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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 6 Oct 2026 · to Housing
346. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the amount his Department spent on homelessness prevention in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69828/26]
Rory Hearne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Housing
347. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the capital spend on housing by scheme and project type in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69826/26]
Rory Hearne Written 6 Oct 2026 · to Housing
348. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies registered to cost-rental properties with an approved housing body or a local authority as a landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69831/26]
Rory Hearne Oral 1 Oct 2026 · to Housing
94. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an emergency response to the growing number of people homeless in emergency accommodation and the very high estimates of those who are living in hidden homelessness; to outline the measures his Department is already taking; if he will declare the situation a crisis requiring an emergency and coordinated response; …
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
84. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the HAP review, to confirm a timeline for the publication of the review and its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69058/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
85. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Homelessness Prevention Framework; to confirm a timeline for the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69061/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
87. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan; to confirm a timeline for the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69068/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
203. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the Student Accommodation Implementation Plan which is referenced in the National Student Accommodation Strategy; the details of the implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69050/26]
Rory Hearne Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
204. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the inter-departmental implementation group for the National Student Accommodation Strategy has met to date; to provide a schedule of dates for meetings that have taken place; to provide a schedule of the groups future meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69051/26]
Rory Hearne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
780. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised regarding a medical procedure for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [68589/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
137. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he still expects construction on the Luas Finglas to begin in 2028 as per a news report (details supplied). [67022/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
138. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport further to a report (details supplied), to outline the details of any spending package that has been allocated for the Luas Finglas project and to outline the level of funding, if any, that has been drawn down or will be drawn down from the climate and nature fund for the delivery of the project. [67021/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
139. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to outline the current funding being made available by his Department for the delivery of the Luas Finglas project; and to outline any planned or anticipated additional funding for the project. [67019/26]
Rory Hearne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Transport
143. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the current estimated timeframe for the delivery of Luas Finglas. [67012/26]
Rory Hearne Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Justice
962. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a visa application appeal (details supplied); and when a decision on this application appeal will be made. [65876/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
635. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the reason funding has not been released under the National Development Plan for Luas Finglas; the current timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59088/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
636. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the actions which will be taken to increase capacity on bus services for commuters in Dublin North-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59089/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Transport
637. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the estimated completion date for the LUAS Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59091/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
837. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of the REIT tax relief drawn down in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59200/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3357. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will seek an update on the timeline for this person's operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55963/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4069. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress her Department has made in reducing the turnaround for reimbursement decisions for orphan drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59085/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4070. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on development of a pathway to timely orphan drug approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59086/26]
Rory Hearne Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
4071. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to make belzutifan available to patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59087/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Finance
182. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people currently availing of the rent-a-room relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/26]
Rory Hearne Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Finance
219. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people currently availing of the rent-a-room relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53544/26]