TDs / Séamus McGrath

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.

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
11 Feb 2026	Regulation of Drones Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
11 Feb 2026	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question again put	Yes	Carried
11 Feb 2026	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
11 Feb 2026	Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Feb 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	Yes	Carried
4 Feb 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	Emergency Winter Payment for Disabled People: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
28 Jan 2026	River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
28 Jan 2026	Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
27 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
21 Jan 2026	Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
21 Jan 2026	Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
20 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 Jan 2026	Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
13 Jan 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	Yes	Carried
17 Dec 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) Question again put	No	Lost
17 Dec 2025	Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost

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.