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 1 May 2025 · to Health
342. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the measures, if any, she intends to put in place to make the HSE more accountable to the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21782/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 29 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the AI Action Summit in Paris recently. [9168/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
169. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the planned date for the next census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18824/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
171. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the examination of national security structures as promised in the Programme for Government; the agencies and Departments involved in that review; if there will be external participation in the review; if expertise will be sought from outside the State; and the timeframe envisioned. [19051/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
230. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the approach of the Serbian government in assisting Russia; whether such actions should have an impact on its EU membership application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20597/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
249. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline in general terms the discussions that he or his Department have had with other EU and non-EU states concerning the safety of transatlantic cables or energy pipelines that are located in Irish maritime waters. [18827/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
373. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of the south Wicklow greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1020. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned extension to a school (details supplied); and for a timeframe for the works to be carried out. [20661/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1021. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on the planned development of a school (details supplied); and for a timeframe for the works to be carried out. [20662/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1022. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education her plans to expand the number of pilot school bus schemes for the 2025-26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20663/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1032. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if there is a limit as to the number of special needs assistants that the National Council for Special Education is permitted to sanction; the criteria on which additional SNAs will be awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20794/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1033. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she intends to sanction additional special needs assistants for a school (details supplied). [20795/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1082. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he plans to publish Coimisiún na Mean's report or any other policy evidence relating to levies on streaming services to fund the Irish film and television production sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18828/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1138. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next call under the large-scale sporting infrastructure fund will be made. [21276/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1139. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a list of arts, culture and media organisations he has met in his capacity as Minister since his appointment. [21277/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to address the discriminatory position whereby commercial premises with an on street presence must pay commercial rates while their online competitors do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21273/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of enterprises in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme to support employment of those with disabilities and the number of individuals so supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21274/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1489. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to increase the levels of hourly payment made under the wage subsidy scheme which helps enterprises employ those with disabilities. [21275/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1495. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update on the provision of security clearance by the State for individuals to work in sensitive roles in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20599/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1605. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice when he will publish the report of the review of Garda vetting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20161/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1680. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on measures to support the development of commercial flour milling in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18825/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2482. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals granted a medical card or GP visit card in each of the years 2023 and 2024 who had to be assigned a GP by the HSE, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21270/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2581. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to attract world-class researchers to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21271/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Education
217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school classrooms of 30 pupils or more and their locations around the country during the 2024-2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18123/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
142. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied). [16856/25]