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 3 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
688. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant application (details supplied) will be processed and awarded as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16338/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
714. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address the issues raised (details supplied) and give a full and comprehensive plan to the family. [16976/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
727. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if urgent assistance can be provided to a family in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16349/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
728. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently arrange the necessary services required by a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16363/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
808. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently arrange the necessary services required by a child (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16361/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
856. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a person (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16610/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for autism assessment/diagnosis in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16930/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
909. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for autism assessment/diagnosis in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16931/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
910. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for occupational therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16932/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
911. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for occupational therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16933/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give the number of adults waiting for speech and language therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16934/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
913. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for speech and language therapy in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16935/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
914. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting for psychology services in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, four years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16936/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for psychology services in each county; the number waiting three months, six months, 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, six years and longer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
927. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter (details supplied) and ensure a day centre at Caherciveen Community Hospital remains fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16973/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
929. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will meet its target of placement beds as outlined in the HSE Disability Action Plan (2024-2026); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16977/26]
Michael Cahill Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
968. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of paramedics (details supplied); if she will ensure that permanent NAS positions will be offered to paramedics who successfully complete training as was always the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17188/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
16. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently address the anomaly that exists for senior citizens being disqualified from entitlement to the State pension (non-contributory) due to holding shares (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15299/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Social
24. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to engage with the Minister for Finance in relation to carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit being made tax exempt in line with other social welfare payments, including jobseeker’s allowance and disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15138/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
105. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to examine a dangerous junction in Farranfore village, County Kerry, at the point where the Currow road and the Firies/Castlemaine road meet with the main Killarney/Tralee road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15294/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Transport
177. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to expedite a solution between Iarnród Eireann, Bus Éireann, the new owners of a centre (details supplied) and Kerry County Council that will allow bus and train passengers go through the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15295/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Culture
365. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently assist a club in County Kerry in respect of a legal matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Justice
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16160/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
475. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will expedite the provision of a new maternity unit at University Hospital Kerry given the clinical risks to both mother and baby due to the location of the existing unit, which is quite a distance from the operating theatre; if this urgent and necessary facility be progressed in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15658/26]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Health
476. 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, which will significantly help address the overcrowding in the accident and emergency department, along with the trolley crisis at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15661/26]