TDs / Ryan O'Meara

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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 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
85. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which school building projects will be selected for the next Education Sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54101/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
172. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken to increase recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54131/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
184. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken to increase retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54132/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
483. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to examine the feasibility of expanding access to the shingles vaccine to persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54268/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
513. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be considered for the SATU network in 2027, for both the continuity of its essential services and the expansion of its services and the network itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54421/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
514. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties faced by nursing and midwifery applicants who trained in the North of Ireland when registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; her views on whether it is acceptable that barriers are in place for nurses who wish to practise in Ireland at a time of staffing shortages; the plans to streamline the process; and if …
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
515. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, applicant (details supplied), who is an Irish citizen with English as their native language, who sat the leaving certificate and who has completed their studies in an English-speaking college, has been asked to submit English language test results to NMBI as part of their registration; and if she will mak…
Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
516. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a compensation measure has been requested by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, on an application (details supplied); to clarify the specific "quantitative and qualitative deficits" that were identified in the programme by NMBI, and the NMBI/EU Directive 2005/36/EC standards and requirements that were identified as having not been met by…
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
52. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet [32143/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 15 Jul 2026 · to Taoiseach
89. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38913/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Finance
217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review benefit-in-kind being charged on staff events and hospitality related spending including working lunches and food deliveries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53513/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Finance
218. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider a no-tax policy on customer tips and gratuities, allowing hospitality workers to retain 100% of tips voluntarily given to them, whether paid by cash or electronically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53514/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Social
467. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to removing employer PRSI on customer tips and gratuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53515/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Social
468. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will give consideration to excluding the carer's allowance from the back to school clothing and footwear allowance means test, similar to the domiciliary care allowance, for parents caring for their children. [53571/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
571. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications refused by his Department per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53532/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
572. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries received via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53534/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
573. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53535/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
574. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53536/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
575. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53538/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Justice
576. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which a person can make urgent contact with the registration team via the immigration portal on the customer service portal, given the delays individuals can experience with responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53539/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
655. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an interim physiotherapy service is being provided or is planned in Cashel CDNT, whilst the current physiotherapist is on leave; if not, the reason an interim service has not been established given the physiotherapist has been on leave since January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52812/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
670. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the provision of services and equipment in Tipperary for a child (details supplied) given current arrangements are in Temple Street, Dublin, and given it places a significant burden on the child and family; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53068/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
671. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to physiotherapy services close within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53072/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
672. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child and their family (details supplied) will get access to social worker support within Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53073/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
673. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will get access to an anterior marcy walker, as advised by their neurologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53074/26]