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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2025 | Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Business of Dáil
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the propos |
Yes | Carried |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." |
No | Lost |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax
Question put: "That Financial Resolution No. 4 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise
Question put: "That Financial Resolution No. 1 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Insurance Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put |
No | Lost |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." |
No | Lost |
| 30 Sep 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Special Education School Places: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Special Education School Places: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Order of Business
Question put: "The amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed |
Yes | Carried |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." |
No | Lost |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad
Seanad amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad
Amendment to amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 15 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 |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
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