TDs / Roderic O'Gorman

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Roderic O'Gorman

Green Party Dublin West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Dublin West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Green Party 29 November 2024 to now
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Justice
583. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the online portal for uploading evidence of road traffic offences will be in place. [68513/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
828. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the recommendations of the 2018 review on hospital car parking charges; and which of these have been actioned since that time. [68823/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
829. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the timeline for delivery of the review on hospital car parking charges. [68820/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
831. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the amount collected in public parking charges at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, to date in 2026. [68819/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
867. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's progression of the sunbeds working group recommendation to ban commercial sunbeds; the engagement her Department has had with the European Commission on this issue in recent months; and the timeline for progression of this issue. [68830/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
43. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Government commitment to examine the pension arrangements for foster carers; and whether additional proposals to support foster carers to access the State pension system are currently planned. [67628/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider further reforms to the pension treatment of foster care work, including bringing foster care work directly within the State Pension system. [67646/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
161. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Luas green line extension to Tyrrelstown. [67562/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
194. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider revising the timeline for the Luas green line extension to Tyrrelstown, in view of the proposed Dunsink urban area plan. [67572/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary inspections carried out in 2025 specifically to observe poultry catching and loading (details supplied); if he is unable to provide this data, his reason for the lack of information, given that catching and loading is a particularly stressful event for hens; and the reason data on the effectiveness of stunnin…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
132. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department does not collect data on incidences in the egg industry of osteoporosis, peritonitis, egg binding and uterine prolapse; if he is aware whether a Government, local authority or any other body is actively engaged in the collection of this data; if no data is collected on these incidences in laying hens, the re…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to PQ 50437/26, the reason his Department does not collect data on the number of, and the reason for mortalities for hen producers; the reason he considers it unnecessary to collect and assess this data; if he is aware of the significant mortality rate in the industry; and the way in which his Department can form an accurate …
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
3. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason a recent report (details supplied) published by his Department on the economic impact of data centres in Ireland did not address the net impact on the economy of increased costs of energy caused by data centres, the opportunity cost of supporting data centres instead of other infrastructure or sustainability targets on wat…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
44. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason a report commissioned by his Department (details supplied) did not include a section on the potential for higher electricity prices due to rising data centre demand, despite the terms of reference suggesting it should. [66926/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
46. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the rationale for not including a cost-benefit analysis of redirecting investment and infrastructure support for data centres to public services like transport or housing in a report commissioned by his Department (details supplied). [66925/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
233. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will conduct a cost benefit analysis of the value to the economy of operational roles related to data centres (estimated by his Department as 7,636 additional operational jobs from 2010 to 2024) against the increased energy costs associated with the operation of data centres. [67220/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
541. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider funding increased access to ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) in Budget 2027, given the potential for improved asthma control to reduce exacerbations, emergency healthcare utilisation and associated healthcare-related carbon emissions. [66486/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Health
611. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the policy with respect to a prescription for a ‘months’ worth of drugs; whether this represents a generic 28 days work of drugs, or can it represent 29, 30 or 31 days of the drug depending on the month; and if it can only represent 28 days, is it acceptable that this will require a second dispensing during that month. [66799/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Oral 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
21. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the planned publication of the Climate Action Plan 2026. [65687/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Children
108. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to increase the availability of afterschool childcare spaces. [65745/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the HSE Telehealth Roadmap 2024–2027; the number and percentage of outpatient consultations delivered via telehealth to date, by HSE health region and hospital group; the clinical grades involved in delivering these consultations in each region; and the specialties or care pathways in which telehealth adoption remains lo…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
428. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health in the context of the current cost-of-living pressures cited by health sector unions (details supplied) in the lead-up to planned industrial action, the extent to which her Department and the HSE have assessed the potential to reduce commuting costs and time for clinical nursing grades by facilitating telemedicine-enabled remote or blended working for appropr…
Roderic O'Gorman Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Health
429. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that clinical nursing grades (details supplied) are equally facilitated in accessing blended working and telemedicine-enabled remote consultation arrangements, in line with the HSE blended working policy; whether guidelines exist to assess which nursing-delivered patient contacts are appropriate for remote delivery; the extent …
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Climate
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Grid Options Report for the South Coast will be finalised and published. [65963/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Housing
752. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the finalisation and completion of the Regional Renewable Energy Strategies. [65961/26]