TDs / Séamus McGrath

Séamus McGrath

Fianna Fáil Cork South-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file

497

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

45,141

words spoken in the chamber

Across 181 contributions

429

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

163

topics asked about

Across 20 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.

Schools Building Projects 29 questions
Housing Schemes 23 questions
Tax Reliefs 12 questions
An Garda Síochána 10 questions
Medical Aids and Appliances 10 questions
Housing Policy 9 questions
Health Services 8 questions
Passport Services 8 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 79 questions
Health 79 questions
Finance 68 questions
Housing 67 questions
Transport 38 questions
Social 28 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 497 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 181 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	6	0
February 2025	28	8
March 2025	13	12
April 2025	30	10
May 2025	23	25
June 2025	22	9
July 2025	50	12
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	59	4
October 2025	25	9
November 2025	28	14
December 2025	19	10
January 2026	17	9
February 2026	25	13
March 2026	28	8
April 2026	25	3
May 2026	19	14
June 2026	35	4
July 2026	14	5
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	12	3
October 2026	19	9

Debates they spoke in most

Road Safety: Statements 2 contributions
Assessment of Need: Statements 1 contribution
Development at Bessborough: Statements 1 contribution
Disability: Statements 1 contribution
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements 1 contribution
Driving Test Wait Times: Statements 1 contribution

Plus 153 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 Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
10 Dec 2025	European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question again put	Yes	Carried
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Instruction to Committee Question put	Yes	Carried
9 Dec 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
3 Dec 2025	National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
26 Nov 2025	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
26 Nov 2025	Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	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.