Paul Donnelly
Written
359. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Army will be launched in quarter three 2025. [24271/25]
TDs / Paul Donnelly
Paul Donnelly
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584
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
44,577
words spoken in the chamber
Across 172 contributions
426
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
135
topics asked about
Across 19 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 584 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 172 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 33 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 37 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 53 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 44 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 25 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 48 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 39 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 40 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| November 2025 | 23 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 32 | 18 |
| January 2026 | 18 | 11 |
| February 2026 | 38 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 22 | 17 |
| April 2026 | 42 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 15 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 17 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 19 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 13 | 7 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 67 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 Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Donnelly
Written
360. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Casement Aerodrome has the necessary parking stands and length of runaway required for Airbus A380 type of aircrafts to use then aerodrome. [24272/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
421. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Dublin Airport Authority on purchasing specialist fire appliances for Dublin Airport Fire Services, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24275/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
422. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the number of Dublin Bus safer journey teams to five; and the cost of extending the programme until the end of 2025. [24276/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
423. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the grades of staff employed within DAA Airport search unit, in tabular form. [24277/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
515. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of taxi companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement Framework to provide taxi services to public bodies; when each of the taxi companies contract on the framework will expire, in tabular form. [24273/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
612. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding her Department provided to schools within Dublin 15 area for works carried out under emergency works scheme in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24278/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
647. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Tourism Ireland will run an advertisement campaign to promote tourism within Ireland throughout subway stations in New York city. [24291/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
896. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of competitions held for sworn gardaí to apply to join divisional collision forensic investigation units in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of gardaí who applied during each competition held, in tabular form. [24279/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
897. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the date of the last occasion on which the Garda dog unit kennels were upgraded. [24280/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
898. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing anti-ram vehicle bollards in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24283/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
899. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice with regard to the Garda driver training unit at Garda HQ, the number of filled posts, the number of vacant posts; when will those vacant posts be filled, in tabular form. [24284/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
985. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of student placements in Blanchardstown Children's Disability Network Team, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [24274/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1172. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE secretaries working with each consultant paediatric dermatologist based at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24287/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the locations of primary care centres where intravitreal injections for age-related macular degeneration currently takes place. [24288/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmologists working in the public health service; her plans to expand this number; and the international recommended best practice ratio for ophthalmologists to population and current ratios. [24289/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1175. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE community nurses based in CHO7 in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24290/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
233. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department expects to fill the culture officer post in Toronto. [20928/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
354. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of males and females that applied for the most recent Naval Service cadet recruitment campaign. [20903/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
355. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated full-year cost if the Defence Forces sea going Naval personnel tax credit increased to €2,000 and reduced the number of patrol days to 68 days annually to be eligible. [20904/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
531. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will allocate the necessary funding to cover the costs of fully restoring onboard catering services on all intercity rail services. [20914/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
532. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the additional high visibility security personnel that Iarnród Éireann will allocate to deal with increased numbers of passengers on trains and at stations during warm weather periods where trains pass by beaches during the upcoming peak summer months. [20915/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
602. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance to clarify the reasons behind the Office of Public Works’ refusal to install customs dog kennels, and what steps are being taken to address the lack of suitable facilities to support Revenue’s Customs Service in maintaining effective border security. [20489/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
607. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance if he or his predecessor have spoken formally with their Japanese counterpart since January 2024. [20913/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1133. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of WTE qualified archivists employed by his Department as of 22 April 2025; and if he will provide same figures as of 30 April 2021, in tabular form. [20926/25]