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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 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
193. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average time it is taking for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority to assess and validate maritime area consent applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11636/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
655. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the current status of a planned new school (details supplied); to provide a timeframe for its completion; her views on whether it will be adequate to meet second-level education need in the Gorey area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11642/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
787. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the key elements of his Department's strategy to attract international film, television and content creation productions to Ireland; the agencies that have responsibility for attracting such productions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11307/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
895. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the income thresholds to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
896. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local electoral areas that experienced greater than 10% population growth between the 2016 and 2022 Censuses; the actions taken by Government to ensure an adequacy in services in these fast growing areas; to provide specific examples of how Departments respond to such growth; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1613. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant and or derelict buildings in the ownership of, or leased by, her Department, by the HSE or by other agencies reporting to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11305/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1687. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the latest delay for the publication of a tender for the delivery of a primary care centre at Gorey, County Wexford; the reason the dates differ from that given on behalf of the Minister in a Topical Debate in the Dáil on 13 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11637/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1688. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the number of reported cyberattacks in 2024 on her Department, on the HSE and HSE hospitals and facilities, or on section 38 or section 39 organisations or other bodies under the aegis of her Department, internally and to the National Cyber Security Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11638/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1689. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health what supports are made available by her Department and or the HSE for the establishment of a new medical general practice; if she has plans to enhance those supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11639/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1907. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates from undergraduate- and graduate-medicine programmes from all higher education institutions in the State for each of the years 2020 to 2024; the projected number for each of the years 2025 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11306/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1913. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates in planning from Irish higher education institutions in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and the projected number in each of the years 2025 to 2029. [11643/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
52. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to provide for the development of an arts capital grant scheme. [6360/25]
Malcolm Byrne Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
98. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of plans to upgrade the Dublin to Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9272/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Environment
217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail unscheduled dives undertaken in 2024 to inspect the IC1 gas pipeline following Russian naval activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
256. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to remove the level crossings along the Dublin-to-Rosslare rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9343/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve traffic flow where the M50 meets with the M11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9344/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
258. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to the development of park-and-ride or car share facilities along the M11 in counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9345/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
259. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the criteria used to allocate funding from his Department to local and regional roads; his views on the need for greater funding for local roads in counties Wicklow and Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9346/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
516. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of projects, currently under construction or stalled in construction, which are part or wholly funded through the international investor programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9351/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
517. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of prison places in each prison in the State; the level of overcrowding in each prison; the measures being taken to address this overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
518. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the measures being taken by his Department and by An Garda Síochána to address crimes motivated by homophobia in the State; and if he will outline the positive work to build relationships between his Department, Gardaí and members of the LGBTI community. [9353/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Rural
806. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how his Department ensures that the objectives of the community recognition fund to integrate communities are met; the checks carried out by his Department, once grants are made, that integration objectives are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
59. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department's report "School Transport 2030"; the number of pilot bus schemes now in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8131/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Finance
210. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance for an update on Ireland's preparedness for the introduction of the digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Education
229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education the number and categories of schools, at both primary and second level, identified by her Department as requiring emergency works; the criteria used to determine funding allocations in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6359/25]