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 13 Jan 2026 · to Transport
548. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on approving the use of charging arms to support on-street EV charging in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74476/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
841. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the EU laws his officials were referring to when they advised against targeted VAT changes in their pre-Budget 2026 submission as described in the media (details supplied). [75171/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Education
1084. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider centralising applications for first-year primary and post-primary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74477/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Culture
1304. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide funding to secure the future of a complex (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74566/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1524. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the 55 cent fee that will be charged to account holders enrolled in My Future Fund; the details of how that fee is calculated; how it will be apportioned to the various service providers associated with the fund that is, investment services, administration services, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74196/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1525. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of how the 55 cent fee that will be charged to account holders enrolled in My Future Fund was calculated; how fee changes will be calculated and decided upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74197/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1535. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit that were unsuccessful in each year from 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74474/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2186. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for registration with the Irish Medical Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74472/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
113. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the work her Department has done to engage with survivors of institutional abuse and others who have been forced to undertake child labour and to estimate the cost of expanding the State contributory pension eligibility to those survivors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62246/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Culture
213. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of the total allocation of sports capital grants in Dublin Bay south, and by local area, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70657/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Housing
234. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number and amount of vacancy grants funded by his Department each year since it was introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70658/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Social
241. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual budget for NEARSA, for the administration and running of My Future Fund, along with a breakdown of estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70654/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Social
242. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total estimated cost of paying the Christmas bonus social welfare payments this year. [70655/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 10 Dec 2025 · to Social
243. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated demographics of people who are expected to participate in the auto-enrolment scheme, to include details of age, sector of employment, income levels, geographic location, and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70656/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Transport
208. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on supporting the use of private residential on-street EV charging in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68649/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Transport
209. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on fixed-rate fare taxi charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68650/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Transport
210. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on whether Bus Connects will be complete by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68651/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Transport
211. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his view on bringing the vacant property at Ranelagh Luas station back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68653/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Education
281. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will undertake an inspection of a school in Ringsend (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [68647/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
356. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of maternity benefit each year since 2020 [68645/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
357. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies and employees, by band of number of employees and subsidy level, availing of the wage subsidy scheme; the highest number of employees for which a single employer is receiving wage subsidy payments; the mean and median number of employees per employer in receipt of wage subsidy payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a state…
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
358. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide by sector and location (to local authority level), the highest, lowest, and mean total subsidy receipts; and the total number of employees for which subsidy payments are made, for employers in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme, in tabular form. [68694/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Social
359. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the name of the 20 employers who employ the highest number of employees, for which they are in receipt of wage subsidy payments, in tabular form. [68695/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Justice
371. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his view on predatory gambling advertising practises at betting shopfronts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68646/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Culture
341. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the work of the Department towards protecting children when using online media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66853/25]