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 12 Jun 2025 · to Rural
589. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding is available to develop a town park following the fabulous gesture by a family (details supplied) to donate approximately 16 acres of land on the banks of the River Laune in Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31524/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Climate
23. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of sustainable energy communities that were funded in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30898/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Transport
46. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority will consider an awareness campaign to promote the importance of walking on the right side of the road for pedestrian safety, especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30743/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Housing
160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in reversing the decline in numbers of the hen harrier following the publication of the 2022 National Hen Harrier Breeding Survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30920/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Justice
217. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to the Kerry division as of 23 May 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 31 May 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30899/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
287. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nurses based at Killarney Community Hospital; if this number will be further increased before the end of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30744/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
288. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if wheelchairs, rollators and other such mobility equipment supplied by the HSE are recycled; if so, the number of such units that are put back into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30745/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at Kerry University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30746/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
290. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the cost of a 20% increase in clinical training places for medical interns, initial specialist training, higher specialist training and clinical psychology; the number of extra places this would result in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30754/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
291. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of people on the waiting list for Jigsaw in CHO 4 as off 31 May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30755/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
292. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of doctors who successfully completed specialist training for general practitioners in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30756/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
293. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in critical care employed by the HSE from January 2020 to 31 May 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30757/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of wrist surgeries performed at Kerry General Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30758/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will prioritise the provision of an ambulance base in Killorglin, County Kerry; if she will accept that Killorglin town and the mid-Kerry region is a vast, populated area to be without an ambulance base, an area where the population increases dramatically during the summer period, with visitors to the region and to well-known festivals such as the Puck F…
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if Killorglin town in mid-Kerry will be considered as an ambulance base location to more effectively serve the town and surrounding district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30967/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
317. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm the delivery of the Killarney primary care centre on the site of Áras Pádraig in Lewis Road; if she is satisfied that this is the best location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30968/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
318. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to confirm that the delivery of the new Killarney community nursing unit will facilitate the provision of a local injuries unit (minor injuries) at the St. Columbanus Hospital location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30969/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
319. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health the estimated delivery date for the 108-bed extension planned for University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30970/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if, given the planned upgrade of the oncology unit at University Hospital Kerry (UHK), increased radiotherapy and chemotherapy services will be available there to eliminate tedious journeys by Kerry cancer patients to Cork city hospitals, for up to 35 daily trips in some cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30971/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
321. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment embargo can be lifted from the health services, particularly additional staff reductions due to retirements, resignations, and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30972/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
322. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if, when the new Killarney community nursing unit is complete, she will examine the possible use of St. Columbanus Home as a possible respite centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30973/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
196. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to make every effort, including facilitating the passing of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 and urging our EU colleagues to support the people of Gaza, in this time of attempted genocide of the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support a group of Irish medical doctors who came together to protest against the humanitarian disaster happening in Gaza (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30170/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
236. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify the Government’s position regarding LNG and address a number of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29931/25]
Michael Cahill Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will accelerate funding for the Farranfore to Killarney bypass, County Kerry; if he will impress upon Transport Infrastructure Ireland the absolute urgent requirement to proceed with the new bypass and to finally free the gridlock traffic that is everyday life in the town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29445/25]