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 20 May 2025 · to Rural
940. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in Kildare that were funded under the Community Recognition Fund in 2024, in tabular form. [25859/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 May 2025 · to Education
79. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an additional class (details supplied) in time for the September 2025 intake. [24674/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Foreign
274. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts he has made to date to increase the number of Irish diplomatic staff in the United States since the formation of the Government, including the total number of new staff added to diplomatic missions by location and costs associated with increased number of missions and diplomatic staff. [23770/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Transport
377. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence in respect of driving licence exchanges (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule of jurisdiction that he has developed a licence exchange agreement with and if he has plans to further expand the exchange agreement. [23480/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Finance
468. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his plans for a National Fintech Hub, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23763/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Finance
469. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update on his plans to broaden the remit of the National Development Finance Agency in the National Treasury Management Agency to provide expert advice for major infrastructure delivery, as required by sponsoring departments or agencies, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23764/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Finance
489. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who paid the domicile levy in 2019 to date in 2025; the amount collected under the levy in the same period; the number of persons who are declared non-resident for tax purposes; the number of those who qualified for the domicile levy in 2019 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24423/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Enterprise
529. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the drafting of Enterprise 2035, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23761/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Enterprise
530. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on plans outlined in the Programme for Government to explore opportunities to enhance the Irish Stock Exchange, as a vital source of equity and growth for indigenous businesses. [23762/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Enterprise
531. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his plans to set up a MMC Innovation Fund, via the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, to directly fund new housing factories, and the expansion of existing factories. [23768/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
740. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to establish a new Towns and Cities Infrastructure Investment Fund, to replace the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. [23766/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
741. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his plans to create a new strategic fund to invest in infrastructure, to acquire land, assemble sites, and de-risk sites in existing towns and cities, to maximise their potential growth. [23767/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Housing
742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of land activation units established in local authorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23769/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Justice
894. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide a breakdown, by rank, of the number of officers stationed out of Kildare’s ASU base in Newbridge; and the number of unfilled posts at the base. [24175/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
958. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will provide a schedule of waiting lists, to include banded waiting times, in the CDNT in north Kildare for occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and dietetics. [23498/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1036. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the recruitment of staff for the ADHD clinic in CHO 7. [23499/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1037. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the location of the proposed site for the north east primary care centre, and what planning stage the project is at. [23500/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1038. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the number of senior- and staff-grade speech and language therapist posts at Kilcock primary care centre, given that a post seems to have been rendered defunct, despite being awarded off the panel. [23501/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 8 May 2025 · to Tourism
151. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update in respect of the Programme for Government to promote an all-island approach to hosting major international sporting events, building on the major international events policy, including supporting the hosting of the 2027 Ryder Cup, Euro 2028, the T20 Cricket World Cup 2030, the Open Champi…
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Finance
114. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of basic annual salaries for chief executives of all commercial and non-commercial semi-State companies; and the expiry date of each contract for same. [22490/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
161. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the current status of a project (details supplied), including a delivery timeline. [22067/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
162. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of unfilled and vacant posts currently in primary schools in North Kildare, including those unfilled from maternity or other long-term leave, in tabular form. [22068/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Education
163. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the school reconfiguration programme at primary level for 2025, including schools currently engaged in the process. [22069/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Tourism
231. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the progress made in respect of the completion of an amended broadcasting Bill that will provide for the Comptroller and Auditor General to fully audit RTÉ and the date on which it will be introduced. [22745/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Justice
307. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount still due to An Garda Síochána as of 28 April 2025 in respect of non-public duty events that occurred in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, and where policed by An Garda Síochána. [22016/25]