Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
TDs / John McGuinness
John McGuinness
Leas-Cheann Comhairle
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423
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
53,878
words spoken in the chamber
Across 132 contributions. Plus 1,827 contributions from the chair, not counted
107
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
138
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 423 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 132 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 13 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 35 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 24 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 54 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 14 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 28 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 59 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 11 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 39 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 14 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 8 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 20 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 20 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 14 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 18 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 14 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 13 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 14 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 8 | 2 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 46 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 Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
- office Leas-Cheann Comhairle 19 February 2025 to now
Is the Bill opposed?
Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
Before we move to Deputy McDonald, I acknowledge the presence of the Palestinian ambassador in the Public Gallery. You are very welcome.
Does Deputy McDonald withdraw that remark?
We will leave it at that and move on to Deputy Ó Laoghaire.
Yes.
Two and a half minutes.
We have gone past our time on these questions, so I ask Deputy Cahill to be as quick as possible and the Taoiseach then to respond.
That concludes Taoiseach's Questions. I think we will make a recommendation to the Business Committee to meet early on Tuesday mornings for all those who want to pool the weekend results and compliment their local teams.
It might save a bit of time during the debates.
We could appoint Deputy Cleere as chairperson.
I understand the Minister is sharing her time. Deputy McGuinness spoke to me just before I came in and he is not available. I see he is listed to share the Minister's time. He is speaking later on though.
Yes, very unreliable.
I presume when the Deputy mentions families, the names of family members and so on that he has the permission of the family to do so.
No one wants to see Cara Darmody outside of this House. I join with Deputy Alan Kelly when he said that the last thing we would expect in a democracy like ours, with an economy that is doing well, is a 14-year-old outside Leinster House campaigning not just for her own family members but to highlight what is going on right around the country. It is not right. The Minister or some senior official should be outside tal…
I call Deputy Moynihan.
Thank you, Minister.
I thank the Deputy.
I thank the Deputy and ask him to conclude.
Please conclude, Deputy.
Before the Minister answers, for the benefit of the Deputy, when he is asked to conclude it is not a shouting match between both of us or an urgency for him to complete his question. It is to facilitate the Minister to answer. I am flexible in what we do but the Deputy went well over time.
I thank the Deputy. He is over time.
I can report to the Minister that details of so many games were replayed here in the Dáil during the week, it was like Croke Park at one stage.
Thanks, Deputy.
As important as it is, Deputy, it is not part of this debate.