TDs / Roderic O'Gorman
Roderic O'Gorman
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1,863
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
133,698
words spoken in the chamber
646 as a minister, 133,052 as a TD
358
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
354
topics asked about
Across 20 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 1,863 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 420 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 70 | 26 |
| March 2025 | 67 | 16 |
| April 2025 | 70 | 8 |
| May 2025 | 80 | 25 |
| June 2025 | 55 | 27 |
| July 2025 | 122 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 115 | 16 |
| October 2025 | 68 | 14 |
| November 2025 | 123 | 23 |
| December 2025 | 68 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 131 | 26 |
| February 2026 | 119 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 115 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 184 | 41 |
| May 2026 | 103 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 158 | 34 |
| July 2026 | 83 | 19 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| September 2026 | 65 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 67 | 24 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 279 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 West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Green Party 29 November 2024 to now
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
322. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the oversight mechanisms put in place to scrutinise the delivery of next generation ticketing for public transport projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45694/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
323. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the number of times he or the Minister of State within his Department have met with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45695/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
324. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the number of times officials from his Department have met with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45696/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
339. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of meetings his Department held with aviation industry lobbyists, including both the Irish and US aviation industry from 2025 to date in 2026. [45824/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
340. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he has met with any environmental campaign groups to discuss the impact of aviation on the climate during his term as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45825/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
362. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the Governments position on draft legislation from the European Commission that will require member states to tax electricity at a lower rate than gas, in a bid to cut consumers’ power bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45895/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
469. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide clarity on the reason her Department has only published national results from the Primary School Survey for parents of children in denominational, single-sex and/or English medium schools; to request that national or regional rather than school-specific reports be published to include responses from parents/guardians of those in Gaelsc…
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
558. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 is expected to be signed into law; if he expects the Bill to be enacted before the Dáil Summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45702/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
594. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and grade of staff employed by the National Parks and Wildlife services for each year since 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45812/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
595. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed explanation of every public jobs competition for recruitment of roles to the National Parks and Wildlife services for each year since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45813/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
596. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the standard enforcement process undertaken by the national Parks and Wildlife service; the reason enforcement levels are so low in comparison to cases submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45814/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
597. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle the high level of environmental incidents in north-eastern and mid-west regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45815/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
718. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the number of commercial egg farms nationwide; the percentage breakdown of enriched cage systems, barn systems, free-range operations and organic operations, with approximate overall numbers of birds in each of the four systems; the size (as in bird population) of the five largest operations; and if he will …
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
719. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide information on the average size of the outdoor access area available to the hens on free-range farms; if there is a minimum outdoor space requirement set down by his Department for all free-range egg farms; if all organic egg farms provide outdoor access to the birds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44930/2…
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
720. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of beak-trimming is used on commercial egg farms in Ireland; if so, the extent and the number of producers using this practice; the age at which beak-trimming takes place; the method in which the beaks are trimmed; if beak trimming is carried out by a veterinary professional, or by a farm worker; if by a farm worker, …
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
754. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports and funding streams available for organisations involved in marine protection and conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45816/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
790. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to putting the entitlement to an ECCE place on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45393/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
791. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration is being given to amending the rules around entry to ECCE schemes to permit greater flexibility around age of entry, on foot of the Independent Review of the ECCE programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45394/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
834. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE have assessed the impact of overnight partner restrictions on postnatal anxiety, depression, breastfeeding, dignity, safety and maternal wellbeing; and her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44910/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
835. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health whether exceptions for overnight stays for partners will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44911/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address unregulated alcohol deliveries by app delivery companies; his plans to address this issue in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
864. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on consideration of the HSE corporate pharmaceutical unit of reimbursement of givinostat for Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45076/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
868. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason consideration of reimbursement for skyclarys was not included in the agenda for the 10 June 2026 meeting of the HSE's corporate pharmaceutical unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45086/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
20. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent United Nations University report which references Ireland as a cautionary example of local grid stress from concentrated digital infrastructure due to the proliferation of data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44343/26]
Roderic O'Gorman
Written
22. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to providing free solar panels to households in receipt of fuel allowance, to support them with their energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31310/26]