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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Cost of Living Mini-Budget: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 13 May 2026 | Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 13 May 2026 | Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 13 May 2026 | Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed and that the Bill is hereby passed." |
Yes | Carried |
| 12 May 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 May 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put |
No | Lost |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Amendment to amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 15 Apr 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Seanad amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Apr 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Seanad amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax
Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 2 is hereby negatived and the mo |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax
Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 1 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Confidence in Government: Motion
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Structural Reform of Child Welfare Governance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Structural Reform of Child Welfare Governance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
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.