John Lahart
Written
255. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach to provide data on the total amount of private equity invested in Irish businesses in each of the years from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [27071/26]
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John Lahart
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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.
Who they ask
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| 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
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
John Lahart
Written
263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach in the context of the Shared Island Unit, to outline details of the education projects that have been funded in the North by the Shared Island Unit. [25871/26]
John Lahart
Written
289. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to give a timeline for the introduction of the Government’s version of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and her views on the matter in the context of advice received form the Attorney General; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24929/26]
John Lahart
Written
316. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the International Funds for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25866/26]
John Lahart
Written
317. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the ways in which her Department reaches out to the Irish diaspora throughout the world, with a particular focus on North America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25867/26]
John Lahart
Written
318. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals with regard to engaging our sports diaspora in support of Ireland internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/26]
John Lahart
Written
478. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Minister the way in which he plans to address the anomaly in locations, including Dublin Airport, where recycling cans and plastics under the deposit return scheme is not that practical or even possible; the reason consumers should have to pay the levy in these circumstances; and what happens to the excess unreturned deposit. [25903/26…
John Lahart
Written
479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State derived from returned plastic bottles and cans in 2025 (details supplied); where this excess of money goes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/26]
John Lahart
Written
619. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the NTA's progress with integrated ticketing; the reason for the lack of progress (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23764/26]
John Lahart
Written
620. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a feasibility study on Metro South-West. [23765/26]
John Lahart
Written
621. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if a detailed study has been done on connecting LUAS Red and Green lines on the southside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23766/26]
John Lahart
Written
622. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the reason in the context of the Red Luas line carriages with increased capacity are not being procured by the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/26]
John Lahart
Written
623. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport his views on the locations for park and ride facilities that have been examined by the NTA or TII in the Dublin region or on routes approaching Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23768/26]
John Lahart
Written
624. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA has been given additional funding to make provision for the purchase or leasing of land and construction of park and ride sites in and around or approaching Dublin. [23769/26]
John Lahart
Written
625. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the transport police. [23770/26]
John Lahart
Written
651. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport to request the NTA to publish publicly the data for buses which fail to turn up and the reasons given by the bus operators for these failures to show; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24225/26]
John Lahart
Written
786. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the amount the NTA derived in excess fares paid by Dublin passengers in 2024 and 2025; what has happened to this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25906/26]
John Lahart
Written
925. Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason that in the recent package of measures, persons who fall just outside the thresholds for support but are nonetheless under real financial pressure were not included and who have been given €10 off a 500-litre fill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24930/26]
John Lahart
Written
1051. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for the completion of the Whitechurch Stream project, now in its third year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24931/26]
John Lahart
Written
1330. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason for the fees for the Junior Certificate (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24867/26]
John Lahart
Written
1449. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the funding for school completion programmes by the Shared Island Unit in the North of Ireland. [25872/26]
John Lahart
Written
2120. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the community schemes in place to replace sentences; the activities that are engaged in; the person or body which organises these activitivies; the area in which they are carried out in the county and the of kind occupations involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25865/26]
John Lahart
Written
2357. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government to plan the development of State-led facilities in tandem with the school building programme, including Irish medium naíonraí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23771/26]
John Lahart
Written
2358. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the work that has been done with schools to host before and after-school care; to examine start-up supports for groups involved in after school activities; to detail the schools where progress has been made in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23772/26]
John Lahart
Written
2359. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which an area (details supplied) can take advantage of the capital investment her Department has provided to build or purchase State-owned childcare facilities to create additional capacity in areas where unmet need exists. [23773/26]