TDs / Patrick O'Donovan
Patrick O'Donovan
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport
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0
questions asked
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them
73,474
words spoken in the chamber
73,468 as a minister, 6 as a TD
228
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
Members of the Government answer parliamentary questions rather than ask them, so this page lists none of theirs.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Contributions to debates 346 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Contributions |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 27 |
| April 2025 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 32 |
| June 2025 | 36 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 79 |
| November 2025 | 28 |
| December 2025 | 57 |
| January 2026 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 28 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 314 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Limerick County 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
- office Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 23 January 2025 to 1 June 2025
- office Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport 2 June 2025 to now
| Date | What the vote was on | Their vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 20 May 2026 | Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 19 May 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 May 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Earth Day: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: “That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Earth Day: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax
Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 2 is hereby negatived and the mo |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax
Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 1 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Confidence in Government: Motion
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Financial Resolution No.1: Mineral Oil Tax
Question put: "That amendment No. 2 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 1 is hereby negatived and the mo |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Financial Resolution No.1: Mineral Oil Tax
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Business of Dáil
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 25 Feb 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 25 Feb 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 25 Feb 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Work Life Balance (Right to Remote Work) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." |
No | Lost |
| 18 Feb 2026 | International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.