TDs / Robert O'Donoghue
Robert O'Donoghue
Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file
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
Show as a table
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
608. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education the urgent measures being taken to ensure that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are not left without a suitable school place, in particular in the case of a child (details supplied) where a child due to start school in September has been refused from 15 schools with ASD classrooms; the steps she is taking to address the shortage of ASD classro…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
780. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the delivery of a swimming pool in Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10945/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
802. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if funding will be made available for the development of a public swimming pool in Rush, County Dublin, under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund or any other relevant funding schemes; if Fingal County Council has submitted proposals regarding such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
818. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will announce the funding allocations and sanctioned number of acquisitions that will be designated to local authorities under the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1106. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice his views on the Judicial Council’s recommendation to increase personal injury awards by 17 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1248. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has viewed the Charities Regulators Report 2024 into a charity (details supplied); if further payments will be made to the charity in advance of the publication of the report; if the €200,000 advanced to the charity in August 2024 was sanctioned without any knowledge of the details of the report; and if he will ma…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1249. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of the advanced grant of €200,000 to a charity (details supplied) in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10859/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1250. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all current trials and research under way by bodies under his aegis into the use of seaweed supplements for the reduction of methane in ruminants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10860/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1251. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that exist for seaweed supplement producers; the way in which the Government intends to protect and develop the national seaweed sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10861/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1330. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the continuation of the accommodation recognition payment (ARP) for Ukrainian refugees; whether the scheme is to continue; if not, what will happen to persons currently accommodated under the ARP, considering the payment is due to be discontinued on 31 March 2025, but may be renewed upon review…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1502. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the free hormone replacement therapy scheme; to provide an approximate date of the roll out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10722/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1682. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the status of the project regarding the HSE’s acquisition of land at the back of Lusk health centre for a community nursing unit; if there is scope for the installation of a primary care centre as part of the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11624/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1683. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health whether the Department is engaged with Fingal County Council regarding a site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11625/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
1844. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the percentage level of staffing in each Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Fingal; the average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a child referred to each CDNT at the current staffing level in Fingal; and the estimated average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a child referred to each CDNT in Fingal if staffing were…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
18. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will commit to engaging with stakeholders within the music industry to produce a national music strategy for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10141/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
24. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to invest in grassroots and academy football (details supplied); if he will prioritise increased funding and infrastructure development to nurture young talent, improve facilities, and support clubs at all levels to ensure Irish football reaches its full potential; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
46. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will commit to addressing the shortfall in Arts Council funding to ensure artists receive the support they need and that communities across the country continue to have access to artistic and creative experiences (details supplied). [10192/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
57. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there will be no freeze on the Arts Council’s operations during any review (details supplied). [10191/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
5. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with colleagues and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to review and potentially revise the existing policy framework to ensure that any future data centre developments provide clear and proportional benefits to the country. [9927/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
57. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reasons for the long stoppage in works on the Round Tower, at Kells Monastic Site, Kells, County Meath; the current cost of the project; the costs incurred during the stoppage of works; the projected final timeline and cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10003/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
61. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the current approach to data centre development is delivering sufficient benefits to justify the costs given the significant environmental impact of data centres, their relatively low contribution to local and national employment compared to other forms of investment, and their role in reinforcing Ireland’s relia…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
66. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) after the announcement of its intention to lay off its global employee base of 8.5% (1,750 people), of which more than 300 staff in Ireland have been notified that their roles are now “at risk”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9946/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
138. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied), nationally and locally, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; if audited accounts were provided for inspection in advance in each of these years; the total breakdown of the chief executive's compensation package; if any conditions were attached to gr…
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
139. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason by August of 2024 that an organisation (details supplied) needed an emergency grant advance to prevent an overdraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10008/25]
Robert O'Donoghue
Written
140. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any conditions were attached to a payment to an organisation (details supplied) regarding bonuses or pay rises; if he pre-approved it; if all criteria approving the early payment were met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/25]