TDs / Louis O'Hara

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Louis O'Hara

Sinn Féin Galway East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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

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 1,081 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 288 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
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

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 Galway East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Education
245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interactions her Department has had with the HSE in terms of the delivery of increased funding for SLT and OT services for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67548/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
336. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the equalisation fund for each local authority is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67683/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
337. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for reduction in equalisation funding for Galway County Council for 2026 given the council’s difficult financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67684/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
338. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the equalisation funding for the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67685/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
339. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Galway County Council consistently receives a lower allocation of equalisation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67686/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
340. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the LPT baseline assigned to Galway County Council; the way this baseline is determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67687/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Dec 2025 · to Housing
357. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with landowners prevented from cutting turf at bogs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68098/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
70. 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. [65492/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
138. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the cuts to the beef and sheep welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65495/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
140. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65494/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Climate
190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the publication of the review of Storm Éowyn (details supplied), 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 and the management of personal information'; and if he will make a statement on …
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Transport
220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the amount of the Budget 2026 PSO funding allocation that will go towards providing new or increased capacity public transport services; the amount that will go towards providing existing services and existing fare reduction schemes; the amount that will go towards addressing funding deficits in the PSO scheme, as confirmed by his Dep…
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
390. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department provides any financial supports to farmers who are injured and cannot work on their farm due to injury (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66862/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Social
403. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any social welfare payments available to a farmer who was injured and cannot work on their farm due to this injury (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66861/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Justice
422. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí assigned to Garda stations in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66878/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
495. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to develop a national cardiovascular health plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66848/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged for routine blood tests by their general practitioners despite being covered by the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66849/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
497. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to deliver the National Stroke Strategy from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66843/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Health
498. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to implement the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services report published in April 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66844/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Rural
601. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available through the Rural Development Programme for the years 2023 to 2025, by year; the funding planned for in Budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66874/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Nov 2025 · to Rural
602. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available through the Community Development Programme for the years 2023 to 2025, by year; the funding planned in Budget 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66875/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Transport
115. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the New York State Department for Motor Vehicles has requested information and documentation from Ireland’s Road Safety Authority (RSA) in order to progress a bilateral driving licence exchange agreement; the actions he is undertaking to ensure that the RSA will provide this information as soon as possible as the New York State Department o…
Louis O'Hara Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of a general employment permit renewal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66627/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
69. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue an order to allow the cutting of turf at bogs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65447/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
82. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the co-funding contribution expected of local authorities for the provision of wastewater infrastructure; if his Department will assist Galway County Council with their contribution for the Craughwell and Clarinbridge projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65448/25]