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 23 Sep 2025 · to Finance
228. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50492/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
239. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50498/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Enterprise
260. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50491/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Education
345. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50490/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Culture
360. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50486/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
401. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50496/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
423. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50500/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
496. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50497/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
516. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50483/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
576. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50484/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
702. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50495/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
715. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50494/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
723. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50499/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
91. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the new UK foreign secretary. [48213/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Defence
176. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Naval Service will be launched during quarter four 2025. [48199/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
217. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the resumption of catering services onboard Intercity rail services; and if Iarnród Éireann has sought funding from National Transport Authority to meet the cost of resuming same. [48200/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
218. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the date on which he last met the Chief Executive Officer of Dublin Airport Authority; the issues discussed; and the date of the next scheduled meeting with the CEO. [48201/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Finance
311. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost of increasing the small gift tax exemption from €3,000 to €4,500 per year. [48208/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Finance
312. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the capital budget allocation for the Revenue Commissioners in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [48209/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
364. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of OPW owned and leased sites and buildings in County Kildare, in tabular form. [48198/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
498. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to build new post primary schools and or expand capacity at other schools within County Kildare. [48197/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Culture
605. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has met formally with the executive director of a theatre (details supplied); when the next meeting with the executive director is scheduled. [48210/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Social
741. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE qualified legal advisors working in his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [48211/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
876. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda prisoner transport vans currently in the fleet; if he will provide the same figures as of 1 September 2021, in tabular form. [48202/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
877. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 15 July 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities to answer this question. [48203/25]