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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 29 Apr 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2500. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Ukrainian students who were included in the free fee scheme in the year 2023 and 2024, and the cost of funding related to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18909/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
32. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had with the ESB to improve energy infrastructure and prepare for future catastrophic storms as seen during storm Éowyn. [17755/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
58. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the retrofit scheme; the number of homes that have benefitted from the scheme to date; and the work he is undertaking to meet the target of retrofitting 500,000 homes by 2030. [17754/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
289. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to invalidity pension, if a change has taken place with regard to the application criteria from ‘incapable to work for the following 12-month period’ to ‘incapable to work permanently’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18094/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Education
108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied) following extensive damage caused by storm Éowyn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17845/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
136. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans for the basic income for artists; the amount of funding that was allocated for the scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17657/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Taoiseach
213. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach if he can provide the total social insurance contributions in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and total contributions as a percentage of GNI* and GDP (current prices), in all years, in tabular form [16557/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
744. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he will review a case of a young woman (details supplied) who has been resident in Ireland for most of her life, has earned university qualifications in this country and is unable to work due to lack of progress on her application for Stamp 4 status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17451/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
965. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she has made funding available to the HSE to ensure that a transport service is in place for service users of St. Francis day care centre in Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17115/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
966. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the situation involving the pension entitlements of certain psychiatric nurses in Galway (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/25]
Mairéad Farrell Oral 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
89. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the national development plan, his plans for additional investment in infrastructure in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15892/25]
Mairéad Farrell Oral 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
91. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans for the public procurement system, and to better align it with strategic goals and ethical considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15893/25]
Mairéad Farrell Oral 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
96. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans for the reform of the FOI system; the recommendations from the last review that have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15896/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
120. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in relation to the Arts Council spending on the failed IT project, when his Department was first made aware of the problems with the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15895/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
202. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps he is taking to better tackle the waste of public money and improve value for money in public spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15894/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
28. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address issues in the ACRES payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13486/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
102. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for the total amount of capital carryover in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; for an estimate of surrendered funds for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15897/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Children
251. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IPAS centres currently licensed by his Department, disaggregated by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15900/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
137. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the merits of a referendum on Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15460/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Foreign
189. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent cancellation of the election in Romania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15461/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Social
519. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received by his Department under the humanitarian assistance schemes form 1 and 2, broken down by the number that have been processed, are still awaiting processing, and for which payments have been made, and turned down, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15655/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Justice
577. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if he plans to introduce Clare’s law provisions into Irish law, to address the issue of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15692/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
717. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details on the situation in Rosmuc, Leitir Mealláin and Carraroe with regard to ensuring a locum is in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15089/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
792. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health for a list of the transgender representative groups that were consulted before making the decision to spend €1.4 million on a national clinical programme for gender healthcare. [15624/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Health
793. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be allocated for transgender services before the national clinical programme for gender healthcare is complete; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15625/25]