TDs / Eoin Hayes

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Eoin Hayes

Social Democrats Dublin Bay South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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539
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
46,272
words spoken in the chamber
Across 176 contributions
420
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
163
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 539 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 176 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 0 0
March 2025 0 0
April 2025 44 0
May 2025 61 2
June 2025 7 1
July 2025 21 4
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 8 13
October 2025 64 6
November 2025 35 10
December 2025 16 14
January 2026 38 11
February 2026 26 35
March 2026 9 15
April 2026 33 17
May 2026 7 13
June 2026 78 10
July 2026 72 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 15 10
October 2026 5 8

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 118 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 Bay South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to 10 January 2025
  3. party Independent 10 January 2025 to 10 April 2025
  4. party Social Democrats 10 April 2025 to now
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Social
695. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of public sector workers who have been enrolled in the MyFutureFund pension scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5805/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Social
697. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of rent supplement, by band and the amount received by each recipient, in tabular form. [5843/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Social
698. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement payments made to applicants who pay rent above the rent limited for their county of residence but have been granted the rent supplement on discretionary grounds; the percentage of these payments which comprise of total rent payments; the average amount by which their monthly rents exceed the limit; the duration for which pay…
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
10. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken by the Department to advocate for the release of a person (details supplied) who faces execution in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4730/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Climate
29. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a progress update on the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4731/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Defence
39. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Defence the measures being taken to protect State undersea cables; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4723/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Transport
50. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by his Department to meet the requirements outlined by the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) by 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4728/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Education
112. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken by her Department to upgrade the building energy rating, BER, rating of all school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4727/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Housing
158. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken by the Department to mitigate the anticipated issues arising from the new rent reforms for families renting properties owned by people on the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4726/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Social
178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken by the Department to develop a charter of rights for so called critical or front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4725/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Social
179. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid to survivors of clerical abuse and the number of survivors compensated by the State; how much of that amount was contributed by religious institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4732/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Justice
196. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of immigrants that have been admitted to the State since 2016 who have identified as Native American, broken down by immigrant category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Justice
197. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures the Department is taking to implement child maintenance enforcement reforms, in particular for self-employed parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Justice
198. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken by the Department to monitor and tackle femicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
305. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to warn young people of the dangers of “chroming”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4724/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Health
306. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken by her Department to review the preparations taken by the HSE in advance of the flu season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4729/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Social
686. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers, employees and average number of weekly WSS hours claimed for each individual strand 2 category, based on the number of disabled employees employed, for both 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3482/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
26. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place in his Department to change the public services card provision, given data protection concerns of various stakeholders. [2753/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
34. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide any analysis on the inflation of costs associated with energy, housing, and groceries for people dependent on social protection supports for the majority of their income; and the way in which that compares with increases in social protection payments over the past five years. [2755/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
37. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide analysis carried out by his Department on the net financial effect on individuals and families when a disabled person turns 16 years of age, given that disabilities payments commence but the domiciliary care allowance ends. [2754/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
50. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers estimated to be due refunds as a result of the late introduction of regulations associated with auto-enrolment introduced in late December 2025 and which changed how employers calculated reductions in take-home pay. [2751/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Social
446. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of all analysis his Department has carried out on the introduction of a permanent cost of disability support payment; and to provide an update on the progress his Department has made on introduction of such a payment. [3314/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
546. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Fitzwilliam cycle route project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74473/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
547. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on supporting the use of private residential on-street EV charging in Dublin for properties without private parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74475/25]