TDs / Séamus McGrath

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Séamus McGrath

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

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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.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

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
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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

  1. constituency Cork South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Séamus McGrath Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
852. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the estimated average out-of-pocket cost to families for child prosthetic provision in Ireland; and the measures being considered to reduce or eliminate reliance on fundraising by parents to meet basic mobility needs. [54908/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
853. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will review the quality and usability of prosthetics provided to children in Ireland; if this review will include direct consultation with families and service users; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54909/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Justice
25. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to carry out a full review of the duties (details supplied) of members of An Garda Síochána with a view to maximising their time on high visibility policing. [54120/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
57. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the way in which greater downsizing options for those in private housing, who wish, to downsize their home can be provided. [53567/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
101. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to dramatically increase the supply of housing under the affordable housing scheme. [53566/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
82. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of proposals to reduce the driving test wait times at a test centre (details supplied) in view of the fact it is still well above the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53178/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Finance
131. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to increase the qualifying square area for an exemption of stamp duty on new residential property in view of the fact this can act as a supply side activation measure. [53197/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
214. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a request for additional accommodation for a school in Cork city (details supplied) to provide appropriate and urgently needed teaching and support space for children who have received a diagnosis of autism. [53581/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
231. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [53785/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Social
383. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to revise the approach to the income disregards for the means test for the carers allowance (details supplied). [53805/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
631. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine a serious concern affecting Irish students studying physiotherapy in the Netherlands who are seeking 12-week hospital placements in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53348/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Rural
757. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline any possible funding sources to assist an organisation nationally to purchase equipment to digitise patient details and records (details supplied). [53168/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
173. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the medical card scheme does not cover the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a renew a driving licence (details supplied). [52388/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Finance
263. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the percentage of new residential properties which were exempt from stamp duty; the total number of residential properties where stamp duty was paid; and the average amount paid and the total amount collected by the State in 2024, in tabular form. [52685/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Social
328. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be increased in budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52686/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Housing
97. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to extending the first home scheme to include the purchase of vacant properties, applying the same conditions as the croí cónaithe towns scheme in terms of properties vacant for at least two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52377/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Finance
235. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the estimated year one and full-year cost of reducing the 13.5 percent rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sector; if he will also confirm the corresponding cost of reducing the rate to 9 percent for food services only; if he will confirm whether Revenue are now satisfied that splitting the Vat rate between food and accommodation is …
Séamus McGrath Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Transport
138. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of a request for funding support for an organisation (details supplied) in Cork. [50256/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
646. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she will approve the use of CAR T-cell therapy for a patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50037/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
28. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the strength of the Naval Service fleet; if there is an adequate number of personnel in the service to keep all ships operational when needed; the number of ships that have been docked at Haulbowline for more than six-months in the past three years; the exact duration that they have been docked; and the reason they have been docked. [49101/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
99. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications currently in place for the warmer homes scheme; the number of applications processed in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average waiting period from the date of application to getting the works carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Transport
194. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled tunnel closures for the Jack Lynch tunnel (N40), the Dublin tunnel (M50) and the Limerick tunnel (N18), by tunnel, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the total cost of the associated maintenance and other works facilitated by the closures over that period; the main reasons for the scheduled tunnel closures; if the…
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Education
231. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views regarding the disparity in the health and safety leave policy between pregnant teachers and SNAs in special schools. [49337/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
315. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing funding to an association (details supplied) for the purchase of essential equipment. [49407/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Health
339. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health the services and supports that will be provided to a child (details supplied) through their CDNT in Cork; if she will provide information on the roll-out of these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49359/25]