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 27 May 2025 · to Health
650. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing clinical investigation regarding maternity services at Portiuncula Hospital, in tabular form; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the investigation; whether she is concerned regarding the volume of ongo…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
651. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents at Portiuncula Hospital; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; and the current status of the investigation…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
652. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents in the west and north-west health area; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the in…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
653. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of each ongoing investigation regarding patient safety incidents in each health area; the department or service division to which the investigation relates; the person(s) responsible; the subject of the investigation; the commencement date of the investigation; the completion date of the investigation; the current status of the investigation, by loc…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
655. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current uptake and utilisation metrics of the HSE app; the total number of unique users; the total number of MyGovID users; the number of new unique users by month; the number of new MyGovID users by month; the key performance indicators for 2025; progress to date against these indicators; the planned expansions to the app in 2025; the expenditure on devel…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
658. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average time from application to final decision for the nursing home support scheme; the number of applications made in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of decisions made in 2024 and to date in 2025. [26931/25]
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
682. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2061 of 29 April 2025, the status of each piece of required supporting legislation, guidelines, and relevant codes of practice; when each piece will be prepared and in place; when the act will be commenced; in particular, when statutory guidelines will be in place for the management, retention, and disposal of human tissue…
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
683. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she will establish standalone or emergency department adjacent urgent mental health care services; the number and details of any such existing facilities; if she has examined a potential model, such as the model which previously operated at St. Brendan's Hospital; if she accepts that often chaotic emergency departments are not an appropriate place for …
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
685. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the progress to date on recommendation 22 of Sharing the Vision to establish appropriate environments for emergency mental health services; the services established to date; the planned services; the details of emergency departments with and without such services; the details of those services for each emergency department; and if she will make a statement on …
David Cullinane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
715. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average turnaround time from application to registration for registration with CORU by profession, both in total and separated for domestic and international applications, for each year 2019-2025 to date, in tabular form. [27240/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
111. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the approved staffing composition of each children's disability network team in Waterford, by profession and grade, in tabular form; and the whole-time equivalent vacancies on each team. [26108/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
112. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of psychology vacancies on children's disability network teams in Waterford; if there are any teams without a psychologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26109/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
113. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a pause on the assessments of need process across any of the children's disability network teams in Waterford. [26110/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a pause on the assessments of need process across any of the children's disability network teams in the State. [26111/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
115. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of assessments of need carried out by each children's disability network team in Waterford for each year from 2022 to date in 2025. [26112/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
116. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need with a children's disability network team in Waterford, by team, for each quarter from 2022 to date in 2025. [26113/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
117. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for therapies with a children's disability network team in Waterford, by team. [26114/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
118. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children who are receiving services from a children's disability network team in Waterford, who are not in receipt of full services, by team. [26115/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
119. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if each children's disability network team in Waterford has a full complement of staff to carry out assessments of need; and if not, the reason why. [26116/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
120. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of service statements issued by each children's disability network team in Waterford for each quarter from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26117/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
128. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the health service has contracted companies (details supplied), or otherwise engaged commercially with these companies for the provision of assessments of needs`. [26248/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Children
129. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the HSE is aware of any assessments, or services provided on the basis of such assessments, conducted by companies (details supplied). [26249/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
152. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of PET machines and PET/CT machines at University Hospital Waterford; the number of operational machines; and the throughput of each machine from 2022 to date in 2025. [26118/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
153. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of PET scans outsourced from University Hospital Waterford from 2022 to date in 2025, by outsourced provider whether private or public, in tabular form. [26119/25]
David Cullinane Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
154. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of PET scans outsourced from University Hospital Waterford to a hospital (details supplied), from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26120/25]