TDs / Paul Lawless

Official portrait of Paul Lawless

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
Show as a table
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
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
18 Feb 2026 International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Amendment put
Yes Lost
17 Feb 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Cost-of-Living Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Bord Bia: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Regulation of Drones Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question again put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
11 Feb 2026 Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
11 Feb 2026 Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: From the Seanad
Amendment put
No Carried
4 Feb 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
28 Jan 2026 River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
28 Jan 2026 Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
No Carried
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment put
Yes Lost
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
21 Jan 2026 Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No 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.