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Holly Cairns

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

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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 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
245. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6241/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
246. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6258/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Finance
271. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6230/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Finance
272. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6248/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
284. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6236/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6259/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
298. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6228/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6246/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
347. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education for an update on the opening of applications for the summer works scheme 2025; and if a detailed timeline for the application process can be provided to schools. [5901/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
367. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the timeline to build at a national school (details supplied) which was sanctioned in 2021 and that is still awaiting final sanction to go to tender for the build. [6148/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
375. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6227/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
376. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in her Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6245/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
402. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6240/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
403. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6257/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
446. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current balances for development contributions, by local authority, and the current expected expenditure of said amount by each local authority, in tabular form. [5990/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
467. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6234/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6252/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the lack of emergency accommodation available in Cork south west; whether it is his intention to work with the local authority to improve supply; and if so, to provide details of his plans to do so. [6260/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
476. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the current amount of funding allocated to the rural social scheme; and the number of individuals in receipt of payment under the scheme, by local area, in tabular form. [6218/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants to the rural social scheme; and the number of rejected applications to the scheme, from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [6219/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
497. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update and proposed timeline for the removal of the means test for the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5992/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
501. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6238/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
502. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6255/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
574. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6235/25]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6253/25]