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 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
18. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in Kerry currently supported by Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32983/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
80. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new southwest regional enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32982/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
151. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the improvements he is planning in relation to the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32978/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
170. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the improvements he is planning in relation to the living alone allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32979/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be taken to bring an end to the Genocide, slaughter, starvation and degrading of the Palestinian people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33351/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Education
280. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the issuing of the HAA cards, as it offers far more supports and benefits to survivors of industrial schools than the ‘enhanced’ medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33278/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Education
281. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to expedite the issuing of the Health Amendment Act cards, as it offers far more supports and benefits to survivors of industrial schools than the ‘enhanced’ medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33279/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Education
287. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address a school transport issue as regards a dangerous school bus pick-up point in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33338/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on an application from Kerry County Council (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33290/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed response to enquiries (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33370/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
329. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to abolish the means test criteria for carers, who provide an invaluable service to their cared on behalf of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26363/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
339. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite a carer’s support grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33371/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
397. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently address and support the 166 healthcare workers, who put their lives at risk working during the pandemic, who are now facing an end to long-Covid special leave with pay (SLWP), but whose lives are still drastically and negatively affected by this disease, by extending the SLWP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33297/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 11 June 2025 to outline, of the new approved maximum whole time equivalent (WTE) staff figure of 129,753 for the HSE and Section 38 agencies, the number of those that will be available to the HSE Kerry/Cork region; the number of WTE staff currently employed in the region; what increase will the new approved maximum a…
Michael Cahill Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she is fully satisfied with the proposed location for a facility in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33372/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Transport
41. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a proposal for road improvements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33080/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Education
86. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently review and allow the retention of two teachers in a DEIS school (details supplied) in County Kerry as their removal will mean class sizes of over 40 pupils which is unacceptable, and will the Minister make; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33140/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Education
87. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 472 of 8 April 2025, why the enrolment threshold for an administrative principal is 136 pupils in Dublin, while in Kerry it is 169; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33144/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Social
110. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection If consideration will be given to abolishing the means test for carers who provide an invaluable service to the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33087/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Social
111. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase the current means test threshold for disability allowance that is currently set at €50,000 and has not been reviewed for years and is out of touch with inflation and the current cost of living (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33091/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Jun 2025 · to Health
154. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will allow for payment of fair deal to a person (details supplied) as the family is very anxious that the person be placed in a Caherciveen hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32958/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Climate
165. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to urgently address the long delays in SEAI grant processing times, that are over two years long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32060/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the time it takes, on average, for each local authority to turn around, or clean out, vacant properties and make them available to qualified housing applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32191/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
535. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 30 May 2025, if he will advise on a timeline for the required investigative works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32700/25]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
841. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of support and information on alternatives to abortion being offered to women facing unplanned and difficult pregnancies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32332/25]