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 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
390. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the impact to date of tariffs imposed on Irish products by the current Trump Administration in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
410. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on plans for a referendum on Ireland’s membership of the Unified Patent Court System. [45872/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
520. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of pupils, by category, primary, secondary, special school and so on, that were issued tickets under the school bus scheme for the 2025-2026 academic year; and the way in which that compares to each of the previous four years. [45876/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Culture
560. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if any consideration has been given to the funding of RTÉ and more generally of public service broadcasting, post-2027 when the current three year RTÉ funding package concludes; if a process to consider this matter is being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45869/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Housing
562. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a scheme that will support relocation for those living in homes located close to areas at risk of coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45870/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
653. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals that the State has sought for extradition from other jurisdictions; to identify those jurisdictions; and the number that were subsequently extradited for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45152/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Justice
654. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals that were sought to be extradited from Ireland to other jurisdictions; to identify those jurisdictions; and the number that were subsequently extradited for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [45153/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
879. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to increase the number of dental hygienists in Ireland and to allow them to make a greater contribution to oral healthcare in Ireland. [45147/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
880. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that all consultants on public only consultant contracts are only carrying out public work; if any hospital apart from the Rotunda Hospital has advised her that this was not the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45148/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
881. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for access to home help supports in each county; and the number of persons currently on waiting lists in each county. [45149/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
882. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reasons that are contributing to the waiting lists, and the allocation of home help supports across the State; the specific measures to seek to reduce those waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45150/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
883. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to outline her Department's approach to raising awareness of schizophrenia; the supports in place for those with schizophrenia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45151/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1033. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if studies have been carried out as to the demographic profile of those engaged in construction in Ireland; if he has concerns around the shortage of young people going into construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1034. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any programmes to encourage young people into careers in construction. [45146/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
127. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions she is taking to highlight the cases of political prisoners in Belarus. [44778/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
128. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Montenegro’s accession to the European Union; how Ireland is supporting that accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44779/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
129. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ukraine’s accession to the European Union; how Ireland is supporting that accession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44780/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Foreign
130. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will support Taiwan’s accession to the World Health Organisation, even as an observer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44781/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Transport
166. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend platforms at railway stations along the Dublin to Rosslare line, in order to accommodate longer trains to reduce overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44773/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Transport
167. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide for rolling stock on the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to have doors that do not open where trains are longer than platforms at the stations. [44774/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider opening a trade office in Taipei, Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
196. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if further consideration has been given to expanding the pilot school transport scheme to include a bus from Ferns to Bunclody, County Wexford; if it could be considered for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44775/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Culture
212. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the implementation of national standards under the EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act. [44653/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Culture
213. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the Copper Network Switch Off Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44654/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Culture
214. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are plans to carry out an education and information campaign on the Copper Network Switch Off Plan. [44652/26]