TDs / Michael Cahill

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Michael Cahill

Fianna Fáil Kerry TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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3,207
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
41,594
words spoken in the chamber
Across 178 contributions
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
392
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 3,207 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 178 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 52 0
February 2025 162 17
March 2025 132 6
April 2025 230 4
May 2025 121 14
June 2025 153 10
July 2025 220 14
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 216 8
October 2025 84 4
November 2025 230 8
December 2025 140 19
January 2026 189 14
February 2026 136 18
March 2026 159 6
April 2026 248 4
May 2026 201 7
June 2026 245 7
July 2026 129 2
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 115 11
October 2026 45 5

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 128 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 Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Michael Cahill Written 28 May 2025 · to Health
406. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the way in which a business can apply for funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28101/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Transport
184. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a driving test in respect of a person (details supplied) and take into consideration the very genuine exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26962/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Transport
198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite two applications for a public bus passenger service licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27252/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Justice
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to strengthen the moorings at the marina in Knighstown, Valentia, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a new lifting loader at Kilmacalogue Pier, County Kerry, as the existing one is at the end of its lifespan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26714/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
496. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to carryout emergency improvement works to the Tuosist/Coornagillagh Pier, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26715/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
497. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to carryout improvement works to Scragane Pier, Maherees, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26716/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
498. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite an ACRES payment in respect of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26763/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Agriculture
502. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently address the high cost of animal medications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27088/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
799. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the dire situation of eating disorder treatment services in Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27667/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
221. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the disparity faced by school secretaries and caretakers, who are directly paid by her Department but who are being denied a pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26527/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
302. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice to give favourable consideration to the application by the Kerry County Board for significant funding under the IIP scheme for the redevelopment of Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26506/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Children
326. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently enhance the adult day service in Killarney provided by an association (details supplied) and provide additional services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26404/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
347. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns being experienced by families with adults with special needs in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26403/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
348. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide emergency respite in County Kerry to families that are completely exhausted and do not receive as little as one day-night respite in the year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26405/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
352. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to make respite available to families in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26438/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
372. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be transferred to a community hospital where there is a bed available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26522/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
373. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to ensure that patients that are being discharged from University Hospital Kerry or Cork University Hospital to community hospitals/nursing homes within the county are transferred to the nearest facility to where the patient/family reside (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26524/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Transport
24. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently address the unacceptable average waiting time for a driver test appointment of 27 weeks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26099/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Housing
75. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received, granted, refused, or are currently being processed for the social housing tenant-in-situ scheme in County Kerry, since it was reintroduced in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26164/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
141. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE no longer provides funding for a centre (details supplied) to open five days a week for people with Alzheimer's disease; the estimated full-year cost of funding two extra days opening a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26086/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
142. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will detail, on a LHO area basis, the HIQA-accredited private nursing homes for older people, in tabular form. [26087/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
164. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine and intervene in the case of a Kerry constituent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26158/25]
Michael Cahill Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the medical card renewal application of a person (details attached); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26259/25]