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
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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 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
800. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences that were withdrawn in County Kerry during the past 12 months, two years, three years, four years, five years, 10 years,15 years, 20 years and longer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61372/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
802. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation still exists or has it been replaced by another name/organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61443/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
809. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently examine issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); in view of correspondence from the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity to provide an update on the progress of the 2021 Bill to ban imports of non-native honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61700/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
810. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure Ireland gets the best possible nitrates derogation deal for Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61793/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
834. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to allocate an immediate extra support package for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62099/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
883. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an enhanced package of services for all thalidomide survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61533/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
931. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine fair deal client contribution costs for a person (details supplied); to provide a breakdown of the way in which these costs were calculated, as the family cannot afford same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61014/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1052. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to expedite a fair deal application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61768/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1061. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the amount raised from car parking charges at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61795/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1063. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the current protocols in place for cases where a patient presents at accident and emergency and reports suspected drink-spiking; the reason hospitals do not carry out toxicology testing in these cases, even when requested by patients and families; the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservation of evidence where a victim is incapacitat…
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1106. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action she will take to allocate more resources to meet the essential needs of a person (details supplied), with an emphasis on more respite to enable sustainable homebased care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62100/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1124. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the new community hospital will be opened in Killarney; when patients will be transferred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62266/25]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1137. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the south campus Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61332/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Education
244. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the preparedness of Irish schools for a medical emergency (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60833/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Housing
260. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the safeguards in place to improve the water quality in rivers and lakes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60792/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Housing
268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify a matter in relation to short-term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60863/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
344. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has corresponded with the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board regarding the reason they allowed a commercial salmon farm by a Norwegian parent company to continue at an island in Ballinskelligs Bay, County Kerry in view of conservation bodies views on serious breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60797/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a BISS payment can be expedited on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60873/25]
Michael Cahill Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Health
485. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for nursing home care-home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60881/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Children
160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite beds available 24/7 to families of children/adults with special needs in County Kerry; the number available just for a couple of days each week; the number that are closed; the reasons for same; the number of beds required in the county to provide families with respite; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Michael Cahill Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
197. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place for the old community hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60372/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
198. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently open all beds in West Kerry Community Hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60373/25]
Michael Cahill Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds/wards that are closed in County Kerry; when they will be opened up to Kerry patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60374/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
151. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to address a serious issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59611/25]
Michael Cahill Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Climate
221. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the benefits to County Kerry in respect of the publication of a Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60047/25]