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Aisling Dempsey

Fianna Fáil Meath West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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336
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
12,735
words spoken in the chamber
Across 83 contributions. Plus 2 contributions from the chair, not counted
426
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
141
topics asked about
Across 17 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 336 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 83 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 12 6
March 2025 16 4
April 2025 12 2
May 2025 19 2
June 2025 29 8
July 2025 17 2
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 6
October 2025 11 1
November 2025 35 7
December 2025 11 4
January 2026 22 3
February 2026 30 4
March 2026 8 1
April 2026 28 11
May 2026 8 1
June 2026 22 7
July 2026 10 6
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 24 5
October 2026 10 3

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 72 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 Meath West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Aisling Dempsey Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Justice
142. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider extending the right to citizenship to great-grandchildren of Irish citizens, without the need for their parent to have attained citizenship before they were born.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34779/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Justice
647. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has plans to use State-owned accommodation in Meath west as an IPAS centre. [34276/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
34. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a new mid east enterprise plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
52. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs in Meath currently supported by Enterprise Ireland and by the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33034/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
96. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to suspend the periodic means test reviews for carers in receipt of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33130/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
157. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend social welfare payments, benefits and allowances to foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33129/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
248. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason a legal executive officer cannot currently apply for a secondment to another role like all other staff grades; and the reason that some grades can apply for secondments, and some cannot, contributing to a loss of opportunity based on ambiguous rules. [33246/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
308. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the intentions of Government to bring forward new guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; and if further changes to the planning process are being considered in respect of the need to ensure that the views and concerns of local communities affected by large scale wind farms and s…
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Children
362. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the community neuro-rehabilitation team that has been promised since 2019 for the midlands northeast will be funded and put in place. [33243/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
388. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the actions she will take to ensure that givinostat is available at the earliest opportunity to sufferers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [33245/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
232. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to remove the tolls from the M4 when the franchise period finishes in 2033. [32359/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
641. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the properties that are under construction or contract to provide IPAS accommodation in Meath west. [32694/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
642. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the invitations to the next citizenship ceremony will be issued. [32695/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
770. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason all provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 must be commenced together; and the length of time the process take. [31929/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the reason the previously agreed schedule for the commencement order for the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 was changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31930/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
772. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if pay increases for section 39 workers, under the recent agreement reached at the WRC to fund health, social care and homeless sector employers, will automatically take effect, or if the organisations concerned need to reapply for funding. [31931/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
846. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to review all age-based exclusion criteria regarding spinal muscular atrophy treatments, given that adults were excluded from treatments as they were over 18 at the time of the original HSE approval. [32354/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
847. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend reimbursement for spinal muscular atrophy treatments to adults. [32355/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
848. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the appointment of the chief executive of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority, given the closing date is 19 June; and once appointed, whether the chief executive will have the authority to extract sections of the proposed legislation and implement them individually. [32356/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Transport
70. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport when the electric small public service vehicle scheme will re-open for applications. [31091/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Finance
77. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider recommending that Crohn’s disease and colitis sufferers be allowed to avail of the tax break on gluten-free products that is available to coeliacs, given that a gluten-free diet is hugely beneficial to a large percentage of Crohn’s and colitis sufferers. [31098/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Justice
241. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has plans to use State-owned accommodation in Trim or the surrounding areas as an IPAS centre. [31089/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Justice
242. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when he expects the newly appointed senior counsel to examine the conditions under which a repeat offender may be granted bail while awaiting trial. [31090/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
366. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she plans to recognise Crohn’s disease and colitis as long-term illnesses. [31097/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 10 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Disability will next meet. [29816/25]