TDs / James Lawless

Official portrait of 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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30
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
19
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.

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
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MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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

  1. constituency Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 23 January 2025 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
Yes Carried
3 Dec 2025 National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
25 Nov 2025 Financial Resolution No. 2: Value Added Tax
Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 2 be agreed to".
Yes Carried
25 Nov 2025 Financial Resolution No. 1: Value Added Tax
Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 1 is hereby negatived and that t
Yes Carried
25 Nov 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
19 Nov 2025 Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
19 Nov 2025 Cost of Motoring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
19 Nov 2025 Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
19 Nov 2025 Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Carried
18 Nov 2025 Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (Resumed)
Question put
Yes Carried
18 Nov 2025 Business of Dáil
Question put: "That the business proposal by the Government Chief Whip be agreed to."
Yes Carried
21 Oct 2025 Education (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (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.