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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 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
304. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools are obliged to accept home educated students to sit the leaving certificate exams as external candidates; and if not, where these students can be accommodated. [66915/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
305. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if home schooled students can avail of the free book scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66916/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Education
306. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if junior and leaving certificate assessments completed at home can be assessed by home school educators; and if it is necessary to have them assessed by a teacher in a school. [66917/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Housing
205. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review planning regulations in relation to the provision of baby changing facilities in disabled toilets in commercial and privately owned buildings such as hotels and restaurants, which may prevent a disabled person from accessing the toilet when they need to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66413/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
78. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he will support local authorities to provide more housing under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025 – 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65639/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
110. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the report of the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Strategic Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65640/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
922. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if she is considering structured day services that would bridge the gap from inpatient care to outpatient care for adolescents recovering from eating disorders (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66031/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
150. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health if financial advice can be provided to cancer patients to make them aware of entitlements available to them during and after treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64446/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
181. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health the action can be taken to improve services and supports for cancer patients in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64445/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
580. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage for an update on the inclusion of grade 1 homes in the pyrite scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [63263/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Children
939. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider excluding domiciliary care allowance from reckonable income for the national childcare scheme subsidy; and the immediate steps his Department will take to support affected families in the meantime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63736/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Health
1093. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health to consider including medical reports for driving licence renewal/applications for over 70's in the general medical services scheme, to alleviate financial pressure associated with driver licence costs. [63592/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 12 Nov 2025 · to Taoiseach
18. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [46880/25]
Aisling Dempsey Oral 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
84. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the Government’s commitment to family resource centres; for an update on the work done by family resource centres across the country; and the potential for establishing more family resource centres. [61878/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
714. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to supply a comprehensive list of documentation required for a minor travelling on their own seeking re-entry to Ireland (details supplied). [61079/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
715. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason his Department no longer issues permission to return letters for unaccompanied minors returning to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61080/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Justice
716. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm that a Stamp 3 issued to a minor is not reissued each year; if his Department accepts that a minor child remains under the updated permission of their parent’s residence status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61081/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Defence
32. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will ensure that the Defence Forces and his Department adhere to their responsibility of providing balancing statements for Defence Forces personnel on an annual basis, in line with signed agreements and Ombudsman for the Defence Forces recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60382/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Defence
70. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to ensure that all Defence Forces personnel in full-time residential training receive subsistence where they cannot be rationed, including officers attending third level educational institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60381/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Education
237. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider ensuring that special classes be a mandatory part of every new school build project, with at least one special class sanctioned in parallel with all other accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60751/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Education
111. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus will be available from Rathcore to a school (details supplied) given the demand has been demonstrated. [60274/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Health
174. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the pause on the use of mesh for the surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence that has been in place since July 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60277/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
698. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of persons who have applied for registration with the Teaching Council under route 4 with Montessori education from 31 December 2023 to date in 2025; and the number that were rejected. [58278/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
699. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a level 8 degree focused on early childhood education together with strong work experience does not qualify an applicant for route 4 registration with the Teaching Council [58279/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
700. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider the establishment route to registration with the Teaching Council for those who wish to specifically work in special education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58280/25]