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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 30 Sep 2025 · to Education
450. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider allowing primary school teachers who have been on the supplementary panel for an extended period to apply for the main panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51454/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
757. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the slurry spreading period by a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
909. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies on the North Tipperary CDNT team; when the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51922/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
910. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists on the North Tipperary CDNT team; if this number can be increased to combat the current waitlist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51923/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 30 Sep 2025 · to Health
911. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the services and supports which are available for children who need to access early intervention in North Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51924/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 24 Sep 2025 · to Health
195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Programme to include severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy; the timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50824/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Housing
383. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any plans or work he and his Department have undertaken to extend the postal vote entitlement to those who are on holidays or overseas, on a temporary or part-time basis, on polling day, ahead of the upcoming presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50103/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
561. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for young children with disabilities prior to accessing ECCE; the AIMs support available to children with disabilities before they are two years and eight months old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50040/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
701. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the waiting times for gender-affirming care in Ireland, which are currently more than ten years; if members of the trans community will be consulted about this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50469/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
38. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the means by which he is examining incentives and structural changes to make a military career accessible to a wider range of candidates, and to encourage existing personnel to extend their military careers, including rewarding long service and broadening eligibility criteria. [48991/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
48. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to a nationwide programme for transition year and third level students, with a view to achieving the target of 11,500 personnel and better representation of women at all levels of the Defence Forces. [48990/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Public Expenditure
210. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW plans in place for the vacant Garda station in Templederry, Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Agriculture
310. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce financial support for tillage farmers, considering the income crisis currently being faced by the sector due to low grain prices and high costs of production [49329/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Climate
122. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the targeted solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons is still in operation; if so, the criteria for the scheme; the way in which a person can avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Climate
123. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports available to a household facing high electricity bills due to essential medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48060/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
213. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the Department-issued funding streams available to local authorities for the development of new footpaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48025/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
239. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and request an increase in services on the 332, Limerick to Cashel via Newport bus service, considering the number of third level students that avail of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48778/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
260. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered updating the classification and licensing requirements for quadricycles, to bring Ireland more in line with other EU countries such as France and Finland which have quadricycle-specific legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49255/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
261. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the total number of local area hackney licences active in County Tipperary as of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49256/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
262. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the active local area hackneys, by approved local area in Tipperary as of August 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49257/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
263. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the total number of local area hackney licence applications made in Tipperary, by year from 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49258/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
264. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the total number of local area hackney licence applications denied in Tipperary, by year from 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49259/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
265. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the number of active SPSV licences with Tipperary as their primary area as of August 2025; the number of new SPSV applications made in 2025 that listed Tipperary as their primary area; the number of SPSV licences renewed in 2025 that listed Tipperary as their primary area; the number of inactive SPSV licences in 2025 that list Tipperary as their primary area; …
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
266. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the number of active SPSV licences that listed Tipperary as their secondary area as of August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49261/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Transport
267. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who took the area knowledge test for Tipperary in 2025; the number of persons who passed the test for Tipperary in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49262/25]