TDs / Richard O'Donoghue

Richard O'Donoghue

Independent Ireland Limerick County TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

85,911

words spoken in the chamber

Across 385 contributions

252

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

topics asked about

Across 14 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.

Wind Energy Generation 7 questions
Health Service Executive 4 questions
Renewable Energy Generation 4 questions
An Garda Síochána 3 questions
Driver Licences 3 questions
Healthcare Policy 3 questions
Hospital Equipment 3 questions
Disability Services 2 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 33 questions
Climate 7 questions
Housing 6 questions
Children 4 questions
Education 4 questions
Justice 4 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 73 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 385 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	2
January 2025	0	6
February 2025	11	19
March 2025	13	11
April 2025	3	24
May 2025	10	32
June 2025	4	9
July 2025	3	13
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	1	19
October 2025	4	13
November 2025	3	30
December 2025	3	48
January 2026	1	15
February 2026	8	32
March 2026	3	0
April 2026	1	30
May 2026	1	16
June 2026	3	32
July 2026	0	4
August 2026	0	1
September 2026	0	18
October 2026	1	11

Debates they spoke in most

Trans Healthcare: Motion [Private Members] 16 contributions
Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Second Stage 11 contributions
Housing Emergency Measures: Motion [Private Members] 11 contributions
Flood Prevention: Motion [Private Members] 9 contributions
Confidence in Government: Motion 8 contributions
Child Poverty and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] 5 contributions

Plus 157 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 County 29 November 2024 to now
party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
23 Sep 2026	Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Neutrality and Triple Lock: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Waste Management (Single Household Waste Collection Service) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"	Yes	Lost
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution is hereby negatived and that the mot	No	Carried
28 Aug 2026	Mineral Oil Tax: Financial Resolution Amendment put	Yes	Lost
28 Aug 2026	Business of Dáil Question put	No	Carried
30 Jun 2026	Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	No	Carried
30 Jun 2026	Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
30 Jun 2026	Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
30 Jun 2026	Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
30 Jun 2026	Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
30 Jun 2026	Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
30 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Amendment put	Yes	Lost
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
23 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
9 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed	No	Carried
27 May 2026	Fiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
27 May 2026	Fiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
27 May 2026	Cost of Disability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
27 May 2026	Cost of Disability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried

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