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
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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 18 Mar 2026 · to Enterprise
562. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional steps that Tourism Ireland will take to increase the number of US and UK tourists coming to Ireland during 2026. [18690/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Culture
929. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the CEOs or equivalent he has formally met with from each State agency under the remit of the Department to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18683/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1130. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all removals from a list (details supplied) or exceeding the income threshold for 2025/2026 could be postponed until the review is completed. [20752/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Social
1160. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applications for carer's allowance that were refused in 2025, in tabular form. [18685/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1270. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protests which took place outside Leinster House that required additional Garda resources and physical barriers to be erected in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18686/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1271. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 699 of 12 November 2025, if the necessary information from the Garda authorities has been supplied to him in order for this parliamentary question to be answered. [18687/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1272. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of cases involving the seizure of scrambler bikes or quad bikes that resulted in a prosecution file being prepared by gardaí in the years of 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [18688/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Justice
1401. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of applications for an extension of student conditions (ESTC) received in each of the past five years to date; the total number of those specific applications that resulted in the granting of a Stamp 1 permission, allowing the holder to work without an employment permit; the specific criteria and exceptional grounds…
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Children
1514. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts, by grade, that were filled at Blanchardstown CDNT as of 3 March 2026; and the average waiting time for same. [18684/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1734. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ophthalmic surgeon posts filled within the cataract unit of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, in tabular form. [18691/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns CHI undertook in the UK in 2025 and to date in 2026 to encourage Irish trained nurses, doctors, radiographers and so on to return home and work at the new National Children's Hospital; and the number of persons that expressed an interest in returning home. [18692/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1736. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if each HSE dental clinic within CHO7 have dedicated decontamination rooms and full x-ray facilities, in tabular form. [18693/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
258. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the unfair housing allocation caps for families who may be ten years plus on a housing list, being deemed over the threshold due to family members becoming working age or promotion or social welfare increases and so on, in that timeframe; and is there plans to address this practice. [6197/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Housing
391. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless families and single members of the Traveller community; and the length of time they have been homeless and in homeless accommodation, in tabular form. [17910/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Education
442. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school was not included in the announced list of projects, confirmation of the school’s current position within future phases of the National Development Plan; the realistic timeline for redevelopment or significant investment. [16480/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Justice
659. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to introduce a bridging right to work for international graduates (details supplied) on Stamp 1G who have submitted valid, in-time extension applications, similar to maintained status in Canada, Section 3C leave in the United Kingdom, Bridging Visa A in Australia, and interim visa arrangements in New Zealand. [16514/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
811. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there plans to increase horse seizure operations under the Control of Horses Act 1996; and the number of prosecutions have resulted from these activities. [14003/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
812. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place to ensure seized horses are protected and re-homed. [14004/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
813. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is coordination between Gardaí, local councils and animal welfare organisations to address repeat offenders of (sulky) road racing. [14005/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
19. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans that have been put in place to protect those who lose their job through the advancement of AI. [12297/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Children
163. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the difficulty posed by auto enrolment for TUSLA-funded projects (details supplied). [12268/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Health
259. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the ongoing delays for public speech and language therapy services in Dublin North-West, and any proposed interventions to alleviate the waiting time. [12936/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
250. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she spoke with the US House of Representatives speaker during her recent visit to Washington DC. [11600/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
292. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the help available to single people who work full time and live alone in their own home to deal with the spiralling cost of energy, and in particular gas. [12547/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Climate
294. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of contracts his Department in the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the nature of services this company (details supplied) has provided to the Department in each of the years in question; the amount his Department has paid this company for such services in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [11601/26]