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Aidan Farrelly

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

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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 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
416. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11762/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
421. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
470. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the …
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
478. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be i…
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
509. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of claims by Gardaí who were injured during the course of their duties post-2022 that were processed by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (details supplied) [10770/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
534. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which he was contacted by and or engaged by a company (details supplied) in respect of job losses at the company; if so, the nature of those discussions; and if he is satisfied that the company has complied with communication protocols in respect of redundancies. [11552/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
536. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual amount claimed by special advisors attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11760/25…
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Enterprise
539. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11934/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
568. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to her Department in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if she will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10809/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
671. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to her or her Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11759/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
699. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if her own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11937/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
735. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the number and name of the schools in Kildare that have expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the past two years and to date in 2025; the number of schools that were refused, granted and are appealing decisions; and the rationale for the refusing applications. [12384/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
736. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a schedule of the number and name of the schools in Kildare that were approached by the National Council for Special Education to open a specialist class; the percentage of those schools declined; and the rationale for refusing applications. [12385/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
746. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the supports and additional accommodations available to children and young people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder at primary and post-primary level in Irish schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12511/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
747. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the level of mandatory training in initial teacher training on managing children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12513/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
748. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the level of mandatory training within the national training programme for SNAs on managing children living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12514/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
790. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the …
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
804. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the works in respect of the natural history museum; and the date on which it is expected to reopen. [12388/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
805. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total budget for works in respect of the natural history museum; the amount expended to date; and if he will further provide a schedule of all external consultants and contractors engaged in the works and costs of same to date. [12389/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
806. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his attention and or that of his officials has been drawn to any issues, difficulties, challenges or areas of concern in respect of the ongoing works at the natural history museum; if the leadership team of the museum and or the project management team have corresponded with and or met with his officials since the …
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
909. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11…
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
923. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
997. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a schedule of fines issued to his Department in respect of breaching general data protection regulations, by year, from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; and if he will provide a breakdown by amount, year and breach criteria cited. [10808/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1020. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons annually, by county, who have been sanctioned for not fully and-or in part engaging with employment activation programmes; and if she will provide a separate table by service provider in which the sanction arose from. [11510/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1021. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual amount paid to service providers to provide employment activation programmes since Jobpath was established to date. [11511/25]