Maeve O'Connell
Written
97. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding her Department’s review of core funding. [61423/25]
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
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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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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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
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Maeve O'Connell
Written
140. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding the work of her Department towards providing childcare places in County Dublin. [61424/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
533. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update regarding the refurbishment works for the glass houses in the botanical gardens; and when these works will be completed. [58191/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
589. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the work of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding their examination of restrictive licensing models such as metered access or limited-term licenses for e-books and academic journals. [58193/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
943. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department’s view of potential broadband blackspots that are unviable for commercial operators and outside the current scope of the National Broadband Plan. [58195/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
1486. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will address the inconsistent staffing ratio requirements for childcare facilities that are subject to the time of day. [58196/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
1734. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering establishing a healthy living agency to build on initiatives by Healthy Ireland and reduce reliance on HSE services through the promotion of long-term good health practices. [58192/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
2102. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the programme of research undertaken by his officials in partnership with the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, to better understand student decision-making and influencing factors [58194/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
40. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering extending the Human Capital Initiative Programme; if not, if replacement programmes are being developed in lieu of an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55835/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
55. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way in which his Department will invest in apprenticeships following the significant allocation made in Budget 2026. [55836/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Oral
14. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is evaluating to promote the conversion of older buildings for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53387/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
130. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of registered derelict or vacant housing properties in Dublin Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53386/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
33. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will progress to its next Stage; and for an estimated timeline for when the CRU will be appointed as regulator for all heat networks. [53254/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
85. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department have conducted health and safety analysis following junction narrowing works to assess the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. [53255/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
86. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the advice his Department provides to local authorities in instances where lorries and long wheelbase vehicles must cross solid white lines when turning through junctions. [53256/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
87. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if officials within his Department have conducted a review regarding the effectiveness and success of junction narrowing works. [53257/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
88. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the research his Department has conducted to inform policies and practices on junction narrowing works across Dublin. [53258/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
90. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any study or analysis to examine the effectiveness of cycle lanes constructed to date in increasing cycling rates across Dublin. [53331/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
91. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to active travel schemes since 2020; the amount spent; and the amount of this funding leftover following the completion of these schemes. [53332/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
92. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to schemes to encourage cycling and walking in County Dublin. [53333/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
134. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Finance the amount of residential zoned land tax collected in total and by each Local Authority, and the amount paid by each local authority to revenue in residential zoned land tax in 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53259/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
243. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a list of all approved individual sports capital grants, noting the total amount granted and the total amount drawn down for each individual group, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [53253/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
628. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including the advanced health care apprenticeship on the list of approved courses as per the Programme for Government's plan to create career pathways for healthcare assistants. [53329/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
629. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the plans to provide a public health centre within the Sandyford Business District given the rapidly growing population in the area. [53330/25]
Maeve O'Connell
Written
728. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of stakeholder submissions received by his Department as a result of the stakeholder consultation on amendments to the National Training Fund; and the names of stakeholders who were invited to participate in this consultation. [53326/25]