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Jen Cummins

Social Democrats Dublin South-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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895
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
102,602
words spoken in the chamber
Across 269 contributions. Plus 67 contributions from the chair, not counted
406
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
168
topics asked about
Across 18 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 895 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 269 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 11 8
March 2025 35 18
April 2025 100 12
May 2025 49 18
June 2025 49 16
July 2025 69 15
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 55 8
October 2025 22 11
November 2025 65 12
December 2025 44 23
January 2026 58 12
February 2026 22 18
March 2026 46 8
April 2026 90 18
May 2026 64 20
June 2026 34 15
July 2026 29 17
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 18 6
October 2026 35 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 133 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 Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
557. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of people who received the HPV vaccine, the booster, by gender, over the last five years, in tabular form. [69866/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
562. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health to provide the percentage uptake of the HPV vaccine in all girl schools and all boy schools. [69867/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
563. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of children in the ages of 0-6 months, 6-12 months, 1-2 years, 3-5 years that have recieved a visit from a public health nurse in Dublin south central over the last five years, in tabular form. [69878/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
564. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health if free cervical smear tests are available to all women regardless of citizenship, visa or status in Ireland. [69877/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
565. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentages of age groups diagnosed with cervical cancer for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [69876/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
566. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health her plans to increase education about HPV, and the vaccine in schools. [69875/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Health
726. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health for an update on a property (details supplied). [69744/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
728. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the support for students with mild general learning difficulties in third level education. [69884/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
729. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the support for autistic students in third level education. [69882/26]
Jen Cummins Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
730. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase the support for dyslexic students in third level education. [69881/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Education
58. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth will there be an increase in the budget to school completion programme to address the increase demand on their services. [69114/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Education
59. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the employment and governance structures of the school completion programme. [69112/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Education
60. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role of the School Completion Programme in the new DEIS plus schools. [69115/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
174. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the supports provided to mothers and children who do not receive a public health nurse visit due to understaffing. [69121/26]
Jen Cummins Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
176. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health the percentage of babies that received a public health nurse visit within their first six months in the past two years in Dublin south central, in tabular form. [69119/26]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Transport
246. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend rail services to Park West and Cherry Orchard station on weekends. [68030/26]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
477. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement has he and his Department had with Dublin City Council to find a way to facilitate the community indoor market in the eight building in Dublin 8 that was part of the planning permission as a ground-level market hall. [68638/26]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
915. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which the Government's strategy for the funding of higher education is predicated on continued growth in international student fee income; whether the Department has assessed the vulnerability of higher education institutions to a downturn in international student demand; and the findings of any…
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
916. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide details in tabular form of total international non-EU students enrolled in Irish higher education institutions each year since 2021/22 and the related international fee income. [68550/26]
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
917. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasons the level of additional funding provided to address the Funding the Future funding gap has reduced in recent budgets; the reasons the multiannual funding commitments announced in Budget 2025 in respect of closing that funding gap were not fully reflected in Budget 2026; whether he remains committe…
Jen Cummins Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
639. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Health Who will be getting the shingles vaccine for free. [67101/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
477. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a representative on the cross-departmental working group on young carers; if so, whether the working group has yet met; and, if not, the expected timeframe for such a meeting. [64224/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
485. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether caring responsibility will be included within the DEIS strategy (details supplied); and, if not, the way in which her Department will determine whether the recognition of children “caring for others” in the strategy has led to any practical change. [64228/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
487. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the action in the DEIS Implementation Plan 2026–2028 or the DEIS Plus plan which gives practical effect to the DEIS strategy to 2035 objective that it will align with Government approaches supporting children and young people who are 'caring for others'; and the way in which she will ensure that young carers are identified and supported through DEIS s…
Jen Cummins Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Education
488. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the completion of stage 2B review for a school (details supplied); and to provide the timeframe for progression to tender and construction. [64286/26]