TDs / Barry Heneghan

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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.

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 2,229 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 483 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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

  1. constituency Dublin Bay North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Barry Heneghan Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by Easter recess 2026, to allow the scheme to open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Health
423. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that a drug (details supplied) will be assessed and made available as quickly as possible following its recent EU approval, given how important early access is for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33451/25]
Barry Heneghan Oral 17 Jun 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [32403/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Children
130. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the role of her Department in monitoring and supporting the implementation of the national disability strategy across Government; and how progress is being tracked to ensure real outcomes for people with disabilities. [30320/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Climate
169. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland plans to offer a replacement scrappage deal on gas boilers that are aged over 15 years old for domestic residential properties only. [32338/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the status of engagements between Iarnród Éireann and a representative group (details supplied), including the reasons for the absence of meetings over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31978/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
204. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify which individual or body within Iarnród Éireann initiated a review of a representative group (details supplied); if he will outline the process by which the terms of reference for this review were developed, including whether members of the group were consulted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31979/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns raised in relation to the conduct of the external body engaged by Iarnród Éireann to facilitate engagement with a representative group (details supplied); and if he will indicate whether any complaints or issues were formally brought to the attention of senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31980/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
206. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to meet with members of the representative groups (details supplied), further to previous verbal commitments to engage with these groups to inform the development of accessible public transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31981/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body currently responsible for running the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951, given that the trustee committee has not been fully in place since November 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32050/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
209. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the details of the Interim Pensions Administration Body set up by CIÉ to deal with the CIÉ superannuation scheme 1951; the persons on the body; the role of the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32051/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
230. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of a next bus Indicator screen at bus stop pole number (details supplied). [32334/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Transport
231. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of a next bus Indicator screen at bus stop pole number (details supplied). [32335/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
271. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the status of recommendations 22 and 23 of the Fund Sector 2030 report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32055/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
286. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if he can justify Revenue's unlawful destruction of the 13.3 million call recordings without a disposal authorisation given its own records retention schedule stipulates: "no class of Revenue records can be destroyed without first obtaining a disposal authorisation from the Director of the National Archive…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
287. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if he will confirm that the original message on Revenue's LPT Helpline on 22 March 2024, on 30 May 2024 and on 17 August 2024 stated the call "will be recorded" and "may be used for training and verification purposes" by callers without limit in case of dispute, will he confirm the original message had cha…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
288. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if he will confirm that the original message on Revenue's LPT Helpline on 22 March 2024, on 30 May 2024 and on 17 August 2024 gave callers a legitimate expectation their recordings would be available to them for "verification purposes" without limit in case of dispute; if he will confirm the destruction co…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Finance
289. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if Revenue notified the Data Protection Commission of the 13.3 million breaches within 72 hours of becoming aware of them, in accordance with Article 33(1) GDPR; the date on which Revenue did notify the DPC thereof; if Revenue is under investigation by the DPC in relation thereto; and if he will make a sta…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
404. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed development works at a school (details supplied); the status of the application for additional classrooms and facilities for children with additional needs; if the lack of a school hall is being considered as part of any future building or extension plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Education
431. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of capital and current funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [32333/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Culture
480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider reviewing the eligibility criteria for the National Broadband Plan intervention area in light of ongoing broadband access issues in urban areas, where only a single provider offers broadband above the 30Mbps threshold, effectively limiting competition; if he will examine the impact of this lack of competition on af…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Culture
482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be extended or expanded beyond its planned end date in August, in view of the vital support it has provided to those working in the arts sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Housing
502. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s approach to river conservation in light of reports that hundreds of Irish rivers are to be effectively written off as unsuitable for nature restoration; the criteria being used to make such determinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32056/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Social
553. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the case of An Post pensioners who, having been civil servants prior to vesting in 1984, and having paid PRSI at Class D rates throughout their careers, are now excluded from receiving social welfare supports such as the Christmas bonus and cost-of-living payments; if he will consider options to address this disparity; and if he wi…
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Justice
602. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will review the current Garda vetting system with a view to streamlining the process, in particular by enabling a single vetting clearance to be recognised across multiple voluntary organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32052/25]