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 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1941. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the work of officials within her Department to support the work of the Ombudsman for Children. [20862/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1942. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of childcare providers currently operating in Dublin Rathdown, along with the number of such providers currently in receipt of core funding; the number of such providers that have requested an increase in core funding; the number of such providers that have left the core funding model since its …
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Children
1943. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to update on her Department’s work to improve the online Power of Attorney system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20864/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2633. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of XL bully certificate of exemptions given both nationally and within DLR County Council since the introduction of the XL bully ban, in tabular form. [20875/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2634. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to report on when he expects the list of successful applicants of the Community Recognition Fund to be released. [20876/25]
Maeve O'Connell Oral 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
109. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the progress of the capital build project of a school (details supplied). [17155/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
145. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on the progress of the new capital build project of a school (details supplied). [17154/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Defence
270. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department's work to encourage female participation and recruitment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Defence
271. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the current gender balance of all serving members of the Defence Forces in percentage form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Transport
307. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department plans on introducing any additional Luas trams during peak commuting hours, to help alleviate current levels of demand. [17300/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
412. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is currently planning to extend further start-up supports to non-manufacturing and non-export businesses. [17177/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
413. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his Department’s work to encourage digitisation both within his own Department, and in businesses. [17178/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
414. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how his Department is planning to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to ‘cut through unnecessary bureaucracy’ for businesses. [17179/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
415. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the Cost of Business Advisory Forum to holding local consultations and meetings, to ensure that localised factors that can highly impact businesses are recognised and taken into account. [17180/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
416. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on their Department’s work to reform the employment conditions of those working in the gig-economy. [17181/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
512. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on her Department’s efforts to reduce the student to teacher ratio in primary schools. [17175/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
513. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education to report on her Department’s efforts to reduce the student to teacher ratio in post-primary schools. [17176/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Justice
732. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice when his Department will issue instructions to local authorities regarding the commencement of local community safety partnerships. [17298/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Children
791. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which her Department is working to improve the accessibility of the online power of attorney system (details supplied). [17299/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
981. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the plans on how her Department will reduce surgical wait times for patients in the public health service. [17301/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
982. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the progress on the delivery of the six new planned surgical hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17302/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
983. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health to report on the delivery of free HRT products-medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17303/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Health
984. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of her Department's plans towards the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records and information systems. [17304/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 3 Apr 2025 · to Finance
33. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Finance if he will commence a review of the inheritance tax valuation date payment model (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15835/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Rural
858. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the Government's timeline for transferring responsibilities related to dog control, welfare, and breeding to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and when the Department intends to propose new legislation to rectify the shortcomings in current dog welfare, breeding, and control regulations. [14209/25]