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 22 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
19. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeframe for the establishment of the new Public Spending Efficiency Taskforce. [74526/26]
Shay Brennan Oral 20 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet. [64292/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
283. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport which phase of the BusConnects Dublin Network Redesign includes routes 86, 87, 88 and P13; if it is the same phase as route L33; and the target implementation date. [73711/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
285. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport the interim measures planned to improve the frequency and reliability of bus route 47. [73716/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
286. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA funding allocation for 2027 will allow further phases of the Bus Connects network redesign to proceed; and the order in which. [73714/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
358. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current value of the Future Ireland Fund; and the current value of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund. [73497/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Finance
360. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total value of the income tax and USC changes in budgets 2021 to 2027, inclusive. [73573/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
834. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the 212 residential places funded under budget 2027; the rationale for reserving 112 of these places exclusively for emergency admissions rather than planned residential care transitions; the strategy in place to move away from a reactive crisis-driven residential model to a proactive, planned model for aging parents …
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
843. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific timeline for initiating the formal procurement process for private speech and language therapy capacity where significant service pressure points exist, as previously indicated by the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74247/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
844. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will confirm whether CDNT 4 is currently delivering speech and language therapy exclusively in group format, regardless of individual clinical assessment. [74245/26]
Shay Brennan Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
845. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children on the open list (active caseload) and the waiting list (awaiting initial contact) for Children’s Disability Network Team 4 (CDNT4). [74244/26]
Shay Brennan Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
102. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase virtual care capacity. [72362/26]
Shay Brennan Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
192. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health the way in which Budget 2027 will support a new programme to move clinically appropriate cancer monitoring and follow-up from acute hospitals into community settings. [72360/26]
Shay Brennan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
520. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on an application (details supplied); if correspondence has issued to the applicant since the acknowledgement of 20 March 2024; and when a decision on the application will be made. [71505/26]
Shay Brennan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Children
664. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilitators who are not in core funding by constituency/local authority. [72268/26]
Shay Brennan Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Children
665. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare facilitators who are in core funding by constituency/local authority. [72267/26]
Shay Brennan Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
672. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns that some people living with Friedreich’s ataxia may face significant delays in accessing skyclarys (omaveloxolone) despite its reimbursement from 1 October 2026 (details supplied); the estimated timeframe within which all eligible patients will have commenced treatment; if additional resources will be provided to support treatment ini…
Shay Brennan Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
30. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the discussions on Ukraine at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs council. [69031/26]
Shay Brennan Written 1 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
47. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the recent attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport. [69030/26]
Shay Brennan Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
82. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to review the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme. [69032/26]
Shay Brennan Oral 29 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
15. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [64293/26]
Shay Brennan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
143. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he plans to take further to his Department’s Funds Sector 2030 review recommending developing a pathway to the adoption of tokenisation. [68284/26]
Shay Brennan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Finance
153. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if investment by the providers of planned new personal investment accounts using moneys invested through the new accounts will be subject to deemed disposal taxation. [68283/26]
Shay Brennan Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
59. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the dietician report into the nutritional standards of the hot school meals scheme, including recommendations for improving the nutrition. [67250/26]
Shay Brennan Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
87. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will provide a county breakdown of the numbers of students receiving a hot school meal every day. [67249/26]