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
Show as a table
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 29 Sep 2026 · to Transport
258. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has a strategy for the purchase of additional train carriages over the next number of years; and if such a strategy exists to outline the number of carriages expected to be delivered by year, in tabular form. [68178/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Transport
259. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether additional funding has been allocated to the RSA to expand existing road safety education programmes; if yes, the amount of additional funding provided; whether any additional programmes will be delivered in 2026; and the number of additional educational programmes that will be delivered. [68329/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Transport
261. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport Whether any funding has been allocated to establishing the new "Road Safety Ambassadors Programme" as announced by his Department (Details Supplied); and when the programme is expected to be launched. [68332/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
469. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68357/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
470. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68359/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
471. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68358/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
702. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to make a public umbilical cord donation available in Ireland. [68114/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Health
708. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline why there is currently a recruitment freeze on midwifery posts in University Hospital Galway (details supplied); and the rationale for not filling vacant midwifery posts. [68146/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
37. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will introduce a cost of disability payment. [66484/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Social
64. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with public transport operators in relation to these operators charging free travel pass holders booking fees for free travel journeys. [66483/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
120. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on implementation of the recommendations of the all-island rail review; and his plans to improve capacity on rail services. [67279/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
153. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the western rail corridor project. [67225/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Transport
219. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Athenry relief road project. [67226/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Transport
22. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the efforts made by this Department, Iarnród Éireann and the NTA to address overcrowding on trains arriving into and departing Galway Train Station; if they have engaged with rail operators from other jurisdictions with a view to securing additional carriages on a temporary basis to help alleviate this problem; if any other short term solutions have been consid…
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
18. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the supports available to communities included in the Wild Atlantic Way initiative. [66482/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
67. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department’s efforts to promote tourism in east County Galway. [66481/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if funding is available through his Department or Fáilte Ireland for the development of feasibility studies for tourism projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66494/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Education
313. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a school transport route could be changed to address a safety issue (details supplied). [67084/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Housing
350. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding is available through his Department or The Heritage Council for the development of feasibility studies for tourism and heritage projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66495/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Social
378. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if the humanitarian assistance scheme is still open for applications from Storm Éowyn. [66348/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
32. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the input his Department has had into the development of wind energy development guidelines as initiated by the Department for Housing; Local Government and Heritage. [64891/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
37. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to improve energy affordability. [64895/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Children
80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway. [64901/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Children
139. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures her Department is taking to provide additional respite capacity in County Galway, in view of the increasing waiting lists for these services. [64899/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Education
203. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school place could be provided for a child (details supplied). [66027/26]