Aidan Farrelly
Written
477. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of establishing an initial panel of 90 speech and language therapists for schools as a shared resource. [29377/25]
TDs / Aidan Farrelly
Aidan Farrelly
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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
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
- party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Aidan Farrelly
Written
493. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNA allocations that were recommended to the NCSE by SENOs versus the actual number that were allocated; and to provide a breakdown of where the recommendation by a SENO has not been filled or sanctioned, In tabular form. [29008/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
509. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide the current and planned expansions of primary schools in north Kildare, in tabular form, and the status of same. [29086/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
510. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the thresholds currently in place as part of the demographic demand analysis that would warrant a school extension or a new school building. [29087/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
554. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the youth affairs funding schemes and the funding allocated to each in 2025, in tabular form; the breakdown of the funding, per scheme, by county or other geographical basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29557/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
701. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he last met with the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland and the issues that they discussed. [29369/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
727. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 804, 805 and 806, if the steering group has communicated any issues of concern in respect of the project to date to the audit and risk committee off the sponsoring bodies; if so, the nature of same; if he will provide a schedule of any design changes made post-project commencement; and if an esti…
Aidan Farrelly
Written
739. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy in relation to remote working and details of any systems in place for logging days from home or in office. [28954/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
773. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE accountants that are employed by his Department as of 27 May 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 1 June 2022, in tabular form. [29378/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
955. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of parents eligible for parent's leave in the past twelve months; and how many weeks of leave, if any, those parents took, by county, in tabular form. [30599/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
956. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plan to review parent's leave to make it more flexible and viable for parents, including partial weeks or single days of parent's leave; transferring unused leave to the partner parent; and the option to redistribute payment across a reduced number of days/weeks. [30600/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1003. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of van/personnel carrier courses that were held for Gardaí within the Kildare division in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [29375/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1100. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates in 2025 where he has visited each of the fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [29372/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children with disabilities on waiting list for overnight respite care in County Kildare; and the number of those who currently receiving respite care but who require more nights, in tabular form. [29376/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1200. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) was not included as one of the priority areas of research recently published by her Department; her plans to include FASD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30044/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1201. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the 14,000 additional places that are required in total up to 2030 or whether 14,000 additional places each year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30053/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1209. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 27 May 2025, to provide an estimation of the cost to the exchequer for each €1 reduction in average weekly costs of full-day childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30259/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1253. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of referrals or disclosures received by Tusla concerning sexual abuse, where the person subject of abuse allegations was a minor, in each of the years 2016 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30652/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1254. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations of sexual abuse made to Tusla where the person subject of abuse allegations was a minor, in each of the years 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [30653/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1255. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number allegations of sexual abuse, where the person subject of abuse allegations was a minor, that were concluded by Tusla to be founded, in each of the years 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [30654/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1256. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of allegations of sexual abuse, where the person subject of abuse allegations was a minor, that were concluded by Tusla to be unfounded, in each of the years 2016 to 2024, in tabular form. [30655/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1368. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic at St. James's Hospital in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025; the frequency in which each of those clinics are held; if you could also indicate if each outpatient clinic is consultant led or nurse led, in tabular form. [29364/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1369. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of cubicle treatment bays within accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital. [29365/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1370. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended each outpatient clinic held at CHI Temple Street in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the frequency in which each of those clinics are held; if they will indicate if each outpatient clinic is consultant led or nurse led, in tabular form. [29366/25]
Aidan Farrelly
Written
1371. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service fleet for each of the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive and the number of vehicles by type, in tabular form. [29367/25]