TDs / Michael Fitzmaurice

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Michael Fitzmaurice

Independent Ireland Roscommon-Galway TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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429
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,404
words spoken in the chamber
Across 171 contributions
293
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
120
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 429 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 171 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 58 1
February 2025 8 22
March 2025 17 8
April 2025 21 3
May 2025 6 8
June 2025 36 3
July 2025 11 1
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 21 5
October 2025 9 15
November 2025 16 7
December 2025 16 24
January 2026 14 6
February 2026 21 22
March 2026 45 14
April 2026 31 6
May 2026 15 1
June 2026 34 0
July 2026 31 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 13 3
October 2026 6 15

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 79 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 Roscommon-Galway 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
463. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a tender process was initiated one year earlier than expected for the studbook services contracts; the number of applicant bidders for each lot; the score each bidder received in each lot; the names and qualifications of each member of the evaluation panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67719/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
413. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 6 March 2024, where the specific information requested regarding the publication of documentation demonstrating whether bank accounts, fund transfers, or other records prove that a surplus of €8.195 million from school transport was held by Bus Éireann on her behalf as of 31 December 2011 was not inc…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
414. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, if she will investigate the reason her officials did not provide the information to the minister at the time in the preparation of the response sought by this Deputy regarding whether the transaction purportedly returning the net cash surplus of €6.7 million to her in 2018 was drawn fro…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Education
415. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 6 March 2024, to give supporting documentation demonstrating whether the ring fencing in bank accounts existed or whether fund funds were co-mingled in bank accounts and used as general cash flow (liquidity) as working capital across Bus Éireann’s commercial business; and if she will make a statement…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
906. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1825 of 4 November 2025, if she will insure that the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people that are incapable of safely and effectively managing their medication regimen, will not be impacted by the ceasing of free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs in January 2026 (details supplied); and if she …
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
907. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if there is an established set of criteria put in place to assist pharmacies when assessing eligibility to receive free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65925/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
405. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a location (details supplied) is showing on the flood plain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64727/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Climate
224. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a company (details supplied) will provide the composting bins to customers pursuant to 2023 legislation to allow every household in the State to be provided with a brown bin for food waste and light garden waste by their waste collector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60910/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
649. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has a private pension scheme through their employment would be able to qualify for the Government contribution part of the auto-enrolment pension scheme from January 2026, when the new pension scheme comes into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60984/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
685. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection to reconsider the decision to make farm assist a credited benefit so that participants do not lose out on contributions while in receipt of this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62041/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
801. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make the terms and conditions available for the equine technical support scheme operated by his Department for 2024 and 2025; if he can confirm the recipients of the funding, the initiative supported, the amount of grant awarded and eventually paid to date to each recipient, in tabular form; if he is satisfied that each…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Health
1023. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will address the issue that a national transfer system does not exist for health and social care professionals only for clerical and management grades; when the need for fair mobility across the system will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61633/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1106. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if carer’s allowance income is accessible when local authorities assess the income of a person in receipt of social housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59347/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1148. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the decision making process on setting the limit on the length of time a person can work while been in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57777/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1624. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that the paediatric cardiology department at Crumlin Hospital is no longer seeing children in clinic, and only prioritising emergencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57693/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1825. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to review the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable that is, people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties, elderly disadvantaged persons will not be impacted by the ceasing of free dispensing of prescription medication in blister packs in January 2026 as these persons rely on the provision of blister pa…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1986. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will carry out a review of the Community Pharmacy Agreement to ensure that the most vulnerable i.e. people who have reading difficulties, people with mobility difficulties and elderly disadvantaged people will not be impacted by the ceasing of phased dispensing in January 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [595…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Social
511. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm that all weekly contributory and weekly non-contributory pensioners will receive the full ten euros increase in Budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56523/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
397. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by location of each CR hub and its corresponding dedicated CR WTE allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56461/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed list of hub sites and identify which locations are currently providing phase III CR (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56462/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
399. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who completed a full phase III CR programme during 2024 in the community hub CR setting (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56463/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
153. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of hours a person (details supplied) has completed in both national school and in secondary school since their time registered with her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55726/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
304. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the reason there is no acute asthma management plan in place, in and being adhered to in University College Hospital Galway; or if there is such a plan, if she could provide a copy of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55678/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
732. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer with a TB restricted herd can sell cattle directly to a controlled finishing unit with no conditions attached, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the 30-day TB test window (details supplied); if marts will be allowed to operate under the same conditions as a farmer selling direct to a feedlot; and…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
230. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an increase in capitation funding for primary schools will be considered in view of rising costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53783/25]