TDs / Paul Lawless

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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 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
725. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department ensures that linking eligibility or participation in CAP schemes such as SCEP or SIS to the use of systems (details supplied) does not create conflicts of interest or market distortions; and to provide any assessments conducted under Article 8(4)(b) to evaluate the impact on breeders' economic activities. …
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
726. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether removal of genetic indexes by organisations (details supplied) falls under Article 41 official controls; and the recourse breeders have where such removals affect rights under Articles 13 and 14. [65529/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
727. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors or records cases where organisations (details supplied) remove genetic indexes; to list all such cases since 2021; and to confirm whether Department-appointed board members have been contacted about such removals. [65530/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
728. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the peer-reviewed scientific papers relied upon when designing and justifying the sheep improvement scheme genotyped ram action, particularly where the supporting evidence was derived from organisations (details supplied); if his Department assessed the limitations and risk of bias inherent in such internal analyses where indepen…
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
794. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed list of all addiction rehabilitation services currently available in the State; the name and location of each facility; the bed capacity; whether it caters for male, female, or mixed gender clients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65139/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
795. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current level of demand for addiction treatment and rehabilitation services in Ireland; the number of individuals entering treatment annually; the main substances involved; the regional variations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65140/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
796. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for admission to residential addiction rehabilitation services; the measures being taken to address capacity constraints;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65141/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to addiction rehabilitation services in 2025; the projected increase in funding under the forthcoming National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65142/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction rehabilitation facilities that provide gender-specific programmes or services for women with children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65143/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
799. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current demand for addiction treatment and rehabilitation services for women in Ireland; the number of women who accessed residential and community-based addiction services in each of the past three years; the number of facilities that provide gender-specific programmes or services for women with children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6514…
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
800. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of residential addiction rehabilitation beds available specifically for women, including those that cater for women with children; the locations of these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65145/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
862. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a procedure given they have been waiting since March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65534/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
924. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a reimbursement scheme or a support mechanism for women who used the private sector to seek a diagnosis for endometriosis due to the lack of services prior to the endometriosis framework being implemented. [66064/25]
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider a reimbursement or support mechanism for women who had to pay privately due to lack of public care; the immediate supports that can be introduced for those already impacted, beyond the promises of the national endometriosis framework; and how the State intends to recognise and address the profound emotional, reproductive, and finan…
Paul Lawless Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
940. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a surgery date for an operation in Mayo University Hospital. [66156/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Culture
11. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the immediate financial and governance sanctions that will be applied to the RTÉ board and senior management following the recent discovery of further irregular payments and unauthorised disbursements; and when the proposed legislation to assign the Comptroller and Auditor General as RTÉ's auditor will be fully enacted to restore public …
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
129. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list figures for a first assessment in child and adolescent mental health services; the number of children waiting longer than 12-months; and the accountability measures that have been introduced for the senior HSE management responsible for the ongoing service failures and spiralling waiting lists. [64448/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
176. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the guaranteed, binding timeframe and allocated budget for the necessary remedial works to expedite the re-opening of admissions to community nursing units currently under HIQA restriction, such as the Ballina CNU; and if she will ensure that these beds will be restored to public use and not outsourced. [64447/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Climate
211. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is planning a visit to Cong hatcheries in County Mayo. [64677/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
488. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local service sites acquired by each county council for each of the past five years. [64669/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
489. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proportion of Irish land which has been sold to individual and investment firms outside the State of Irish land is owned by foreign investors; to provide a list of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64718/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
524. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address difficulties faced by residents of County Mayo in securing first-time immigration registration appointments following the centralisation of services to the Dublin Burgh Quay office in January 2025; if he is aware that prior to this change, appointments were available locally at Garda stations such as Ballyhaunis; th…
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
525. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of prime agricultural land being sold for forestry to foreign investment firms, such as a company (details supplied) in coalition with Coillte. [64716/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
575. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have passed away while awaiting a hospital appointment or admission following a GP referral in each of the years from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [64671/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
576. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the breakdown, by hospital group and/or clinical specialism of the number of individuals who have passed away while on an outpatient or inpatient waiting list following a referral from a general practitioner, in each of the past five years. [64672/25]