Louis O'Hara
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Sinn Féin · Galway East · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 390 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 259 debate contributions
- 988 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Galway East 2024-11-29 to present
- party Sinn Féin 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2093. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the WTE vacancies, by job title currently at HSE fertility hub in Galway; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [42638/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2094. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried out by the Environment Health Services on vape shops and retailers selling vaping products in 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the number of compliance notices or enforcement actions that resulted. [42639/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2095. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists currently only dealing and treating public only patients at Galway University Hospital. [42640/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2119. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42839/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2234. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to outline the actions her Department is undertaking to support those who suffer from foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43308/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Health
2275. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1227 of 28 April 2026, if the HSE will issue a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43537/26]
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2026-06-09 · to Further and Higher Education
2496. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to confirm the current requirements for an adult education tutor to be awarded a contract of indefinite duration (CID); whether there are any Department circulars which outline these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43092/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Public Expenditure
7. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update regarding investment in critical infrastructure in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40153/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Public Expenditure
48. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the South Galway Flood Relief Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40152/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Education
126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40155/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Education
138. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the County Galway school building projects prioritised in the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan published by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40154/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Transport
220. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the areas of his Department's expenditure that will be reduced in order to comply with the imposition of an expenditure levy for 2027 (details supplied); the impact this expenditure levy will have on the funding of new transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40885/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Transport
255. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport given that the Road Safety Authority published an interactive collision location map on 12 May 2026 making collision data from 2016 to 2024 publicly available, the reason local authority road engineers still require the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026 to access this same data for infrastructure design and safety assessment purposes; whether local authorities can now use the published data as a basis for identifying and redesigning dangerous road sections; and to provide a specific date by which the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2026 will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41373/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Finance
270. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered reforming the tax exemption rules surrounding the Taxsaver commuter ticket scheme to allow all employees to have access to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40821/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Finance
271. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered reforming the taxsaver commuter ticket scheme to allow all employees to have access to this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40822/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Education
324. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will assist in addressing a school transport booking issue for the 2026-27 academic year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40880/26]
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2026-05-28 · to Justice
460. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total amount paid to a company (details supplied) under the speed camera contract in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41374/26]
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2026-05-27 · to Education
79. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed the number of teachers who remain in fixed-term employment contracts for five years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40359/26]
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2026-05-27 · to Education
80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has assessed whether current CID and panel rules are limiting access to permanency for long-serving teachers; if there has been a review of how continuity rules across multiple schools operate in practice; if reforms are being considered to ensure more transparent and accessible pathways to permanency for experienced teachers; if her Department has assessed that the current framework fully reflects the objectives of fixed-term worker protection legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40360/26]
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2026-05-27 · to Education
85. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) for additional school accommodation; the timeline for same; if it can be prioritised given the current conditions in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40379/26]
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2026-05-27 · to Health
217. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if her Department funds the services provided by an organisation (details supplied); if there have been changes to the level of funding her Department provides to the organisation for 2026 when compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will meet next. [39587/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Finance
221. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the new derelict property tax will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Finance
222. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to outline the measures his Department will take to address the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40151/26]
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2026-05-26 · to Transport
362. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the expected annual cost of maintaining the 6.50am rail service between Athenry and Galway beyond July 2026; when a decision will be made on the future of this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39114/26]