Louis O'Hara
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Sinn Féin · Galway East · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 390 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 259 debate contributions
- 988 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Galway East 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-01-13 · to Transport
505. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if issues at Attymon Train Station will be addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73971/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Transport
802. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if there are mandatory procedures for reporting sightings of unidentified flying aircraft such as drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2365/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Public Expenditure
939. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list all the OPW-owned sites in Galway, in tabular form. [1265/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Enterprise
971. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has had any engagements with Fáilte Ireland regarding Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74819/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Enterprise
972. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if a general employment permit renewal (details supplied) can be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74863/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1164. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the proposed removal of requiring assessment of need reports to access special educational places, when the new criteria and decision-making process for deciding access to special educational places will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75021/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1165. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the proposed removal of requiring assessment of need reports to access special educational places, who will conduct the proposed educational assessments; will qualified psychological and disability professionals be required to input into the proposed “educational assessments”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75022/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1166. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the proposed removal of requiring assessment of need reports to access special educational places, what consultation was undertaken with teachers and their representative groups into the effects that the proposed change would have on children with additional educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75023/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1167. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to the proposed removal of requiring assessment of need reports to access special educational places, how can an “educational assessment” be conducted without diagnostic expertise to determine the appropriate placement of children with complex educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75024/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the quota for a NEPs assessment will be increased for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1220/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Education
1195. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is engaging with counterparts in Britain on curriculum development, teacher exchanges or shared educational initiatives [1260/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Housing
1394. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial supports available from his Department for conservation and restoration of historical and heritage buildings such as a building (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74534/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Social
1508. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a persons request (details supplied) to receive their social insurance contribution record from Australia to assist in their application for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73900/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Agriculture
1782. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has any events/initiatives planned to coincide with the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026; if any funding has been allocated for any events/initiatives planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73876/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2082. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason carer's allowance is taken into consideration when applying for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74089/25]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2377. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a 24 hour rapid response vehicle will be introduced at Tuam ambulance base; if there is provision for such a service in the 2026 HSE National Service Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1197/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2383. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant community ophthalmologists for east County Galway that have been filled in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [1261/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2384. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments provided through PRSI and the medical card. [1262/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2385. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health for a detailed report on the timetable for radiation oncology equipment replacement and expansion, by machine type per hospital. [1263/26]
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2026-01-13 · to Health
2386. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in infectious disease posts filled at Galway University Hospital as of 5 January 2026, in tabular form. [1264/26]
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2025-12-18 · to Children
26. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department’s efforts to improve accessibility for people with disabilities in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71914/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Children
45. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports her Department can provide to a group (details supplied) in County Galway in its efforts to establish a new community creche in Caltra; if funding is available from her Department for construction and initial operational costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71915/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Climate
114. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are specific regulations for the operation of battery energy storage systems; what monitoring powers exist in terms of ensuring that these systems are operating according to existing regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72581/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Climate
159. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the publication of the review of Storm Éowyn, if his Department is undertaking any work in progressing recommendation 4.8.6, focused on 'further exploration of the area of vulnerability, the identification of vulnerable persons” in relation to supporting vulnerable people during electricity outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72582/25]
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2025-12-18 · to Education
416. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department can instruct the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to provide an eligibility letter for a special school placement in a case with exceptional circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73292/25]