TDs / Maeve O'Connell

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Maeve O'Connell

Fine Gael Dublin Rathdown TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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

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 551 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 84 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 60 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

  1. constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
461. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls or reports to the dedicated e-mail address and helpline in place for reporting suspected cases of animal welfare (details supplied). [31661/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
475. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the work of her Department in addressing the acknowledged acute shortage of childcare places for under fives in Dublin Rathdown along with to provide additional after school care places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31662/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
476. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s progress on publishing its new statement of strategy. [31663/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
477. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when her Department’s statement of strategy is expected to be published. [31664/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
478. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when her Department will release the National Disability Strategy. [31665/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
479. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s progress in developing a new national policy for personal assistance services. [31666/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
480. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work in the development of a personalised budget demonstrator pilot. [31667/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
481. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the targeted incentives that will be employed to improve recruitment and retention for children’s disability network teams. [31669/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
482. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s progress on the development of targeted legislation to bring the AON in line with the UNCRPD. [31670/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
483. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work on a Neuro-Rehabilitation Strategy for specialist community-based services. [31671/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
484. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality on her Department’s work to increase the provision of respite services. [31672/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
485. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out a timeline for the release of the working paper on respite services. [31673/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
486. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the progress of implementing the actions set out in the autism innovation strategy. [31674/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
487. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report the budget for her Department’s disability, governance and performance unit. [31675/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
488. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of special emergency arrangements used by Tusla since 2020. [31676/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
489. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s work to address Tusla's difficulties in hiring sufficient staff for special care units. [31677/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
490. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the external review of Tusla's special care will be released. [31678/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
491. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out a timeline for the updating of the Childcare Act 1991. [31679/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
492. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report the number of facilities in Dublin that received Building Blocks capital funding. [31680/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Children
493. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report how funding from the Building Blocks capital scheme was allocated between the scheme’s four strands. [31681/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
575. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated timeline for when his Department expects the shortlisted projects under Stage 2 of the technological sector student accommodation programme to commence. [31712/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
576. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of ministerial management board meetings he has attended since his appointment. [31713/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
577. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with all of the aegis bodies under his Department since his appointment. [31714/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
578. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met with representatives of all of Ireland’s higher education institutions since his appointment. [31715/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
579. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if preparations are in place to run the rent-a-room campaign; and when he expects this campaign to begin. [31716/25]