TDs / Robert O'Donoghue
Robert O'Donoghue
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988
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
61,781
words spoken in the chamber
Across 173 contributions
419
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
221
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 988 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 173 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 35 | 4 |
| March 2025 | 46 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 45 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 35 | 15 |
| June 2025 | 27 | 8 |
| July 2025 | 46 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 34 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 58 | 26 |
| November 2025 | 93 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 68 | 16 |
| February 2026 | 89 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 108 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 65 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 60 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 49 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 62 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 16 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 23 | 5 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 114 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 Dublin Fingal West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
341. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to HIQA against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years including the number of complaints upheld, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38441/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
342. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to the Office of the Confidential Recipient against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, including the number of complaints resolved and the number outstanding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38442/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
343. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of safeguarding concerns raised with the HSE about a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38443/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
344. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to outline the amount of funding the State has provided to a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38444/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
18. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the eligibility criteria for the home carer tax credit to extend entitlement to single individuals and non-jointly assessed carers (such as those who are unmarried, cohabiting, or single) who provide full time care to dependent persons; if a review or public consultation is planned in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement …
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
127. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements currently in place for the procurement and delivery of veterinary services at dog shelters; if he will detail any recent changes to these arrangements; the guidance issued by his Department to ensure consistency and high standards across such facilities; if veterinarians assigned have experience in shelter medicine;…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
128. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to review the effectiveness of the new regulations introduced in respect of XL Bully dogs; if he is satisfied that the veterinary assessments and opinions underpinning these regulations are robust, consistent and appropriately informed by evidence; if he will outline the parameters currently guiding such assessments;…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
134. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of the ongoing delays in the provision of assessments of need and therapeutic supports, and the well-documented crisis in the disability sector, if he will consider establishing a dedicated purchase or reimbursement fund to support families who have been forced to pay privately for assessments and interventions due to prol…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
135. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if he will outline the measures being taken to address the inconsistency and disruption in therapy services experienced by young people with disabilities when they turn 18 (details supplied); the plans in place to ensure continuity of care and a seamless transition between child and adult therapy services; and if she will make a st…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
230. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of any changes to medical evacuation requests as provided for by the Union Civil Protection Mechanism; if there are any attempts to expand or improve the scope of this mechanism in light of the worsening situation in areas such as Gaza; if this mechanism is under consideration of being paused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
361. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the initiatives currently undertaken or planned by his Department and agencies under his remit to encourage more businesses to adapt faster, more reliable fibre to the premise broadband over slower, outdated copper broadband; if he is concerned by Comreg data which indicates that only 10% of all business broadband connections curr…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
453. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline if the conditions for copper switch-off have now been met for this process to begin; if not, when he expects this to happen; if he supports the switching off of his outdated broadband technology in favour of faster, more reliable fibre to the home broadband, which ComReg data indicated is now available to almost 90% of a…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
470. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the situation regarding an artificial playing surface development for a club (details supplied); when formal written approval will be given; if the costs regarding this development have changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37266/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
644. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of any changes that have been made to the process for renewing registration permission; if he can provide any explanation for these changes; if any additional assistance shall be provided in making applicants aware of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37410/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
752. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any plans to expand funding streams for activities for adults in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
835. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand funding streams for activities for adults in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37502/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
900. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider retaining the €1,000 college-fee reduction introduced as part of the cost-of-living measures, in light of the ongoing financial pressures facing families due to the high cost of food, utilities and housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36984/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
928. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount spent by his Department each year from 2020 to 2025 inclusive on the provision of personal alarms under the senior alert scheme; if these alarms continue to operate on copper broadband technology; if so, the measures his Department intend to take to ensure that these devices and the terms of this scheme a…
Robert O'Donoghue
Oral
75. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he proposes to increase the tillage area, as outlined as a key desire in the programme for Government; when a tillage incentive scheme will be introduced to support tillage growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36299/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
128. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next opportunity for artists to be included in a universal basic income for artists project will be; if the project will be expanded to include all those eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
199. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been culled to date in 2025; the number that have been vaccinated for bovine TB (bTB); of those culled, the number that tested positive for bTB; if he will provide similar figures for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36433/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
200. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 20 May 2025, how he intends to “reduce the impact of known high risk animals in spreading bTB”; if he is referring to badgers in this sentence; to outline those measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36434/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
201. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his statement on 24 June 2025 that “Heydon gets approval from Cabinet to address current high levels of bovine TB”, to confirm the measures that were approved by Cabinet; when those proposals will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36435/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
249. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of children in Fingal west who attended an HSE dentist in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36431/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
475. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to the tenant in situ scheme in Fingal for the years 2023 and 2024; and the amount ring-fenced for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35738/25]