Tapaím an deis seo labhairt ar son na cáinaisnéise agus na sonraí atá leagtha síos mar chuid di. Ar an mórchuid, ceann de na teachtaireachtaí is mó a thugann an cháinaisnéis seo ná go bhfuil infheistíocht láidir á déanamh againn inár seirbhísí poiblí, ag cur le daonra atá ag fás ach ag déileáil le go leor de na gnéithe agus na fadhbanna sóisialta atá le feiceáil i sochaí an lae inniu.
I thank the House for the oppor…
TDs / Shane Moynihan
Shane Moynihan
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789
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
63,608
words spoken in the chamber
Across 241 contributions
420
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
193
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
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Questions asked 789 in all
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Contributions to debates 241 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 37 | 23 |
| March 2025 | 32 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 29 | 11 |
| May 2025 | 41 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 33 | 15 |
| July 2025 | 54 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 31 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 39 | 20 |
| November 2025 | 53 | 12 |
| December 2025 | 39 | 6 |
| January 2026 | 53 | 15 |
| February 2026 | 46 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 41 | 13 |
| April 2026 | 29 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 75 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 61 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 47 | 28 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 19 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 30 | 2 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 209 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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- constituency Dublin Mid-West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
I am conscious of the discussion we have just had. I want to put on the record of the House my support, the same as the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste today, for the fact that there was an attempted focus on humanitarian aid that is necessary for Gaza, and thank the Tánaiste and his officials for all the work they are doing in delivering consular assistance for Irish citizens and for drawing broader international attenti…
I welcome the Tánaiste's utterance that it will be a digital first as opposed to a digital only approach. It is important to acknowledge that for many older people, these barriers they perceive to entering a digital world can be ones they do not feel comfortable expressing. That is why any services we design to embrace those people and bring them in should be designed to be proactive and offer that help in a way that…
I am speaking today on behalf of the Wade family in my constituency. They had great success in the European kickboxing championships in Italy last year. The three Wade siblings, three unique young people, are Abbie, who is 13 years old and won two bronze medals; Ryan, who is 16 years old and won one bronze medal; and Amy, who won two gold medals and was named as the fighter of the tournament. They represented their c…
Cuirim fáilte roimh an deis seo labhairt ar cheist na bpinsean agus an phleanáil fhadtéarmach atá taobh thiar de pholasaí dá leithéid seo le cinntiú go mbeidh slándáil agus cinnteacht airgeadais do dhaoine amach anseo nuair a éiríonn siad as obair.
At the outset, I pay tribute to the Minister for prioritising the introduction of My Future Fund as a landmark policy in terms of how we, as a country, prepare our citize…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an ábhar seo a thabhairt faoi bhráid na Dála. As Deputy Daly said, vapes have inadvertently turned from a gateway out of nicotine to a gateway into nicotine. We need to see a step change in how we regulate and address this market to ensure that whatever consequences this leads to are not unintended.
At this point, I will recall my work with the junior safety forum in South Dubl…
As a former Minister for Education and Science and someone who pioneered in the areas of early years education, the Taoiseach, like me, would agree that childcare is an important piece of social infrastructure. Coming from a constituency like mine where we have rapidly growing communities and 75% of demand for childcare is for the age range of between one and three, it is very clear that planning guidelines around le…
2. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [33560/25]
I wish to ask about the current situation in Sudan. A civil war, which started over two years ago, has resulted in the death of over 500,000 children and the displacement of 14 million people. It has left 25 million people facing insecurity. Ireland's record has been strong in this regard. We were the country that initiated the discussion on sanctions and spoke on behalf of the EU at the EU and Gulf Cooperation Counc…
28. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [35226/25]
Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as ucht an deis labhairt ar an ábhar fíorthábhachtach seo. I commend the Minister on the interest he has taken in the matter since taking office. I also commend the Minister, Deputy McEntee on the correct focus she placed on the importance of us as a society dealing with the legacy and trauma inflicted by domestic, gender-based and sexual violence.
This was brought into focus …
I wish to raise what I think everyone recognises as a growing threat to society, namely online disinformation and, more importantly, the urgent needs around how we promote and resource media literacy initiatives to counter it.
We are all aware of the alarming rise in the weaponisation of false information online. It is no longer just a nuisance. It is being used to distort truth, polarise communities and threaten ou…
I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. It is important to say at the outset that the proliferation of new technologies like artificial intelligence and the generation and communication tools associated with that are a massive opportunity in terms of connecting society and making information more plentiful, but also presents a number of challenges. I am a firm believer that innovation should always…
17. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [33559/25]
I am encouraged to hear the importance of focusing on our public transport and water infrastructure, which I know the Taoiseach believes in, and the laser focus the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will have over the lifetime of this Government. As I have often mentioned on the floor of this House, public transport is extremely important in my own constituency of Dublin Mid-West where projects like DART+ South Wes…
The Taoiseach won that, though, did he not?
16. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if new EE-zoned land will be identified in tandem with industrial land rezonings for housing to enable relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35806/25]
Will the Department issue guidance on the need for enterprise and employment zoned land to be identified in tandem with the industrial land rezonings that are being rezoned to enable further provision of housing and if that will then be used to enable relocation?
I thank the Minister of State for that reply. The context for this question is in the fact the Dublin local authorities are advancing development frameworks that involve the rezoning of existing industrial land to residential or mixed use to meet housing supply targets. As the Minister of State said in his reply, that is a function of the local authority but done under the auspices of the national and regional strate…
One of the reasons I am raising this is the shortage of land. If we want to promote compact growth, or initiatives like 15-minute cities, it is important with large-scale housing developments we have adequate amounts of industrial and commercial land there as well. While I fully take the point that planning authorities do set their own development plans, we are also familiar with instances where either the Office of …
7. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if the Belgian model is being examined in the context of the programme for Government commitment to investigate early access schemes for rare disease treatments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34617/25]
The Minister is no doubt aware of the cases of those who suffer with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a matter which has been raised in the Dáil a number of times, as well as with the Minister directly, not least because of the Thompson boys in my own constituency. This has brought into focus the need for an early access scheme for rare disease drugs. I know there is a commitment to this in the programme for Government t…
It is great to hear about the progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of the Mazars report on this subject that was published some years ago. That goes to the heart of the extra resourcing that the Minister spoke about. She is right; there needs to be a partnership between industry and the State to make sure that these applications are put through immediately and that the HSE can adjudicate on…
I appreciate the efforts of the Minister in this regard and I have conveyed that to the families involved. I am very grateful for the Minister's proactive approach. The beauty of getting an early access scheme right is that it does not necessarily rely on the proactivity of the State to be involved in that process but, rather, the partnership is hardwired into every piece of the system and the State is empowered to g…
6. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the plenary meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum which he chaired on 4 April 2025. [33558/25]