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 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
299. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has concerns about the quality of meals being provided under the hot school meals scheme; if he has concerns about the amount of food provided under the scheme being binned due to these issues; if he has engaged with meal providers regarding this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50996/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Education
66. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school bus ticket application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50712/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Social
93. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the dental benefits a person in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit can avail of; whether his Department plans to expand the range of free dental services that carers can avail of, such as the services available under the dental treatment services scheme recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50716/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
69. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline her Department's efforts to improve accessibility in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50208/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
81. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to increase the core funding for family resource centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50209/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
37. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the process for the awarding of historical IRA medals to families of volunteers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49282/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
132. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the input his Department has had into the development of solar energy development guidelines as initiated by the Department for Housing; Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49077/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
146. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made in the development of flexible electricity generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
474. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a decision on a home tuition grant will be reconsidered in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47964/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
536. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for school transport for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48608/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
577. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of a school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49052/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
581. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 933 of 8 September 2025, the school bus pick-up point will be reviewed in view of the circumstances of a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49066/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Education
582. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 931 of 8 September 2025, if the school bus pick-up point will be reviewed given the circumstances of the case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49067/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Justice
823. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47861/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1270. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE social workers that were filled within primary care system CHO2 in each of the years from 2023 to date in 2025, by grade, in tabular form. [48512/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1271. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant interventional radiologists based at University Hospital Galway in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48513/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1272. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE podiatrists, by grade, employed by the HSE working in older persons services within CHO2 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48514/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
168. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy projects similar to the 2006 wind energy guidelines (details supplied); if not, whether his Department have any plans to develop or draft guidelines for such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
176. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with electricity network operators since Storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical electricity infrastructure remains operational during and after damaging storms as many communities faced extensive outages in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46623/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Transport
317. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if the Pension’s Authority is currently investigating the current concerns surrounding the governance arrangements of the CIÉ Superannuation Scheme 1951, as raised by members of the scheme (details supplied); if not, if he will instruct the Pension’s Authority to investigate the current concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45411/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Finance
564. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to designate psychotherapy and counselling services as VAT exempt services; if his Department has undertaken any analysis on the cost of designating these services as VAT exempt services; if so, the amount such a designation would cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
806. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 26 June 2025, if financial support will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to support the establishment of a redress scheme for survivors of abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45287/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
922. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46255/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
931. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether a pupil could avail of a closer school bus pickup point from their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46296/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
932. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether two school bus tickets could be re-issued to the correct address (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46327/25]