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 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
864. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of claims which were made to the CervicalCheck Tribunal, by year; the number of claims resolved positively by the tribunal; the number of claims rejected by the tribunal; the timeframe of the tribunal's work; the cost of the tribunal to date, by cost type, including awards made, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32424…
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
865. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the operational status of the National Cervical Screening Laboratory; the timeframe from commencement to completion and opening; the cost of the development to date; the cost of operations to date; the full capacity staffing requirements for the laboratory and the unmet staffing need; the level of activity through the laboratory, by year; and if she will make …
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
866. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer screening samples, by type, which have been processed domestically by public health services, domestically by private services, and which have been outsourced internationally, by location or service, in tabular form. [32426/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
869. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the mechanisms by which the National Treatment Purchase Fund are accountable to the Minister and to the Oireachtas; if she intends to ensure that the National Treatment Purchase Fund is directly accountable to the Oireachtas and Oireachtas Committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32437/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
889. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she was made aware of any reports which cited concerns regarding sub-optimal care for children with spina bifida at CHI Crumlin; if she will name the report; if she will ensure that the children are identified and parents notified of the findings of such a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32580/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
890. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a CHI oncology risk assessment completed on 27 August 2021 identified concerns in the oncology general surgery service at CHI; the risk score outlined in the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32581/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
891. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if any insourcing agreement with the NTPF and urology clinics at CHI did not adhere to a memorandum of understanding as set out by the NTPF; the dates of the clinics and the number of patients seen at each clinic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32582/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
892. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she was provided with any reports which cited a toxic and siloed culture at CHI; the date she received such a report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32583/25]
David Cullinane Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
900. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the NTPF suspending all insourcing work with a public hospital since 11 April 2025; the name of the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32618/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
516. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the Access to Care fund from 2021 to date, broken down by year, by hospital, by amount allocated to each hospital, public and private each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31457/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
517. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants paid in bands (details supplied) on an annual basis from the access to care fund from 2021 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
518. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the work and remit of the HSE Access Programme team; the number of staff employed in the team, the total salary cost of the team since its inception, broken down by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31459/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
519. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if a framework is in place regarding contractual and pricing agreements on funding programmes under the Access to Care funds; if she will publish any such frameworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31460/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
520. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the date and the mechanism by which she received a report from CHI into concerns regarding NTPF funding at CHI hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31461/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
521. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will outline plans to reduce dependency on insourcing and outsourcing care to reduce waiting lists; if a multi-annual plan exists to achieve same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31462/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
522. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to manage conflicts of interest in relation to the insourcing of care at public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31463/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
523. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps the CEO of the HSE has taken to manage conflicts of interest in relation to the insourcing of care at public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31464/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
524. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has identified any potential perverse incentives in relation to the insourcing and outsourcing of care to manage waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31465/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
525. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if the head of the HSE has identified any potential perverse incentives in relation to the insourcing and outsourcing of care to manage waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31466/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
526. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to outline any meetings she has held with the CEO of the HSE, the CEO of CHI and the Secretary General of her Department on the HIQA report into the use of non-medical grade springs on children attending CHI hospitals, on the audit into osteotomies on children attending CHI and on any reports into the use of NTPF funding at CHI; the dates of the meetings and m…
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
527. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to any CHI oncology risk assessments carried out at CHI; if she is taking any action following these risk assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31472/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
528. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to of concerns regarding post surgical complications on children in oncology services at CHI; if she was made aware of instances of prolonged recoveries for children following complications; the numbers of children involved; if she is aware if the families of those children were notified of the reasons for the complications and …
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
529. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to paediatric oncology patients at CHI having a poor experience or being harmed, due to the inability of CHI to deliver international best practice standards of paediatric surgical oncology provision; if so, the action she has taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31474/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
530. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a term called “orphan children” contained in any CHI report she has received; if she was identified the number of children this involves; if they are children with spina bifida; if these children were left without appropriate care; if she has asked CHI to notify the parents of these children; and if she will make a statement …
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
531. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether a report into paediatric urology services in Ireland, with particular reference to spina bifida and neuropathic bladder, commonly known as the Dickson Report exists within CHI; if she has requested a copy; if she received a copy; if families of children referred to in the report have been notified of the contents of the report; if s…