-----up at Cordal and called on all those places. They were still there inside-----
TDs / Danny Healy-Rae
Danny Healy-Rae
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261
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
112,514
words spoken in the chamber
Across 461 contributions
239
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
107
topics asked about
Across 17 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
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 261 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 461 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 19 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 27 | 28 |
| March 2025 | 21 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 9 | 37 |
| June 2025 | 6 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 33 | 37 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 4 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 15 | 54 |
| December 2025 | 3 | 31 |
| January 2026 | 10 | 20 |
| February 2026 | 9 | 16 |
| March 2026 | 12 | 18 |
| April 2026 | 10 | 24 |
| May 2026 | 7 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 19 | 31 |
| July 2026 | 9 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 5 | 28 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 175 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Kerry 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Thank you very much, a Chathaoirligh, but my time was eaten into-----
All right. Thanks very much.
I hope they do not find out I am here; they might stop me talking.
It is very important to debate this issue here tonight. Many people in Kerry have been perished from the cold when the houses that were basically heated by electricity lost power. Can the Minister of State imagine young families trying to heat a bottle for babies? Simple things became an awful ordeal. Water pumps did not work because of the electrici…
I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I join him in thanking all the emergency services and all the people who went out in the dark and wet, night and day, trying to get the electricity going again and all the people in the health services, especially those who visited old people - home helps, etc. - for all the great work they did.
The Minister of State said there are no regulations preventing stoves being p…
The Department is asking the local authority to take out the chimneys.
They are not doing it off their own bat, surely.
Will the Minister of State tell us why it is happening in Kilgarvan so, and why they could not find that out-----
My questions have not been answered.
Ye voted for the carbon tax.
I congratulate Deputy Verona Murphy on being elevated to the high office of Ceann Comhairle and wish her well. I thank the outgoing Ceann Comhairle, Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl, for his dedication and the fair play he afforded to everyone in this Chamber, because he did. We will remember him. He changed many things that applied under previous Cinn Chomhairle for the better.
I thank the people of Kerry who entrusted me a…