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Paul Lawless

Aontú Mayo TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,995
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
94,569
words spoken in the chamber
Across 496 contributions
391
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
300
topics asked about
Across 19 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 1,995 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 496 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 34 1
February 2025 27 26
March 2025 32 18
April 2025 59 23
May 2025 104 49
June 2025 49 28
July 2025 63 30
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 97 24
October 2025 43 26
November 2025 136 44
December 2025 119 25
January 2026 151 28
February 2026 141 32
March 2026 162 10
April 2026 181 34
May 2026 214 18
June 2026 139 20
July 2026 56 15
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 115 21
October 2026 73 23

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 278 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 Mayo 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Aontú 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
157. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will consider extending the vacant above the shop grant to include conversion or refurbishment of vacant rear-of-property or back-of-site areas, where such spaces are structurally connected to commercial premises but not physically located above the shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
158. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify whether properties that include both above-the-shop areas and rear can qualify for full grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22912/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Housing
159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual uptake targets he has set for the vacant above the shop grant; the way in which progress will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22913/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Agriculture
219. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a table detailing the number of financial penalties imposed on farmers for failure to comply with schemes (details supplied); the total monetary value of the financial penalties imposed under each scheme, where that re-couped or withheld money is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
342. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in Mayo University Hospital, including the percentage, in each of the past ten years. [22601/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
343. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls made from County Mayo which requested an ambulance in each of the past ten years. [22602/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of times where a patient in County Mayo was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past ten years. [22603/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the location of each ambulance station; the number of emergency ambulances assigned to each station; and the number of WTE assigned to each station in the country. [22604/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
346. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [22605/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
347. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22606/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
348. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22607/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
349. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time per region, per year, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22608/26]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Mar 2026 · to Health
350. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [22609/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Climate
229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been brought to proposals to close the Cong salmon hatchery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
354. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers who have arrived and departed from Knock Airport in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22442/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
355. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accidents recorded in County Mayo in each of the past ten years; and the number of road fatalities in the same period, in tabular form. [22446/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
356. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of rail journeys which took place in or from County Mayo in each of the past ten years, broken down by station, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22447/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Transport
357. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the progress being made towards reopening the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22448/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
399. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of funding that has been ring fenced for the opening of Bailieborough Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21524/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Public Expenditure
400. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when Bailieborough Garda Station is expected to be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21525/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Culture
564. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to long-serving staff within the National Museum of Ireland, with over 25 years’ service, that have been denied access to an occupational pension; if he will explain the way a State-funded employer can justify this treatment of staff at a time when the Government is requiring all employers to provide pens…
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
571. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; and if he will detail the types of schemes used for example cost rental and affordable purchase. [21499/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
572. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for the years 2025 to 2028. [21501/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
573. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual affordable housing delivery targets for each county and local authority in Ireland for the years 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028; the rationale behind the allocation of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21505/26]
Paul Lawless Written 24 Mar 2026 · to Housing
574. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; and the types of schemes used (such as cost rental, affordable purchase). [21506/26]