TDs / Aidan Farrelly

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Aidan Farrelly

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2125. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid in legal costs to each of the top ten legal firms representing plaintiffs in medical negligence cases in 2024 and 2025; the number of cases payments relate to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20318/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
2126. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount paid out in legal costs to each of the top ten named legal firms representing the agency in medical negligence cases in 2024 and 2025; the number of cases payments relate to, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20319/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
428. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Commissioner and his leadership teams in the Garda and or Fiosrú, have provided him with the policy on use of taser, in line with similar Garda policies that is the incapacitant spray policy which are publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18064/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
429. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Commissioner or his leadership teams, the Garda and or Fiosrú, has provided him with the policy on the Garda use of force policy, in line with similar Garda policies such as the incapacitant spray policy which are publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18065/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
430. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the Garda Commissioner and his leadership teams the Garda and or Fiosrú, has provided him with the protocol, if any exists for cases in which an individual is seriously injured, or dies following taser use, whether immediately after a taser is issued or from the effects of a taser for example due to a head injury after falling; a…
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Mar 2026 · to Justice
435. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and rank of Gardaí that have undergone pursuit driving training at a training facility outside of the jurisdiction in the past three years to date; and the location of the training and associated costs. [18139/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
768. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm the membership of the committee responsible for the adjudication of sites for the State-led provision of childcare and early years education services; the number of times it has met since its inception; the number of applications it has adjudicated on and the location of same. [17161/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 3 Mar 2026 · to Children
769. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress of the implementation of a single agency for early years and school age care. [17162/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Defence
24. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if she has spoken with the UK Defence Secretary to date in 2026. [15445/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
97. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of persons that attended each heritage site under the remit of OPW in the years 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [15441/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Culture
146. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he last met formally with the CEO of Screen Ireland; and the topics discussed. [15436/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Justice
185. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of vehicles seized for having no valid car tax by Gardaí within the DMRs, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare-Carlow division in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [15442/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Justice
204. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new Garda public order unit vans that came into the fleet in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of Garda public order unit vans withdrawn from the fleet during same period, in tabular form. [15443/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Justice
205. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on Garda vehicle recovery services within the DMRs, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare-Carlow Division in 2025 and to date in 2026. [15444/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
214. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met formally with the Chairperson of Sea Fisheries Protection Authority; and the topics discussed. [15446/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Children
232. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities posts filled within CHO7 as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15448/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Children
233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior work practitioner posts filled at North Kildare CDNT as of 19 February 2026, in tabular form. [15449/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
270. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant respiratory medicine based at St Vincent's University Hospital. [15437/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
271. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of percutaneous coronary intervention procedures including primary PCI and non-primary (elective or urgent) PCI carried out in Beaumont Hospital in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [15438/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
272. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE rapid response vehicles available for calls on a 24-7 basis within Kildare as of 18 February 2026, in tabular form. [15439/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Health
273. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE rapid response vehicles available for calls on a 24-7 basis within Wicklow as of 18 February 2026, in tabular form. [15440/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 25 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
283. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to encourage greater participants by Mexican students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in Ireland. [15447/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
261. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of persons that are in arrears; and the number that have been cut off over the last five years, per county. [15037/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Climate
262. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data centres there are in operational and in planning stage, by county, and by size and if their usage is monitored; and if so, the usage. [15038/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
412. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of OPW lands, to include size, buildings and storage facilities across the State that are not in use and or vacant and duration of same. [14112/26]