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 17 Sep 2025 · to Culture
600. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to support a pre-Budget 2026 submission in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Culture
614. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will arrange a major commemoration event for the 100th anniversary in 2027 of the first non-stop flight by Charles Lindbergh from New York to Paris, which took place on 20th/21st May 1927, where he reached Ireland at Dingle Bay and flew over Portmagee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48736/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
661. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently amend the National Planning Framework and the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines, 2005 as county development plans are aligned with these national policies which prohibits many applicants building a family home on their own land and-or buying a site and building a permanent place of residence around the town or vill…
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Housing
696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application for storm damage funding (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48859/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Social
791. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be increased given many senior citizens are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48845/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Social
792. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the fuel allowance for single people, as many are finding it increasingly difficult to heat their homes, with rising costs and so on, especially senior citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48846/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
860. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite an Irish citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48021/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
861. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite the processing of visa applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48027/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1051. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of children on the books of Tusla; the number of children who have gone missing from Tusla care in the past ten years; and to outline Tusla’s children’s registration system and its tracking method post care, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48124/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1052. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the powers available to the Ombudsman for Children to investigate any body or bodies, who have responsibility in any way for children and their welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48125/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Children
1053. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to prioritise in the Budget 2026 the chronic shortage of respite beds in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48128/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1195. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the urgent provision of a medical card will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure continuous care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48036/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1205. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to examine the example of the hospital appointments system in the Netherlands (details supplied); if such a system will be utilised in Irish hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48126/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1206. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to prioritise in the Budget 2026 the chronic shortage of respite beds in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48127/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1207. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide the staff and open the hospice beds in St. Anne's Hospital, Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48129/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to reopen the two hospice units in St. Anne's Community Hospital Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of urgency as this is an incalculable loss to the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and South Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48131/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1209. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to prioritise in Budget 2026 issues regarding senior citizens in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48134/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1215. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the action she will take in the case of a person (details supplied) who urgently needs early intervention and assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48189/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine the case of a fair deal claim (details supplied); to lend assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48860/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1331. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in the case of a Fair Deal application (details supplied); to approve this application on the grounds of hardship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48953/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person will be urgently addressed (details supplied) and a hospital appointment expedited, in light of the severe pain this person endures daily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49089/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1443. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider an application under CLÁR 2025 measure 1 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48109/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1445. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to urgently assist with a Clár application for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48309/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Rural
1446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to urgently assist with a Clár application for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48310/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
30. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider points made by a person (details supplied) regarding life and death in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/25]