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 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
160. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will include the upgrade works, as recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, at the Ailesbury pumping station in Sandymount in the National Development Plan's departmental programme next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Transport
97. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the reasons or justification for the collection of birth certificates or passports of minors and their guardians as part of the application process for the Child (5-8) TFI Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56017/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Enterprise
139. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has investigated the possibility of permitting the CRO to accept e-signatures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56022/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
177. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an official from her Department has not undertaken a site visit of a school (details supplied) following their request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55984/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase funding for youth services in south Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55985/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
179. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the concerns raised by parents and clinicians following the publication of the SNA review process for 2025-2026 guideline by the NCSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
180. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy on the provision of places for children with autism in fee-paying schools, whose teacher salaries are paid by the taxpayer; the way in which such schools are or should be encouraged to provide such places; the other provisos in providing special school places in these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55987/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Culture
191. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will finalise the application process for applications for the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56020/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Social
230. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is projecting less spending on jobseekers benefit by €175 million in Budget 2026 when compared with spending in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56023/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Justice
247. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the plans for increasing funding allocations for youth services for Ringsend/Sandymount area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56007/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Justice
248. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees working in immigration visa services, broken down by role; and the number of applications currently being processed and awaiting decision, broken down by visa type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56008/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
355. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the school meals and place mandatory minimum nutritional and quality guidelines in place for service providers when contracting with individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56018/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
173. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken in support of the Rohingya Muslim population in Bangladesh given their ongoing persecution and displacement from Myanmar due to ethnic cleansing and genocide. [55471/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
809. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake an independent review of the registration process for dentists by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54625/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
86. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the provision of current and capital funding allocations for Uisce Éireann’s Greater Dublin drainage project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40004/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Finance
38. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will include an estimate of the value of tax foregone, as a result of the tax exemption awarded to religious organisation, in the Department of Finance Tax Expenditures Report, which estimates the cost to the Exchequer of various tax reliefs; if he will explore the use of alternative data sources, such as those held by the Charities Regulator, to develop an e…
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Finance
39. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider requiring organisations availing of charitable tax exemptions, especially those owned by the church with large assets, to file basic financial or tax-related information with Revenue to improve transparency and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52285/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Education
67. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the Gaelcholáiste for Dublin south city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52286/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Housing
91. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will widen the scope of financial thresholds of the Housing Adaptation Grants to allow more persons to access the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52281/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Housing
92. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of residential housing units that have been built in Dublin bay south (or nearest geographical area available) per year, from 2000 (or earliest available year) to date in 2025 by social unit; affordable units; private sale acquired by local authority; private sale acquired by AHBs; private sale acquired by individual first …
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Housing
93. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing units that currently exist in Dublin city, by electoral district (or most granular data available), those that are occupied, unoccupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52283/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Justice
122. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of reported attacks, knife attacks, and thefts that have been logged by the Garda across Dublin city, by district from 2020 to date in 2025, on a quarterly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
176. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the Child Poverty and Well-being Programme Office's child poverty target. [48905/25]
Eoin Hayes Oral 17 Sep 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [48904/25]