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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

  1. Aidan Farrelly
  2. Alan Kelly
  3. George Lawlor
  4. Joe Cooney
  5. Barry Heneghan

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 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1077. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed by his Department at each grade of executive officer and above, by gender, in tabular form. [46402/24]
Departmental Staff
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Children
1242. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the locations of each assistive technology and specialised seating department within the State; if they are directly run by the HSE or are run on behalf of the HSE by another organisation; and the number and role of staff employed in each of these services. [1416/25]
Disability Services
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1325. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric neurosurgeries outsourced abroad in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46302/24]
Health Services
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO7. [46303/24]
Primary Care Services
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1339. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons with a special interest in back and spinal reconstruction at Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [46398/24]
Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1548. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated current costs that would be required to extend the opening hours of the urgent care centre at CHI in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown from 8am-9pm, seven days a week. [1410/25]
Hospital Services
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Health
1549. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls that were carried out by doctors from each treatment centre of D-Doc services during each day of the recent Christmas-New Year period, in tabular form. [1411/25]
General Practitioner Services
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1696. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of external consultant reports commissioned by his Department in 2024; the cost of same; and the company involved and publication date, by report, in tabular form. [46299/24]
Departmental Consultations
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1700. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the €1,000 reimbursement for third level students applies to those doing their master's degree; and, if not, whether there are additional grants available to this cohort of students. [46405/24]
Third Level Fees