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 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to address the growing teacher shortages and improve retention rates, particularly in primary and special education settings, where the workload is often particularly challenging due to under-resourcing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50406/25]
Michael Cahill Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
340. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has consulted with education stakeholders, including teachers' unions, school principals, and rural school representatives, on the way to effectively allocate resources and investment in Budget 2026, particularly given concerns in relation overcrowded classrooms and insufficient funding; and if she will make a statement on the mat…
Michael Cahill Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
577. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health given recent figures released by the HSE regarding the horrendous growth in the number of children on waiting lists in Kerry and in the Kerry/Cork region for the years 2022 to 2025, inclusive, the reason the figures for Kerry and Kerry/Cork are much worse than other regions (details supplied); the plans in place to address it; and if she will make a statement o…
Michael Cahill Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
588. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene in an extremely difficult case (details supplied), and allow for CAR T-cell therapy to be provided at the earliest possible date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49673/25]
Michael Cahill Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
680. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if funding for automatic wearable blood sugar sensors can be provided for those Type 2-rated patients whose condition makes them prone to regular, dangerous Hypoglycaemia or Hyperglycaemia blood sugar levels, and who are presently drawing multiple small blood samples on a daily basis, manually from their finger pads (details supplied); and if she will make a st…
Michael Cahill Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
700. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently allow for a person (details supplied) to be placed in a nursing home, close to their family and friends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50455/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Housing
274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 24 June 2025, for an update regarding the issue which continues to be causing problems for the boatmen, is most unsightly for the many tourists in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if all frontline health staff, carrying out the same work as their colleagues, are in receipt of the same pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49342/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
88. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a detailed report regarding an urgent matter outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48121/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Climate
124. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to expedite and provide a detailed up-to-date progress report in relation to the provision of a liquefied natural gas terminal in North Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48140/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Finance
334. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to change the legislation and exempt compulsory purchase order compensation from capital gains tax, recognising that this is not a voluntary disposal of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48861/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
357. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to support a pre-Budget 2026 submission in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47939/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide emergency funding for coastal protection works at Rossbeigh Beach, Glenbeigh, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48100/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
360. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide emergency funding to strengthen the embankment and protect homes and properties from tidal flooding at Cromane Lower, Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48101/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
361. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide emergency funding for coastal protection works at Waterville, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48102/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
362. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide emergency funding to strengthen the embankment and protect properties from tidal flooding at Glosha, Cromane, Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48103/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
405. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will open an appeals process for all those that for various reasons did not apply in time and for those that lost out on the increased cost of business scheme grant and the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47848/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
406. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will open an appeals process to allow businesses in the hospitality, retail or beauty sectors that registered for the increased cost of business, ICOB, scheme, but classified themselves in the incorrect sector, to appeal that classification in order to qualify for both a second payment under the ICOB grant and the €4,000 power …
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will open an appeals process for the increased cost of business scheme and the power up grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47851/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
412. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will review a decision on a grant application for a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47929/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
414. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to introduce initiatives to tackle the rising costs of doing business in Ireland, as a matter of priority and to save jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48130/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
486. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to expedite the opening of an autism unit in a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48123/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine the case for approving school transport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48702/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
552. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine issues with a building project in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48746/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
585. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the location of a school bus pick up point will be reviewed as it is on a turn with little or no parking for parents (details supplied). [49166/25]