Official portrait of Michael Cahill

Michael Cahill

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Fianna Fáil · Kerry · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2362. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the needs of a person (details supplied) and their family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1102/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she plans to put a system in place, whereby any incremental rise in the old age pension, is matched by a similar rise in the qualifying income criteria for the medical card to ensure no recipient is disadvantaged by the rise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1107/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2379. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason there is only one oxygen supplier under the DPS scheme; if she is considering approving more suppliers to improve competition and access to the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1216/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2380. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the electronic reimbursement system for oxygen will be introduced; the reason oxygen reimbursement is still lagging other medical services under the DPS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1217/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2381. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who are currently unable to get reimbursement for oxygen due to the fact that payments can only be made by cheque; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1218/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Health
2382. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if her Department has statistics on the number of patients who need oxygen but who do not hold a medical card; the number of patients who apply each year for reimbursement of oxygen costs through the DPS scheme without a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1219/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Rural
2635. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to significantly increase the local improvement scheme (LIS) grant to Kerry County Council so as to clear the existing priority list (approximately 600 schemes) and allow for the LIS Scheme to reopen to new applications for the hundreds of roads that are in an extremely poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74015/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Children
10. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the shortfall in respite beds across Kerry for both adults and children; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72807/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Finance
188. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that financial advisers, tax consultants, accountants, and legal professionals widely regard the taxation regime for exchange-traded funds as unnecessarily complex and opaque; if he will consider addressing this issue, including through the possible deletion of Chapter 2, Part 27 of the Tax Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69525/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Finance
209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the inheritance tax threshold from €400,000 to €500,000 to account for increased asset values in both agriculture and residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73183/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Climate
286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment where Ireland lies in the construction of offshore windfarms, whether built, in the course of being built, or planned; the criteria that attach to having a successful planning permission (distance from shore, visibility, and so on); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73495/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Finance
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of sheriff warrants issued by the Revenue Commissioners in 2024; the total amount of tax involved in these warrants; whether any service-level agreement exists between the Revenue Commissioners and the sheriffs regarding the level of sheriff costs charged to taxpayers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69524/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
442. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently intervene and address the pension parity issues in respect of school secretaries and caretakers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73458/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in view of the breakdown in talks, she will urgently intervene and address the pension parity issues in respect of school secretaries and caretakers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73460/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
444. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an additional accommodation scheme application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73468/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
445. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of request by school (details supplied) for a modular unit to accommodate a special class as an interim measure while the new build proceeds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73469/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73470/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
447. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding meeting request from principal regarding outstanding remedial works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73471/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
448. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73472/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
449. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73473/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
450. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessment process of an application for additional school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73474/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
451. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the national roll out of the single application system for special education classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73475/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
452. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the climate action summer works scheme application submitted by a school (details supplied), specifically relating to the urgent need to replace pupil toilet facilities located outside the classrooms; if she will review the school’s application as a matter of priority, given the health, safety and infrastructural concerns outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73479/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
453. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the funding and resource supports available to a school (details supplied) in light of the significant infrastructural, demographic and pedagogical challenges faced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73480/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Education
454. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria currently used to determine DEIS status for primary schools; if she will review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for DEIS designation, given that over 85% of pupils do not speak English at home, the school’s enrolment of 44 nationalities, and its high levels of transience linked to the local hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73481/25]
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