Paul Donnelly
Written
544. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if he has spoken with the UK home secretary since his appointment as Minister. [5962/25]
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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
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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
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| 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
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- constituency Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Donnelly
Written
545. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of interview rooms in each Garda station within the Dublin Metropolitan Region that currently have audio and video recording facilities, in tabular form. [5963/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
546. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the status the work of Garda juvenile liaison officers (JLOs); the number of Garda JLOs, by rank in each Garda division; the amount of funding it has received in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of arrests and prosecutions arising in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [5966/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
610. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital works projects that were funded under the 2024 Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme that are still ongoing; and when each of these projects be completed, in tabular form. [5970/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
611. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the WTE vacancies, by job title currently within the import control division of his Department; and the estimated timeframe for when each of the vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [5971/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
654. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children aged under 16 years on the disability data in CHO7. [5959/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
783. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for heart, lung or kidney transplants, in tabular form. [5975/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
81. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the critical works needed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3619/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
34. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of refurbishments that were carried out at Irish embassies during 2024; and the nature of refurbishments that are scheduled to be carried out at Irish embassies during 2025, in tabular form. [2882/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
35. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he had a bilateral meeting with his German counterpart at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. [2883/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2892/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
112. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be required to train a new Army cadetship class consisting of 60 persons. [2896/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank that would be required to train a new Naval Service cadetship class consisting of 50 persons. [2897/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
203. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the extra costs that would be required to extend security personnel on the Dublin Bus fleet until the end of 2025. [2884/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
204. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital investment undertaken at each Coast Guard station nationwide in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [2885/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
205. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if all new DART carriages coming into the fleet over the next few years will have overhead luggage space to be able to hold small suitcases and so on. [2886/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
388. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the CEO or other senior officials from major companies he spoke with during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. [2891/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
409. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the new school (details supplied) where children, staff and teachers are finding it difficult to continue using prefabs indefinitely and in particular in cold weather conditions. [2191/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
815. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing baton guns for armed gardaí in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2887/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
816. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices, FPNs, that gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2024; and if An Garda Síochána is notified if that FPN has been paid or not. [2888/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
871. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2893/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
980. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE clinical psychologists based at a location (details supplied) as of 28 January 2025; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 28 January 2022, in tabular form. [2881/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1207. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives based in each of the three maternity hospitals within Dublin as of 28 January 2025; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 28 January 2022, in tabular form. [2889/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1208. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE currently within CHO9; the length of time each of those posts has been vacant since; and the estimated timeframe in which those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [2890/25]
Paul Donnelly
Written
1378. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to visit the east coast of the United States on an education trade mission before Easter 2025. [2895/25]