TDs / John Lahart

John Lahart

Fianna Fáil Dublin South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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567

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

34,811

words spoken in the chamber

Across 143 contributions. Plus 8 contributions from the chair, not counted

396

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

206

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.

Tax Reliefs 23 questions
International Protection 13 questions
Schools Building Projects 12 questions
Tax Code 12 questions
Housing Schemes 11 questions
Pension Provisions 11 questions
Special Educational Needs 10 questions
Health Strategies 9 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 103 questions
Education 76 questions
Finance 73 questions
Justice 50 questions
Housing 41 questions
Transport 40 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 567 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 143 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	1	0
February 2025	42	12
March 2025	37	17
April 2025	42	14
May 2025	27	17
June 2025	25	5
July 2025	37	16
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	31	0
October 2025	25	18
November 2025	45	3
December 2025	10	0
January 2026	22	4
February 2026	47	7
March 2026	24	0
April 2026	39	3
May 2026	29	8
June 2026	21	5
July 2026	15	8
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	22	0
October 2026	26	6

Debates they spoke in most

Policing and Community Safety: Statements 8 contributions
Programme for Government: Statements 6 contributions
Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion 5 contributions
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 4 contributions
International Women's Day: Statements 4 contributions
Men's Health: Statements 4 contributions

Plus 84 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 South-West 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: From the Seanad Question put: "That Seanad amendment No. 2 be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
8 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
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
2 Jul 2025	Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Outcome not stated
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

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.