No, we are not.
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
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| 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
As we know, the Government is all over the place on housing. As people sleep overnight in their cars hoping to get the chance to buy a home of their own, the Minister for housing, Deputy James Browne, went on television and admitted the Government's housing plan is failing. He stated that the Government is unlikely to meet its target of 41,000 homes this year and that the ESRI's projection of 34,000 units is more lik…
But you lied.
Taoiseach, does it regulate-----
The independent audit of hip surgeries performed at Children's Health Ireland, CHI, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh is damning. It makes for devastating reading for parents and families who are caught up in this scandal. One of those parents, a heartbroken mother, contacted us. Her daughter was just four when she had surgery on both hips. This is mother is convinced, based on her reading of the audit re…
It is now abundantly clear for anyone who wishes to see that clinical governance and governance in general at CHI is absolutely a fiasco. I know that three members of the board have resigned. I put it to the Taoiseach that the remaining members should follow suit because clearly what is needed here now is root-and-branch reform, change, transparency and accountability. I voice concern over the full independence of th…
Even as it commits genocide in Gaza, the Taoiseach refuses to sanction Israel. Even as Israel massacres thousands of children, burns families and starves a refugee population, it is allowed to act with impunity. The Taoiseach's claim that Sinn Féin's Bill, which aims to stop the Irish Central Bank overseeing the sale of Israeli war bonds across Europe, is incompatible with EU law is utterly cynical and bogus. We have…
Ireland should not be complicit in the funding of a genocide-----
-----against innocent Palestinian men, women and children.
Then stop the Central Bank facilitating the sale of war bonds.
It is not. That is utterly-----
They had been asking for three years.
The Taoiseach is right; only sanctions will do so.
One will also be told that sanctions are needed.
The apology offered today by the Government to the family of Shane O’Farrell comes after 14 years of their courageous and relentless pursuit of truth and justice for their son and brother. This apology is a vindication of the O’Farrell family’s unwavering stand for Shane and the life that was so cruelly taken from him. It is an acknowledgement of the litany of abuse by the entire State apparatus, not merely the crimi…
It is time for the Government to put an end to the Irish Central Bank facilitating the sale of Israel's war bonds throughout the European Union. There is simply no limit to the cruelty Israel inflicts on the people of Gaza. Not content with perpetrating 19 months of genocide, massacring tens of thousands of Palestinians - mostly children, women and the elderly - Israel has imposed a blockade on Gaza.
The supply of f…
-----that mealy-mouthed pattern of condemnation but no more, deploring but ultimately standing back and doing nothing. The greatest shield Israel has is the refusal of the international community to impose sanctions. They continue to make excuses. They hide behind so-called complexities as Israel intensifies its genocide and continues to brutally and brazenly violate international law. Let me be very clear; there is …
Except that it does not do that.
To be seen to do nothing.
That is absolute rubbish.
We can hear you.
That is wrong.
That is outrageous.
The rule of international law - is the Minister serious?
In the face of Israeli impunity.