TDs / Helen McEntee
Helen McEntee
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2025 | Housing Crisis: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Provision of Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Provision of Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Question put: "That the Bill do now pass." |
Yes | Carried |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Order of Business
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Situation in Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Situation in Palestine: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for the week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann approve the nomination by the Taoiseach of the following Deputies for appointment by th |
Yes | Carried |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Micheál Martin for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach." |
Yes | Carried |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Business of Dáil
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for the day's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Adjournment of Dáil
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Nomination of Taoiseach
Question put |
No | Lost |
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.