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 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
729. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that onboard electronical monitoring is implemented on all factory ships and any and all other large foreign trawlers that enter Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65536/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
730. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take into consideration the importance of reopening a fishery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65546/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
742. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department is providing, and will provide, to the fishing industry in light of recommended quota reductions for 2026. [66283/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
743. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure the viability of Ireland’s sea fishing sector. [66284/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
744. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that fish caught in Irish waters are processed in Ireland. [66285/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
776. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacant posts within the children disability network teams in County Kerry; the recruitment strategies in place to fill these roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65960/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
787. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to facilitate the opening of a respite care centre 24 hours per day, 7 days of the week (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66159/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
869. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address the long wait time for urgent knee replacements for a person, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65610/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
880. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently expedite assistance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65701/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a respite bed or short-term bed in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65928/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
910. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing the current pension payment schedule for nurses, which is paid monthly, to explore the possibility of issuing pension payments twice a month (every two weeks) in the line with the fortnightly pay cycle of working nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65957/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
911. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE employed WTE infection prevention and control clinical nurse specialist posts that were filled in the Kerry area in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65963/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
912. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental hygienists and senior dental nurses posts that were filled within the Kerry dental services form for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65964/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
913. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at University Hospital Kerry in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65965/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
914. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE audiologists by grade that were based within the primary care services in County Kerry for 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65966/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
915. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there are any proposals or plans to change the number of ambulances based in Kenmare community nursing unit; the number of ambulances currently using it as their full-time base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65985/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
916. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to give favourable consideration to increasing the number of GP cards being issued to the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65990/25]
Michael Cahill Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
944. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently review long Covid among HSE workers (details supplied), the long-term consequences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66180/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to ensure the opening of all residential beds for older people in community units in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64093/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of an oncology unit at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64092/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the incidence of TB has increased since the introduction of the TB eradication programme in 1962; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64178/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
302. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incidences of TB that have been identified in Ireland between 2010 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64179/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
303. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds that have been affected by TB in Ireland annually, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64180/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle diagnosed with signs of TB for each year from 2010 to November 2025, in tabular form; the percentage of Irish cattle diagnosed with TB for each year from 2010 to November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64181/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
305. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure for eradicating TB on an annual basis from 2010 to November 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64182/25]