TDs / Paul Donnelly

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Paul Donnelly

Sinn Féin Dublin West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
347. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the recruitment campaign for a new CEO at Enterprise Ireland is being advertised outside of the State or just within the State. [9593/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
472. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide the total amount paid in cash, the total amount paid directly to a bank account and the amount lodged directly to an account at a post office in respect of each category of welfare payment administered by his Department in 2024. [9594/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
473. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade in each employment support team within Intreo offices within Dublin as of 25 February 2025, in tabular form. [9595/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Social
474. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of single persons with no dependents that received more than €24,000 in social welfare payments administered by his Department during 2024 and to provide a breakdown of those recipients by the total amount received. [9596/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
528. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if funding has been made available this year for the replacement of Garda prisoner transport trucks and the current ages of those trucks that are currently in use. [9597/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
529. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will report on Operation Táirge and the number of persons arrested and charged under this operation to date. [9599/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
530. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked Garda vans that came into the fleet in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of marked vans withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [9600/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Justice
531. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice when he expects to publish the Policing Authority report on serious riots which occurred in Dublin city centre in November 2023. [9601/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
579. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of each bonus payment to employees of Greyhound Racing Ireland and Horse Racing Ireland in 2024. [9602/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
734. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update on interim funding to an organisation (details supplied); and general funding going forward. [9574/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of the emergency out-of-hours mental health services currently available to adults in CHO9 area and the process required to obtain this service. [9581/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
736. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric neurologist registrars based at CHI Temple Street in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [9582/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
737. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of 24-7 HSE critical care ambulances, by location, in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [9583/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Health
738. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department nurses based at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased this year. [9584/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Education
140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the reason the City of Dublin Education and Training Board has not developed and implemented a remote working policy when all other ETBs, except Waterford Wexford ETB, have done so. [8359/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Children
156. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to address the chronic under-funding of a centre (details supplied) which has seen its service users rise from 80 in 2018 to 492 in 2024, but its funding has not increased at all in this same period. [5760/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
34. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he has engaged with a group (details supplied); and has any progress made on legislation to meet some of their asks. [6601/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Defence
182. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies for doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists currently within Defence Forces Medical Corps; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [5972/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Defence
183. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are plans during 2025 to issue a tender for the provision of a replacement for the LÉ Róisín. [5973/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Defence
184. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of persons, by gender currently in recruit training in each of the three branches of the Defence Forces, in tabular form. [5974/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
225. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the plans Dublin Airport Authority has to develop an appropriate bus and coach area for users of Dublin Airport that includes fully accessible toilets a tourist information stand and a roof covering for waiting commuters. [5960/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Transport
226. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of new coach parking areas by location that were funded by the NTA in 2023 and 2024; the number of new coach parking areas that will be provided in 2025, in tabular form; and if it is intended to future proof the bays by including charging points for large-scale coach EVs. [5961/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Finance
263. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost to increase the number of dog detector teams within Revenue Commissioners to 50; and the last time this number was increased. [5958/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
283. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of the companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement framework for installing and-or the maintenance of gas boilers for public bodies within Dublin region; and when the contact for each of the companies is due to expire. [5969/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
292. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocated to Corporate Enforcement Agency in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [5967/25]