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 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
849. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education the criteria a child must meet to access SNA supports; if this is reflected in SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19211/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
850. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if SNA supports are provided to children with behavioural issues; if this is reflected in SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19212/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
851. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if a review of a school’s (details supplied) SNA allocation is valid given the timing of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19213/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
852. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if a special class or ASD unit can be opened in a school (details supplied); her department’s exceptions process for funding of modular buildings to allow mainstream schools to obtain space in order to open special classes and ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19214/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
959. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 653 of 19 March 2025, if an update on a SENO review could be provided to parents (details supplied). [20043/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Education
976. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education to examine an appeal for the retention of a mainstream teacher in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20243/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Tourism
1107. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if extra funding could be provided to an athletics club (details supplied). [19990/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1157. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to a person (details supplied) who formerly cut turf in a bog; if new arrangements will be put in place when the compensation scheme ends next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18667/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1242. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review is being carried out into the funding of local authorities; when this review will have been carried out; if the financial challenges faced by Galway County Council will be taken into consideration as part of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19797/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1568. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice if there is a legal requirement to inform a prisoner’s family members when they are being released from prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19434/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Justice
1576. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice the reason a person (details supplied) who was the victim of a serious offence was not informed that the perpetrator of this crime had been released from prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19622/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2324. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if melatonin will be made available under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20242/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Health
2384. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she intends to implement the recommendations of the Mental Health Commission’s report into the level of mental health services provided in hospital emergency departments across all health regions in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20549/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2602. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application (details supplied) to the rural regeneration and development fund will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19623/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Rural
2605. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding allocations for the 2025 Local Enhancement Programme will be made; if an application (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19805/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
35. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the safety and environmental regulations in place for battery energy storage system facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
68. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the efforts made in recent months to restore broadband and phone infrastructure following storm Éowyn; if consideration will be given to establishing a system to update people on outages in their area, similar to the ESB Powercheck system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16414/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Education
115. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will have their numbers of SNAs cut by more than half; how this decision was arrived at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17959/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if she will provide for a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16412/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Education
148. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if there is a timeline for delivery of new primary and post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16413/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Finance
370. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Finance if information will be provided in relation to a person's (details supplied) local property tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17453/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Public Expenditure
395. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Garda stations that were refurbished by the OPW where the value of works was in excess of €50,000 within Galway division in 2024 and to-date in 2025; and the nature of these refurbishments, in tabular form. [17388/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Enterprise
426. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount his Department spent in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form on advertisement on a website (details supplied). [17391/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
658. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on progress being made to support those living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
681. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department spent in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form on advertisement on a website (details supplied). [17392/25]