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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 9 Oct 2025 · to Health
331. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the promised provision of adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment; to provide the current number of adult inpatient beds for eating disorder treatment available; to detail the location and applicable catchment area for each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54356/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Social
372. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for disability allowance; the number rejected; and the number of those rejected who were successful on reapplication, in tabular form. [53548/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Social
373. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for carers allowance; the number rejected; and the number of those rejected who were successful on reapplication, in tabular form. [53549/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current number and location of respite beds in Cork; the staffing numbers for respite services in Cork; and the number of unfilled posts, in tabular form. [53545/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
667. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting lists for respite services, by LHO or the smallest possible area; and the waiting times for respite services, by LHO or the smallest possible area, in tabular form. [53546/25]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if her Department will accept the recommendations of a report (details supplied) into abortion services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53547/25]
Holly Cairns Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
842. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of lactation consultants currently in position across the country, by area, in tabular form; the number of lactation consultant positions that remain open but unfilled; and the way in which it is intended to reach the target as set out in the national breastfeeding action plan. [51180/25]
Holly Cairns Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
249. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if they would investigate reopening the ICOB application process for appeals by businesses who missed the original deadline. [49977/25]
Holly Cairns Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
586. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if CAR T-cell therapy, which is currently unavailable in Ireland to patients over the age of 26 years of age, can be administered in older adult patients (details supplied) if medically appropriate; or alternatively if the procedure will be covered by the treatment abroad scheme if recommended by a patient's medical team. [49658/25]
Holly Cairns Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
96. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department will provide emergency travel documentation to a family (details supplied); and whether his Department is currently engaging with the individuals concerned. [48503/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1760. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his attention has been drawn to the recent closure of the sole quota; the measures his department is taking to assist inshore fishers that will be financially impacted by the early closure of sole. [45785/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
1761. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of all fish quotas by boat size, in tabular form. [45786/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Children
1953. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early education providers that have left the core funding scheme from its inception to date in 2025, in tabular form; the measures she is taking to ensure that providers stay within the scheme; and the supports her department is offering to families that can no longer afford creche spaces after their provider has left the…
Holly Cairns Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available to Cork County Council for the installation of a dedicated surface water pipe in Union Hall from Doctors Hill to the lagoon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/25]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1627. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the examination of ‘meanwhile use’ for creative and cultural infrastructure (details supplied). [43617/25]
Holly Cairns Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of operating GP surgeries per town in Cork south west, by town or by townland, in tabular form. [39841/25]
Holly Cairns Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing funding to a theatre (details supplied) as a production created specifically for leaving certificate English students across Munster; if she will advise on alternative funding avenues which may be available; and if she will consider funding annual productions in line with the leaving certificate curriculum in the future…
Holly Cairns Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Culture
537. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider providing funding to a theatre (details supplied) as a production created specifically for Leaving Certificate English students across Munster; if he will advise on alternative funding avenues which may be available; and if he will consider funding annual productions in line with the Leaving Certificate curriculum in…
Holly Cairns Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
708. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an application (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed. [39111/25]
Holly Cairns Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Justice
269. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following on from a person in the international protection process being identified as having a disability related to a neurological condition, to outline the specific accommodations that are made in relation to applicable benefits, accessible housing, and subsidised travel, in line with the recommendations of the UN Convention on the…
Holly Cairns Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Transport
264. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to develop a bypass of Innishannon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37383/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
685. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine the case of an urgent stamp 4 renewal (details supplied) given the time sensitive nature of their application. [37928/25]
Holly Cairns Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Children
746. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 900 of 5 November 2024, if she will set out work carried out by her Department to transpose EU Directives 2024/1499 and 2024/1500 on standards for equality bodies into Irish law; the timeline she is working towards in order to ensure the transposition is completed by the deadline of 19 June 2026; an…
Holly Cairns Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Transport
207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number and location of helicopters currently used by the coastguard service; the range and on-scene time of each helicopter; and whether each helicopter is certified to carry stretchered patients. [35283/25]
Holly Cairns Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Transport
208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has issued specific criteria around the range, on-scene time capability and stretcher certifications required for helicopters in the coastguard and air ambulance fleets; and if so, whether he would provide these criteria. [35284/25]