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 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
729. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth how she intends to implement Action 50 of the Education Plan 2025, which reinforces the emphasis on inclusive decision-making and representation of young people who face barriers to participation; how she intends to do this in the context of the role of youth work; what funding is available for youth work organisations to support young people to pa…
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Culture
946. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58452/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Culture
963. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding each national culture institution under the remit of his Department will receive in 2025; and the amount of funding allocated to each of those institutions in 2026, in tabular form. [59313/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1030. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58460/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1188. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department and bodies under its aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and, if so, the amount in each case. [58464/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1219. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if will clarify whether a company (details supplied) had and or has a contract with his Department in the years 2020 to date in 2025; and if so, the nature of services this company provided to his Department, by year, in tabular form. [59308/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1284. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58461/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1325. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount that An Garda Síochána spent on purchasing new vehicle stinger devices in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [59318/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1326. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to each Garda division as of 28 October 2025; and if this number will be further increased before the end of 2025. [59319/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1327. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 876 of 17 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this PQ answered. [59320/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
1429. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and bodies under its aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and, if so, the amount in each case. [58449/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1508. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and bodies under her aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58450/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1546. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to Kildare children's disability network teams from 2022 to 2025, year; and the funding that will be allocated in 2026, in tabular form. [59311/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1768. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if her Department and bodies under her aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58459/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1941. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of graduates who were in the academic year 2024-2025 through the HSE sponsorship scheme for public health nurses;and the number which were located in Kildare integrated health area. [59314/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1942. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses who have been accepted onto the 2025-2026 HSE sponsorship scheme for public health nurses; and the number of those who are located in Kildare integrated health area. [59315/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1943. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the specific winter contingency measures that will be in place for Naas General Hospital ahead of the 2025-2026 winter season including extra acute and step down bed capacity, emergency department funding and staffing allocation. [59316/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1944. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for children to receive prosthetic limbs and subsequent upgrades or replacements. [59317/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2118. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department and bodies under its aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and, if so, the amount in each case. [58458/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2119. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year. [58471/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
2161. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 913 of 21 October 2025, if he will provide the key performance indicators and metrics from the campaign from concept to delivery; the number of persons to date that have returned on foot of the campaign. [60205/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Rural
2175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58463/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
135. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the co-ordination of the EU presidency by his Department; and the details of all cross-departmental groups that have been organised and the membership of same. [55464/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
418. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 14 October 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the capital funding for youth affairs under Project Ireland 2040, where €7.55 billion will be invested in the education and youth sector over the period 2026 to 2030; if she will provide an annual breakdown of funding going to youth affairs under Projec…
Aidan Farrelly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
443. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update in respect of opening the autism class in a school (details supplied). [57431/25]