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 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2111. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Laois who will now take on new clients under the dental treatment service scheme; and the list of practices that do so. [44742/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2144. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her views on the inclusion of doctors in the prehospital crewing model of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Ireland; if there have been any studies or pilots conducted to examine the matter, or if any are ongoing; the details of such studies or pilots, including methodology and parameters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44861/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total number of people using omnipod insulin pumps in each county from 2020 to 2025, inclusive. [44945/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2168. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of omnipod insulin pumps across HSE services. [44946/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered alternative pathways for professional recognition for section 91 applicants with CORU registration boards where an employer does not provide adequate evidence for the applicant, or where an employer does not engage with the process, but the applicant can otherwise demonstrate their employment and professional credentials; and if she…
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2233. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staffing in each region, by service division in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [45222/25]
David Cullinane Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Health
2250. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of 13 May and No. 217 of 9 July 2025, the total number of adults and the total number of children on these waiting lists, clarifying the total number for each and by the location at which they are waiting, in tabular form; the underlying data which was used to determine the average wait times in Parliamentary Questio…
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2255. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need overdue for completion at the end of quarter 2 2025, by area, in tabular form; and the mean time to issuing a service statement in 2025 to date. [43785/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has engaged with her counterpart in the North to explore the potential for maximising access to new medicines while ensuring value for money through joint arrangements, such as for gavinostat for which there is a pricing arrangement in the North, but not in this State, but a lack of capacity to issue the treatment; and if she will make a statement on t…
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2657. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the capital projects which are at appraisal stage, by region and service division, in tabular form; the year in which each business case was submitted; and the estimated funding requirement for the project. [41261/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of prosecutions brought under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 by section.. [43324/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her intentions regarding the regulation or banning of sunbeds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43325/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of engagements she had with the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation and the Minister for Finance regarding the revised National Development Plan; the dates of meetings; the subject discussed; the attendees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43354/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3129. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that €9.2 billion in capital funding will be sufficient to deliver the new maternity hospital, four elective hospitals, 3,000 hospital beds, and extensive digitalisation in addition to maintenance and minor projects; the basis on which €9.2 billion was chosen for health; the division of that €9.2 billion across programmes; how she intends …
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3176. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been provided for elective hospitals as part of revised NDP allocations. [43757/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3177. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for the acute inpatient bed plan as part of revised NDP allocations; and the total current and capital cost of the bed plan. [43758/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3178. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for outstanding contractual commitments, by project, at July 2025 including the new children's and maternity hospitals as part of revised NDP allocations. [43759/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3179. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for regulatory and patient safety standards including risk management, HIQA compliance, maintenance works, and equipment replacement as part of revised NDP allocations.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43760/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3180. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for digital transformation as part of revised NDP allocations. [43761/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3181. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for climate action as part of revised NDP allocations. [43762/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3182. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for surgical hubs as part of revised NDP allocations. [43763/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3183. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for upgrading trauma centres as part of revised NDP allocations. [43764/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3184. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the amount provided for major projects, by project, as part of revised NDP allocations. [43765/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3201. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she expects to receive the Nayagam review or an interim report; and when it will be published. [43845/25]
David Cullinane Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she expects to receive the urgent and emergency care review from HIQA; and when it will be published. [43846/25]