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 30 Jun 2026 · to Education
348. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49090/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Culture
439. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49088/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Housing
474. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49097/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Social
534. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49099/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Justice
584. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49164/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Agriculture
652. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49085/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Children
698. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49086/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
813. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across her Department, by project, year and value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49096/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
935. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49095/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Rural
953. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49098/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
161. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a costing of introducing a contributory State pension for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47902/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Social
219. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of the household benefits package; the data on the number choosing to use the benefit on their gas versus their electric bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48078/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
256. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health to provide a costing of introducing an enhanced HAA medical card scheme for survivors of industrial and reformatory schools, based on the current estimated survivor population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47903/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Health
321. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health when her Department will respond to a representation (details supplied) received by her Department on 10 April 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48342/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Rural
346. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he accepts that the majority of social enterprises in Ireland operate in areas of persistent market failure, delivering services that are needed but cannot be made commercially self-sustaining, rather than functioning as conventional, profit-maximising market actors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271…
Eoin Hayes Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Finance
259. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will share the list of members (by official title) of the executive board of the Department of Finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47516/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
288. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his position on ring-fencing dedicated funds of the existing Pre-Seed Start-Up Fund (PSSF) at Enterprise Ireland to provide convertible loan notes to technology professionals displaced by recent multinational redundancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Housing
436. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the current waiver on the street furniture charge, which is due to expire at the end of September 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47204/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Social
481. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of increasing the income disregards for the carers allowance means test for single and married carers in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47001/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Social
491. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if the database of personal information associated with those who hold a public services card, and accompanying biometric data, has been used as part of any application of artificial intelligence, either as training data or as a subject for analysis; and the safeguards he has put in place for the application of artificial intelligence on data held by his…
Eoin Hayes Oral 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
4. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the plans his Department has to reverse the trend of increasing levels of poverty amongst older people living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46289/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
23. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the review carried out in his Department on the system of means tests for carer supports; if he will lay the report before the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46267/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
33. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has reviewed the processes of eligibility assessments, appeals, and administration which disabled people must undergo to access supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
65. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide any analysis of use cases and business cases formulated by his Department regarding expanding the use of the Public Services Card prior to the initiation of the Social Welfare and Other Matters Bill (2026); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46266/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
85. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the analysis his Department has carried out on the eligibility of low-income farmers for carers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46270/26]