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Ged Nash

Labour Party Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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677
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
111,955
words spoken in the chamber
Across 364 contributions
390
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
172
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 677 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 364 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 4 2
February 2025 92 39
March 2025 41 26
April 2025 24 13
May 2025 17 20
June 2025 33 4
July 2025 54 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 45 24
October 2025 9 16
November 2025 24 39
December 2025 22 21
January 2026 19 5
February 2026 43 18
March 2026 38 7
April 2026 61 14
May 2026 37 33
June 2026 35 20
July 2026 18 10
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 47 10
October 2026 14 32

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 200 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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  2. Mairéad Farrell
  3. Pearse Doherty
  4. Sean Fleming
  5. Emer Currie

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 Louth 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Ged Nash Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Finance
328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide estimates from the Revenue Commissioner for 2026 in respect of the amount of revenue vis-à-vis adjustments to tax credits impacting on carers allowance and carers benefit claimants respectively, that they estimate will be raised as a result of the new data sharing arrangements in place between Revenue and the Department of Social Protection s…
Tax Credits
Ged Nash Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Finance
329. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers who are in receipt of the carers’ allowance and carers’ benefit respectively, who have had their tax credits adjusted arising from the new data-sharing arrangements in place between the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5290/26]
Tax Credits
Ged Nash Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
474. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints made by residents of a hotel (details supplied) to his Department in relation to their treatment at the accommodation centre in 2024 and 2025 respectively; if he will provide information on the broad nature of the complaints made; the number of complaints where investigations were undertaken, found in favour of th…
Departmental Data
Ged Nash Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
475. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department's contract with a hotel (details supplied) for accommodation services which was commenced in February 2024, will not be renewed on expiry in February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5306/26]
Departmental Contracts
Ged Nash Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Defence
285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence given the Air Corps 101 Squadron operate Airbus 295W Maritime Surveillance Aircraft, the number of staff vacancies for radar operators; the actual staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4150/26]
Air Corps
Ged Nash Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Defence
286. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence given the pending investment in SONOBOUY technology on the aircraft to help track rogue subsurface vessels around critical undersea cables, if he will outline any retention policies such as recent schemes for military air traffic controllers to ensure we don’t lose key SARO personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4151/26]
Military Aircraft
Ged Nash Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Health
1044. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she will add inflammatory bowel disease to the list of conditions for inclusion in the long-term illness scheme; if she will describe the criteria deployed under the terms of the Health Act 1970 to include a condition within the ambit of the scheme; if she will agree that the typical experience of patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis allows for th…
Health Services
Ged Nash Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
216. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason officials in her Department have ordered the removal of a document from the National Archives (details supplied); if she will provide the details of the process used to arrive at this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3198/26]
National Archives
Ged Nash Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Transport
28. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm his Department's current remote work policy for Departmental staff; if there are plans to modify the policy in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2716/26]
Departmental Staff
Ged Nash Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
193. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach the number of successful prosecutions secured under section 24 of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment), Act 2022 (the provisions of the Act that relate to making the penalisation of an individual who makes a protected disclosure a criminal offence); the number of cases referred to the DPP for their consideration under the terms of the Act since the enactment and commencement …
Protected Disclosures
Ged Nash Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
883. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will obtain the position of the Revenue Commissioners on a policy matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2303/26]
Illicit Trade
Ged Nash Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
884. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners, working on a multi-agency basis with An Garda Síochána and others, have identified any links between illicit roll-your-own tobacco activity and organised crime networks; the extent of such involvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2305/26]
Illicit Trade
Ged Nash Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
169. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contents of the Government’s medium-term economic framework; the reasons for the delay in producing the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73642/25]
Economic Policy
Ged Nash Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Education
461. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the extensive population growth on the north side of Drogheda; if her Department has any plans to develop a new second-level school to address the needs of the area or to extend existing secondary schools in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73533/25]
Schools Building Projects
Ged Nash Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Housing
309. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to further extend the Article 10(6)(a) exemptions under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), which are due to end on 31 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73121/25]
Planning Issues
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Transport
346. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail is aware that car parks at both Drogheda and Dundalk train stations are at full capacity from approximately 7.15am on weekdays; if, given the improvements to the frequency of commuter and Enterprise services and the roll out of the Dart service, and the fact that there are no plans under the revised NDP to open either a new North Drogheda station, or…
Rail Network
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
450. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the new DEIS Plus programme; if the principal criteria to be applied will be the Pobal Deprivation Index and other small area data sets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71674/25]
Educational Disadvantage
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
451. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new DEIS Plus programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71675/25]
Educational Disadvantage
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
456. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has received proposals from a school (details supplied) in County Louth proposing internal modifications to the proposed new buildings; if she is aware of the fact that the new school building has been in process for several years; if she will include the project in her Department’ Sectoral Plan under the revised NDP; and if she will ma…
Schools Building Projects
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
499. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the building unit in her Department will engage with Louth County Council in relation to a school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72345/25]
Schools Building Projects
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
528. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the construction of a new school building project will commence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72564/25]
Schools Building Projects
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Housing
564. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will sign the planned secondary legislation to allow local authorities to have their County Development Plans to be extended for a short period beyond 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71676/25]
Local Authorities
Ged Nash Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Justice
715. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing a scheme to allow the Courts Service to provide reasonable expenses to cover the cost of travel for citizens selected for jury duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71931/25]
Courts Service
Ged Nash Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
50. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he is considering modernising the framework of accountability for senior civil and public servants as regards their operational and policy delivery responsibilities and performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70847/25]
Civil Service
Ged Nash Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
60. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the management of flooding at Seapoint, Termonfeckin, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70849/25]
Flood Risk Management