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George Lawlor

Labour Party Wexford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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389
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
68,613
words spoken in the chamber
Across 195 contributions
398
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
131
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 389 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 195 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 5 2
February 2025 27 6
March 2025 17 5
April 2025 4 11
May 2025 18 15
June 2025 13 8
July 2025 24 6
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 20 8
October 2025 3 13
November 2025 26 11
December 2025 5 8
January 2026 15 15
February 2026 15 12
March 2026 100 12
April 2026 13 10
May 2026 17 5
June 2026 31 19
July 2026 12 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 15 13
October 2026 9 9

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 103 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 Wexford 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
George Lawlor Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
379. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department Nurses based at Wexford General Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased before end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38566/25]
George Lawlor Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
773. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) seeking support from the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37210/25]
George Lawlor Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Social
152. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers claiming wage subsidy scheme funding under each of the three strands, for each year from 2020 to 2024; the number of participants for each strand for each year from 2020 to 2024; the total expenditure on wage subsidy scheme in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/25]
George Lawlor Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
319. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment following the conclusion of the Food Tourism Strategy 2018–2023, if there are plans to develop and publish a new food tourism strategy; if he will provide a year-by-year breakdown of the budget allocated to food tourism from 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; if any engagement with industry stakeholders on food tourism has taken place fro…
George Lawlor Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Health
677. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of pain management specialists currently employed in University Hospital Waterford; the number of hours they are contracted to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35220/25]
George Lawlor Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
202. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that a passport will be processed urgently by his Department for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33907/25]
George Lawlor Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Social
592. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 10 June 2025, if it is his intention to further extend a free travel companion pass to those holders of free travel pass who are single and widowed persons, who are aged under 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34321/25]
George Lawlor Oral 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
2. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the targeted actions being taken by his Department to improve the employment rate of people with disabilities, considering that Ireland consistently lags behind the EU average in this area, our constrained labour supply, our obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the absence…
George Lawlor Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Finance
229. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance to outline the engagement he has had with a company (details supplied) in view of their closure announcement; the affirmative action the Government will take to ensure the company comply with their capital gains obligations around intellectual property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33306/25]
George Lawlor Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Finance
230. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered any proposals to introduce and incentivise employee ownership trusts in Ireland similar to those available in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33309/25]
George Lawlor Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
256. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement he has had with the management and owners of a company (details supplied); the discussions he has had regarding finding a replacement company; the discussions he has had with regard to the future use of the premises; if the Government intends to purchase the property from the company to provide much-needed accommodation…
George Lawlor Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
257. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the supports he has put in place to assist university based enterprises to commercialise and grow in scale innovations and research discoveries made there; the discussions he has had with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to identify and incubate potential campus enterprises; a…
George Lawlor Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
258. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to set out the supports to small businesses whose trade has been affected by the recent uncertainty created by the United States tariff changes for goods being imported into the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33308/25]
George Lawlor Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will set out the name, location and extent of all lands currently vested in him, pursuant to Section 28 of the State Property Act 1954, in tabular form; the plans for the future utilisation of any of these lands; the specific powers he has under the State Property Act 1954; and if he wil…
George Lawlor Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Enterprise
311. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the land available to the IDA for new enterprises in County Wexford, by location and the extent of each location, in tabular form; whether it is intended to acquire additional land particularly to supplement the IDA land at Drinagh in Wexford town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/25]
George Lawlor Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Social
907. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that under the TESW (temporary education sector workers), numerous bus escorts have yet to receive their payments from the Easter break; his plans to ensure that workers are paid in a timely manner, in advance of the summer holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29583/25]
George Lawlor Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Social
909. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the extension of a travel companion under the free travel scheme entitlement for recipients of a State pension is being confined to spouses and civil partners; his views on whether this discriminates against single and widowed persons; if he plans to review this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/25]
George Lawlor Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1011. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29527/25]
George Lawlor Written 29 May 2025 · to Education
358. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason rural DEIS schools are excluded from the home school liaison scheme (details supplied); if she will consider including rural DEIS schools in the scheme as their omission is unfair and discriminatory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28573/25]
George Lawlor Written 29 May 2025 · to Education
359. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the school (details supplied) can be included in the 5-year attendance strategy pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28574/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Enterprise
253. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any flexibility is allowed in determining eligibility for an employment permit, in relation to the advertisement period of 28 days required under the labour market needs test; if each application is determined fully on its merits; if fully qualified and eligible applicants applying for positions that are needed in the economy can be …
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
748. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant geriatrician attached to the Wexford integrated care programme in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27470/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
749. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the progress that has been achieved in respect of the step down facilities across CHO5 since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27471/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
750. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health to list the hospitals with the national acute oncology nursing service to assist patients undergoing active cancer treatment in avoiding attending emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27472/25]
George Lawlor Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
751. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays within the accident and emergency department of Wexford General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27473/25]