Maeve O'Connell
Written
241. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the progression of projects to enhance the physical working environment and equipment of the Defence Forces. [31782/25]
TDs / Maeve O'Connell
Maeve O'Connell
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551
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
21,976
words spoken in the chamber
Across 84 contributions
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
132
topics asked about
Across 19 departments
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Month by month
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Questions asked 551 in all
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Contributions to debates 84 in all
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| March 2025 | 16 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 62 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 109 | 10 |
| June 2025 | 95 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 54 | 10 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 21 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 15 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 31 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 18 | 6 |
| March 2026 | 11 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 15 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 16 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 24 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 | 7 |
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Plus 60 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
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- constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Maeve O'Connell
Written
242. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the implementation of a new independent external complaints service for the Defence Forces. [31783/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
243. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the development of a cultural change programme for the Defence Forces. [31784/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
318. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools taking part in the pilot of in-school therapy. [31668/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
373. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on his Department’s progress on publishing its new statement of strategy. [31686/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
375. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the work of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, particularly in regard to planning the response to future harsh weather conditions. [31777/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
429. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the Department’s progress on publishing its new Statement of Strategy. [31736/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
430. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of staff currently employed under his Department. [31737/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
431. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Ministerial Management Board Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31738/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
432. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of MinMAC Meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31739/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
433. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Civil Justice pillar. [31740/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
434. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of staff within his Department employed under the Criminal Justice pillar. [31741/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
435. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the incoming transfer of functions for his Department has been completed. [31742/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
436. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the outgoing transfer of functions from his Department has been completed. [31743/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
437. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in reaching targets for Garda recruitment. [31744/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
438. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the work of his Department in increasing the number of Garda reserves. [31745/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
439. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of his Department to address overcrowding in prisons. [31748/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
440. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of approved actions following the Prison Overcrowding Response Group’s report that have been successfully implemented to date in 2025. [31749/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
441. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration how his Department plans to address the gap between the current plans to increase available prisoner spaces by 1,100 between 2024 and 2030 and the Programme for Government’s commitment to expand capacity by 1,500 spaces. [31750/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
442. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has met with each of the aegis bodies under his Department; and, if not, which bodies has he yet to meet with. [31752/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
443. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the need for investment in the Irish Prison Services ICT capabilities. [31756/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
457. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on his Department’s work in collaboration with the Department of Defence in the protection of fisheries. [31657/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
458. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the work of the Dog Control Stakeholder Group as the Group announced an intention to produce an interim report in Q1 2025 before producing a final report in Q4 2025. [31658/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
459. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to review the penalties for breaching the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in the proposed new Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to the benefit of public safety and the welfare of dogs. [31659/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
460. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the Department’s progress on publishing its new Statement of Strategy. [31660/25]