TDs / Maeve O'Connell

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.

Further and Higher Education 40 questions
Defence Forces 30 questions
Apprenticeship Programmes 24 questions
Student Accommodation 21 questions
Public Transport 19 questions
Active Travel 18 questions
Transport Policy 18 questions
Childcare Services 12 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Further and Higher Education 173 questions
Transport 125 questions
Children 44 questions
Defence 37 questions
Education 34 questions
Justice 23 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Financial Resolution No. 8: General 3 contributions
Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 2 contributions
Dog Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] 2 contributions
International Women's Day: Statements 2 contributions
Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade: Motion 1 contribution
Dublin Transport Authority (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage 1 contribution

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

constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now

Maeve O'Connell Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education

340. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Education her views on the programme of work to be undertaken by his officials to implement the programme for Government's commitment to ‘Increase the number of schools offering PE as a Leaving Certificate exam subject’; and if she will make statements on how consideration will be given to ensuring that an equal focus be placed on same-sex girls' schools, where parti…

Education Policy