TDs / David Cullinane
David Cullinane
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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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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
David Cullinane
Written
601. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54733/26]
David Cullinane
Written
602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing for children’s spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the details of participating hospitals, including international hospitals; and the number of children treated or seen at clinics at each hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54734/26]
David Cullinane
Written
603. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support, and those receiving less than their allocated hours, at the end of quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54735/26]
David Cullinane
Written
604. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54736/26]
David Cullinane
Written
605. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic tests at the end of quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54737/26]
David Cullinane
Written
56. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [48669/26]
David Cullinane
Written
76. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking in response to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52775/26]
David Cullinane
Written
668. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to address the shortage of childcare places across Waterford city and county; if she will consider Tramore as a pilot area for state-led childcare intervention; if she has considered correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53043/26]
David Cullinane
Written
722. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if funding for private orthodontic treatment for long waiters has been stopped (details supplied); the level of sanctioned funding for this for each region; if funding limits have been reached in any region; the amount spent in each region; the contingency in place for long waiters should funding limits be reached, in tabular form; and if she will make a state…
David Cullinane
Written
740. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has received or would support proposals to retrofit the National Rehabilitation Hospital's paediatric rooms with proper overnight beds for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52835/26]
David Cullinane
Written
742. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether she has considered the matter of the European Commission's common training framework for physiotherapists; the engagements she has had on this matter; the submissions she has or will make on this matter; whether she intends to participate; whether she considers it important that Irish professional regulatory bodies such as CORU retain the final say in …
David Cullinane
Written
743. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no mechanism in place for funding access to cancer therapies which are available at the North West Cancer Centre in Altnagelvin but which are not yet reimbursed in this State (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52843/26]
David Cullinane
Written
789. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status and details of the new ambulance base in Waterford; the next steps for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53057/26]
David Cullinane
Written
897. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 23 June 2026, the level of private practice which is occurring in each public hospital by specialty, and not the number of contract holders, in tabular form; if she will confirm whether such data exists; whether it is collected or monitored; and, if so, if it will be provided; if not, the way in which compliance wit…
David Cullinane
Oral
85. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the data collected on private practice in public hospitals; the level of private activity occurring in public hospitals; her plan for removing this in its entirety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52167/26]
David Cullinane
Oral
87. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plan for tackling primary and community care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52168/26]
David Cullinane
Oral
93. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase clinical training capacity across health professions in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52161/26]
David Cullinane
Written
270. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 719 and 745 of 23 of June 2026, the precise key performance indicators and data metrics which are reported; and the measurements recorded in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [49920/26]
David Cullinane
Written
277. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health whether travel and subsistence expenses for home care assistants have been reviewed or are under review; the last time that allowable amounts were updated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49941/26]
David Cullinane
Written
280. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the matter raised is the case; if arrangements will be put in place to rectify this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49954/26]
David Cullinane
Oral
1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [46894/26]
David Cullinane
Oral
13. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48668/26]
David Cullinane
Written
748. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of the pathology department in the Coombe Maternity Hospital; whether this was closed recently and if so, the reason; the approved staffing complement for the department and the breakdown of posts by grade which are filled on a permanent, temporary, locum and agency basis or which are vacant and if vacant, the details of recruitment processes; and t…
David Cullinane
Written
796. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending the dental treatment services scheme to GP visit card holders. [49004/26]
David Cullinane
Written
810. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her views on the development of a national strategy to reduce epilepsy related-deaths and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy; the steps which have been taken by her Department to investigate the development of such a strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49063/26]