TDs / Rory Hearne

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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 8 Apr 2025 · to Housing
591. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of landowners whose land appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025 requested to change the zoning to reflect the economic use of the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17626/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
708. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice the current Garda guidelines for engaging with peaceful protests;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/25]
Rory Hearne Written 2 Apr 2025 · to Housing
175. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 25 March 2025, the current status of the acquisition delivery team to ensure each local authority meets its tenant-in-situ purchase targets; the work the team undertook to meet these targets in 2023 and 2024; the guidelines issued to local authorities and the Housing Agency in respect of …
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
439. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe for implementation of the register for short-term lets, such as a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15054/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
452. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the build cost and delivery cost per unit at development (details supplied). [15011/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
456. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide data on the number of short term lets which have been granted planning permission in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number that applied and were refused planning, per local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15055/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
457. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures planned to regulate short term lets in areas outside of rent pressure zones, given that short term lets are not required to get planning permission in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15056/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
490. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Uisce Éireann has the capacity to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for 50,000 new homes to be delivered each year; what additional resources would be required to achieve that capacity if not currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Housing
494. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 25 March 2025, the funding allocated to local authorities by his Department in order to meet the tenant-in-situ scheme acquisition targets in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of housing units purchased via the local authority scheme specifically in 2023 and 2024, by local…
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Children
628. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average length of time of assessments of needs nationally, in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number of assessments that took 80 hours or longer. [15012/25]
Rory Hearne Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Children
670. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with respect to the 14,221 children who are now overdue an assessment of need, the engagement she has made with therapists and professional stakeholders to clarify how long an average assessment takes; the plans in place to engage therapists and professional stakeholders in future reforms, including defining what is n…
Rory Hearne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Finance
188. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 5 February 2025, the measures he refers to that were introduced in 2023 to support borrowers who wish, and are in a position, to switch their mortgage; to provide any data his Department might have on how those measures are functioning; to outline any specifics in those measures that relate primarily to people whose mo…
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Education
374. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 5 February 2025, for a status update on her Department’s efforts to secure the necessary statutory approvals for the development of the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied); if she will provide further updates relating to the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13879/25]
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
463. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme; if his Department will advise on the best course of action for the family to take in this case; if his Department will liaise with Dublin City Council regarding this matter in order to clarify the scheme’s rules; and if he …
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
472. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant housing officers, per local authority, in terms of full-time equivalent posts, in tabular form; the expenditure per local authority on addressing housing vacancy in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/25]
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
473. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in receipt of HAP, by local authority, broken down by household dwelling type and type of HAP payment (including discretionary HAP payment), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14143/25]
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
474. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the current status of the tenant-in-situ scheme; if the scheme is still in operation; the funding allocated to the scheme in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of housing units purchased via the scheme in 2023 and 2024, by local authority, in tabular form; if he will provide the guidelines issued to local a…
Rory Hearne Oral 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
4. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to recent CSO data showing that the number of new homes approved annually fell by over 21% in 2024; his plans to introduce an alternative policy measure to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/25]
Rory Hearne Oral 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
18. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reverse the decision to restrict eligibility and funding for the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12897/25]
Rory Hearne Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
50. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the fact more than 88,000 homes are currently vacant, in view of data showing that over 2,000 homes were liable for the vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12898/25]
Rory Hearne Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
332. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to accelerate and scale up the delivery of affordable housing via local authorities and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12896/25]
Rory Hearne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
43. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office in respect of addressing one of its six priority areas: child and family homelessness. [6426/25]
Rory Hearne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
53. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach if he has plans to establish a cabinet sub-committee on the delivery of Metrolink. [6425/25]
Rory Hearne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
96. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach if there are plans to appoint a Minister of State for Traveller accommodation within the lifetime of the Thirty-fourth Dáil. [11064/25]
Rory Hearne Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
382. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance to list the representatives from his Department who will be attending a conference in France in March 2025 (details supplied); to outline the contents of the addresses and speeches that representatives from his Department will be making to the conference, including material to be distributed by his Department at the event; to list which events representatives fro…