Willie O'Dea
Written
131. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the plans to open more primary care centres and expedite the delivery of the existing pipeline to construction. [52384/25]
TDs / Willie O'Dea
Willie O'Dea
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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
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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 463 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 36 in all
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| 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
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
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- constituency Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Willie O'Dea
Written
189. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures that have been carried out in Northern Ireland under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52383/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
622. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a jobseekers application which was submitted in June 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51400/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
25. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the additional funding provided to his Department under the recent National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50464/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
47. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a new mid-west regional enterprise plan will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50465/25]
Willie O'Dea
Oral
94. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the disability allowance payment and remove anomalies in the current means test for the payment. [50675/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the proposed annual cost of the disability support payment. [50674/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
273. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied) who provide trained therapy dogs to schools, resulting in improved attendance and literacy levels for children with autism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51078/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
310. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider offering all persons in receipt of transitional jobseeker's allowance the choice to have their payment paid directly into their bank account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51076/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
329. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider providing funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51077/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
355. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to deal with the delays in completing coronial autopsies caused by the severe shortage of pathologists in the mid-west; her plans to deal with the proposed withdrawal of coronial autopsies from the end of 2025 in the south east; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51082/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason job sharing teachers who apply for carer's benefit are being refused as they are deemed not to work enough hours, even though they work well beyond their timetabled hours, including for the substitution and supervision scheme, yard duty and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50688/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied with the level of service TUSLA is providing for the protection of children; if Tusla will be hiring more staff to deal with the significant caseloads and to ensure children get consistent follow-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50687/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
179. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the NSAC work to consider the further expansion of the cancer screening programmes; when the BreastCheck and BowelScreen programmes will be extended to the over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50653/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
17. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for crèches operating in family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49989/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
24. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a report on the Bia Blasta lunch scheme for pre-school children in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49990/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
266. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify when the timebound provision will open for new teacher registrations; if there are plans to ensure that the Teaching Council provides better support and guidance and prompt updates throughout the registration process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50471/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason ETB teachers have not received the PME grant refund while Department school teachers have; when they can expect payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49950/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
564. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he has plans to increase the number of places which allow for the incarceration of individuals under the age of 17 years who have been convicted of a crime.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36301/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
591. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will consider allowing patients over 26 years-of-age avail of CAR T-cell therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49730/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
53. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has examined the extent to which pension entitlements are hindering retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the capital funding allocated to defence in the National Development Plan for the period 2026 to 2030. [48984/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
105. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the plans for investment in the grid over the coming decade. [48949/25]
Willie O'Dea
Written
219. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider expanding the under-9 free travel scheme in Budget 2026 to include commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/25]