TDs / James O'Connor

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James O'Connor

Fianna Fáil Cork East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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499
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
16,905
words spoken in the chamber
Across 80 contributions. Plus 30 contributions from the chair, not counted
371
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
143
topics asked about
Across 20 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 499 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 80 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 1 0
February 2025 44 5
March 2025 17 5
April 2025 17 8
May 2025 41 11
June 2025 43 1
July 2025 26 10
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 30 1
October 2025 28 1
November 2025 38 7
December 2025 14 2
January 2026 37 1
February 2026 21 2
March 2026 14 3
April 2026 31 0
May 2026 26 15
June 2026 26 4
July 2026 18 3
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 3 1
October 2026 24 0

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 70 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 Cork East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
James O'Connor Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
640. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding for a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57830/25]
James O'Connor Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Rural
2182. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's plans to publish the review of the pilot scheme for the town centre first scheme which included towns in Cork County; the timeframe for this review to be completed if not already published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58849/25]
James O'Connor Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
150. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to a recent United Nations report which suggests that some 60 politically motivated criminal cases are opened against Russian citizens every month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57165/25]
James O'Connor Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
157. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent arrest by the Russian authorities of Maxim Kruglov, deputy leader of Russia’s last remaining opposition party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57164/25]
James O'Connor Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Finance
295. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider including beauticians along with hairdressers in the 9% VAT reduction in the 2026 Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56803/25]
James O'Connor Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
114. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department’s plans for the publishing of the next round of the community centre fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56036/25]
James O'Connor Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
163. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55909/25]
James O'Connor Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Education
164. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an extension of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55910/25]
James O'Connor Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
341. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55907/25]
James O'Connor Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Health
342. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health for an update on a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55908/25]
James O'Connor Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Housing
239. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54544/25]
James O'Connor Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
301. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he could address the concerns raised by hill farmers in correspondence (details supplied) regarding issues with controlled burning during the legal window due to weather conditions along with other matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54545/25]
James O'Connor Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Health
313. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the position regarding an occupational therapy appointment for child (details supplied) whose mother has been waiting an extensive period of time for intervention; if she will outline a timeline for the occupational therapy treatment plan for this child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54523/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
73. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants that have availed of the first home scheme by county; the amount that is drawn down in monetary value; the number of applicants that have availed of the help to buy scheme by county; and the amount drawn down in monetary value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53897/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
99. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the solar farm guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53896/25]
James O'Connor Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Education
196. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps and stages in a building project for a school, whether it is an extension or a new building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53968/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Defence
45. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the Department or entity responsible for the deployment of counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities to protect State infrastructure; and the work that has been done to ensure we have the capabilities to counter such threats [53600/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Defence
61. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities the Defence Forces currently possess; if he will outline, in monetary value, the capital terms that have been invested by his Department in these capabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53601/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Transport
116. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 18 September 2025, if there are any further plans to open a driving test centre in the rest of Munster; the waiting times for a driving test for the rest of Munster; how this statistic compares to the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53701/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
226. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the applications for the additional accommodation scheme for both primary and post-primary schools in Cork county; the monetary value of each project; the stage each project is currently at and the timeline before completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53710/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
227. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will reconsider her Department's policy for the UBU project applications submitted for each county; if she will reconsider that Cork should be allowed more than one project, as per her Department's guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53711/25]
James O'Connor Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Justice
439. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the counter unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities that An Garda Síochána possess currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53602/25]
James O'Connor Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
15. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the next steps his Department will take to find a new fibre line if a fibre cabinet is full following National Broadband Ireland intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52173/25]
James O'Connor Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
53. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund scheme to be opened in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52298/25]
James O'Connor Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
129. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52296/25]