TDs / Malcolm Byrne

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Malcolm Byrne

Fianna Fáil Wicklow-Wexford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,895
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
92,967
words spoken in the chamber
Across 348 contributions
416
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
356
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 1,895 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 348 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 81 0
February 2025 42 16
March 2025 71 12
April 2025 50 21
May 2025 72 28
June 2025 46 22
July 2025 94 15
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 68 15
October 2025 95 13
November 2025 179 22
December 2025 111 12
January 2026 143 28
February 2026 183 31
March 2026 136 16
April 2026 94 22
May 2026 121 18
June 2026 102 19
July 2026 128 16
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 45 13
October 2026 34 9

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 258 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 Wicklow-Wexford 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Oct 2026 · to Enterprise
253. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment noting the success of the International Artificial Intelligence Summit in Dublin on 14 October 2026, if he would consider developing it as an annual event. [75193/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to provide an update, including the publication date, of the National Security Strategy. [74563/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Defence
16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if she would consider the use of EU SAFE loans to amortise the costs of defence investment over the 30-year life of the equipment, as is done in other EU states, including France and Spain. [74566/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 20 Oct 2026 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will meet next. [66897/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Rural
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the programmes in place that support capacity building among community organisations that have limited experience in grant applications (details supplied). [72407/26]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
104. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of the planned new primary care centre for Gorey, County Wexford. [72409/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 15 Oct 2026 · to Health
153. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the National Children's Hospital, including projected opening date, costs to date, and projected final costs. [72412/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Public Expenditure
240. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total number of persons at each grade employed across the Civil Service at the end of 2025; and at the current date. [72444/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
366. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in primary schools. [72083/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
367. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number, by county, of home school liaison teachers operating at present in secondary schools. [72084/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Education
384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline when applications may open for schools for new home school liaison teachers; and the criteria to be used for allocation. [72122/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Culture
400. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a contingency support mechanism for a sports club drawing down a community sports infrastructure grant where a contractor fails to deliver, or goes out of business. [71706/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Housing
416. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements by him or officials in his Department concerning the failure of Wicklow County Council to commence any social or affordable housing schemes in Arklow, County Wicklow; and the pressure he may be able to place on the council to develop housing in the town. [71709/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the implementation of the NIS2 directive. [71705/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
538. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if engagement has taken place with his Australian counterparts to learn from and understand the cyber breach of Australian government websites by rogue AI agents (details supplied) in June; and the measures in place here to prevent such an attack. [71811/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
554. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the report of the Garda Vetting Review Group, established in April 2021; the changes proposed; and the implementation of those changes. [72180/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Children
648. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wicklow for those with a learning disability. [71813/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Children
649. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the number of residential places in County Wexford for those with a learning disability. [71812/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
753. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the National Children's Hospital, the scheduled opening date, the expenditure to date and the projected expenditure. [71702/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Health
754. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new National Maternity Hospital, the scheduled opening date, the expenditure to date and the projected expenditure. [71703/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
24. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline public information campaigns planned to raise awareness of NIS2, particularly for businesses and organisations impacted. [70356/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Oct 2026 · to Justice
48. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the actions taken where foreign State actors are implicated in cyberattacks on Ireland; the way in which attribution is determined; and the approximate number of suspected foreign State-sponsored or foreign State-condoned attacks in recent years. [70358/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Climate
26. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline progress on the upgrading of the national electricity grid. [69813/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Transport
81. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the measures in place to ensure quicker recognition of driving licences of bus and truck drivers from outside the European economic area. [70365/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Transport
88. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to outline the State's policy toward supporting electric buses and the development of a charging infrastructure nationwide. [70489/26]