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 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
783. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the ownership and governance arrangements relating to the block of private patient rooms located on the campus of University Hospital Kerry; whether these rooms constitute HSE property; the person or body that is authorised to provide private practice or private patient services within these facilities; and if she will make a statement on th…
Michael Cahill Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Health
856. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene with the HSE to urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) in Killarney Community Hospital; if consideration will be given to extending the persons stay pending the provision of adequate home supports; if she will ensure that the necessary home help package, twice daily, seven days per week, is expedited to facilitate a safe d…
Michael Cahill Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
881. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to examine a written report on a scholarship programme, together with an independent auditor’s report, thus ensuring that this report is brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50916/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on most recent meeting of the EU General Affairs Council. [50265/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
133. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current status of plans to develop a third-level catering college in Killarney at a site (details supplied); the progress made to date on the transfer of the site to Kerry Education and Training Board and the associated due diligence and business case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50…
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to deploy, as a matter of urgency, an Irish-led humanitarian response team to Venezuela, including trained personnel and essential resources such as emergency relief supplies, medical equipment, and search and rescue capabilities, including trained search dogs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50550/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Climate
209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will assist with a community solar farm project in South Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50547/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide funding to celebrate a significant event in Portmagee, County Kerry, the 100th Anniversary of the Spirit of St. Louis, Charles Lindbergh and the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50517/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount of funding allocated to tourism development projects in County Kerry for each of the past five years and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50519/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports available to enterprises in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50520/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in place for the development of new enterprise hubs in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50521/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to previous requests, to give favourable consideration to introducing paid miscarriage leave in line with Northern Ireland and the UK (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50631/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Culture
326. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a significant increase in funding to coastal rowing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50545/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
349. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently intervene and assist a Kerry resident (details supplied) with a jobseekers benefit application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
381. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not yet received their 2024 national protein incentive scheme (NPIS) payment; the reason for the continued delay arising from the reported technical issue involving the migration of inspection details from AgInspect to his Department’s claims system; when this issue is expected to be resolved;…
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
382. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate a dual claim affecting a 2025 basic income support for sustainability (BISS) application (details supplied); the reason for the dual claim; the steps required to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50511/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to perform urgent improvement works to Kilkeveragh Pier, Portmagee, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50518/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Agriculture
385. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to take into consideration the mitigating circumstances in relation to the registration of ten calves in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50731/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Children
398. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently intervene and assist a family with respite and services in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50440/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Children
399. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50467/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Children
402. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently assist a family in south Kerry with a home care package (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50546/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a public apology (details supplied) [50553/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
449. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to review medical grounds and award a medical card to a Kerry family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50356/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
450. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist a family with care needs (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50417/26]
Michael Cahill Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
488. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to multiple previous requests, to consider developing a Lyme disease specific department in University Hospital Kerry, for the detection, treatment and research of this debilitating condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50548/26]