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 15 Jan 2026 · to Housing
393. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ purchase applications received, completed and refused in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025; and the number of instances for each refusal reason type. [3009/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
452. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the funding allocated to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number of refuge spaces available, in tabular form. [3014/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
453. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people committed to prison from Waterford courts in each year 2020 to 2025, broken down by offence type, in tabular form. [3015/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Justice
454. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people released from prison to rehabilitative services in Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3016/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
477. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Waterford awaiting income support and other scheme payments at year-end 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3028/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
478. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county awaiting income support and other scheme payments at year-end 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3029/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
479. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and the number resulting in penalties, in tabular form. [3030/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
480. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in each county for each year 2020 to 2025; and the number resulting in penalties, in tabular form. [3031/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
481. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications submitted, approved and pending in each county for each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3032/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
482. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of capital funding allocated to and drawn down by harbours and piers in each county for each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3033/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
558. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant, non-consultant hospital doctor, nursing and health and social care professional posts approved, filled and vacant in emergency departments in each acute public hospital at the end of each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3154/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
559. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency and locum staffing in emergency departments in each acute public hospital, by staff category, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3155/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
560. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the proportion of emergency department clinical hours delivered by agency or locum staff, by staff category, in each acute public hospital, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3156/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
561. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency department consultant posts vacant for more than six months and more than twelve months in each acute public hospital at the end of each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3157/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
562. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average and median staffing levels per emergency department shift, by staff category, in each acute public hospital; and the way in which these compare with recommended staffing levels, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3158/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
563. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on agency and locum staffing in intensive care units in each acute public hospital, broken down by staff category, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3159/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
564. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the proportion of ICU nursing and medical shifts covered by agency or locum staff in each acute public hospital, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3160/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
565. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive care beds that could not be opened or were temporarily closed due to staffing shortages in each acute public hospital, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3161/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
566. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the staffing ratios (staff per bed and staff per attendance where applicable) for emergency departments, trauma services and intensive care units in each acute public hospital; and the national average for each service, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [3162/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Health
567. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend on permanent staffing and on temporary staffing (excluding agency), and on agency staffing for each hospital, and for each emergency department or trauma service, by region, by hospital, in tabular form. [3163/26]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Rural
602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated and drawn down for remote working hubs in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and current occupancy levels, in tabular form. [3011/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
175. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of premises inspected pursuant to the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002, as amended, and under S.I. No. 271/2016, in each year since commencement, by type of premises inspected, in tabular form. [2717/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Health
176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections of vape shops and other retail outlets which sell vaping products in each year 2021 to 2025, by type of premises inspected, in tabular form. [2718/26]
David Cullinane Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1110. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will confirm that an email address is the official communication channel for Oireachtas members for a body (details supplied); the extent to which this mailbox is monitored and the performance or response timeframes which are expected, given that no response has yet issued regarding matters raised through this channel, if she will advise o…
David Cullinane Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2055. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 165 and 166 of 3 July 2025, the status of her considerations on policy since; if she will conduct a retrospective audit to discern the level of harm which has occurred due to vaginal mesh implants before considering the lifting of any pause on the use of such products; and if she will follow up with individuals who have…