TDs / Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

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Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin Donegal TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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584
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,740
words spoken in the chamber
Across 447 contributions
442
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
153
topics asked about
Across 20 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 584 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 447 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 3
January 2025 5 11
February 2025 43 38
March 2025 53 18
April 2025 28 39
May 2025 33 26
June 2025 37 17
July 2025 35 24
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 22
October 2025 38 16
November 2025 40 17
December 2025 14 42
January 2026 39 16
February 2026 35 43
March 2026 24 18
April 2026 16 29
May 2026 39 21
June 2026 40 5
July 2026 12 9
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 20 10
October 2026 21 22

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 319 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 Donegal 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
8 Jul 2026 Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put: That section 62 stand part of the Bill.
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Recommendation put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Amendment put
Yes Lost
7 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
7 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost

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.