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 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
837. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Cahersiveen that remain vacant; the length of time that they have been empty; when these beds will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49254/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
838. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Kenmare that remain vacant; the length of time that they have been empty; when these beds will be opened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49255/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
917. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance services within the south-west region. [49628/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
918. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE registrars, by speciality currently at Kerry University Hospital; and the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [49629/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
919. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the locations within CHO 4 where HSE employed audiologists are currently located, in tabular form. [49630/26]
Michael Cahill Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the procedures for post-death financial reviews under the fair deal scheme; the reason bereaved families are asked for further financial information; whether guidelines exist to ensure sensitive communication; if complaints have been received; if more compassionate measures will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49709/26]
Michael Cahill Oral 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
12. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the group B and group C thresholds under capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48383/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
132. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made on the new National Planning Statement on Rural Housing; the measures being considered to ensure that young people and families with genuine local connections can build homes in their own communities; when the revised rural housing policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Housing
138. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Rural, Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine additional housing supports and measures to assist individuals and families who wish to buy, build or continue living in Gaeltacht communities; the steps being taken to ensure housing policy supports the long-term sustainability of G…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Climate
218. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding which will be provided to appointing additional staff to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) department in Cahersiveen, County Kerry, to deal with the increase in applications and existing backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48475/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Defence
229. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence to provide a temporary base for an ambulance base at a property in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48499/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Transport
237. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to delays of up to 12 weeks in processing applications for the exchange of foreign driving licences; the reasons for these delays; if measures are being taken to reduce waiting times; if he will consider introducing interim arrangements to allow applicants awaiting exchange decisions to drive or obtain insurance particularly i…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Transport
239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to support rural transport in County Kerry by providing the required funding for additional routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48479/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Finance
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the €400 per year tax-free exemption from selling surplus solar electricity back to the grid as an incentive to encourage more households to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed response to the issues raised in relation to the agreed supports package for the survivors of Ireland’s industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied). [48589/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Education
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to grant island status to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48574/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Culture
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently address all the mobile phone blackspots in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48482/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to reopen the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) with all the correct protocols in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
488. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the need for coordination of primary dental care with secondary and tertiary dental care provided through the dental schools and the lack of a specialist clinical lead for dentistry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48591/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
489. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of sites where hospital sessions for dental treatments are available for special needs patients under general anaesthetic here; the relevant waiting lists for each; the number of patients treated in each unit under general anaesthetic in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48593/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
490. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health in relation to dental hospital waiting lists, the waiting list numbers and waiting times for all specialist services in Dublin and Cork dental schools between oral surgery and oral medicine; the number that are waiting more than six months for assessment; the number that are waiting more than one year, two years, three years, four years and five years or longer…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
491. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to issue a full medical card to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48595/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
492. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health whether implementation of the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy has been identified as a Ministerial priority within the HSE National Service Plan and Estimates process for 2027; if new funding will be provided in the upcoming budget to support the implementation of National Diabetes strategy; and if she will make…
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
493. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the specific staffing resource shortages in County Kerry/University Hospital Kerry; if extra funding will be made available for the new posts identified in the National Diabetes Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48597/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine documents (details supplied) in relation to children who are suffering with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48598/26]