Willie O'Dea
Written
1147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/26]
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.
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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
1172. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a school (details supplied) will be included in the Primary Schools Meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18853/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a disability allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18869/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1300. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will reconsider the decision to issue a deportation order to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19151/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1361. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish association section 16 citizenship submissions that have been received from applicants with additional documentation in relation to the new Irish association guideline points since the guidelines have been published in April 2025; the submission date of the new guideline submissions currently being reviewed by his…
Willie O'Dea
Written
1766. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health for her views regarding a total breakdown in service and accountability by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) in Limerick (details supplied); if she will ensure that a full response to the complaint is issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18856/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
1767. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to fund abortion provision, and to provide a breakdown of all expenditure on abortion provision, from 2018 to date in 2026, by all categories, in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18868/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
36. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand primary care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17523/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
59. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the proportion of the HSE workforce employed in acute services in 2026; the proportion at the end of 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17522/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
174. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the qualifying criteria for cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17481/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
252. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the qualifying criteria for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17480/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
552. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the problems encountered by recently qualified paramedics in gaining employment with the National Ambulance Service; if she believes that the paramedic qualification should effectively remain tied to a single employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17993/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
350. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the process to allow for the reimbursement of Skyclarys, the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA); the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2…
Willie O'Dea
Written
602. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will overhaul the built heritage investment scheme run by his Department, in view of the fact that this year, very few vernacular buildings received grant funding, so that vernacular buildings would have their own particular grant scheme, similar to years up to and including 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a stat…
Willie O'Dea
Written
57. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he will ensure that every effort is made to support individuals transition from welfare into further education/training and work, by examining the way in which to avoid a cliff-edge when people take up work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15022/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
66. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to publish a new employment strategy to help those most distant from the labour market into the workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15021/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport the efforts his Department is making to improve the country’s road network. [15558/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
178. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress made in rail projects under the CMATS. [15559/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
482. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a site has been identified yet for the new hospital in Limerick; If not, the timeframe; the proposed new Board to progress the project which been constituted yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15679/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
22. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if the maximum age limit to join the Defence Forces will be increased from 39 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15214/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
922. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free for the over 60s under the national immunisation schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14071/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
30. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if the national AI office will have advisory panels in place for routinely collaborating with young people, older people and disabled people and including representation from those groups and also civil society groups that can provide routine expertise and insights into AI harms and benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Willie O'Dea
Written
75. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will ensure that the national AI office will have the necessary levels of independence, technical experts and resourcing to ensure that there are no conflicts between the State’s supports for industry to harness AI, the State’s own deployment of AI, and the design, implementation and enforcement of regulations to govern AI, and to…
Willie O'Dea
Written
168. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Willie O'Dea den Minister for Children, Disability and Equality an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoi na deacrachtaí a bhaineann le hearcú foirne do chúram leanaí agus naíonraí sa Ghaeltacht; cad iad na hiarrachtaí atá ar siúl chun a chinntiú go bhfuil daoine ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13010/26]
Willie O'Dea
Written
318. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if she received correspondence dated 27 January 2026 from a company (detail supplied) when she intends to respond to this correspondence. [13545/26]