TDs / Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Lou McDonald
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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
Show as a table
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Dublin Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
84. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the engagements, by date with deaf schools she has had in relation to the provision of ISL interpreters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13003/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
85. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the engagements, by date with deaf-led organisations, ISL interpreters, or deaf education stakeholders regarding ISL interpreter roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13004/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
269. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health to consider expanding the current criteria for publicly funded IVF to facilitate women who meet the programme's criteria (details supplied) but have been advised to avail of egg storage while waiting for endometriosis treatment. [13098/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
1128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive surgery in the Mater and or Cappagh hospitals. [12125/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Oral
41. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education will next meet. [10095/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
685. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the discussions between the Minister and the Northern Executive Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, on collaboration between both administrations on water quality issues in Lough Neagh and surrounding environment; the actions which have been agreed; if there is a timeline available on thes…
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
232. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth if and when a school place will be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied). [8849/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
264. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on work his Department is doing to ensure that the agreed pension increases for An Post pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9110/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
27. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach for an update on the Programme for Government. [74325/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
61. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [74326/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
740. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way a person (details supplied) can change their postal address on file to facilitate receipt of and signature on their citizenship certificate at the new address. [5911/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Oral
9. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [74324/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
942. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3811/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
943. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients whose scans have been delayed despite capacity available in facility (details supplied); the approximate waiting time for appointments for these patients, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3812/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
944. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the number of public patients referred to a provider (details supplied) for scans, for each year 2020-2025, in tabular form; the total amount paid to the provider in this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3813/26]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2266. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a new consultant will be appointed for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital. [74865/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2267. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for a person to receive an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital. [74866/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2268. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health when a person (detailed supplied) will receive an appointment to attend the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital. [74867/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2294. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to hire a new consultant for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital; the expected start date for the new consultant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74953/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2295. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the current wait time for a person to receive an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74954/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
2296. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for an appointment for the pain clinic in the Mater Hospital, by month, for 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74955/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
530. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) [71306/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Oral
5. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Northern Ireland will next meet. [63430/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Written
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the status of the National Risk Assessment 2025 which his Department committed in July 2025 to publish by year end. [65942/25]
Mary Lou McDonald
Oral
28. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach for a report on the work of the shared island unit. [63429/25]