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Ryan O'Meara

Fianna Fáil Tipperary North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,016
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
39,093
words spoken in the chamber
Across 172 contributions
441
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
224
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 1,016 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 172 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 41 14
March 2025 58 5
April 2025 43 7
May 2025 40 13
June 2025 42 4
July 2025 66 14
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 51 3
October 2025 52 8
November 2025 68 0
December 2025 53 25
January 2026 54 19
February 2026 32 11
March 2026 50 8
April 2026 95 4
May 2026 35 10
June 2026 67 3
July 2026 75 9
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 67 2
October 2026 27 13

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 134 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 Tipperary North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Ryan O'Meara Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
1865. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown, on a tranche-by-tranche basis, of the total costs incurred under each scheme operating within TAMS 3, from tranche one up to and including tranche nine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2194/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Agriculture
1866. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated additional cost if 100% of tranche nine TAMS applications were to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2195/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
241. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72577/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
256. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his priorities for the credit union sector in 2026; the key initiatives taken to support the sector during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72578/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Transport
130. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the review of the large public service vehicle licensing regime; the milestones completed to date; the expected date for completion of the policy review; and the timeline for publication of the first draft of the Large Public Service Vehicle Bill, which was previously indicated as due in autumn 2025; and if he will make a …
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Transport
131. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the steps being considered to streamline the current large public service vehicle inspection process, to eliminate duplication between Garda PSV inspections and the commercial vehicle roadworthiness test (CVRT); and whether his Department intends to move toward a simplified licensing model that recognises EU whole vehicle type approval and t…
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Transport
132. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the decision not to introduce any financial support or remediation scheme for passenger transport operators who retrofitted smart tachograph version 2 devices before his Department issued its updated guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72608/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Education
232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a person volunteering with a group will receive funding under the European Solidarity Corps; if this funding falls under an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72736/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
324. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the issues to be addressed by the new Firearms Forum established by his Department; how the forum is expected to reach agreement and make recommendations to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72604/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Justice
325. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise if minutes of the Department's new Firearms Forum are to be published on the Department's website, as happens with many other stakeholder fora established by Government departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72605/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
347. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of partnerships registered annually under the succession farm partnership measure since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72858/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
442. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to establish a specific budget for capital works for community training centres to apply directly to, considering the budget constraints on ETBs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72610/25]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 16 Dec 2025 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [67843/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
487. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72211/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme, as per the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72226/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Agriculture
795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the carbon border adjustment mechanism, which is planned to come into effect at the start of 2026, given the impact it will have on fertiliser costs for Irish farmers; if it’s implementation will be going ahead as planned in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71933/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
898. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new Community Nursing Unit in Roscrea; if the review of potential sites that was taking place in October 2025 has been completed; if a site has been selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71367/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
989. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to the introduction of a baby loss certificate process, similar to that in place in the UK through the NHS; if not, if she will give consideration to the implementation of similar process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71932/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1154. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason students are only eligible for the Christmas bonus if they are receiving VTOS or Youthreach training allowance for at least 12 months, or if they were receiving a qualified payment immediately before their training, considering not all VTOS or Youthreach students apply for another qualifying paym…
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1155. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to consider aligning the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71365/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1156. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if information will be provided on the results of the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71366/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
28. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Nenagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70365/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
161. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the primary school survey will allow for an assessment of the need for a Gaelcholáiste in Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70625/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Education
198. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school building projects which are currently under construction in north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70624/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 11 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
216. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to increase delivery of student accommodation in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67823/25]