TDs / David Cullinane

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David Cullinane

Sinn Féin Waterford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,614
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,211
words spoken in the chamber
Across 499 contributions
417
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
145
topics asked about
Across 16 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 1,614 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 499 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 22 0
February 2025 73 27
March 2025 70 92
April 2025 121 18
May 2025 218 26
June 2025 129 16
July 2025 174 23
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 28 9
October 2025 75 25
November 2025 35 40
December 2025 68 16
January 2026 72 11
February 2026 115 29
March 2026 35 42
April 2026 85 43
May 2026 30 12
June 2026 119 15
July 2026 67 20
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 52 10
October 2026 26 25

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 304 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 Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3396. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she plans to convert any buildings held by the HSE into accommodation for healthcare workers. [27274/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3397. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the Temple Street Children’s Hospital site following relocation of CHI. [27275/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3398. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the Holles Street Hospital site following the relocation of NMH. [27276/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3399. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the Crumlin Hospital site following the relocation of CHI. [27277/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3400. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure to date of the Nayagam review, by cost category including on legal fees and ancillary costs across the preparation, investigation, drafting, and completion of the work programme to date. [27278/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3401. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure to date on the reviews of north and south Kerry CAMHS, by cost category including on legal fees and ancillary costs across the preparation, investigation, drafting, and completion of the work programme to date. [27279/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3402. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children seen by dental or orthodontic services for braces; the number of children screened for braces; the process for children being identified for braces and receiving them through the public system; the number of children waiting for braces wait, by county; the distribution, by wait time-band, the average wait and the longest wait; the numbe…
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3403. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current coverage offered by sexual assaults units; her plans to provide full national coverage; the number of units presently in operation; and the number of planned units to be developed. [27281/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3404. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of presentations at emergency departments with mental health crises; the number admitted and the number referred on the other services which are immediately available to them; and the number who leave the emergency department before being seen or discharged. [27282/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3405. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of exit interviews conducted by the national ambulance service for each grade in each year 2021-2025, in tabular form. [27283/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3406. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the existing cross-Border and all-island service arrangements which are in place, nationally and at regional or local level including service level agreements; her plans to expand all-island collaboration; the areas being worked on for deeper collaboration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27284/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3407. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure to date, including in preparation for the Government decision to approve the policy in 2015, on the co-location of maternity hospitals with certain acute hospitals, by year, by spend type with specifics for each maternity hospital project in isolation; the current timelines for delivery; the dates which have been set for next stages; …
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3409. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for home support and those receiving less than their allocated hours at end of quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27306/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3410. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists, by health area and length of wait, at end quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27307/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3411. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for diagnostic imaging tests at the end of quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27308/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3412. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of new oral health patients in target groups attending for scheduled assessment in quarter 1 2025 and 2026, inclusive, by local office and region, in tabular form. [27309/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3413. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists to commence treatment in quarter 1 2025 and 2026, inclusive, by wait time band, local office and region, in tabular form. [27310/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3414. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment in quarter 1 2025 and 2026 inclusive, by wait time band, local office and region, in tabular form. [27311/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3415. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for access to dental treatment under sedation in quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by sedation type, by patient type and by wait time band, for each health area by region, in tabular form. [27312/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3416. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on agency staffing in quarter 1 2026 compared to quarter 1 in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, for each region and service division including section 38 organisations, in tabular form. [27313/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3417. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, Statewide and by hospital, with separate figures for all patients and patients aged 75 and over, in tabular form. [27328/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3418. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child breakdowns, in tabular form. [27329/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3419. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care as a percentage of total transfers of care, and bed days lost as a percentage of total bed days, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, by hospital, in tabular form. [27330/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3420. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals; and the number of days full capacity protocols were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4 hospitals, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27331/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3421. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff in HSE facilities, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27332/26]