TDs / Shay Brennan

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Shay Brennan

Fianna Fáil Dublin Rathdown TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Shay Brennan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Transport
77. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the integration of bus and LUAS services in expanding suburban areas, including plans for new routes, extensions or feeder service enhancements. [67400/25]
Shay Brennan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Transport
78. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which long-term demographic forecasting is incorporated into transport planning to ensure sustainable and efficient public transport services over the next decade. [67401/25]
Shay Brennan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Transport
79. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if there are planned policy or funding adjustments aimed at addressing capacity challenges caused by rapid population increases in the Dublin suburban areas. [67402/25]
Shay Brennan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Social
363. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for an emergency winter support for residents on disability allowance and similar schemes to offset the deficit created by the withdrawal of the 2025 cost of living measures. [67374/25]
Shay Brennan Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Social
364. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the introduction of the cost of disability payment. [67375/25]
Shay Brennan Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
50. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her engagement with EU colleagues in relation to the situation in Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66288/25]
Shay Brennan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
52. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the role of the Land Development Agency is being expanded under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65632/25]
Shay Brennan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
133. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants which have been approved under the vacant property refurbishment grant since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65631/25]
Shay Brennan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
403. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if funding is available for a school (details supplied); and when building will commence. [65677/25]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
154. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64095/25]
Shay Brennan Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Health
335. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health when the procedure mid-urethral mesh sling will be available in Ireland for patients who currently have to travel abroad for the procedure. [64071/25]
Shay Brennan Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
28. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment how Budget 2026 will support the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62048/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 13 Nov 2025 · to Social
82. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the guidance and information he is providing to employers in relation to My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62073/25]
Shay Brennan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
785. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of special exemption orders secured by licensed premises from 2018 to 2024, by year, on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62017/25]
Shay Brennan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
786. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individual licensed premises who have secured special exemption orders from 2018 to 2024, by year, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62018/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
295. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the policy and regulatory basis under which ESB Networks treats electric vehicle (EV) charge points located in private residential apartment developments and connected to a common meter as ‘commercial’ connections; if he will engage with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to ensure that residents using shared, residents-only chargers in multi-unit deve…
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the number of multi-unit residential developments known to his Department, the CRU or ESB Networks where EV chargers are connected to a landlord/common meter; the number or proportion of such connections paying non-domestic tariffs; and if he will publish guidance for owner-management companies and suppliers on fair domestic-rate billing for shared residential…
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
297. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport if the eligibility criteria of SEAI supports for apartment EV charging will be updated to support retrofitting of shared, residents-only chargers in small schemes and align grant rules with any changes to domestic-tariff access for such chargers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58287/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Transport
298. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the progress under the climate action plan on delivering EV charging in apartment developments; whether policy provides for access to domestic tariffs for residents using shared chargers in private apartment car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58289/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1022. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if current or planned building regulations and technical guidance for apartments will facilitate either individually metered EV charge points in assigned spaces or compliant shared-charger solutions that allow access to domestic tariffs; the planned guidance for owner-management companies; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1121. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which retrospective payment will operate in practice, and the timeframe for the provision of same regarding reimbursing apartment owners who fixed celtic tiger era defective properties at their own expense. [59665/25]
Shay Brennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1637. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the progress of the working group on the National Hearing Care Plan; if she has received the report from the working group that was due by end of Q2 as per the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57824/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent telephone call with President Zelenskyy. [46841/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 14 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [46842/25]
Shay Brennan Oral 14 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [46843/25]