Maeve O'Connell
Written
366. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering enabling cyclists to turn left at red traffic lights. [8456/26]
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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
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
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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
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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 |
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.
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- constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Maeve O'Connell
Written
348. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport to report on the work of his Department in trying to address traffic congestion levels in Dublin while awaiting the delivery of public transport projects, following the publication of the Accelerating Infrastructure Report which highlights the significant effects traffic congestion has on Dublin. [6505/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
349. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed in active travel teams or working on active travel projects in each local authority, in tabular form. [6506/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
350. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has data on traffic congestion in Dublin; and if car journeys in Dublin are taking longer when compared to the past five years. [6508/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
351. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is working to account for traffic congestion that has been displaced by active travel and road narrowing works. [6509/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
352. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has data for the number of people cycling and walking rather than taking a car or public transport for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [6510/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
353. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will produce guidelines for non-statutory consultations for local transport projects that do not fall within Part 8 consultation requirements. [6511/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
354. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if road design guidelines have taken into account the larger size of cars, given the discontinuation of a number of small sized car lines. [6512/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
355. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has ensured that best practice procedures are currently in place across local authorities in implementing active travel projects. [6513/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
356. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have conducted any analysis as to if recent active travel improvements have made material improvements in pedestrian and cyclist safety and decreased the number of road traffic accidents. [6514/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
357. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will work with the Department of Education and Youth to encourage making the driver theory test a mandatory part of transition year educational curriculum. [6515/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Oral
147. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged in any consultation processes with approved housing bodies and local authorities in advance of legislation removing blanket pet bans. [4416/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
209. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take any interim action to request local authorities and approved housing bodies to prevent the continuation of any blanket pet bans in advance of upcoming legislation. [4417/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
49. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend legislation to enable public transport repair vehicles to utilise bus lanes in the event of service disruptions to the Luas, the DART, or Dublin Bus, to facilitate faster response times. [4705/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
227. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary practices that have registered with his Department as retailers to enable them to dispense prescription items not issued by them. [4758/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
672. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will issue guidelines for non-statutory public consultations for local authorities to support the implementation of various schemes, such as active travel. [4272/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
787. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will develop an exotic pets register, similar to practices in Northern Ireland. [3379/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
364. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if data is available on the number of postal items delivered over the Christmas period by An Post; to provide said data; and if data is kept regarding the number of postal items that were delivered late over the same period, and to provide said data. [2501/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
474. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Defence if the security duty allowance will be paid to Irish Reservists for all activities undertaken during the Irish presidency of the EU. [2502/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
475. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Defence if the security duty allowance will be paid to Irish Reservists for activities whether classified as training or operational undertaken during the Irish presidency of the EU. [2503/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
476. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Defence if a review of the security duty allowance will be undertaken to ensure Irish Reservists receive appropriate renumeration for all activities during the Irish presidency of the EU. [2504/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
550. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the total budget for active travel projects across Ireland, in each year, for the past five years. [74502/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
710. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is developing a common policy across public transport for pets. [1605/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
989. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has investigated vet practice competition and pricing to assess if it is a competitive market. [1607/26]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
990. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will require pricing for the top ten veterinary procedures to be published and publicly available to consumers; and where "pet plans" available prices will be included with and without said "pet plan" to enable transparency. [1608/26]