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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 27 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
64. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Enterprise
73. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and deliver…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Education
88. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a schedule of contracts will be provided that her Department and bodies under her aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery; and if so, t…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Culture
111. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and deliver…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Culture
127. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of successful applicants to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; the applicant name; project details; status of the project; and the spend to date on each project from the 2024 fund, in tabular form. [40769/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Housing
129. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and de…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Housing
138. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount allocated to each local authority for tenant-in-situ in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Social
142. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery; and if so, th…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Justice
149. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and deliv…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Agriculture
159. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Children
178. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a schedule of contracts will be provided that her Department and bodies under her aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and deliver…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Children
188. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 27 May 2025, the estimated average cost, per month, of full-day childcare, broken down by county, and the average cost nationally, for the most recently available time period, in tabular form. [40675/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Children
189. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1971 of 29 April 2025, the estimated cost of bringing early years graduates only NFQ Level 7, 8 and 9 under public-sector pay and conditions; and to provide an update. [40676/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Health
215. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health if a schedule of contracts will be provided that her Department and bodies under her aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on cost and delivery; and if so, the details o…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
295. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and-or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects…
Aidan Farrelly Written 27 May 2026 · to Rural
304. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran on …
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
764. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the protections that are in place in respect of investments made by the three companies selected by the national automatic enrolment retirement savings authority to manage future funds; if the State guarantees are applicable to investments; and the degree to which he and or the authority can protect persons investments in the context of economic shoc…
Aidan Farrelly Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
765. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the costs to date in establishing My Future Funds; and the cost of engaging three companies to manage investments [40023/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
103. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a schedule of IT projects that the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer has directed be paused, put on hold, and stood down in the past five years to date to include project name description, budget and amount expended. [37976/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 20 May 2026 · to Children
235. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which the last organisational capability review was carried out in respect of Tusla; if she will provide a schedule recommendations arising from the review; the number implemented to date; and the independent body that carried out the organisational capability review. [38101/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
252. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35874/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Foreign
268. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagements between her Department and the government of Indonesia in 2025 and to-date in 2026. [36895/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Defence
316. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the spend by her Department in upgrading security infrastructure at Shannon Airport in 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2023; and the additional security measures put in place, and cost of each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36623/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Defence
317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent, including overtime to Army personnel, in providing security at Shannon Airport in 2026 to date, 2025 and 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36625/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Defence
322. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if any military personnel from either the Air Corps and or Naval Service went to France for specialist military training in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if so, the name of such course and duration, in tabular form. [36902/26]