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
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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 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
596. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the local authority energy efficiency retrofit scheme by including windows and doors, heat pumps and ventilation systems as they are outdated and faulty in many local authority houses and this will also extend the lifetime of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
599. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
818. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice if he will expedite an application for citizenship (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2941/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
864. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local community with extension works to both the pontoon and slip at Portmagee Pier, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
930. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide funding for a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2561/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1031. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement a significant increase in ambulance cover for the residents of County Kerry and the tens of thousands of annual visitors to the county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2173/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1032. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the implementation of the business plan submitted by an organisation (details supplied) for the patients who attend a day service in Listowel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2178/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1033. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration the geography and accessibility issues in west and south Kerry in emergency situations, by giving strong consideration to locating an air ambulance service on Valentia Island in conjunction with Valentia Coastguard Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1074. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review and reverse the planned changes to mental health services at Fertha View day centre, Cahersiveen, County Kerry, as these services are hugely important to the individuals and families who use them (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2297/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1079. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to commence a broader review into treatment of all young people who were seen at North Kerry CAMHS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2314/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1080. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the long delays in publishing the first phase of the North Kerry CAMHS Lookback review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2315/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1118. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for a transfer of a person (details supplied) from their nursing home in County Cork to a nursing home in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2483/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine a case of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); if she will provide assistance in resolving the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2560/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1133. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address a crisis in respect of a person (details supplied) by providing a permanent bed in Dingle Community Hospital as a matter of extreme urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2563/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1134. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to fully review the national home care waiting list with a view to correcting the urban-rural imbalance which shows a quarter of the waiting list is based in one of the nine healthcare regions, namely, Cork and Kerry with 1,160; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1135. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a medical card renewal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2570/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1211. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the chronic situation that exists at University Hospital Kerry accident and emergency department by providing a new 96 bed block in addition to the 39 beds already in train there and take into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and if he will make a sta…
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1212. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology-haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2931/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1213. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2932/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1214. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulatory care block, to include endoscopy, surgical and medical day units, outpatient department and radiology, at University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2933/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1215. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to return as a matter of extreme urgency, staffing levels at University Hospital Kerry to December 2023 levels across all disciplines, with occupational therapists, physio and speech and language therapists along with clerical staffing being particularly challenging; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2934/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1216. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if ENT services will be retained at University Hospital Kerry where the ENT consultant is due to retire in May 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2935/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1217. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if general surgery and elective orthopaedics will be retained at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2936/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1218. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional parking for staff at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2937/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1219. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to provide additional office accommodation at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2938/25]