Shay Brennan
Written
382. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding join family visa applications (details supplied). [67813/26]
TDs / Shay Brennan
Shay Brennan
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310
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
12,504
words spoken in the chamber
Across 80 contributions
429
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
117
topics asked about
Across 19 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 310 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 80 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 27 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 25 | 2 |
| May 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 17 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 25 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 22 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 13 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 21 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 26 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 20 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 22 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 23 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 19 | 2 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 72 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
- constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Shay Brennan
Written
54. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the work of the Tourism Policy Oversight Group. [66658/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
70. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the implementation of 'A New Era for Irish Tourism', [66659/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
331. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the interventions or remediation schemes planned to address premises trapped in BLUE commercial areas due to direct buried copper leads to allow fibre broadband. [66841/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
333. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the policy interventions or remediation schemes planned for households unable to reach the baseline 30 Mbps threshold due to sub-surface copper bottlenecks. [66844/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
212. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when school transport will be secured for a child (details supplied). [66154/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
623. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if permanent teachers on job share will continue to be permitted to take on substitute teaching, when they are otherwise available to work this year. [65925/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
624. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to lift the restriction on job-sharing teachers substituting during their non-working days for 2026/2027. [65929/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
625. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when teachers can expect a formal announcement on the restriction on job-sharing teachers substituting during their non-working days for 2026/2027. [65938/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
626. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision has already been made on the restriction on job-sharing teachers substituting during their non-working days for 2026/2027; and if not, if it is currently being discussed with an organisation (details supplied). [65935/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
627. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason qualified job-sharing teachers are being prevented from substituting in 2026/2027, that unqualified or not-yet-qualified people can be working in classrooms while qualified teachers who are available and willing to work are being excluded. [65943/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
628. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering refusing the extension for job-sharing teachers substituting during their non-working days for 2026/2027; the justification for preventing qualified and experienced teachers from filling substitute vacancies at a time when schools need them. [65941/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
629. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of incremental credit a Teaching Council-registered teacher with 15 years verified experience abroad in the UK and Singapore could receive under the current rules. [65945/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
1475. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if persons whose disability directly affects their ability to meet the BMI threshold of 30 for publicly funded IVF may be assessed on an individual clinical basis; if she plans to provide reasonable accommodation within the scheme’s eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65928/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
150. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority is responsible for deciding when a wildfire-smoke or air-quality alert should be issued; and the thresholds or criteria used. [60497/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
151. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if official monitoring stations or local authority sensors recorded elevated PM2.5 or PM10 levels in or near Sandyford and Goatstown during the period 27 and 28 of July 2026 particularly during the night; and if those readings will be published. [60488/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
310. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s consideration of the enforcement of disability parking spaces in privately owned car parks or on any potential legislative or regulatory pathways to address the current gap. [60972/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
455. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding his meeting with an organisation (details supplied). [56555/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
682. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in relation to capital gains tax and the exemptions that are available, the number of individuals/companies that actually paid the headline 33% rate in 2025; the amount that paid less than that; the exemptions that are mainly used to reduce the actual headline rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55198/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
776. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on plans to amend the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicles Act 2015 and other legislation to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation in Ireland’s fund industry. [57114/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
777. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update and timeline for publication of the planned Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment. [57115/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
778. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if products subject to investment by the providers of new personal investment accounts using moneys invested through the new accounts will be subject to deemed disposal taxation. [57116/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
779. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason Ireland has introduced a dividend participation exemption but not a similar substantial shareholding exemption; if an assessment has been carried out on the risks of Ireland losing out on investment to other jurisdictions who have introduced both exemptions; if he will amend section 626B of the Irish Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to introd…
Shay Brennan
Written
1212. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason the 1.5% local bargaining pay increase and improved leave arrangements were made conditional on accepting the wider SNA Workforce Development Plan; and the reason members were asked to vote on these as separate questions if one could not be implemented without the other. [56092/26]
Shay Brennan
Written
1213. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department intends to permanently withhold the negotiated 1.5% pay increase and leave provisions; and if not, if they will respect the distinct outcome of the local bargaining ballot. [56093/26]