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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 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
25. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the works being done by her Department to repatriate Irish citizens in the middle east; whether she has engaged with European counterparts to collaborate on the evacuation of Irish citizens; and when it is expected to be able to begin repatriation flights. [18721/26]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
285. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether the current rail accessibility system, which requires disabled passengers to request assistance in advance in order to travel, has been assessed against equality and human rights obligations. [19357/26]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Transport
286. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure disabled passengers can access rail travel independently in line with universal design principles. [19358/26]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Education
622. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for the provision of school buildings for a school (details supplied). [18344/26]
Holly Cairns Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1357. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he will provide urgent assistance to Iranian academics, who have been accepted by Irish universities or hold valid hosting agreements for research positions in Ireland, and are awaiting visa processing before they can travel safely to Ireland. [20189/26]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road deaths which have occurred in Cork, by road, from 2020 to date in 2026. [17898/26]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
279. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of road accidents which have occurred in Cork south-west, by road, from 2024 to date in 2026, in tabular form. [17899/26]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the establishment of a statutory Road Safety Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17900/26]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Transport
281. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of identified high-risk road routes, in tabular form; the measures he is taking to address safety on these high-risk routes; and if he will consider a rapid rollout of average speed cameras on these roads. [17901/26]
Holly Cairns Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
422. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí assigned to road policing in Cork from 2014 to date in 2026, by local station, in tabular form; [17902/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
729. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when St. Joseph’s Baby Home in Stamullen, County Meath and Temple Hill Hospital in Blackrock, County Dublin will be added to Schedule 1 of the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023; and if she will consider expanding the scheme to cover all who spent time in mother and baby institutions. [16365/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
730. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider conducting a review into the administration of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme; and if so, if she will engage with survivors on their experience of the redress scheme. [16366/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
867. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she will consider meeting with organisations (details supplied) to discuss the gaps in maternity care in Ireland, ahead of the publication of the new National Maternity Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16651/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
868. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to outline the work conducted by her Department to date on updating the National Maternity Strategy; to list the individuals and organisations she has met with as part of this updated strategy; and when it is expected to see the publication of the new National Maternity Strategy. [16652/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
869. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current c-section rate in each maternity hospital in Ireland; if she is aware that the WHO advises a c-section rate of no more than 15%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16653/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
870. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a chief midwifery officer at the executive level of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16654/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
871. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to direct-entry midwifery students being unable to work in primary care centres; if she will consider rectifying this barrier to recognise the invaluable role of dedicated midwives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16655/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
872. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed mother and baby psychiatric unit; the location of the proposed site; the number of mother and baby units advised to be in place in Ireland per the population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16656/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
873. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current location and staffing levels, by role, of each postnatal hub; to indicate empty positions, if any, in each hub; and to outline the planned locations for future postnatal hubs. [16657/26]
Holly Cairns Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Health
950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to women with hormone positive breast cancer being excluded from free menopause care due to being unable to use HRT; and whether she would consider adding non-hormone based medication to reduce the symptoms of menopause to the drug payment scheme and medical card scheme (details supplied). [17077/26]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
48. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic controllers employed in each of the years from 2018 to date in 2026, by location, in tabular form. [15301/26]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
49. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of instances of airspace closures from 2024 to date in 2026, by month and location; to provide the reasons for these closures, in tabular form. [15302/26]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
50. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his attention has been drawn to reported airspace closures due to staff shortages in air traffic control; his Department's recruitment strategy to fill these roles; and when it is expected to reach full staffing levels. [15303/26]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
51. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of air traffic controllers who have left their roles from 2018 to-date in 2026, by location; whether retention measures have been implemented to encourage qualified air traffic controllers from leaving their roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/26]
Holly Cairns Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Transport
52. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered the impact of the removal of the passenger cap on air traffic control operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15305/26]