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 7 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
729. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of SUSI applications received each year for the past three years; and the number of applications which were successful. [53327/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
730. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the establishment of a national skills observatory as per recommendations made by the National Skills Council. [53328/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
157. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance call-outs received in 2025 that were unable to provide an eircode. [51604/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
174. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if her Department has examined the effectiveness of ambulance call-outs using eircodes for locating emergencies. [51605/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
160. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the increase in passenger numbers on the new routes on the BusConnects stages that have been introduced compared to before their introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51603/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Transport
187. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the increase in the kilometres of cycle lanes across Ireland per year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51602/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
972. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering introducing a national training voucher scheme from the National Training Fund; and, if so, whether private or independent HEIs will be included in the upcoming National Training Fund legislation. [51687/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
973. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering extending SUSI funding to all QQI-validated programmes at independent third level institutions. [51688/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
974. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is considering including private and independent HEIs in the Unified Tertiary Framework, in order that students who obtain SUSI support at further education colleges do not lose out if progressing to such HEIs. [51689/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
975. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline his Department's position regarding the collection and usage of student levies by higher educational institutions. [51690/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
976. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is planning to regulate the prevalence of 'exploding licences' for ebooks and journal subscriptions for further and higher educational institutions. [51691/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
977. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update regarding the work of officials within his Department towards encouraging access to graduate-entry medicine student loans. [51692/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
978. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is planning to require higher education institutions to provide a booklist to students in advance of their courses beginning, to improve transparency in the costs students will have to incur for each course. [51693/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
979. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider extending SUSI grant eligibility to students of all QQI-accredited courses. [51694/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
980. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of the development of a traineeship in modern methods of construction, as is expected to launch in quarter 3 of 2025. [51695/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
981. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress of the mid-term review of the national access plan. [51696/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
982. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expected publication date of the updated careers in construction action plan. [51697/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
63. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details regarding her Department’s plans to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child; and if she will provide a timeframe for the delivery of this key Programme for Government commitment. [49996/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
82. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work regarding the development of State-led childcare facilities. [49997/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
712. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department covers the cost of any unitary charges arising from public private partnership contracts for further or higher educational institutions; and if so to list the institutions and the cost associated. [50195/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
19. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report the work of his Department in responding to the decision to withdraw the international peacekeeping force in Lebanon in 2027. [49119/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
80. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update regarding the progress made by his Department in progressing the Defence Amendment Act 2025. [49118/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
261. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department has integrated planning for shared mobility hubs into metropolitan area transport strategies and other relevant plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44706/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
262. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is implementing promotional campaigns to support the uptake of shared mobility modes. [44707/25]
Maeve O'Connell Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
263. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department is developing a brand identity for publicly built and procured shared mobility hubs. [44708/25]