TDs / Louise O'Reilly

Official portrait of Louise O'Reilly

Louise O'Reilly

Sinn Féin Dublin Fingal West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

Portrait: © Houses of the Oireachtas (Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence) · source file

769
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
109,508
words spoken in the chamber
Across 611 contributions. Plus 82 contributions from the chair, not counted
400
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
161
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 769 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 611 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 4 18
February 2025 31 58
March 2025 36 41
April 2025 39 15
May 2025 96 43
June 2025 40 34
July 2025 34 52
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 23 45
October 2025 24 52
November 2025 62 20
December 2025 19 21
January 2026 52 34
February 2026 28 34
March 2026 39 13
April 2026 34 36
May 2026 20 22
June 2026 133 23
July 2026 16 19
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 29 19
October 2026 10 12

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 370 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 Dublin Fingal West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Louise O'Reilly Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Social
666. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of hours spent implementing the means-test for carer's allowance; the cost of this work to implement the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61694/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware of the extent of energy poverty in Ireland; the measures that will be put in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
820. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address safety concerns regarding the transportation of children from a particular location to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59177/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1025. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time that applications for HAP from Fingal County Council took to be processed, from application to payment, for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58385/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Housing
1026. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that HAP tenants moving from one local authority to another are subject to delays in processing their applications (details supplied); his plans to address this and to facilitate seamless transition from one local authority to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58386/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1177. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans, or if he has done any work on reciprocal arrangements, whereby Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland will access core welfare payments, such as carer's allowance, when their PRSI contributions have been used up and they are no longer eligible for carer's benefit; if he is aware of the hardship incurred on carers resident …
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1178. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the specific circumstances under which a person who is working is not entitled to be auto-enrolled in My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58378/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the specific circumstances under which a person who is working may be a member, simultaneously of a private pension and My Future Fund where the employer contributes to the private pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58379/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of languages in which a comprehensive guide to My Future Fund is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58380/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1181. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a copy of the guidelines issued to employers regarding auto-enrolment and the treatment of workers eligible for auto-enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58381/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1182. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options for workers for whom My Future Fund would be more financially favourable than their existing pension plan; if such persons can become enrolled in the My Future Fund and under which circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58382/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the sanctions in place for employers who refuse to implement auto-enrolment by the January 2026 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58436/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the sanctions in place for employers who are shown to be illegally obliging workers to join another pension scheme such that they are prevented from accessing My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58437/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the reason 50,000 fewer employees are expected to be enrolled in My Future Fund; the demographics of this group, by age, profession and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58467/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Justice
1247. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedure used for a person from Cameroon to apply for a visa to live and work in Ireland, and to join a parent who is a naturalised Irish citizen and who is elderly and has increased care needs due to a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57716/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Children
1542. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of properties acquired by purchase, rental or transfer from another State agency or organisation for use by TUSLA in the Fingal west area in the past two years; the location and size of the properties; what they will be used for; the duration of any leases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. …
Louise O'Reilly Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1766. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that women with epilepsy who need to take medication to aid sleep as a consequence of menopause as advised by medical professionals cannot access this medication on the long-term illness scheme; if she further understands that lack of sleep and tiredness increase the likelihood of seizures for epileptic women; if she will consider making melat…
Louise O'Reilly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
436. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if all the construction-related reports required to progress a school building project (details supplied) advised by her Department in July 2024 to proceed with a new planning application, which should include decarbonisation, have been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57349/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Social
536. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will list the countries with which Ireland has reciprocal agreements regarding social insurance contributions for pensions and other core welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57350/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Children
322. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that will go specifically towards family resource centres; the rationale for this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56127/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
413. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to specify what the €3 million allocated to community centres will be used for; the amount that will be used for the provision of community childcare, that is, creche, Montessori, breakfast clubs and after school clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56124/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
414. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason funding to the LEADER programme has been cut year-on-year in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Budgets; which aspects of the programme will be affected by these cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56125/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
415. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount that will be allocated to Men’s and Women’s Sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56126/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Rural
416. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason a national loneliness strategy was not considered in Budget 2026; if he is aware that rural isolation is a public health issue; the current allocations for the provision of mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56128/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 15 Oct 2025 · to Rural
365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to subheading A.5 rural and regional supports in the years 2024 and 2025; the measures that this allocation supported; by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55713/25]