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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 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
591. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on a policy change to mortgages whereby one party dies unexpectedly and it takes several months for a death certificate to be received (details supplied) under the current approach by banks. [43197/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
909. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to reform the recruitment process for teachers (details supplied). [43209/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1259. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact of the domiciliary care allowance payment ceasing when a child reaches 16 years-of-age, particularly for families of children with type 1 diabetes, whose condition requires ongoing, intensive daily management well into late adolescence. [43376/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1363. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the costs of all deportation charter flights to date; the cost of each flight; the number of deportees on board; and if he is examining ways to reduce the cost involved. [42547/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of electric and non-electric bicycles, that are currently available to An Garda Síochána. [43198/26]
Séamus McGrath Oral 26 May 2026 · to Taoiseach
1. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [12360/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 26 May 2026 · to Finance
186. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount that was collected in USC in 2025, broken down by income brackets with a range of ten thousand, for example, €10,000 - €20,000, €20,000 to €30,000 and so on. [39797/26]
Séamus McGrath Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
167. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline a timeframe for the upward revision of social housing qualifying income limits. [37496/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
212. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a fundamental review of the Local Authority Home Loan to make it more widely accessible. [37497/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 19 May 2026 · to Finance
403. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to immediately review and expand the applicable area for the Living City Initiative in Cork city. [37439/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
595. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the treatment of AVC pension contributions in the calculation of rent under the differential rent scheme (details supplied). [36752/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 14 May 2026 · to Justice
62. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; the overall number at the end of 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the equivalent figures for civilian support staff. [35702/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 13 May 2026 · to Finance
41. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the current value of the national debt; the amount the debt has reduced in the past three years; and how much interest has been paid servicing the debt in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [35471/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 12 May 2026 · to Transport
326. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to formulate a policy on the use of drones for delivery purposes [34183/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
537. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [33985/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
551. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the education approach or policy regarding neurodivergent children in relation to points highlighted in correspondence (details supplied). [34120/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 12 May 2026 · to Education
554. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision to remove a teaching post for the school year 2026/2027 from a school (details supplied) can be reversed. [34176/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 12 May 2026 · to Social
751. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact of leave in addition to maternity leave [34182/26]
Séamus McGrath Oral 7 May 2026 · to Culture
16. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he hopes to open up the community sport facilities fund and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund for applications. [33164/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
263. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to clarify the procedure when the Commission for Public Service Appointments finds that the Public Appointments Service has made a flawed decision (details supplied). [32587/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 May 2026 · to Enterprise
279. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the Industrial Relations Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers Bill 2021 (details supplied). [33236/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
455. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied). [33310/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 May 2026 · to Education
456. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update in relation to a new school building project (details supplied); and if the Stage 1 Addendum Report has been fully assessed. [33313/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 6 May 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1250. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which a young self-employed landscaper can become a fully qualified arborist (details supplied) ; if they can be allowed to avail of the State-funded grants and training pathways such as Solas/ETB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33270/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 30 Apr 2026 · to Transport
223. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the details of his engagement with the NTA in relation to the ongoing reliability issues with the local bus service in Cork; and the plans to address these longstanding issues. [31531/26]