Tom Brabazon
Written
1400. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in Migraine posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 8 September 2026, in tabular form. [65571/26]
TDs / Tom Brabazon
Tom Brabazon
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591
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
24,723
words spoken in the chamber
Across 141 contributions
426
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
160
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
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Questions asked 591 in all
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Contributions to debates 141 in all
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| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 35 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 27 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 38 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 23 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 31 | 10 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 36 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 48 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 27 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 30 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 29 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 40 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 49 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 19 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 38 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 30 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 15 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 14 | 11 |
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Plus 119 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Tom Brabazon
Written
1401. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists posts filled within adult community rehabilitation services in CHO9 as of 8 September 2026, in tabular form. [65570/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
1527. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided through the Community Services Programme in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [65569/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
365. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider measures to facilitate the entry of young drivers into the taxi industry through the sale of already existing licences by older drivers who wish to exit the industry. [60769/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
502. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if National Transport Authority plans to fund the installation of a shelter at Dublin Bus pole number 738. [57103/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
864. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the proposed new Garda station at Northern Cross. [55436/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
1171. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the legal, contractual or other basis upon which her Department decided not to implement, or to withdraw, the local bargaining measures agreed in respect of special needs assistants following the recent ballots; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55547/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
1172. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific clause or provision in any public service agreement, local bargaining agreement, collective agreement, memorandum, circular or other written instrument which made implementation of the agreed local bargaining measures for special needs assistants conditional upon acceptance of the workforce development plan. [55548/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
1173. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason special needs assistants were asked to vote separately on the local bargaining proposal where implementation of that proposal was subsequently deemed to be dependent on the outcome of a separate ballot on the workforce development plan; and whether this conditionality was communicated clearly to members before the ballots took place. [555…
Tom Brabazon
Written
1196. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the proposed new school building (details supplied). [55902/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
92. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for requiring parents and guardians seeking a special class or special school place for the 2027-2028 school year to notify the NCSE by 1 September 2026 and submit supporting documentation by 15 September 2026; and the measures that will be put in place to support families who may not have all documentation available by these dates. [539…
Tom Brabazon
Written
111. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to increase the number of primary school teachers and to reduce the pupil-to-teacher ratio in primary schools as committed to in the programme for Government. [53935/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
170. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence the measures currently being considered to improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces, with particular regard to recruitment, retention and the overall attractiveness of a career in the Defence Forces. [53652/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
191. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence the preparations being made by the Defence Forces to support security arrangements during Ireland's forthcoming EU Presidency. [53651/26]
Tom Brabazon
Oral
18. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [24955/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
79. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [38907/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
114. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will install Leap vending machines in both the arrivals hall of Dublin Airport and arrivals hall of Dublin Port; and if so, when this these machines will be fully operational. [52637/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
241. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on phase 2 of the River Wad flood alleviation scheme [53576/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
499. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will undertake a review of the legislation governing the role and functions of peace commissioners, with particular regard to the range of documents they are authorised to certify and witness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52734/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
643. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts, by grade filled, at Clontarf CDNT as of 30 June 2026, in tabular form. [52638/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
644. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE qualified social workers that joined TUSLA in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of qualified social workers that left TUSLA during same period, in tabular form. [52639/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
696. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE psychologist posts, by grade, filled at Clontarf CDNT as of 30 June 2026, in tabular form. [53735/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
697. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE qualified social workers that joined TUSLA in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of qualified social workers that left TUSLA during same period, in tabular form. [53736/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
700. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE scrub nurses posts filled at Beaumont Hospital as of 30 June 2026; and if the same figures will be provided as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [52640/26]
Tom Brabazon
Written
701. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health whether any business cases have been submitted seeking additional cardiology staffing resources for Beaumont Hospital since 2023; and if so, the details of such submissions and outcome of each, in tabular form. [52641/26]