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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 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
222. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to launch a transparency code as included in the Action Plan on Insurance Reform as the first priority action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
558. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will remove the obligation on principals of schools with under 60 pupils to teach, given the increased administration and operational duties on them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9277/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Culture
668. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to prioritise his approval of the 7% increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Justice
785. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider seeking a constitutional change to ensure that counselling notes will be inadmissible in all court cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
919. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to amend the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 to allow families remain as decision makers for children who mature physically and in age, but not in mental capacity, without the need to apply to the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9276/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
71. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she is taking with EU counterparts in relation to the situation in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8290/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
97. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her attendance at the Coalition of the Willing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8289/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
405. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; to clarify the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8939/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
406. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, which will be used for new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8940/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
415. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the consultation which has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8978/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
416. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8979/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
417. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health to what extent flexible, community-based cancer recoverysupports areavailableto help women balance recovery with caring responsibilities, including family counselling and peer-support networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8980/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
418. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on discussions with the IPU in relation to blister packs. [8981/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
494. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that the DEIS + scheme does not focus solely on urban areas, but also assists rural disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7596/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
495. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a secondary school (details supplied) is not considered a DEIS school despite its student population coming almost exclusively from a national school. [7597/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
478. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to ensure that school bus escorts are employed all year round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5636/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
636. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that local authorities cannot carry over their unspent tenant-in-situ allocation from year-to-year if necessary. [5881/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
637. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the local authority price ceilings for the purchase of second hand properties. [5882/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
638. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider his Department’s guidance that second hand properties should be in good condition, with no more that €10,000 spent on minor works. [5883/26]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
15. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4878/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
49. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the pause on mid-urethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4879/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Children
257. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of new family resource centres delivered in 2025. [4775/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Children
258. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if new providers entered core funding in 2025; and details of same. [4776/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Children
259. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any providers returned to core funding, having previously left, in 2025; and the details of same. [4777/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
17. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection for an overview of measures being taken in his Department in 2026 to support people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2685/26]