Louis O'Hara
Written
124. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided to implement the promised bus service between Athenry and Galway; and when this service will commence. [72079/26]
TDs / Louis O'Hara
Louis O'Hara
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1,081
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
64,653
words spoken in the chamber
Across 288 contributions. Plus 4 contributions from the chair, not counted
432
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
242
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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Who they ask
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 1,081 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 288 in all
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| January 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 44 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 43 | 11 |
| April 2025 | 41 | 9 |
| May 2025 | 51 | 23 |
| June 2025 | 51 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 49 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 55 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 26 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 80 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 44 | 17 |
| January 2026 | 59 | 13 |
| February 2026 | 73 | 27 |
| March 2026 | 70 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 87 | 12 |
| May 2026 | 74 | 14 |
| June 2026 | 91 | 26 |
| July 2026 | 41 | 17 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 46 | 19 |
| October 2026 | 47 | 14 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 210 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Galway East 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Louis O'Hara
Written
126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the number of new public transport services expected to be delivered in 2027. [72092/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
127. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the amount of 2027 PSO funding allocation that will be used to maintain the existing public transport network for the entire year of 2027. [72105/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
128. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the amount of fare revenue that his Department expects to generate from PSO supported services in 2027. [72106/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
130. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of any design variations that have been requested by Iarnród Éireann as part of its DART fleet replacement project with the rail fleet manufacturer (details supplied); and if his Department is aware of any settlement payments made by Iarnród Éireann as part of any requested variations. [72216/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
131. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, to outline the amount of funding that will be allocated to making public transport more accessible to people with disabilities in 2027. [72226/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
132. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated to making public transport more accessible for people with disabilities in each of the years 2024, 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [72227/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
133. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport following the publication of Budget 2027, the amount of the 2027 PSO allocation that will be dedicated to funding new public transport services in 2027. [72100/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
136. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 29 September 2026, if he is aware that the Road Safety Authority already has a Road Safety Advocate Programme (details supplied); the difference between his proposed new Road Safety Ambassadors Programme and the RSA's Road Safety Advocate Programme which already exists and has carried out numerous activities; and th…
Louis O'Hara
Written
189. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are planned changes to the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in 2027, following the publication of Budget 2027. [72115/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
364. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the current pupil-teacher ratio includes special education teachers; if so, the rationale for their inclusion as special education teachers do not generally teach children within a whole classroom setting. [72081/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
365. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has plans to establish standalone special educational needs co-ordinator positions within the education system. [72082/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
368. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has any plans to reintroduce the high and low incidence of needs criteria back into the SET allocation process (details supplied); and the rationale for not including this criteria in the process of SET allocation. [72078/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
821. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether her Department provides support to home care workers with mileage costs (details supplied) and the cost of fuel. [71958/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
887. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether her Department provides support to home care workers with mileage costs and the cost of fuel (details supplied); whether there are tax credits which home care workers can avail of to assist with the cost of fuel associated with their work as a home carer. [71970/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
60. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to support farmers with the rising cost of fuel. [69929/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
22. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda stations in County Galway which operate on a full-time basis. [69729/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
35. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new gardaí who have graduated to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69728/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
251. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the annual cost of fuel and travel expenses for travelling special education teachers (SETs) required to work across multiple school settings. [70388/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
626. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of concerns that some people living with Friedreich’s ataxia may face significant delays in accessing skyclarys (omaveloxolone) despite its reimbursement from 1 October 2026 due to capacity constraints at the combined ataxia clinic at Tallaght University Hospital; the estimated timeframe within which all eligible patients will have commenced treat…
Louis O'Hara
Written
664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department is working to develop access to a medical device for Irish patients (details supplied). [70434/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
196. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his efforts to tackle dereliction. [68511/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
73. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an increase in the current capitation grant to primary and post-primary schools is being considered in advance of Budget 2027. [69277/26]
Louis O'Hara
Oral
123. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [68497/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
148. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the new Derelict Property Tax will be introduced. [68496/26]