Official portrait of Louis O'Hara

Louis O'Hara

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Sinn Féin · Galway East · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-04-14 · to Education
1476. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school will be granted approval for another reading class (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26183/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Education
1518. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a review of a school's SET hours is being considered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26970/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1644. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial relations dispute within Tailte Éireann given the Government's failure to implement a pay agreement which was agreed between a trade union (details supplied), Tailte Éireann and Government Departments following the merging of Ordnance Survey Ireland into Tailte Éireann; the actions he is undertaking to ensure this pay agreement is implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1763. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1015 of 18 March 2026, when the standard operating guidelines referenced came into existence; if a copy of these guidelines can be provided; if training has been provided to each local authority fire service in respect of grid-scale BESS installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25927/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1764. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the NDFEM has conducted any specific review of fire service preparedness in County Galway following the Xerotech fire in Claregalway in January 2025, given the concentration of BESS planning applications in that county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25928/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1800. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of households that have accessed the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant schemes since their inception; the number of households that have availed of each specific grant scheme, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26516/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1801. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the current structure of the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant under the National Inspection Plan prevents households from applying proactively for the grant; if he will consider reforming this scheme's structure to make the grant accessible on a user-driven basis similar to SEAI home energy grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26517/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1802. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider integrating septic tank grants into existing home upgrade grant frameworks such as the SEAI's grant system to reduce administrative duplication for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26518/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Housing
1810. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or NPWS is engaged with Coillte with a view to acquiring land owned by Coillte to aid conservation efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26747/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Social
1915. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for a reduced payment for a periodontal treatment (€42) when compared to a simpler scale and polish procedure where people can claim €50 under the Dental Benefit Scheme; whether there are any plans to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Social
1922. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 24 March 2026, if his Department can make contact with a person (details supplied) [26305/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Justice
2135. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of Gardaí working within the roads policing unit for each of the years 2009 to 2025 inclusive; and the current number working in the unit as of March 2026 (or latest available data), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26186/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2987. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed provision of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the western region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25192/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2988. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the operational base for the proposed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the western region will be located in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25193/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
2989. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health when the location of the operational base for the proposed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) for the western region will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25194/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3104. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether there are any plans to update the 2019 Smiles and Sláinte National Oral Health Policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25917/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3105. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to increase the number of dentists working in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25918/26]
written 2026-04-14 · to Health
3106. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to increase the number of dentists participating in the Medical Card Scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25919/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Rural
54. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps he has taken to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21735/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Rural
69. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of the Town Centre First initiative in Galway east; his plans to support regeneration in towns and villages across County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21736/26]
oral 2026-03-26 · to Foreign
77. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements she has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21739/26]
written 2026-03-26 · to Housing
295. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an inspection of completed works will be carried out for a grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23140/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Social
186. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a non-contributory pension case (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22862/26]
written 2026-03-25 · to Children
308. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering any measures to address the lack of childcare places available in towns and villages such as Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22914/26]
oral 2026-03-24 · to Taoiseach
9. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [20115/26]
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