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 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
196. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of patients undergoing radical radiotherapy treatment who commenced treatment within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat, by location, for the period 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38117/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
197. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of new patients attending rapid access breast, lung, and prostate clinics within recommended timeframes for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38118/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
198. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether and how the health service is measuring and comparing productivity of consultants during core activity hours in comparison to insourcing clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
199. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether it is her view as a matter of standard policy and governance that where a concern arises regarding a potential misuse of funds, that such a matter should be referred to An Garda Síochána or whether it is appropriate for a hospital to decide for itself that such a matter does not warrant a Garda investigation. [38136/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
200. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) is administered in Letterkenny Hospital rather than in a community setting where its efficacy has been demonstrated through continued use for a patient, despite guidance from the manufacturer which states it is suitable for administration in the home; if she will consider a pilot scheme for community-based administrat…
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
201. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend on agency staffing by each statutory and section 38 hospital in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the total figure in each year and the figure for the first half of each year. [38138/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
202. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the spend on insourcing by each statutory and section 38 hospital in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the total figure in each year; and the figure for the first half of each year. [38139/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
203. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend on agency staffing in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the amount paid to each provider for each year of the relevant period. [38140/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
204. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend on insourcing in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the amount paid to each provider for each year of the relevant period. [38141/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
205. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total spend on management consultancy and external professional services in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and the amount paid to each provider for each year of the relevant period. [38142/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
206. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation against the HSE and her Department in each of the years 2014 to 2024 and to date in 2025, including awards made in the courts, settlements made out of court to resolve disputes, and legal costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38143/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
207. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered an appointment and seen within 12 weeks by general adult community mental health teams in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 by team and the total, in tabular form. [38144/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
208. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of accepted referrals and re-referrals offered an appointment and seen within 12 weeks by child and adolescent mental health teams in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 by team and the total, in tabular form. [38145/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health acute inpatient units in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38146/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
210. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the median wait time for screening or assessment by counselling in primary care services in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. [38147/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
211. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of children aged 24 months who received the MMR vaccine at year end 2023, 2024, and at the end of June 2025, in tabular form. [38148/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
213. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on CAMHS waiting lists by community healthcare network and length of wait at the end of quarter 2 of each year from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [38171/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
214. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on diagnostic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 of 2022 to 2025, in tabular form. [38172/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
215. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists on the dental treatment services scheme at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2023 to 2025 by local health office in tabular form; the number of dentists who submitted claims, and the total number of claims in the first half of each year. [38173/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
216. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children on HSE dental and orthodontic waiting lists at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2023 to 2025, broken down by standard waiting times, by area, in tabular form. [38174/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
217. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of special care patients including both adult and children, who are on dental surgery waiting lists according to data held by local health offices at the end of quarter 2 for each year from 2013 to 2025 in tabular form; the breakdown by waiting time band and by local health office; the number on waiting lists for dental surgery under general anaesth…
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
219. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average patient experience time to admission via an emergency department for all patients for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, statewide and for each location in tabular form; and to include the average for all patients and for patients aged 75 or older. [38180/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
220. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations, by appointment type, for each quarter of each year 2022-2025, inclusive by hospital group and hospital, in tabular form. [38181/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
221. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care for the first six months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, at each location, in tabular form; the number of delayed discharges and the number as a percentage of all discharges; the number of bed days lost and the number as a percentage of all bed days available for the period. [38182/25]
David Cullinane Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
222. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of each public and public voluntary hospital, by hospital group, for the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive, in tabular form; the national average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38183/25]