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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 22 Oct 2026 · to Children
396. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department would consider the establishment of respite services for adults with intellectual disabilities in West Cork; and the work her Department has conducted on this issue to date. [75004/26]
Holly Cairns Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the location of all dedicated stem-cell transplantation units; whether her Department would consider the establishment of a dedicated unit in Cork; and to outline the work conducted by her Department to date on the matter. [74732/26]
Holly Cairns Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
227. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to outline the stem-cell transplantation and related services which are currently available to public patients in the South West and South East; and to outline the measures undertaken to ensure that patients receive treatment and assessment where local transplantation units do not exist. [74729/26]
Holly Cairns Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether her attention has been drawn to research (details supplied) on bone density loss; and whether she would consider funding the provision of a DEXA screening programme for women over 50. [74714/26]
Holly Cairns Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Education
468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education and Youth If there is a timeline available for the commencement of a new school build (details supplied); and the reasons for a delay in this project commencing. [73443/26]
Holly Cairns Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Culture
536. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 69926/26, the estimated timeframe for when applicants to the basic income for the arts will be informed as to whether or not they will receive the payment; and to provide an estimated timeframe for the issuing of the first payment. [73421/26]
Holly Cairns Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
715. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 from the Department of Justice to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and to provide a timeline for the completion the transfer. [73967/26]
Holly Cairns Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
979. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail the precise funding allocation which will be provided for the Understanding and Managing Adult ADHD programme for 2027; to provide details on when she said funding will be confirmed and communicated to the programme; and whether she would consider the introduction of multi-annual funding for the programme. [73961/26]
Holly Cairns Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Transport
47. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question 61760/26, if data is collected on the number of times an individual sits a category B driving test (details supplied); if this data is retained after an individual passes a category B driving test; and if so, the average number of attempts an applicant makes for a category B driving test before passing, by driving centre, in ta…
Holly Cairns Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
573. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the selection process for the role of acting CFO in the HSE; the interview process for the role; the substantive grade of the successful candidate; and to detail the status of the recruitment for the permanent CFO position. [69936/26]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
791. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses that informed the HSE they intended to return from an approved career break; the number of nurses returning from a career break who were reemployed at their substantive grade within 12 months of their career break ending; the number of nurses returning from a career break who were then reemployed at a lower grade post; and the number of nurse…
Holly Cairns Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
837. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide detail on the arrangements in place to provide relief cover for nursing care on Cape Clear island in cases of leave or other absences. [68855/26]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
838. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide detail on the current level of nursing provision on Cape Clear, County Cork; the number of days in which there was no nursing cover physically present on the island, from 2025 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and to provide details on the efforts undertaken to fill vacant nursing positions on the island. [68853/26]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
843. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of GP visits to Cape Clear, from 2024 to date in 2026; and to detail the efforts being undertaken by her Department to expand GP access on the island. [68859/26]
Holly Cairns Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
844. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider providing full time public health nursing cover on Cape Clear, in line with the Government's commitment in the Our Living Islands strategy to improve health services to island communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68858/26]
Holly Cairns Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the statutory grounds under which he has suspended autonomy for day to day spending from several HSE regions; to detail any consultation he had with the Minister for Health on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of affected HSE regions.…
Holly Cairns Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the staffing capacity of each adult ADHD service; by LHO, in tabular form. [66976/26]
Holly Cairns Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
634. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of staffing capacity across all Adult ADHD services in Cork and Kerry; to provide detail on any unfilled roles within the service; and to provide an update on the recruitment of each unfilled role, by LHO, in tabular form. [66973/26]
Holly Cairns Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Culture
224. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a school and sports club in West Cork (details supplied) who are unable to progress with their Community Sport Facilities Fund application due to the unwillingness of the dioceses to sign the necessary paperwork and the assistance that can be given the school and sports club in moving forward. [66108/2…
Holly Cairns Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Culture
225. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the action that has been undertaken to deal with the issue of diocesan trusts’ unwillingness to sign the necessary paperwork becoming a barrier to school-sports-club applications, as acknowledged in committee in 2023. [66107/26]
Holly Cairns Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
344. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the statutory grounds under which she has suspended autonomy for day-to-day spending from several HSE regions; to detail the consultation she has had on this matter; and to detail the date and manner in which this decision was communicated to each of the affected HSE regions. [66115/26]
Holly Cairns Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
1001. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether further DNA testing is needed in relation to cattle (details supplied); the timeline for the resolution of the issue; and to request that his Department communicate with the family in regard to this process. [65737/26]
Holly Cairns Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
1002. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department was initially informed of a serious animal welfare issue (details supplied); the measures his Department is taking to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cattle; and the steps being taken to assist the farm in question throughout this process. [65736/26]
Holly Cairns Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
1003. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for farmers to request replacement identification tags for cattle; and to detail the internal processes within his Department for the approval of such requests. [65734/26]
Holly Cairns Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
430. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to improve efficiency and decrease wait times in driving test centres. [61761/26]