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
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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 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1178. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the grant aid and funding available from her Department to a community group to assist in the provision and installation of a defibrillator in a public space. [2794/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1237. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to her, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special advisor. [3000/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1379. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special adviser. [2999/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Rural
1398. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant aid and funding available from her Department to a community group to assist in the provision and installation of a defibrillator in a public space. [2795/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Rural
1405. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special adviser. [3004/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Taoiseach
12. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1869/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
62. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1861/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Environment
105. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1859/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Defence
130. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1856/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Transport
299. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and their accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1871/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Finance
348. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1860/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
394. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of WTE qualified archaeologists employed by OPW as of 2 January 2025, in tabular form. [1469/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
406. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1866/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Enterprise
457. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1858/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Education
649. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1857/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Tourism
701. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and their accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1870/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
813. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and their accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1864/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
814. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the position in respect of Chapter 4 (188) of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. [1876/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
815. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the schedule of national monuments has been updated; if he will provide a schedule of historic buildings of more modern times that are included on the register of national monuments; and if he will outline the relationship the national monuments service has with the OPW in respect of national monuments. [1877/25…
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
905. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1868/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Social
910. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will also outline to the person directly the entitlements that they can avail of. [2141/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1017. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice when the next citizenship ceremony will take place; and the location where this ceremony will be held. [1472/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1018. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if a new recruitment campaign to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before the end of Q1, 2025; the number of persons that successfully passed all elements of the process in 2024 that have commenced phase one of training; if her attention has been drawn to delays in the vetting process; and the number of successful applicants that are currently in the ve…
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1045. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by her and her accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1865/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Justice
1046. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [1879/25]