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Mairéad Farrell

Sinn Féin Galway West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,072
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
77,415
words spoken in the chamber
Across 359 contributions. Plus 93 contributions from the chair, not counted
363
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
266
topics asked about
Across 20 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 1,072 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 359 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 21 5
February 2025 74 21
March 2025 51 21
April 2025 47 41
May 2025 64 12
June 2025 104 15
July 2025 58 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 26 2
October 2025 30 26
November 2025 59 5
December 2025 45 30
January 2026 46 4
February 2026 70 3
March 2026 72 19
April 2026 48 15
May 2026 63 28
June 2026 93 10
July 2026 57 30
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 24 8
October 2026 20 40

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 209 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 Galway West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
721. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the current coroners working in Galway; if the role that was vacated in 2022 has been filled (details supplied); if the details on his Department's website will be update in line with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36788/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 19 May 2026 · to Justice
754. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an individual who is resident in Ireland on Stamp 1 permission becomes incapacitated due to illness, if there is a pathway to regularise their status so that they can remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37738/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 14 May 2026 · to Climate
177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
441. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the next steps a person (details supplied) should take to access an IRP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 14 May 2026 · to Children
472. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports in place for new service providers of early years education and after school provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35975/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 May 2026 · to Finance
42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to develop a new scheme to replace the disabled drivers scheme; if he can provide a timeline of when the new scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35508/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 May 2026 · to Health
202. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Galway waiting for assessment for PMC; the number in Galway waiting 4 weeks or less, 4-12 weeks, 12-24 weeks and over 24 weeks, in tabular form; the average waiting time between making an application and having an assessment carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35507/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
245. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department belatedly published an appropriate assessment screening report required under the EU Habitats Directive for Conservation of Salmon and Sea trout (Bag Limits) Bye-Law (No. 1023) 2026, when the bye-law itself was surreptitiously published without the screening on 7 April 2026; and if he will make a statement…
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
246. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the Owenriff (Barna) River system No. 140, was not legislated for (details supplied) by either the conservation of salmon and sea trout (bag Limits) bye-law (No. 1023) 2026 or the angling bye-law (No.1022) 2026, considering that salmon were harvested by rod and line angling from the river in 2024 according to a report pu…
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
247. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Departmental officials have failed to publish submissions to the public consultation on the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations and Conservation Measures 2026, which closed on 5 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34029/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
248. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Departmental officials delayed announcing the signing of the Conservation of Salmon and Sea trout (Bag Limits) Bye-Law (No. 1023) 2026 on 2 April until 9 April 2026, when a departmental press release was published; was this delay a deliberate attempt to entrap salmon anglers who were still observing the 2025 season r…
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
249. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the review of Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 taking cognisance of Regulation 46 of S.I. No. 477/2011 (European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations), considering that both bye-laws were not screened for under the EU…
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Departmental officials issued any Section 14 Authorisations under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 for Catchment-Wide Electrofishing (CWEF) surveys in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34034/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
251. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland (ACCI)/Angling Advisory Group (AAG) that have taken place this calendar year; the number in total envisaged for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34035/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Climate
270. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in which instances are window replacements included in the warmer homes scheme; if a defective double glazed window can ever be included in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34800/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Transport
317. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of public money that has been spent to date on the Cork to Kinsale Greenway, including consultancy, planning, legal and administrative costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34037/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
494. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on his plans for the reform of the FOI system; the progress that has been made on implementing the recommendations from the last FOI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34890/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Housing
671. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost and the implications that would arise from extending the voluntary extension of the retirement age to 65 for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33994/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Housing
689. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on current guidelines for local authorities installing solar PV on social housing; if local authority tenants are eligible to apply for a grant for these either through their local authority or the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34366/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Housing
690. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a survey has been done of electricity costs in social housing before and after retrofitting works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34367/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 12 May 2026 · to Children
997. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the lack of childcare services currently available in the Clifden area, County Galway; if she has considered the potential of establishing a community crèche in the Clifden area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35034/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
69. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on her Department’s policy regarding the deployment of the Defence Forces to intervene in peaceful protest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28428/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 7 May 2026 · to Health
565. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) antibody injection for newborn babies, amidst news that it is at risk of being discontinued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33882/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 6 May 2026 · to Foreign
25. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign births register application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32338/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 6 May 2026 · to Finance
221. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to clarify where liability lies for the tax owed under Karshan settlements; if workers who were reclassified as employees as a result of the Karshan ruling are compelled to reimburse their employers as a result of the tax paid by those employers for 2024 and 2025 as part of a Karshan settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [322…