TDs / Noel McCarthy

Noel McCarthy

Fine Gael Cork East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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457

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

12,449

words spoken in the chamber

Across 116 contributions

419

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

150

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.

Defence Forces 16 questions
Flood Relief Schemes 16 questions
Road Projects 14 questions
Tobacco Control Measures 13 questions
Customs and Excise 12 questions
Flood Risk Management 12 questions
Schools Building Projects 12 questions
Passport Services 11 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 62 questions
Health 53 questions
Finance 45 questions
Public Expenditure 45 questions
Transport 38 questions
Housing 30 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 457 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 116 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	5	0
February 2025	32	11
March 2025	29	1
April 2025	20	2
May 2025	48	18
June 2025	19	3
July 2025	21	6
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	23	9
October 2025	18	6
November 2025	17	1
December 2025	19	8
January 2026	22	1
February 2026	24	8
March 2026	27	9
April 2026	32	5
May 2026	31	13
June 2026	22	5
July 2026	20	7
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	17	0
October 2026	11	3

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 116 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 Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
10 Feb 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	Yes	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	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
28 Jan 2026	Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Amendment put	No	Lost
27 Jan 2026	Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
27 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	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.	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	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	Yes	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	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	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.