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 Nov 2025 · to Housing
356. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the average and median age of first-time buyers of residential property for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66852/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
400. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all services which have been subject to tender processes related to the My Future Fund and the auto-enrolment retirement savings system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66847/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
401. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all companies who have submitted tenders to provide services to the My Future Fund and auto-enrolment retirement savings scheme, and where applicable, which companies have been awarded the contracts in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66850/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
402. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide information on any requests from his Department to other Government departments for support or advice during the design and planning of the auto-enrolment retirement savings system, and on the management of the My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66851/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Housing
581. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position on if payments under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme come under the category of income that is not assessable and should be disregarded for the purposes of assessing income under the Housing Means Policy in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63303/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Social
717. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide analysis from his Department on the progress towards achieving Minimum Essential Standard of Living over the past five budgets across all income groups, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63302/25]
Eoin Hayes Oral 13 Nov 2025 · to Social
74. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection when his Department will establish, and make publicly available, the administration fees and charges being imposed as a part of auto-enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62261/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Social
116. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific support his Department has available, or is planning to make available, to those who are due to lose their incomes as a result of the receivership of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62250/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Social
148. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the assessment his Department has done of the impact of the transition to the TCA for the State contributory pension across different income levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62248/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Social
152. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his position on the process for self-employed people to gain access to jobseeker's allowance or benefit when their income declines or halts for extended periods of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62249/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Children
181. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeline for the introduction of paid surrogacy leave, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62247/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
194. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all overseas aid projects and funding amounts allocated in 2024 and in 2025, or the latest data available, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61055/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Climate
227. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position on the levy on disposable cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61045/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
376. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his policy proposals to broaden the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61046/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
377. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance for any assessment of the rent tax credit commissioned by his Department and its effectiveness in supporting low-income tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61047/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
378. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the monitoring measures his Department will take in assessing the ongoing impact of the new VAT reduction on new apartment sales from 13.5 % to 9 %; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61048/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
379. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the monitoring measures his Department will take in assessing the ongoing impact of the residential development stamp duty refund scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61049/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
380. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the monitoring measures his Department will take in assessing the ongoing impact of the enhanced corporation tax deduction for apartment construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61050/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Finance
381. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the position on a Europe-wide debt warehousing strategy for the debt accrued due to the Covid-19 pandemic; to report on any discussions he has had at Eurogroup level on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61051/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Public Expenditure
399. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation far a breakdown of all the costs associated with the departmental reorganisations across the Government in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61054/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
472. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual funding for youth services in Dublin City across all Departments from 2000, or latest available data to 2025 or most recent available data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62007/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
481. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on his meetings with survivors of the industrial and reformatory school system and their requests for a Health (Amendment) Act 2021, HAA, card and contributory pension. [61052/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Education
482. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will share any report or costings commissioned by her Department on granting survivors of the industrial and reformatory school system a Health (Amendment) Act 2021, HAA, card and contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61053/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
654. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his position on benchmarking social welfare rates against average earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61042/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
655. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his position on introducing a basic Income for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61043/25]