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Willie O'Dea

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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.

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 463 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 36 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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 Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
136. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to publish the datasets that were used against the criteria her Department indicated were the determining factors for the selection of school construction projects in Limerick, as announced on 28 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13142/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Education
137. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide a list of all schools in Limerick with planned capital projects that are at Stage 2B; when each project first engaged with her Department on same capital project, and when the project was listed as being at Stage 2B [13145/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
215. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on her attendance at the EU Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12169/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Defence
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence for an overview of the Defence National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12170/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Enterprise
581. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to clarify the following aspects of the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025; the way in which the proposed 20,000 population area threshold will be defined and calculated; if a property has operated as a short-term let for over seven years, will this exempt it from requiring change of use planning permission; if granny flats or co…
Willie O'Dea Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1104. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the proposed vaccine damage scheme to deal with cases of people who have been injured as a result of taking vaccines including Covid vaccines will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12049/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
16. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when he will bring forward a public investment Bill; the rationale for the Bill; the likely objectives of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10565/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of credit unions who have invested in the Credit Union Approved Housing Body fund since its inception; the amounts invested; the total number of housing units delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9532/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1123. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that there is a gross lack of nursing home vacancies in the Mid-West region and that many families are finding it impossible to secure places for ill or disabled relatives that require full nursing home care; her plans to alleviate the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10044/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Health
1161. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that her environmental health officers (EHOs) have no powers when a public nuisance is emanating from a private dwelling house (details supplied); if she has any proposals to strengthen the law to enable EHOs to intervene to alleviate these public nuisance cases, particularly where the owner of the property causing the nuisance cannot be identifi…
Willie O'Dea Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
90. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement Ireland has had with Belarus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8284/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
108. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she believes that recent events will have any impact on the serious violations of human rights in Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8283/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
226. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be approved to proceed to construction of a new secondary school, as this project was initially approved four years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8799/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Health
363. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend the scheme for healthcare workers who contacted long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her plans to extend the scheme for healthcare workers who contracted long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8239/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approval rate for the solar capital investment scheme under both Tranche 7 and Tranche 8 of TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6859/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the solar capital investment scheme under Tranche 8 of TAMS which have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6860/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Education
79. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that adequate and safe working and learning conditions are not provided for all members of the school community in a Limerick primary school (details supplied); if she will provide an alternative avenue of funding that would allow essential interim works to proceed, whether through exceptional sanction or as enabling works linked to th…
Willie O'Dea Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Housing
88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to prohibit the charging of fees for the provision of a reference from a landlord or property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Housing
97. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new Department circular concerning the vacant home grant will be amended to allow companies to apply for the grant, as many small independent retailers are companies that own premises, but are precluded from applying for the scheme for apartments above shops and other similar properties; and if he will make a statement on the…
Willie O'Dea Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
429. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when a Labour Court appeal of a case (details supplied) will be held; the reason the naming correction has not been processed; and the reason for no timeline for the case been given to the applicant despite repeated requests. [5950/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
678. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the policy on one off housing will be changed to make it easier for people to build on their own land as per the recent statement by the Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6624/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
715. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for an IRP renewal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
764. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if Irish association applications for citizenship are being processed chronologically; if Irish association applications for citizenship from minors are receiving decisions before adult Irish association applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6393/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Health
40. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4992/26]