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Holly Cairns

Social Democrats Cork South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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460
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
49,875
words spoken in the chamber
Across 276 contributions
106
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
124
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 460 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 276 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 48 0
February 2025 83 0
March 2025 8 0
April 2025 106 0
May 2025 10 0
June 2025 28 0
July 2025 14 0
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 7 17
October 2025 23 29
November 2025 6 37
December 2025 4 26
January 2026 10 8
February 2026 18 32
March 2026 30 15
April 2026 9 21
May 2026 5 27
June 2026 11 25
July 2026 11 38
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 19 0
October 2026 10 0

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 249 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 Cork South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1735. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is his intention to prepare for the future electrification of the Irish fishing fleet by ensuring piers have access to charging technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20279/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1737. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20321/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1738. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all properties his Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20339/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1739. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and, if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20357/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1740. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and, if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20375/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1890. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the work being undertaken in her Department to increase access to employment for disabled people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20281/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1891. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the work being undertaken in her Department to increase access to third level education for disabled people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20283/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1893. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in her Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20322/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1894. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all properties her Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20340/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1895. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20358/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1896. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20376/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2073. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by west Cork mental health; and the body to which an assessment is outsourced where applicable, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19126/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2074. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted annually from 2020 to date, by CHO, in tabular form. [19127/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2075. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments conducted by each LHO, per month, from 1 January 2024 to date, in tabular form. [19128/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2076. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing home beds in County Cork from 2019 to date, by LHO; whether her attention has been drawn to the disproportionate impact such a decline has on older people in rural areas such as west Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19130/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2077. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date under the National Islands Policy 2023-2033 to improve access to health services on the offshore islands of Ireland such as Cape Clear and Bere Island, including both primary care and older persons' services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19131/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in her Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20330/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2351. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all properties her Department has rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20348/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2352. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20366/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2353. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to her Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20384/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2419. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan for the expansion of the Framework for Safe Staffing and Skill Mix to service providers involved in the care for adults and children with intellectual disabilities; and if so, the timeline for same. [20766/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if provision can be made for people living with lifelong disabilities, including polio survivors, who face unavoidable costs that are not currently recognised as allowable expenses in the medical card means test; and the steps proposed to reflect these realities in eligibility assessments. [21183/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2566. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the work being undertaken in his Department to increase access to third level education for disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20284/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2568. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due; and the reasons for any delay in transposition, in tabular form. [20329/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2569. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the amount spent on rent on each property over this time period. [20347/25]