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 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
575. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the bexcero vaccine has been examined and will be made available through such clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11338/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the progress made by the sub-group convened to progress the National Disability Inclusion Strategy and the NDIS Transport Working Group proposals for an improved disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his views on the report submitted to him for consideration; if this will or has been published; when a new scheme will be implemented; and the Minister to which he…
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Transport
16. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total funding delivered through Transport Infrastructure Ireland for major capital works, by project, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; the total for each county for each year and across the five year period. [10545/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
75. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of primary medical certificate appeals to the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal, by county, for each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10730/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
76. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applications received for the disabled drivers scheme by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and the number of unsuccessful and successful appeals; in tabular form. [10731/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
77. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the data collected by his Department relating to the disabled driver scheme and primary medical certificates. [10732/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Finance
78. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the review of the disabled drivers scheme and guidelines for primary medical certificates; the timeframe for completion; when a new scheme will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10733/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Justice
236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to rectify delays in post mortems for coroner inquests in the south-east; if he has engaged with the Minister for Health or the HSE regarding short staffing in pathology at UHW which is causing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10722/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Children
275. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has engaged with the Minister for Finance during this Dáil term regarding the primary medical certificate scheme; if so, the substance of such engagements; if she has raised concerns with the HSE regarding tight application of guidelines; if she has sought a review of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
282. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected by her Department and the HSE relating to disabled drivers and primary medical certificates. [10728/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
338. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure at hospitals (details supplied) on taxis and private transport services for patient transfer, file transfer and other services identified as appropriate, for each of the years from 2021 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [10710/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
341. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the longest wait time recorded for an ambulance in each ambulance region in each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10719/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the longest turnaround time recorded for an ambulance at each hospital in each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10720/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of instances where an ambulance did not reach a high priority callout within the target timeframe; the number which did not reach such a callout within an hour; and the number of instances where an ambulance never arrived at a high priority callout. [10721/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
344. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and the details of medications and medical products approved for reimbursement, but which received a recommendation to not consider the product for recommendation from an agency (details supplied), in tabular form. [10723/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
345. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason pluvicto was not approved for reimbursement but luthathera received approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10724/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
346. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of sanctioned pathologist posts at University Hospital Waterford; the number of vacant posts; the details of recruitment timelines for unfilled posts; the details of staffing levels and additional posts sought in each of the years since 2020 to-date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10725/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
347. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to restore full operational capacity of pathology at University Hospital Waterford (UHW); if she or the HSE or UHW has been engaged by the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration regarding the inability of UHW to provide post-mortems for coroner inquests. [10726/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
348. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected by her Department and the HSE relating to primary medical certificates. [10727/26]
David Cullinane Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the disabled drivers scheme and a primary medical certificate, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number accepted and rejected, in tabular form. [11207/26]
David Cullinane Oral 10 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
34. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [9922/26]
David Cullinane Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1127. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of funding provided to the national treatment purchase fund in 2026, by funding purpose; if there is a stay on funding for outsourcing or any other service provided, or organised by, or through the national treatment purchase fund in general, or for any specific institutions, clinics, or provider otherwise, in tabular form; if so, the reason; and if…
David Cullinane Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason funding is not available to Tallaght University Hospital for outsourcing inpatient procedures through the National Treatment Purchase Fund; whether this is due to funding not been sanctioned for the year; if there is a reason the hospital is prevented from accessing such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10146/26]
David Cullinane Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of approved, funded, filled, and vacant posts at University Hospital Waterford associated with emergency PPCI as of 8 April 2025; the level of current funding associated with the service; and the approved but unspent capital funding, if any, allocated for the service at that date. [10205/26]
David Cullinane Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the additional capital investment allocated to emergency PPCI at University Hospital Waterford since 8 April 2025; and the additional amount allocated since that date to progress 24/7 PPCI. [10206/26]