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 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
618. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been recouped for the State through the derelict site levy since its introduction to date; whether this levy will remain in place until it is replaced by the newly announced derelict property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55173/25]
Rory Hearne Oral 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
4. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the way in which his Department plans to address approval lags for cost rental equity loan, CREL, funding; the reason capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and CREL funding is being approved at different times; the number of units which have been delayed, in tabular form; and his plans to address these delays. [53906/25]
Rory Hearne Oral 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
10. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to hold a referendum and legislate for a constitutional right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53899/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
51. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the March 2026 rent reset will be operationalised in a way that will protect renters and mitigate for the financial incentive for landlords to evict tenants ahead of the rent reset date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
60. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the stalled PPP housing bundles; to provide an updated delivery time frame for the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
64. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to implement a State savings scheme, similar to the Social Democrats' homes for Ireland State savings scheme, to fund the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
106. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider his stance outlined in Parliamentary Question Nos. 384, 385 and 386 of 23 September 2025 (details supplied) regarding the regulation of licensee arrangements in rental accommodation in view of the exploitation outlined in Threshold's ‘Renting at the Frontier’ report launched 30 September 2025; and if he will ma…
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
231. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put affordability central to housing policy; his plans to ensure the majority of new homes are genuinely affordable i.e. below current market prices and rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53908/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Government's new housing plan will be published. [54175/25]
Rory Hearne Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
250. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to amend the status of a HAP tenant as having their housing needs met when they are in receipt of HAP. [54176/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
68. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Health, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, his Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduced; and if he will m…
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
325. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline when the local authority acquisition figures for Q2 and Q3 2025 will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
326. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline when the CAS acquisition figures for Q2 and Q3 2025 will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53878/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
327. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline when the HAP figures for Q2 and Q3 2025 will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53879/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
328. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline when the social and affordable housing delivery data for Q2 and Q3 2025 will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53880/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
551. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in the context of healthcare reforms under Sláintecare and building the capacity of public hospitals, if her department is considering allocating funding for a positron emission tomography scanner for Beaumont Hospital’s campus in Raheny, Dublin; if not, if such considerations have taken place or will take place in the near future; and if she will make a statement…
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
552. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the funding and support which will be provided to improve services and increase capacity at Beaumont hospital in the interim period before the new emergency department is operational; if she will provide a detailed outline of plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52947/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
553. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide a progress report on the delivery of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; if she will confirm that the current expected timeframe for its delivery and completion indicates a completion date before 2030; if she will provide the overall expected timeframe for the various stages of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
554. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health if her Department has, in collaboration with other stakeholders including the Department of Transport, carried out analyses of the capacity of public transport connections to Beaumont hospital; the other work, if any, her Department has carried out to explore the way in which demand for parking and private car access to the hospital may be reduced; and if she will…
Rory Hearne Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
583. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health her plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include asthma or eosinophilic asthma; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53045/25]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Housing
558. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of two funding streams announced for the tenant-in-situ scheme, an additional €50m announced through press release and an additional 30% of tenant-in-situ budget for local authorities; if there are two separate funding streams, if the €22 million allocated to Dublin City Council is contained in the additional 30% allocat…
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Housing
563. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CALF funding approvals granted to date in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51608/25]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Housing
564. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CREL funding approvals granted to date in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51609/25]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Housing
565. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the CREL approvals granted to date in 2025, the number that were projects which first applied for funding in 2024, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51610/25]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Housing
566. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CREL projects awaiting approval, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51611/25]