TDs / James Lawless

James Lawless

Fianna Fáil Kildare North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Official Oireachtas profile

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questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

114,588

words spoken in the chamber

114,547 as a minister, 41 as a TD

360

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

topics asked about

Across 11 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.

Children 5 questions
Education 4 questions
Public Expenditure 4 questions
Agriculture 3 questions
Health 3 questions
Justice 3 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 30 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 440 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	13	2
February 2025	8	9
March 2025	3	54
April 2025	0	15
May 2025	0	35
June 2025	0	9
July 2025	2	60
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	0	0
October 2025	0	44
November 2025	0	1
December 2025	0	44
January 2026	0	40
February 2026	1	1
March 2026	0	0
April 2026	2	39
May 2026	0	42
June 2026	0	1
July 2026	0	40
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	1	0
October 2026	0	4

Debates they spoke in most

Student Fees: Motion [Private Members] 18 contributions
Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle: Motion 13 contributions
National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages 6 contributions
National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage 6 contributions
Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion 4 contributions
Ensuring our Skills, Training and Innovation Systems Keep Pace in a Changing World: Statements 3 contributions

Plus 379 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Not enough questions on record to compare.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 23 January 2025 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
20 May 2026	Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
20 May 2026	Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
20 May 2026	Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
20 May 2026	Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
20 May 2026	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Question put: : "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
20 May 2026	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
20 May 2026	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
19 May 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee Question put	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
13 May 2026	Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
13 May 2026	Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Abstained	Lost
13 May 2026	Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
13 May 2026	Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Lost
13 May 2026	Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Lost
13 May 2026	Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
13 May 2026	Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Question put: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed and that the Bill is hereby passed."	Yes	Carried
12 May 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
29 Apr 2026	Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
29 Apr 2026	Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
28 Apr 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
22 Apr 2026	Earth Day: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: “That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	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.