TDs / Helen McEntee

Helen McEntee

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

Minister for DefenceMinister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

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questions asked

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them

245,309

words spoken in the chamber

245,286 as a minister, 23 as a TD

321

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

Members of the Government answer parliamentary questions rather than ask them, so this page lists none of theirs.

Month by month

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

Contributions to debates 806 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

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Month	Contributions
December 2024	0
January 2025	0
February 2025	58
March 2025	1
April 2025	69
May 2025	45
June 2025	32
July 2025	38
August 2025	0
September 2025	8
October 2025	13
November 2025	74
December 2025	40
January 2026	2
February 2026	28
March 2026	32
April 2026	2
May 2026	161
June 2026	34
July 2026	65
August 2026	0
September 2026	50
October 2026	54

Debates they spoke in most

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages 8 contributions
Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax 5 contributions
Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion 4 contributions
Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee 4 contributions
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 4 contributions
Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] 4 contributions

Plus 727 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Meath East 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister for Education 23 January 2025 to 1 May 2025
office Minister for Education and Youth 2 May 2025 to 18 November 2025
office Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 18 November 2025 to now
office Minister for Defence 18 November 2025 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Outcome not stated
1 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arra	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2025	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
11 Jun 2025	Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

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