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Réada Cronin

Sinn Féin Kildare North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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392
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
39,262
words spoken in the chamber
Across 143 contributions
425
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
129
topics asked about
Across 18 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 392 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 143 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 3 0
February 2025 19 3
March 2025 16 9
April 2025 8 7
May 2025 47 6
June 2025 7 9
July 2025 18 7
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 0 3
October 2025 5 2
November 2025 15 13
December 2025 12 17
January 2026 18 6
February 2026 23 6
March 2026 25 5
April 2026 35 14
May 2026 19 9
June 2026 37 12
July 2026 47 4
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 23 10
October 2026 15 1

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 51 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 Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
129. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport to confirm the updated capital cost range for the Metrolink project submitted by Transport Infrastructure Ireland given the impact of inflation and new commitments made under the new railway order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53853/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
130. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if the lands purchased recently by Transport Infrastructure Ireland along O'Connell Street specifically include 10-25 Moore Street; if he is aware of any plans for this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53854/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
149. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport the number of reports of “ghost bus” incidents occurring in North Kildare in 2026; the steps being taken by his Department to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Transport
150. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to making all buses that travel into or through the constituency of North Kildare more frequent due to an increase in the population in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
420. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of medical posts in the emergency department at Naas General Hospital that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54205/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
421. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department are taking to address the lack of staffing and medical professionals in Naas Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54206/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
422. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason doctors in Naas Hospital are subject to issuing of rotas on a Wednesday before work is to commence on a Monday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54207/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
423. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of annual leave requests submitted in Naas Hospital that have been left months unanswered; whether this is due to a lack of staffing in the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54208/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
424. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve workforce planning and the treatment of doctors in our hospitals so that experienced clinicians choose to remain in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54209/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
425. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason the vascular medicine service at St James’s Hospital has been allowed to close; the reason no replacement consultant has been funded to re-open the service; the interim arrangements in place for patients requiring such care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54210/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
426. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason patients previously under consultant care in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital are not being returned to those consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54211/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
427. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the reason referrals correctly sent to consultants in the vascular unit in St. James’s Hospital are not resulting in scheduled appointments or initial in-person outpatient assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54212/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
428. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals that have been returned or left without appointment scheduling in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54213/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
429. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken to ensure public patients receive safe and timely consultant review in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54214/26]
Réada Cronin Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Health
430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to ensure public patients are not forced into private practice simply to access the same consultant in the vascular unit of St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54215/26]
Réada Cronin Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Climate
86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific pollution source that is suspected in relation to the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare; whether any individual, business, farm or facility has been identified as a potential cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/26]
Réada Cronin Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Climate
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare indicates a failure in regulatory oversight by the EPA, Kildare County Council or any other authority; the corrective actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Transport
29. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed transport barriers preventing young people from accessing youth services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51917/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Public Expenditure
73. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of vacant OPW or HSE buildings assessed as potentially suitable for youth services; whether any have been offered to youth organisations; and if not, to outline the process by which youth organisations may access such buildings. [51915/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
85. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the rationale for allocating only 0.26% of the Department’s €7.55 billion NDP capital to youth infrastructure; the basis on which the annual €4 million youth capital allocation was determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51905/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has assessed the level of capital investment actually required to meet current and projected youth population needs; if that assessment and data can be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51906/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm whether the €4 million annual youth capital allocation will be converted into a multi-annual capital funding given that single-year allocations cannot support construction, refurbishment or acquisition of youth facilities; and if not, the way in which her Department expects youth organisations to deliver capital projects under one-…
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
88. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department’s national youth services mapping project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
89. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has identified areas with no youth service provision or inadequate infrastructure; the number of such areas in the State; the plans to address the shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51909/26]
Réada Cronin Written 8 Jul 2026 · to Education
90. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with the OPW on the number of vacant sites in the state that could potentially be used for youth organisations and community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51910/26]