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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 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1358. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a single-unit conversion above a shop will remain eligible only for the standard €50,000 grant plus €20,000 top-up for dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73909/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1359. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to amend the current rules requiring properties to be used as a principal private residence or for one rental unit in the context of multi-unit conversions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73910/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1550. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated net loss of income faced by a single adult on disability allowance living alone in 2026 compared with 2025, arising from the discontinuation of once-off supports such as the €400 disability payment, €300 fuel lump sum, €300 living-alone lump sum, €200 electricity credits and double-week bonuses; the rationale for removing these supports …
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1551. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish any disability-specific poverty or social exclusion modelling carried out by his Department in advance of Budget 2026, and to outline what modelling, if any, informed the decision to withdraw once-off supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75003/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1552. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the fiscal rationale for removing once-off supports for disabled people, given the continuing cost-of-living pressures and the absence of the cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75009/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1563. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide a dedicated telephone number or email address for a section (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/26]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1566. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the carer’s benefit payment structure in cases where a full-time carer is providing intensive care to two dependants with equal and significant needs, given that such carers receive only one-and-a-half times the rate despite carrying out full-time care for both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1382/26]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Social
1567. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the rules governing carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit in cases where a full-time carer is providing care to three dependants, given that the current system provides no additional payment for the third person despite the significant extra workload involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1383/26]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1629. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportation orders that have been issued to date in the State, in tabular form, for each of the past 10 years. [74117/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1630. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of deportations to the State, in tabular form, for each of the past 10 years. [74118/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1631. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps taken after a deportation order is issued whereby the individual does not self deport. [74119/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1632. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the location of all individuals in the State who have been issued with a deportation order and have not left the State. [74120/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1637. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the €2.1 million allocated in Budget 2026 for electronic monitoring relates solely to the 12-month pilot phase; and if so, the estimated annual cost of maintaining the system once fully operational. [74279/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1638. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the expected duration of the pilot phase for electronic monitoring; the anticipated cost per monitored individual during the pilot; and the projected cost per monitored individual under a national rollout. [74280/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1639. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the estimated number of offenders that will be subject to electronic monitoring under a full national rollout; and the projected annual expenditure required to sustain this level of monitoring. [74281/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1640. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has conducted a cost-benefit analysis comparing electronic monitoring with custodial sentences; and if he will publish the findings of this analysis. [74282/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1641. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the anticipated capital and recurring costs associated with electronic monitoring over the next five years; and if he will provide a year-by-year breakdown of projected expenditure. [74283/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1642. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of prisoners given a custodial short-term sentence under 18 months; and for a breakdown of the number of prisoners serving sentences under 18 months in the format under 3, under 6, under 9, 12 and under 18 months for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [74307/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1675. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of domestic abuse refuge accommodation units currently available in each county; the number of family spaces and single-person spaces within those units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75063/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1676. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the annual funding allocated to domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75066/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1677. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff employed in domestic abuse refuges in each county; the number of specialist support workers available, including child support workers, trauma counsellors, and outreach workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75067/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1678. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to increase refuge capacity nationwide; the counties identified as priority areas for new units; the expected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75068/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1679. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of refuge spaces required for Ireland to meet the standards set out under the Istanbul Convention; the current shortfall; the steps being taken to close this gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75069/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1680. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of children accommodated in domestic abuse refuges in each of the past five years; the supports available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75070/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1681. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counties that currently have no refuge provision; the number of victims from those counties who sought refuge elsewhere in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75071/25]