TDs / Mary Lou McDonald

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Mary Lou McDonald

Sinn Féin Dublin Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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193
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
141,893
words spoken in the chamber
Across 1,424 contributions
172
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
56
topics asked about
Across 12 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 193 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 1,424 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 10
January 2025 0 17
February 2025 15 76
March 2025 22 80
April 2025 22 73
May 2025 19 157
June 2025 14 113
July 2025 4 111
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 12 47
October 2025 9 85
November 2025 4 71
December 2025 1 25
January 2026 13 59
February 2026 22 92
March 2026 3 53
April 2026 10 84
May 2026 3 88
June 2026 4 68
July 2026 1 38
August 2026 0 2
September 2026 5 31
October 2026 10 44

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 1,197 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 Dublin Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Mary Lou McDonald Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1161. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the status of a model of care for PCOS; if she will provide for a structured scheme for women to access diagnosis, care and treatment for this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30050/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1162. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if she has considered allowing for the national screening service to accommodate women under the age of 25 years for cervical screening where there are concerns regarding potential gynaecological conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30051/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 28 Apr 2026 · to Health
1163. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of cervical screening tests conducted in 2023, 2024, and 2025, by public and private domestic and overseas laboratories, in tabular form. [30052/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 15 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
24. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [23617/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
37. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [18509/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Taoiseach
112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [15024/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Culture
1590. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in light of the decision of the National Museum to display the Catalpa's flag, if the National Museum also plans to display Jim Wilson's original letter to John Devoy and the 10 to 15 other items also in this collection. [26099/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
3240. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE considers the time-critical nature of the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement, which aims for a 180-day decision timeline, are bein…
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1977. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current status of night support care as part of the HSE Home Support Package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19832/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Health
1978. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to review the provision of night support care as part of the HSE Home Support Package in relation to older persons in particular; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19833/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Oral 3 Mar 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, which he chaired on 8 December 2025. [15023/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
74. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [10096/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Taoiseach
85. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [10097/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
414. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide the details of the Ministerial Consent granted to the work regarding the proposed works on buildings adjoining the 1916 National Monument at 14 to 17 Moore Street. [14369/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
563. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision supports and services to survivors of Institutional Abuse, as agreed through previous mediation with this group. [14839/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
684. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with the Lough Neagh stake-holders group to discuss the current ecological crisis impacting the lake, and by extension to the sections of the wider river basin management area that fall within the counties under his jurisdiction. [14875/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
685. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department's discussions with the Northern Executive Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir on collaboration between both administrations on water quality issues in Lough Neagh and surrounding environment; the actions that have been agreed; and if there is a timeline available…
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
77. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the programme for Government commitment to provide in-house Irish Sign Language interpreters in deaf education settings; if not, the reason this commitment has not yet been implemented; if she will provide a clear timeline for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12996/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
78. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department recognises the distinction between ISL special class support, ISL SCS, posts and dedicated in-house ISL interpreter roles; if she will confirm that ISL SCS posts will not be treated as a substitute for interpreter provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12997/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
79. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the impact on deaf teachers and school staff of the absence of in house ISL interpreters; if she accepts that reliance on ad hoc or external interpreters undermines equal staff participation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12998/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
80. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017, if the continued absence of in house ISL interpreter provision in deaf schools can be reconciled with the State’s obligations; the steps taken to fill these absences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12999/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
81. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which current practice in deaf education settings aligns with Ireland’s obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13000/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
82. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost to her Department of schools having to hire external ISL interpreters, by month for each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13001/26]
Mary Lou McDonald Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
83. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has examined a centralised in-house Department staffing model for ISL interpreters; and if so, if she will provide the findings of any such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13002/26]