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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 7 May 2025 · to Health
467. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 1 April 2025, if the National Gender Service tracks the time and costs of providing advice and guidance to other countries. [22261/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
468. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the staffing costs of the National Gender Service from 2019 to 2024, broken down by year, in tabular form. [22262/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 7 May 2025 · to Health
469. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the estimated total number of staff hours used for initial assessments in the National Gender Service in 2024, including clinical appointments, all staff present at MDT meetings, and administration. [22263/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 May 2025 · to Finance
201. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the reason that in relation to table 17 of Revenue’s Corporation tax 2023 payments and 2022 returns, it is stated that Section 110 companies contributed €9.6 million in employment taxes in 2023, given that Section 110 companies take the form of special purpose vehicles which do not have employees (details supplied). [21770/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
246. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his officials in the Inland Fisheries Division issued section 14 authorisations to Inland Fisheries Ireland under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (details supplied) for the restocking of invasive pike into Lough Corrib SAC during stock management operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/25…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
247. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason his officials are procrastinating on publishing the minutes of the Angling Consultative Council of Ireland and Angling Advisory Group meetings held on 06 August and 15 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18722/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
248. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications will future policy statements on the inland fisheries sector take cognisance of the documented anthropogenic spread of invasive fish species such as pike, roach, carp etc. throughout the state and their current legislative conservation in Special Areas of Conservation such as Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statemen…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
272. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will proceed with the signing into law of the proposed Sligo district–conservation of trout on Lough Arrow (Inc the Unshin river) bye-law considering that the appropriate assessment screening completed on 10 October 2024 for the proposed legislation was not made available to interested stakeholders by Inland Fisheries…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
273. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will proceed with the signing into law of the proposed Sligo district–conservation of trout on Lough Arrow (Inc the Unshin river) bye-law considering that this legislative push is completely at odds with statements made last year by his predecessor in response to various Parliamentary Questions stating that any regula…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the proposed western lakes management plan has been consigned to the dustbin by his Department in favour of a cost-neutral mixed fisheries model, where non-native and invasive freshwater fish species such as pike, roach, carp, dace, and so on, take pre-eminence in special areas of conservation/Natura 2000 sites; and if h…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Finance
583. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the legal status of postmasters as employees that was recently confirmed by both the scope section and the social welfare appeals office in an individual case (details supplied); and if the Revenue Commissioners will review their contractor agreement with An Post in light of the Supreme Court decision in Karshan. [19481/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
651. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the guidance the OGP gives to local authorities in relation to establishing an ethical procurement policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19703/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform can he outline what his new proposed expert taskforce for infrastructure will involve; the key timelines; if any other organisations are being considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19967/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
914. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) has not received the Cineáltas flag; if she will ensure the flag is provided without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19649/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
955. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that she has been written to on seven occasions since April 2021 by a family (details supplied) regarding allegations of historical child abuse and sexual harassment and a failure of school management to deal with these issues; the reason the family never got a response beyond an acknowledgements of the receipt of these letters, despite …
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
1049. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education regarding her recent announcement about offering teachers permanent contracts earlier in their career, whether she will clarify if she is proposing to reduce the current requirement of two years of continuous service down to one year for contract of indefinite duration eligibility; when these changes will come into effect; and if they will apply to those c…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if new TIS guidelines allow for older people and people with disabilities to be considered under the scheme even in cases where they do not have children living with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18622/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue a circular to local authorities around updating a social housing applicant’s housing need in line with recommendations from medical professionals, particularly with regard to individuals with developmental disorders who may need a sensory room; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19740/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1428. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available for an older person who needs a new roof but does not have insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19614/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1532. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if mechanisms have been considered to redact an individual’s address from a safety order if it is requested by the person requesting the safety order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18933/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1678. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason commonage framework plans prepared under the last CAP for the townlands of Ballyconneely, Galway, are no longer publicly accessible; and if there is any change in policy on making such plans publicly available. [18710/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
1679. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his department have no records on file for an appropriate assessment or a natura impact statement as required under the EU habitats directive for (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18720/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1870. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to remarks made by An Taoiseach while in Washington DC regarding the Government's approach to IPAS centres (details supplied) that "we didn't want hotels, particularly the last hotel in a given town, to be used for housing asylum seekers,"; and how she intends to implement this in coming months. [19876/25…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2021. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the dental treatment services scheme; the current number of dentists registered in the scheme and the number of dentists registered in the scheme in April 2024, by county, in tabular form; the work her Department is doing to increase the number of dentists who are not only registered in the scheme but willing to take on new pa…
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2195. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allocating funding for a transport service to a day care centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19677/25]