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 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle diagnosed with signs of TB for each year from 2015 to the end of May 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44804/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give favourable consideration to an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44829/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
271. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for adults with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44636/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
272. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for children with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44637/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline plans for the St. Mary of the Angels Campus in Beaufort, County Kerry; to consider this location as a centre of excellence for respite in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Children
279. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a detailed report on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44811/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
290. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if hospice beds in St. Anne's Hospital, Cahersiveen will be closed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44625/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44626/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a new primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44627/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the minor injuries unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry; the length of time it will take to complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44628/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the new Killarney community nursing unit; when this facility for Killarney, east and south Kerry open; when it will be fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44629/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
295. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44630/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
296. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Cahersiveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44631/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
297. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report in relation to opening all beds in Dingle Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44632/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
298. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a situation in County Kerry where patients end up in the furthest away community hospital/nursing home from their loved ones; if this will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44633/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
299. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address the A and E crisis by providing additional beds in University Hospital Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44634/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
300. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the provision of a new Oncology Unit proposed for University Hospital Kerry to cater for the significant increase in the number of patients attending here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address waiting times for senior citizens in the A and E Department at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44649/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
310. 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 taken into consideration the fact that the hospital has seen an 18% increase in emergency department presentations during 2024 on 2023 numbers; and if she will make a s…
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology, haematology build at University Hospital Kerry as patients numbers there requiring chemotherapy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44657/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of extreme urgency a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry as there are clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing maternity unit, as it is too far from theatre; the progress that has been made in respect of this matter in 2025; if she will provide a sixth operation theatre to facilitate obstetric…
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
313. 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. [44659/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason an application to register the new community nursing unit was submitted, if it was not completely ready to be approved for registration (details supplied); if the new community nursing unit will be open prior to the end of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44692/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
342. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to outline all opening dates, staffing levels, bed occupancies, etc, in respect of the new community nursing unit in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44772/26]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
343. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to clarify the position in relation to blister packs, including any associated costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44783/26]