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 22 Oct 2026 · to Education
111. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the anomaly that prevented schools (details supplied) as DEIS Band I Urban schools each being able to appoint a dedicated HSCL is still applicable; if so, what is the anomaly, given that no such restrictions apply elsewhere in Dublin 15; and the objective criteria that were met by another school; if the anomaly will be overturned; and the process…
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Foreign
195. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If she had a bilateral meeting with her Australian counterpart during the recent UN High Level Week. [73519/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Climate
218. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment If he had a bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart during the recent UN High Level Week. [73509/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
279. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of additional Luas carriages that came into service in the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [73522/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Transport
280. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost in 2027 if Dublin Bus received 50 zero-emission battery-electric double-decker buses. [73521/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
664. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of competitions held in 2025 and to date in 2026 for sworn gardaí to apply to join divisional protective services units; the number of those competitions by rank that were held; and the number of gardaí by rank who applied in each of those competitions, in tabular form. [73510/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
666. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of cars in the Garda roads policing unit that are currently fitted with an automatic number plate recognition system. [73512/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Justice
669. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of detective inspector posts and detective superintendent posts filled within each division in the Dublin region, in tabular form. [73518/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Children
808. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of contracts a company (details supplied) has had with her Department in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the nature of services this company provided to her Department in each of the years in question, in tabular form. [73531/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
897. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown laboratory services including the haematology and biochemistry Department; and the number of laboratory staff rostered for overnight and weekend on-call services. [73520/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1108. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he visited Peking University in Beijing during his recent visit to China. [73525/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 13 Oct 2026 · to Justice
564. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to join family applications, the reason decisions are issued in such uneven bursts; and whether a daily, steady processing target for join family can be introduced. [72221/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Transport
91. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will contact Irish Rail on a matter (details supplied). [70673/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Education
54. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to amalgamate two schools (details supplied) into a co-education school. [67347/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Defence
113. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched in Quarter 4 2026. [67080/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
152. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff, by job title currently, working within the marketing department of CIE. [67076/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
206. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount that the OPW collected in rent fees from external restaurants/cafes within OPW Heritage Sites in 2025 and the first seven months of 2026, in tabular form. [67078/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
229. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time advertising and consumer engagement co-ordinators posts filled by gender and location, employed by Tourism Ireland as of 15 September 2026, in tabular form. [67077/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
337. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to Sport Ireland towards the cost of paying salaries of coaches of athletics within high performance units in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67071/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Justice
444. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2216 of 28 July 2026, if he has received the relevant information from Garda Authorities to answer this PQ. [67072/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Children
505. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staff vacancy rate for children’s disability network teams in CHO7 as of 31 August 2026, in tabular form. [67082/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
642. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of orthopaedic outpatient clinics that are held at Beaumont hospital each week; the hours each clinic is available; the names of consultants and or registrars that are present at each of those clinics, in tabular form. [67074/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Foreign
80. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name of the external company contracted to her Department that arranges for work permits/visas and so on to be issued for departmental staff that are being posted overseas at Irish Embassies and Consulate General; the amount that her Department paid this company for such works in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [63731/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
598. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE sales account managers and senior accounts managers employed by Iarnród Eireann as of 14 August 2026, in tabular form. [63727/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
612. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will fund the replacement of plastic shelters on the roof areas between platforms 6 and 7 at Connolly Station. [63725/26]