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 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
111. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy; the timeline for the opening of new stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46380/26]
James O'Connor Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
170. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Department's expenditure for Local Link services for Cork county for 2026; the number of new services that will be introduced; if his Department considered new services for east Cork, to include villages between Midleton and Youghal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46381/26]
James O'Connor Oral 16 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [16308/26]
James O'Connor Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Housing
227. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the eligibility criteria for the vacant above-the-shop grant to registered companies; if he acknowledges that the current restriction limiting applications to individual applicants inhibits the uptake of the scheme; his views on whether extending eligibility to corporate owners would rapidly accelerate housing s…
James O'Connor Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Climate
20. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered the allocations for retrofitting grants for commercial buildings from 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/26]
James O'Connor Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Education
79. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) will be included in the current round of special class allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44211/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Transport
475. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport if practical solutions such as the temporary use of low-profile cable protectors across a public footpath during charging, the installation of wall-mounted overhead charging arms to suspend cables above pedestrian height, the installation of recessed cable channels within footpaths, similar to systems being trialled in other jurisdictions currently permitted…
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
601. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislative amendments to the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 to permit members with dual defined benefit and defined contribution benefits under the same employment to crystallise those benefits independently, at different times, where the dual defined benefit is frozen and no longer accruing; if he will address how t…
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
606. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he intends to implement, as part of this year’s budgetary process, the recommendations outlined in a recent Parliamentary Budget Office report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43897/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
868. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 28 May 2026, to outline the number of applications received per county for the school transport scheme for the 2026-27 school year, in tabular form. [42775/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
883. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding emergency works appeal for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42903/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
884. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); to detail the level of engagement which has taken place with school on accommodation needs since December 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42908/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
885. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding tender approval for urgent project at a school (details supplied) recently granted DEIS Plus status to address issues with roof currently in state of disrepair; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42909/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
886. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of SNA Exceptional Review for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42910/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
887. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42912/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
888. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the assessment process of an application for additional school accommodation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42913/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Education
889. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address the matters of a school (details supplied) seeking intervention regarding redeployment protections for SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42914/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1099. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the efforts being undertaken to streamline the vacant property refurbishment grant application process to ensure that decisions are returned in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1210. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reviewing the means test for disability allowance to allow persons with a disability to access the allowance in their own right (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42989/26]
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Justice
1390. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the eligibility rules and regulatory framework governing access to full-time further education and training , such as post leaving certificate courses for those holding stamp one-g or stamp three immigration permissions; if individuals with these stamps are permitted to enrol in full-time academic courses; and if he will make a sta…
James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Children
1621. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken, or are planned, to increase the availability of childcare places for children aged 0-3 years old in Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42907/26]
James O'Connor Written 28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
24. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide an update on the flood projects in the east Cork area; the expected timeline for completion of the same projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40794/26]
James O'Connor Written 28 May 2026 · to Public Expenditure
28. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the timeline when his Department will publish the terms and conditions for the expanded minor works scheme following his announcement in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40793/26]
James O'Connor Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
118. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications made for the school transport scheme for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40789/26]
James O'Connor Written 28 May 2026 · to Education
120. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of all school building projects in County Cork; the timeline since the last stage was entered into for each project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40790/26]