2025 20 17
July 2025 16 12
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 6 9
October 2025 9 28
November 2025 58 43
December 2025 57 18
January 2026 45 35
February 2026 35 42
March 2026 13 25
April 2026 50 21
May 2026 39 11
June 2026 34 8
July 2026 17 10
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 44 15
October 2026 20 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 188 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 Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
233. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her engagements with regard to the impact the proposed removal of the triple lock neutrality protection will have on Irish neutrality. [12475/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
343. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Defence if she will consider reducing height restrictions for the Irish Army; the number of persons who have been refused in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12177/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
707. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an application by a school (details supplied) for two additional accommodation units will be granted; if so, when; will the additional accommodation be sanctioned and ready for use by September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12882/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
708. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth when an application for assistive technology for a student (details supplied) will be processed and granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12883/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
832. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any assessment has been made in relation to the legacy mortgage structures on 2008 purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12923/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
833. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are relief or restructuring mechanisms available for legacy mortgage structures on 2008 purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12924/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1045. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she can confirm that the advanced paramedic care will be re-instated in County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12576/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1151. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the service history for all MRI machines here; how often they are serviced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12215/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1152. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the service history for all radiation therapy equipment in Ireland; how often they are serviced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12216/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
155. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth her proposals to ensure that primary and secondary schools are adequately funded. [10481/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Education
213. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of and percentage of students in primary and secondary education who attend class in non-permanent modular classrooms. [10480/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
227. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement regarding the EU Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027. [10075/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
231. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the progress he has made with regard to divesting State monies from companies which derive profits from their activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. [10076/26]
Cathy Bennett Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Rural
13. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the implementation of rural proofing. [8717/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Rural
43. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [8718/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
74. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [8712/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
129. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which she intends to introduce legislation to prohibit the trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. [8711/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Social
723. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of local providers of the hot school meals per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7880/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
911. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and adults attending respite in Monaghan; the number on waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7877/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
912. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the breakdown of which counties the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan is planned for, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7878/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
913. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if counties Cavan and Monaghan have been considered for the Shaping the Future: Early Years Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7879/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Children
932. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give an assurance that the recently implemented Tusla Child and Family Agency structural reform will not alter the national programme status; the ring-fenced national programme budget; the local governance and autonomy; the cradle to grave community development approach of family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on…
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1075. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the number of rapid response vehicles in operation in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7872/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1076. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if additional rapid response vehicles would help reduce ambulance response times in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7873/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1077. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the position regarding endometriosis care in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7874/26]