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Rory Hearne

Social Democrats Dublin North-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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487
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
142,007
words spoken in the chamber
Across 575 contributions
398
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
112
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

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 487 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 575 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 6 0
February 2025 21 16
March 2025 24 21
April 2025 20 27
May 2025 22 28
June 2025 23 28
July 2025 126 46
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 25 7
October 2025 24 40
November 2025 12 17
December 2025 10 28
January 2026 38 53
February 2026 5 53
March 2026 40 28
April 2026 27 19
May 2026 12 65
June 2026 26 26
July 2026 11 26
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 11 22
October 2026 4 24

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 359 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 North-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1730. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering plans to introduce an affordable rental and affordable purchase housing scheme for older people who are not entitled to social housing and want to right size after selling their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1731. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of providing emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness in Dublin in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44384/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1732. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1733. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44387/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1737. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the subject matter of departmental reports which are pending publication; and the timeline for publication of each of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44423/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1738. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering plans to introduce an affordable rental and affordable purchase housing scheme for older people who are not entitled to social housing and want to right size after selling their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1739. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1740. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on the recommendations made in the Joint Oireachtas Committee Report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2024, to create a statutory appeal structure to allow for appeals and reviews of housing decisions made by local authorities; and if …
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1741. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44428/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1743. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on progress in respect of fulfilling the Government’s commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 2 (ending food poverty by 2030). [43586/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1744. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on plans to reduce wealth and income disparity and inequality in Ireland; and to provide a progress report in the context of the Government’s overall commitments to Sustainable Development Goal 10, specifically the commitment to reduce inequality within countries. [43587/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1901. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update in respect of fulfilling the Government’s commitment to SDG1 (ending poverty, including child poverty, by 2030); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44529/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
2147. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is considering providing significant additional funding to the Ballymun Implementation Board, in a similar model to the NEIC Implementation Board, to address long-standing issues in Ballymun identified in the Montague Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44431/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Children
2382. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a crèche place for a child (details supplied) will be made available; to outline any interventions that can be made for the family; the steps being taken to address crèche place shortages in North Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42143/25]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Rural
3478. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the Government’s plans to support communities where levels of deprivation remain high; and if he will outline said plans in respect of Ballymun, Finglas and Kilmore in Dublin. [43588/25]
Rory Hearne Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Housing
136. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the State, through the Housing Finance Agency or another State body, took out a loan from the European Investment Bank for the purpose of delivering Social Housing PPP Bundle 3; whether that loan has been drawn down; if so, whether interest payments are being made on the loan by the State; and if he will make a statement on …
Rory Hearne Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Children
198. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the proposed move of a crèche to a new building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39794/25]
Rory Hearne Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Children
199. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on any additional childcare facilities planned in the Ballymun and Finglas area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39795/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
544. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39731/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
590. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the revised draft Shannon River Bye-laws, when he expects the results of the departmental and legal review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39378/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
591. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will publish the revised draft Shannon River bye-laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
604. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
605. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the implementation timeline for his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
606. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for such delays in respect of reported delays in his Department’s new IT system project Dion, being set up; when his Department expects the new IT system to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/25]
Rory Hearne Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Health
955. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of an older person awaiting an audiology appointment due to rapid hearing loss (details supplied); when they can expect an appointment given their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39281/25]