TDs / Seamus Healy

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Seamus Healy

Independent Tipperary South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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102
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
69,402
words spoken in the chamber
Across 297 contributions
338
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
44
topics asked about
Across 14 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 102 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 297 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 3
January 2025 0 1
February 2025 2 25
March 2025 16 16
April 2025 0 12
May 2025 10 32
June 2025 7 0
July 2025 0 5
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 8 8
October 2025 0 25
November 2025 4 10
December 2025 0 12
January 2026 1 10
February 2026 0 26
March 2026 0 5
April 2026 10 14
May 2026 12 19
June 2026 6 22
July 2026 7 3
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 15 26
October 2026 4 23

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 157 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 Tipperary South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Seamus Healy Written 21 Oct 2026 · to Health
185. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide an urgent update on the measures being taken to re-establish the public eye-care service in South Tipperary following the retirement over two years ago of the Consultant Ophthalmologist. [74535/26]
Seamus Healy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
916. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists posts by grade filled at Cahir primary care centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73754/26]
Seamus Healy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
918. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapist posts by grade filled at Tipperary Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73760/26]
Seamus Healy Written 20 Oct 2026 · to Health
920. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapist posts by grade filled at Carrick-On-Suir Primary Care Centre as of 9 October 2026, in tabular form. [73756/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Finance
27. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide for utility cost relief for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69046/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Education
75. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide €27.3 million in Budget 2027 to protect existing youth work foundations, secure existing services and support retention of staff. [69151/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
153. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing establishment of the CDNT team based in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number and category of posts filled; and the number and category of posts vacant. [69062/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
154. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an organisation (details supplied) with an additional €1.4 million in Budget 2027 to sustain existing direct services. [69045/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Children
158. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to increase funding in Budget 2027 for the early childhood sector to provide pay parity for graduates, increased graduate premium and in-service training. [69048/26]
Seamus Healy Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Health
200. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health to provide for medical cards for lung fibrosis patients in Budget 2027. [69556/26]
Seamus Healy Oral 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
7. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase the annual carer's support grant. [67666/26]
Seamus Healy Oral 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
9. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit with a view to the abolition of the means test in budget 2027. [67662/26]
Seamus Healy Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
41. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will grant full rate carer’s allowance to applicants in receipt of other social protection payments. [67665/26]
Seamus Healy Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
78. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection to implement a disregard of carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit in the assessment of income for other social protection payments such as the working family payment. [67664/26]
Seamus Healy Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
101. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit to €325 per week. [67667/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1439. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of dietitians currently on HSE recruitment panel within CHO5; and when does this panel expire. [65747/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Health
1440. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE specialist registrar in dermatology posts filled at Cork University Hospital. [65746/26]
Seamus Healy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
556. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport when it is intended to re-open the waiting room, restroom and related facilities at Clonmel Railway Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63300/26]
Seamus Healy Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
557. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport when it is intended to commence and complete the external works at Clonmel Railway Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63299/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
456. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funded vacant placements in a disability service (details supplied) will be brought into operation and when all such placements will be filled given that people with intellectual disabilities and their families in south Tipperary and Kilkenny continue to wait for suitable residential supports. [54455/26]
Seamus Healy Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
524. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to providing the funding necessary in Budget 2027 to fill all posts needed to fully implement the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A strategy for Better Care Diabetes Strategy in South Tipperary (details supplied). [54454/26]
Seamus Healy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Transport
176. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport the timeframe to implement the European Union directive regarding the increase in weight that campervans can be driven, with a standard Irish car driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53664/26]
Seamus Healy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Social
472. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce a disregard for income derived from carer's allowance when assessing other social welfare payments including the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53661/26]
Seamus Healy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
944. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a €3,000 annual grant will be available to fund the 500 active men's sheds; if this grant will be included in Budget 2027 and each budget thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53662/26]
Seamus Healy Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
945. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an annual grant to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/26]