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 19 Mar 2025 · to Transport
296. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide support to Galway County Council to purchase Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11033/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Transport
335. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering funding a pilot red-light camera initiative in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11885/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
397. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the borrowing cap for local authorities to facilitate the delivery of new housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11030/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
653. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education if an additional SNA would be provided to a school (details supplied). [11616/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
673. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11801/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
674. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11802/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
675. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11803/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
676. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11804/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
838. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Housing Agency regarding a cost rental tenant-in-situ application (details supplied) to prevent a person from becoming homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Housing
907. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase funding for schemes to support owners of historic thatched buildings, including the historic structures fund and the historic thatched buildings grant, given that they have been over-subscribed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11751/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1050. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if direction has been given to staff in his Department to refuse humanitarian assistance scheme applications based on the cost of food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12067/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1051. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applications to the humanitarian assistance scheme based on lost contents of fridges and freezers are now being rejected given that they were approved heretofore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12068/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1052. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a distinction is being made under the humanitarian assistance scheme between lost contents of fridges and freezers and additional food costs as a result of having to eat out while without electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Social
1063. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will issue clear guidelines on the humanitarian assistance scheme given that many applications are now being rejected without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1584. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the long-term illness scheme to people suffering from the condition fibromyalgia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11046/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Rural
1948. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a new library in Athenry, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11029/25]
Louis O'Hara Oral 6 Mar 2025 · to Tourism
49. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what assistance his Department can provide to support the development of public swimming pools in towns such as Loughrea, County Galway, where there is a need for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8895/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
108. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health how she plans to reduce the number of patients left waiting on hospital trolleys in University Hospital Galway given the impact this is having on elderly people and those with severe medical problems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9651/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
128. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the decommissioned child psychologist post at Athenry primary care centre will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9425/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Finance
239. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers to date in 2025 that have applied for flat rate expenses (FRE) following the introduction of the requirement to submit a claim for these expenses; the numbers in each staff category who have applied in 2025; the numbers in each staff category who were in receipt of FRE in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10388/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
356. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to tackle the neglect and abuse of horses, particularly in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10468/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the patients of a dentist (details supplied) who is no longer practising will receive compensation; if the Government will step in to provide compensation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10372/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
431. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health her views on physician associates within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10434/25]
Louis O'Hara Oral 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
107. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made towards reopening the western rail corridor; if a decision on reopening the rail line will be made in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8894/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Defence
227. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will revisit the decision to not award medals to veterans of the Siege of Jadotville; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9768/25]