TDs / 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.

International Protection 69 questions
Special Educational Needs 60 questions
Housing Provision 44 questions
Health Services Staff 42 questions
Health Services 40 questions
Agriculture Schemes 36 questions
Rail Network 34 questions
An Garda Síochána 33 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 460 questions
Justice 205 questions
Education 204 questions
Housing 199 questions
Transport 165 questions
Agriculture 161 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Policing and Community Safety: Statements 10 contributions
International Developments: Statements 9 contributions
Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage 8 contributions
European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions 6 contributions
Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] 6 contributions
Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 5 contributions

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

constituency Mayo 29 November 2024 to now
party Aontú 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
21 Jan 2026	Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
13 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	No	Carried
17 Dec 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) Question again put	No	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
10 Dec 2025	European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	No	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question again put	No	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Instruction to Committee Question put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried

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