TDs / Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan

Independent Dublin Bay North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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2,229

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

120,522

words spoken in the chamber

Across 483 contributions. Plus 42 contributions from the chair, not counted

368

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

366

topics asked about

Across 20 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.

Special Educational Needs 63 questions
Disability Services 53 questions
Rail Network 50 questions
Health Services 42 questions
An Garda Síochána 36 questions
Health Services Staff 33 questions
Bus Services 31 questions
Childcare Services 30 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 413 questions
Transport 263 questions
Education 251 questions
Housing 199 questions
Children 181 questions
Climate 140 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 2,229 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 483 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	0	0
February 2025	95	9
March 2025	61	14
April 2025	140	21
May 2025	163	35
June 2025	89	23
July 2025	175	23
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	43	4
October 2025	56	16
November 2025	214	36
December 2025	123	35
January 2026	141	37
February 2026	186	26
March 2026	125	22
April 2026	128	42
May 2026	176	46
June 2026	111	33
July 2026	101	17
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	49	16
October 2026	53	28

Debates they spoke in most

Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions
Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 5 contributions
Housing Emergency Measures: Motion [Private Members] 3 contributions
Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion 3 contributions
Special Education: Motion [Private Members] 3 contributions
Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025 [Seanad]: Second Stage 2 contributions

Plus 326 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 Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
party Independent 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
2 Jul 2025	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Carried
1 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arra	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

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