Rory Hearne · Said and Done

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.

Housing Provision 45 questions
Housing Policy 37 questions
Housing Schemes 31 questions
Rental Sector 15 questions
Vacant Properties 15 questions
Rail Network 12 questions
Traveller Accommodation 11 questions
Special Educational Needs 10 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Housing 257 questions
Health 36 questions
Education 34 questions
Transport 34 questions
Finance 27 questions
Children 21 questions

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

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages 24 contributions
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh 9 contributions
Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages 7 contributions
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages 7 contributions
Housing Crisis: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages 5 contributions

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

constituency Dublin North-West 29 November 2024 to now
party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
30 Sep 2026	Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"	Yes	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Question put:	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
29 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
23 Sep 2026	Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Home Heating Oil (Emergency Mineral Oil Tax Reduction) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Energy Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Energy Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
22 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
16 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution is hereby negatived and that the mot	Yes	Carried
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Amendment put	No	Lost
28 Aug 2026	Business of Dáil Question put	No	Carried
15 Jul 2026	Social Housing Passport Bill 2026: Second Stage [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
15 Jul 2026	Domestic Violence Judgments Register Bill 2026 [Seanad]: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
15 Jul 2026	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion Question put	No	Carried
15 Jul 2026	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 (Revocation) Order 2026: Motion Amendment put	No	Lost
14 Jul 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
8 Jul 2026	Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.