TDs / Willie O'Dea

Willie O'Dea

Fianna Fáil Limerick City TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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463

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

7,385

words spoken in the chamber

Across 36 contributions

299

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

174

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.

Social Welfare Appeals 20 questions
Social Welfare Benefits 19 questions
Social Welfare Payments 14 questions
Housing Schemes 11 questions
Social Welfare Eligibility 10 questions
Special Educational Needs 9 questions
Defence Forces 8 questions
Health Services 8 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 89 questions
Social 89 questions
Education 44 questions
Housing 43 questions
Justice 28 questions
Finance 23 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 463 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 36 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	3	0
February 2025	41	1
March 2025	30	1
April 2025	31	2
May 2025	30	1
June 2025	14	0
July 2025	30	2
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	32	4
October 2025	12	4
November 2025	24	2
December 2025	26	4
January 2026	25	1
February 2026	26	2
March 2026	27	1
April 2026	32	4
May 2026	22	3
June 2026	22	1
July 2026	8	1
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	13	2
October 2026	15	0

Debates they spoke in most

Auto-Enrolment: Statements 2 contributions
Finance Bill 2025: Second Stage 1 contribution
Financial Resolution No. 5: General 1 contribution
Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage 1 contribution
Policing and Community Safety: Statements 1 contribution
Situation in Gaza: Statements 1 contribution

Plus 29 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

constituency Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
18 Jun 2025	Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
10 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
28 May 2025	Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
28 May 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: First Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That leave to introduce the Bill be granted."	Yes	Carried
28 May 2025	Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
28 May 2025	Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
21 May 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
21 May 2025	Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost

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