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 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2844. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans she has for the lands/buildings at a former campus (details supplied); if she will make a decision and dispose of any lands/buildings that are surplus to requirement; if she will engage with Kerry County Council in regard to these surplus lands/buildings as they are suitable for housing purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24533…
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2845. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reconsider the options for a location (details supplied) when it is decommissioned as this facility has obvious uses; if she will give a detailed report in regard to this facility and ground; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24534/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2846. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a progress report in regard to the new Cahersiveen primary care centre; when this long awaited project will be delivered for the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and South Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24535/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2847. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a world class health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24536/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2873. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the following issues in relation to the National Ambulance Service and the BUMBLEance service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24690/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2969. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the hospitals in which the HSE charges their employees, including all health care staff, for parking; the cost per day/per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25022/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3005. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take the necessary steps to ensure that the national immunisation programme, NIP, includes a vaccination for shingles, free-of-charge for citizens of the Republic of Ireland on their list, especially for those aged 65 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25287/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3007. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of women awaiting endometriosis treatment in counties Kerry and Cork; the number waiting nationwide; the length of time that they are waiting; when they will receive treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25290/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3011. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite the development of the new 108-bed block on the campus of University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25315/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3012. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give a detailed progress report on the development of a new oncology-haematology unit at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25316/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3027. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently investigate a matter (details supplied) and allow for placement in a long-term care bed in Kenmare Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25500/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3045. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the services available in Kerry for persons that suffer with trichiasis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25533/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3046. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of life threatening calls that the National Ambulance Services attended within 19 minutes in County Kerry in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25534/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3047. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant ENT surgeon at University Hospital Kerry for a first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25535/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3048. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the ENT waiting list in University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25536/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3087. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all staff vacancies across each Department of the Health service in County Kerry; the implications of these unfilled positions on the Health service in Kerry and its citizens; the action being taken to fill these vacancies, many of which remain unfilled for prolonged periods; will the Minister accept that the residents of Cou…
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3088. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when will the new Killarney Community Hospital building be "handed over" to the HSE; if an application to register the new Community Hospital has been submitted to HIQA; when will residents be able to move into their new home; when will they and their families and/or advocates be informed of this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25818/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3094. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason questions submitted by this Deputy (details supplied) regarding staffing arrangements for the new Killarney Community Hospital have not been answered; if this is because the HSE has not engaged with the INMO since May 2025 on staffing needs, when it was stated that it would be unsafe to transfer any services to the new building before staffing level…
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3121. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed response to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied), in respect of the new Killarney Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25987/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a dedicated Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment facility will be set up, staffed and funded at University Hospital Kerry, close to the world renowned Killarney National Park, home of Ireland’s largest numbers of deer, largely responsible for the spread of this debilitating disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26367/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list; the number that are awaiting spinal surgery; the number of surgeries that took place in Ireland in 2025; the number that took place under the treatment abroad scheme; the number of new cases that joined the waiting list in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26409/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, awaiting spinal surgery for two months, four months, six months, eight months, ten months, 12 months and longer; the measures that are being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26410/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the scoliosis waiting list, that had spinal surgery in Ireland or under the treatment abroad scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the steps being taken to address these waiting lists, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26411/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3193. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26416/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3194. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address issues in regard to vaping (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26417/26]