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 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
152. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department’s efforts to promote tourism in east County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44950/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Enterprise
187. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on his engagements with stakeholders in relation to Dunguaire Castle in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44949/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
336. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the types of vehicles/drivers that have permission to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45798/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Transport
337. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered allowing the use of bus lanes for all SPSVs; the rationale for any exclusion of certain SPSVs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45799/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
414. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed the number of teachers who are employed on substitute or temporary contracts despite teaching recurring hours that continue to exist within schools; the number of the 264 teachers that are employed on contracts covering genuine temporary absences; the number emplo…
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
415. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has examined the extent to which teachers remain on successive substitute or fixed-term contracts while the hours they teach are subsequently allocated to teachers who already hold contracts of indefinite duration or permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the…
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
416. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed whether CID and redeployment panel rules are limiting access to permanency for long-serving teachers; if so, the findings of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44922/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if there has been a review of how continuity of service rules operate in practice for teachers who accrue service across multiple schools; if further reforms are being considered to provide more transparent and accessible pathways to permanency for experienced teachers; if her Department has as…
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Education
418. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, the guidelines in place for the allocation of teaching hours that could support permanency being instead allocated to teachers who already hold a CID or permanent contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44924/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Housing
598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the price ceilings under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Health
1030. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to provide access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45947/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Climate
49. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to improve energy affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43466/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Climate
54. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to reduce waiting times for the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Culture
83. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his most recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Culture
111. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to introduce a new grant scheme for local authorities to fund the development of swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Transport
156. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the analysis used to determine the recently announced new price threshold for the SEAI electric vehicle purchase grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44712/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
184. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the age of eligibility for a pension (details supplied); the person's entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the age of eligibility for a pension for a person (details supplied); what they are entitled to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44696/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Education
192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional special classes will be sanctioned for the next school year; the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to establish a special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44740/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 11 Jun 2026 · to Health
330. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) is considered a section 39; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Housing
142. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 19 February 2026, the measures his Department is considering to succeed the cessation of turf cutting compensation schemes as the payment period concludes for many applicants; if a replacement support is being considered; if so, the details of any such support or supports; and if he will…
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Health
257. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) received section 39 funding in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44437/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 9 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [32048/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 9 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
21. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [32049/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 9 Jun 2026 · to Defence
133. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the planned legislation to abolish the triple lock and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43465/26]