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 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2315. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the significant delays in accessing SLT and OT services through children's disability network teams in Kerry, due to chronic understaffing and the use of limited-hour contracts; and the targeted actions being taken to address these staffing issues in the county. [41374/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no permanent psychologist is currently assigned to CDNT teams in parts of Kerry, leaving schools and parents without professional behavioural support for children with autism; and if this will be addressed in the short term. [41375/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2317. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider implementing a national policy to review ASD diagnoses in key educational transition years, 1st, 2nd, and 6th class; and whether a pilot of such a policy could be introduced in Kerry. [41376/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the efforts being made to increase capacity at overnight respite centres serving Kerry families (details supplied); and whether additional funding and staffing will be provided this year. [41377/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2319. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the eligibility criteria of respite services, such as a service (details supplied), to ensure children with behavioural challenges are not excluded from accessing essential care. [41378/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason such a small proportion of families accessing disability services in Kerry are currently assigned key workers under the individual family support plan model; and the steps being taken to ensure equity of access across counties. [41384/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be made available for outdoor sensory regulation equipment, such as in-ground trampolines, in Kerry, particularly for older autistic children who currently lack access to age-appropriate sensory outlets. [41386/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to introduce pay parity for early years and school age care graduates (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41411/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2324. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the issues outlined by Childminding Ireland (details supplied) as the sector is on the brink of collapse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41428/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2540. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if long-term care will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40725/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2544. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if an anomaly can be addressed in respect of staff and workers at a hospital in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2640. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that every child in emergency accommodation has access to a child support worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41187/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2641. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be urgently addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41190/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2652. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a long-term nursing home bed will be expedited for a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41245/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2653. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if every effort will be made to ensure that Kerry patients are placed in the nearest community hospital or nursing home to where they and their loved ones reside given this is not currently happening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41246/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2655. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to strongly support the pre-Budget submission by a society (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41256/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2820. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation or resus bays and cubicles currently within the accident and emergency department of Kerry University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42229/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2821. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists working in the school dental scheme in County Kerry in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42230/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2822. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, physiotherapists by grade based in each primary care centre within CHO4 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42231/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant radiologist based at Kerry University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42232/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2824. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene and ensure every effort is made to have the decision reversed to close the daycare centre at Cahersiveen Community Hospital, County Kerry (details supplied); the issues that have arisen to prompt the closure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42233/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2837. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health her views on a serious matter (details supplied) regarding Covid 19 vaccines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42251/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3323. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in the context of the Killarney Innovation Centre providing spaces for emerging tech enterprises, how his Department is supporting the development of local skills in areas such as AI, data science and software development, to ensure that the region has a workforce that meets the demands of these industrie…
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3324. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science given that the Killarney Innovation Centre aims to foster collaboration between SMEs and innovators, if there are any current or upcoming initiatives to strengthen the partnership between local universities, colleges and innovation hubs in Kerry to facilitate knowledge sharing and innovation. [40913/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3327. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will benchmark SUSI grants and reckonable income levels against the cost of living, include the SUSI maintenance support for part-time students, and enable those in receipt of SUSI to receive financial support for repeat exams;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41204/25]