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 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance and the options available to persons in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Social
171. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider introducing a payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22656/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently renew a medical card in respect of a Kerry patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22650/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently assist a family in County Kerry with an extremely difficult medical situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22981/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Rural
464. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams including town and village renewal, CLÁR, or other rural schemes that can be used to assist community groups in the purchase or long-term leasing of lands for public amenities such as waste facilities or community services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22969/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Rural
468. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available to community groups (details supplied) in their efforts to secure land for essential services such as a community hub; whether additional targeted supports for rural villages facing land availability challenges are under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22972/26]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Rural
469. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether flexibility can be applied under existing rural development schemes to support projects where land acquisition has proven difficult despite clear community need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22973/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
205. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will open an office in Taipei to encourage and support significant economic and trade opportunities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21748/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
332. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to provide urgent traffic calming measures in the vicinity of Fybough NS on the R561, Castlemaine to Annascaul road, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22019/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
360. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce as a matter of priority the excise duty on fuel as a cost of living measure. [22246/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
361. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to introduce as a matter of priority a new set of cost of living measures.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22247/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
382. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to reduce as a matter of priority the excise duty on fuel as a cost of living measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21981/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to introduce as a matter of priority, a new set of cost-of-living measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21982/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
384. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to introduce as a matter of priority, a new set of cost of living measures (details supplied)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Finance
395. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address discrimination against childless couples in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
537. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the situation at a school (details supplied); and if she will outline the current status of this appeal and when a final determination is expected. [22291/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
538. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used by the National Council for Special Education when assessing applications and appeals for additional special needs assistant (SNA) support in small rural primary schools; and whether the Department will review these criteria where schools have experienced a significant increase in enrolment and complex care needs among pupils. [22…
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
539. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied); and if additional SNA resources will be considered. [22293/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
540. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is satisfied that the current allocation of two SNAs in a two-teacher school such as school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22294/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
541. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures available to schools where pupils with assessed care needs are experiencing significant absence rates due to a lack of available SNA support; and whether emergency or interim supports can be provided while an appeal to the National Council for Special Education is under consideration. [22295/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Education
542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the process by which "new and material changes in circumstances", including emerging diagnoses such as autism spectrum disorder and multiple complex conditions, are assessed in SNA allocation reviews; and whether these factors were considered in the recent decisions relating to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the ma…
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
637. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions a family can take when the family's income is higher than the limit for social housing, but not enough to buy or build a home with a mortgage, as house prices are too high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Social
675. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to introduce as a matter of urgency cost of living measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22005/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
758. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the necessary funding to widen the slip at Renard Pier, County Kerry to accommodate the new larger ferry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21605/26]
Michael Cahill Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
772. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that Ireland has a well-funded CAP post-2027 that supports farm viability and resilience, environmental ambition, along with well-funded rural development measures such as LEADER; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22003/26]