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 6 May 2026 · to Transport
157. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will support a funded national programme to redesign the 50 highest-risk road sections with published timelines (details supplied). [32393/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 6 May 2026 · to Finance
211. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government will consider reducing VAT on new builds to 9% and put measures in place to ensure developers do not increase prices even more as a result. [31866/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if a bus from Dublin 15 to Dublin Airport (N8 Route) has now been put back further to 2027. [18384/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Defence
217. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of trained pilots, aircrew and technical staff assigned to each aircraft type within the Air Corps; and the current vacancy rates. [31804/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Defence
218. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if there are plans to put out a tender seeking expression of interest from companies worldwide regarding the replacement of naval ship LE Niamh. [31805/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
244. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of permits that DAA issued for allowing taxi drivers to pick up customers at Dublin Airport in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the criteria that needs to be met for a permit to be issued to taxi drivers. [31798/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
245. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of Bus Éireann PSO fleet that is currently fully wheelchair accessible; and the estimated cost needed to ensure the remainder of the PSO fleet is wheelchair accessible. [31799/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
379. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions, by rank that were held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join the Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Gardaí, by rank, that applied in each competition. in tabular form. [31800/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Justice
380. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on Garda Operation Meacan; and the number of e-scooters and e-bikes that have been seized under this operation to date. [31801/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
427. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to CDNTs in CHO9 in 2025 and 2026; and the estimated funding required to eliminate current waiting lists within this CDNT. [31796/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Children
428. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers, by grade posts, filled at Hartstown CDNT as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31797/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
468. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant neurosurgeons based at Beaumont Hospital that are only dealing with and treating public patients. [31802/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Health
469. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of opened and staffed high-dependency unit beds at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown as of 23 April 2026, in tabular form. [31803/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Defence
316. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if permission is required from her for the participation of members of the Irish Defence Forces in foreign military 'competitions'. [29787/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Defence
317. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if she is aware of Irish Defence Forces members participating in military competitions with the Israeli Defence Forces; and if confirmed, her views on such on participation. [29788/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
999. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations (details supplied); and her views on whether the current delay aligns with the equitable access promised in the newly launched National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030. [29564/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1001. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the reason the baby alarm and monitor scheme is only available to residents of County Meath, funded by the local HSE, it also appears that similar arrangements exist in Cork and Kerry, but there is still no equivalent support available for deaf parents living in Dublin. [29583/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Health
356. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of house calls that doctors from each D-Doc treatment centre carried out during each day of the recent Easter bank holiday weekend; the average time from receipt of call at each D-Doc treatment centre until the doctor arrived at that house in question, in tabular form. [27484/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
326. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise Israel's newly enacted death penalty law formally at the EU Council and the UN Human Rights Council. [26191/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
336. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount her Department spent on purchasing new State cars and vans for Irish Embassies and Consul General Offices worldwide in 2025 and to-date in 2026 in tabular form. [26675/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Defence
580. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence to outline a list of capital projects within her Department that received EU funding in the years of 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26687/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Defence
581. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if any non-military roles onboard Irish Naval Ships are carried out by suitably qualified civilian persons; and if all roles are met by Permanent Defence Forces personnel. [26688/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Transport
851. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the new train carriages coming into the fleet over the next few years will now include automatic audio announcements reminding commuters when the doors are about to close on that particular train. [26679/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Transport
852. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport when he last met formally with the CEO of Dublin Port Company; and the topics discussed. [26680/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Enterprise
1187. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment If Failte Ireland plans to open their tourism information offices on Sundays in major towns and cities during the peak summer months. [26683/26]