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 Rural
3446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to strongly support an RRDF category 2 application in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3461. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine the case for approval of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/25]
Michael Cahill Oral 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
18. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide funding to tackle costal erosion and flooding in Rossbeigh, Waterville, Kenmare, Tralee, Listowel, Glenbeigh, Dooks, Cromane Lower, Killorglin and Glosha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39792/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
62. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will urgently address the long delays signing a lease for a playground to be developed in conjunction with Kerry County Council on OPW lands at An Cheathrúin, Dún Chaoin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39791/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to take into consideration the serious implications that a short-term let register will have on established short-term let accommodation providers in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40439/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Housing
384. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reintroduce town councils in Killarney, Tralee and Listowel, County Kerry as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
426. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give clarity on issues with granting visas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40457/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
476. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a multi-year capital plan will be developed and implemented to support residential and independent living options for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40505/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
493. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the urgent actions her Department will take to address the backlog of over 14,000 overdue assessments of need for children requiring disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40431/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
494. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a timeline for the development and implementation of a national workforce strategy for children's disability network teams to address immediate and future staffing gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40432/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
495. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to transition away from emergency-only responses in disability support services towards a rights-based, planned model of support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40434/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
496. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality how Budget 2026 will address the shortfall in residential places for people with intellectual disabilities and autism; if she will commit to funding the 280 places outlined as a priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40435/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
498. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Budget 2026 will include a 3% increase in base funding for disability services to reflect rising inflation and increased operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40503/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Children
499. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to providing ring-fenced funding to address the current and historic financial deficits experienced by voluntary disability service providers such as an organisation (details supplied). [40504/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
549. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to recruit and retain additional therapy staff to meet growing demands in both children's and adult services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40433/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
558. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently examine and address an anomaly that exists in awarding posts in midwifery (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40454/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
559. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide an ambulance base in Killorglin, County Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40477/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
560. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to provide a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry as a matter of priority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40478/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
103. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the current interaction between capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax in the case of lifetime gifts, where the same transaction can result in a significant combined tax burden for both the donor and the recipient, despite a credit mechanism; his views on whether this regime unintentionally discourages lifetime transfers in favour of …
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
157. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any plans under consideration to reform the taxation treatment of exchange traded funds for retail investors, particularly regarding the 41% exit tax rate and the deemed disposal rule after eight years, which many argue penalises long-term investment and wealth preservation for workers. [39408/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Climate
218. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if an SEAI application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39250/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
352. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Finance to urgently address the disparity in Ireland’s capital acquisitions tax thresholds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38953/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
434. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if he will correspond with a group of survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied). [38510/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
482. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address the school transport difficulty (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39232/25]
Michael Cahill Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Culture
526. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the major commemorations being organised in County Kerry, especially in Cahersiveen to mark 250 years since the birth of Daniel O'Connell (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38941/25]