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Sinéad Gibney

Social Democrats Dublin Rathdown TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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858
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
179,395
words spoken in the chamber
Across 528 contributions
409
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
184
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 858 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 528 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 74 22
March 2025 18 18
April 2025 100 20
May 2025 20 24
June 2025 45 34
July 2025 212 35
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 27 19
October 2025 43 27
November 2025 48 37
December 2025 11 9
January 2026 45 28
February 2026 19 48
March 2026 19 16
April 2026 52 18
May 2026 13 25
June 2026 19 35
July 2026 34 39
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 18 23
October 2026 41 51

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 279 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 Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1862. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43685/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2036. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is aware of Palestinian students being refused student visas as their scholarships provided through public third level students are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2037. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s position on the denial of visas to Palestinian students as their scholarships, which are funded by public universities, are not “official Government scholarships”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2038. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has examined the wider impact of the Communications (Interception and Lawful Access) Bill on privacy of individuals; if the infringement of privacy, including proposals which may lead to an end to encrypted messaging, is proportional to the public policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42298/2…
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2039. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is examining the expansion of family reunion schemes for Palestinian refugees in Ireland similar to current schemes applied to Syrian and Afghan refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42299/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43664/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43682/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his position on the requirement for nightclubs to apply for a special exemption order for each night they are operating at great direct and legal costs to their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2144. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given significant concerns regarding EU plans for third country deportation, the steps he is taking to assess the consequences of such measures as well as the historical issues associated with such programmes before choosing to opt-in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44266/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2222. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans to ban or limit the practice of blood sports in Ireland such as hare coursing and fox hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43611/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2223. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will align Irish laws with those of other European countries and ban surgical insemination of racing greyhounds, as it is with all other types of dog breeds due to the cruel and harmful nature of the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2224. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the number of greyhounds being surgically artificially inseminated; if he will provide those figures for the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2228. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43652/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2229. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2487. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the cost of childcare in areas like Dublin Rathdown, where the cost is above the national average and previous interventions have been unable to bring it down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43607/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2488. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has engaged with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on ensuring that enough early years educators are trained and qualified to meet the need for early years education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43608/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2489. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department keeps statistics on the opening and closure of early years education and childcare settings; and if she will provide these figures broken down monthly, by local authority, and by capacity, for the past three years, in tabular form. [43609/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2490. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Irish-medium early years services in operation, by local authority and capacity, in tabular form. [43610/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2491. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43653/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2492. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43671/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2493. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the status of respite funding for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism in counties Carlow and Kilkenny and specifically the status of promised funding to SOS Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43772/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2509. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider collecting and publishing data on the average number of overnight respite beds and a record of respite bed waiting lists for greater transparency in relation to available respite resources; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44116/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2510. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the status of respite funding for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism in Dublin Rathdown. [44117/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2520. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44242/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2521. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of her Department and any related state bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44246/25]