TDs / Aidan Farrelly

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Aidan Farrelly

Social Democrats Kildare North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,387
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
53,883
words spoken in the chamber
Across 192 contributions. Plus 135 contributions from the chair, not counted
391
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
227
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 1,387 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 192 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 32 0
February 2025 140 19
March 2025 124 10
April 2025 85 13
May 2025 53 11
June 2025 114 5
July 2025 50 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 81 12
October 2025 11 4
November 2025 60 12
December 2025 57 10
January 2026 65 9
February 2026 82 28
March 2026 60 3
April 2026 107 8
May 2026 108 7
June 2026 54 11
July 2026 42 9
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 26 9
October 2026 36 5

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 96 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 Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Housing
317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid out by An Coimiúsín Pleanála (ACP) in legal costs to named solicitors and barristers concerning High Court judicial review cases ACP conceded in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the name of the plaintiffs in each case and date ACP conceded the cases, in tabular form. [23400/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Justice
372. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress to date in respect of permitting PSNI and other UK officers transfer directly into An Garda Síochána at rank-and-file levels; the number of PSNI officers seconded to An Garda Síochána and vice versa; the number of gardai stationed abroad by location; and the number of gardai seconded abroad by location. [23280/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Justice
373. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the date on which he met officially and unofficially with the PSNI chief constable and the Northern Irish Justice Minister; and if he will summarise the nature of those engagements. [23281/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Justice
377. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of instances in which a juvenile liaison officer has utilised the restorative justice mechanism with a case in 2025 and to date in 2026; and the Garda district in which this option was utilised. [23402/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Education
114. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school days at primary level that were not covered by a qualified substitute teacher. [22767/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
198. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of the gifts that he and or his officials gave to the US President and his staff and officials in the White House on 17 March 2026; and the value of the gifts. [22258/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of the gifts that he and his officials received from the US President and his staff and officials on his visit to the White House on 17 March 2026; and if he will provide a further schedule of items he and his officials received as gifts over the course of the mission to the United States in March 2026 [22259/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
402. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update in respect of OPW's management of the magazine fort in Dublin; the annual costs of maintaining the site and structures in the past ten years to date; the annual security costs associated with the site; and the plans if any to restore the structure and commence reg…
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
655. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent members of staff in each local authority for the years 2022-2023-2024-2025, by county/city authority; if he will provide a schedule of local authorities that applied to recruit additional staffing for those years; the local authorities that were granted permission, and refused; if he will clari…
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
149. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to visit Cyprus prior to Ireland taking the presidency of the EU Council. [21278/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Defence
175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel by rank and by vessel that would be needed to ensure that all eight navy ships have the required crew to be able to operate at any one time. [21290/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Transport
201. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of WTE staff by job title and or grade currently working within Air Accident Investigation Unit of his Department, in tabular form. [21283/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Transport
202. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if all major staffed Irish Rail stations have defibrillators available at the stations and all Irish Rail staff within the stations are fully trained in the use of this vital piece of equipment. [21284/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Finance
238. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of beer, wine and spirits that were seized by Revenue Customs Services at each airport and ferryport in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [21287/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
262. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of female apprenticeship by trade that are currently employed by the OPW; the steps that OPW are taking to increase the number of female apprenticeship being employed by them. [21289/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Culture
318. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE qualified Historians employed by his Department as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21288/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Justice
367. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the relevant information from the Garda Authorities in order to answer this PQ. [21286/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
503. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Emergency Medicine Registrars and Advanced Nurse Practitioners based at the HSE Minor Injuries Clinic, Smithfield as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21279/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
504. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE Cardiology Registrars based at St Vincent's University Hospital as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21280/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
505. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for National Rehabilitation Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [21281/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Health
506. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays currently available at St James's Hospital. [21282/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
527. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of capital works projects under the remit of the Department that received EU funding in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [21285/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a schedule by consulate and embassy with the number of requests from Irish citizens for assistance in 2025 and to date in 2026. [18535/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
455. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of the number of detections of domestic vehicles containing agricultural green diesel in each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026; the number of enforcements taken; the number of fines issued and totality of same; and the number of maximum fines issued over that time period. [19672/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
468. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and amount relating to same that the State Claims Agency (SCA) have settled before court proceedings in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will provide this information by Department and or body that the SCA has acted on behalf of for same. [20320/26]