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 25 Jun 2026 · to Justice
354. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether an assessment has been made of the risk that the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid scheme, which could result in reduced participation by solicitors in criminal legal aid work; the implications of any such reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Health
431. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health to provide the rationale for the reason a person who has been diagnosed with endometriosis abroad cannot access the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48476/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 24 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
14. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [45466/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48252/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Education
190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an additional SNA will be provided to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48330/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
204. 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, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48266/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
205. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €1,500 annual payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48267/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 24 Jun 2026 · to Housing
206. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total level of expenditure for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme since its establishment; to provide an annual breakdown of this expenditure from its establishment to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48268/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
50. 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; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46888/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Children
80. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on CDNT waiting lists for assessments and therapies in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46889/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Transport
161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether there is any ongoing review of the disabled parking scheme; whether his Department is currently reviewing the disabilities which will be eligible to receive a disabled parking permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46990/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Transport
162. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his Department’s actions to transpose EU Directive 2024/2841 especially in terms of the provisions surrounding the European parking card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46991/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Transport
163. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is undertaking to improve enforcement surrounding the misuse of disabled parking permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46992/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
319. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review correspondence in relation to a school (details supplied); the funding options open to the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47068/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Education
388. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding a schools (details supplied) application to establish a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47791/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 23 Jun 2026 · to Health
671. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding Crohn's disease, which is life-changing and life-long, to the long-term illness scheme; if not, if this will this be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46859/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
17. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will introduce a cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44952/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
40. 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; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44951/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
205. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for the establishment of a new bus service between Athenry and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44954/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
207. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if PSO funding will be provided to maintain the 6.50am train from Athenry to Galway beyond August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44953/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
242. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the number of PSO bus services that were identified as ‘not meeting the required standard’ in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
243. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the process for penalising a PSO operator where a PSO route does not meet the required standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Transport
244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the number of fines that were issued to PSO operators where a PSO route does not meet the required standard in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the related monetary value of the fines issued for each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4…
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the reimbursement of the drug skyclarys was included in the agenda for the June meeting of the HSE's Drugs Groups; if not, the rationale for its exclusion; to provide an update on the process of adjudicating whether the cost of skyclarys will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46002/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Health
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns surrounding accreditation standards at a hospital (details supplied); the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46196/26]