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 22 Apr 2026 · to Housing
134. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding that is being provided to Local Authorities to support the management of the derelict sites register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28972/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Education
1307. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school in Dublin 11 (details supplied) was not included on the list of schools added to the DEIS+ scheme this year; if consideration can still be given to adding this school to the list;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24397/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1646. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding which had been allocated to the PPP bundles, by bundle, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23924/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1647. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding which has been allocated to the Dublin City Council Home Building Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23925/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1659. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1686 of 29 July 2025, the amount of funding drawn down by Dublin City Council for Traveller-specific accommodation and services in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24112/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1685. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase preventions and exits from emergency accommodation for families who have been evicted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24590/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1686. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tools, schemes, programmes, and policies funded by his Department to support preventions and exits from emergency accommodation for families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24591/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1713. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an entitlement to the current rate of RAS payment of a person will be affected in cases in which a tenant may receive an inheritance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1758. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
1967. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assistance that his Department provide to Iranian academics who have been accepted by Irish universities or hold valid hosting agreements for research positions in Ireland, and are awaiting visa processing before they can travel safely to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24000/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Justice
2000. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the national average number of Gardaí per 1,000 of the population; the number of Gardaí per 1,000 of the population in each Garda division and station, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24270/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2766. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to review the HSE circular 6/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24083/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2808. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24337/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2818. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than twelve weeks for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the number of patients who waited or are waiting more than six months for their first maternity scan in the Rotunda Hospital in 2024 and 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; an…
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2819. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the Rotunda Hospital, broken down by category including nursing, midwifery, and consultancy posts, by year from 2024 to date; the number of vacancies by category, by year from 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24389/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2959. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners per 100,000 people in Dublin north-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24987/26]
Rory Hearne Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
37. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure the accessibility of the Irish language and Irish classes, particularly for those who want to learn but may not have the means for a private course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/26]
Rory Hearne Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
65. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in light of a report (details supplied) noting the surge of interest in Irish language courses, the measures his Department are taking to ensure the Irish language will be increasingly visible, usable and valued in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/26]
Rory Hearne Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Housing
305. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to expand the data provided in the monthly homelessness reports to include breakdowns of the number of children living in emergency accommodation, by age categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/26]
Rory Hearne Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
149. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.1025 of 18 March 2026, if he intends to introduce a measure to count the number of build-to-rent apartments that are being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/26]
Rory Hearne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
622. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 March 2026, to provide a copy of the review of PPP bundles 4 to 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/26]
Rory Hearne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
623. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 March 2026, to outline the communications to local authorities regarding the transfer of delivery of PPP bundles 4-7 to direct delivery by local authorities; the funding stream that PPP bundles 4-7 will be delivered through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22204/26]
Rory Hearne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
624. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who are working under the CPO activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/26]
Rory Hearne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
633. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated timeline for the delivery of PPP Bundles 4-7; if the new completion dates differ from the original dates; the difference between the original and new completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22267/26]
Rory Hearne Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
634. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if any funding allocated to the delivery of PPP Bundles 4-7 has been spent before the change to delivery model to Local Authority direct delivery; if so, the amount which has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22268/26]