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 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
571. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at Kerry University Hospital as of 14 September 2026, in tabular form. [66565/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
576. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to consider an organisation (details supplied) submission and ensure adequate funding to support the measures outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66696/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
578. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will include asthma to the long-term illness scheme; to ensure better supports and access to medications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66695/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
580. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to allow for free MART combination inhalers, starting with young people aged 12–17 years-of-age and progressing towards wider community access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66694/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
612. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66856/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Rural
700. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to ensure that funding for men’s sheds/women’s sheds is continued; if he will provide the €3000 operational grant as a permanent annual fixture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66505/26]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Rural
703. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to withdraw the Men's Sheds Running Costs Grant for 2026; the reason this decision was communicated so late in the year; whether alternative funding will be made available to support Men's Sheds with essential costs such as rent and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
9. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to urgently address Ireland's isolation in the context of oil and gas and all aspects of energy demands and expedite the provision of offshore floating windfarms, to secure Ireland’s long-term energy security and eliminate our structural vulnerability to volatile global fossil fuel markets; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Children
89. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for enhanced services at a location (details supplied); to create a centre of excellence for respite for both adults and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65721/26]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
355. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow nursing home care for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66119/26]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the amount the HSE spent on recruiting foreign doctors through the HSE relocation package for both EU and non-EU applicants in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66315/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Transport
228. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently reconsider the increase in public transport fares by 15% in 2027 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64709/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Transport
242. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider increasing funding to the National Transport Authority to support the expansion of public transport services in underserved rural areas, including communities such as Glencar, County Kerry, where there are currently no plans for a regular TFI bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64867/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
511. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider a summer works application (details supplied) given this is a major child health and safety concern; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64580/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
524. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider issues raised regarding the review of the Leaving Certificate mathematics curriculum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64708/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
861. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the appeal of student visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64771/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if in light of the Government's proposed changes to the residency requirements for naturalisation, transitional arrangements will be put in place for persons who are already resident in Ireland and who have accumulated four years or more of reckonable residence under the existing five year citizenship eligibility framework; and if h…
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Children
1084. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a progress report on the provision of childcare facilities at the former convent in Listowel, County Kerry, and timeframe for final decisions on applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65770/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports of staffing shortages in the maternity services in CUH, including concerns that recruitment has ceased, nurses are reluctant to take sick leave due to staffing pressures, and difficulties in securing annual leave. [64213/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns raised by newly qualified community paramedics regarding proposed daytime only rostering within the National Ambulance Service; the impact this may have on staff earnings; the impact on the rollout of community paramedic services, including two planned posts in Killarney (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the ma…
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1190. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); if the decision will be urgently reviewed; if a medical card will be granted as a matter of priority given the exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64577/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1196. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine and allow for financial assistance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64641/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1225. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to address a case (details supplied) and provide a full detailed care plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64715/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1245. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll out of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) for patients with Friedreich's ataxia; the reason for delays following re-imbursement approval; when eligible patients can expect to access the treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64785/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1381. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to resolve issues and long delays with PHN transfers between different regional HSE areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65429/26]