Louise O'Reilly
Written
1238. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children resident in IPAS accommodation who are eligible to receive the child benefit payment. [43132/26]
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Louise O'Reilly
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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
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Who they ask
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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
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| 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
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Dublin Fingal West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Louise O'Reilly
Written
1239. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance, child support payments, one parent family payments, working family payments, and jobseeker's transitional payments, respectively; the average payment received per household and the overall value of cash-transfers for each payment, in tabular form. [43137/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
1240. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if kinship carers are eligible for the back-to-school allowance. [43138/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
1241. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance, disablement benefit, partial capacity benefit; incapacity supplement or illness benefit who lost their payments when they reached the normal retirement age of 66 in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and in the first quarter of 2026, by payment, in tabular form. [43136/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
1256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending parent’s leave benefit up to eight weeks. [43290/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
1628. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the weekly foster care allowance by €1. [43102/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2019. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she will outline in detail the procedure for getting local authority forms signed for medical card holders (specifically HMD1 form); if GPs are required under the GMS contract to sign these forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42400/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2020. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the procedures that are in place for a person who is in receipt of a medical card and who needs to get a form for social welfare or local authority signed by a GP in the circumstances where their GP practice is refusing to sign the form and where this signature is absolutely required as the persons' physician and the person with the knowledge of the patient; …
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2122. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health to outline the procedure for getting local authority forms signed for medical card holders (specifically HMD1 form); if GPs are required under the GMS contract to sign these forms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42883/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2123. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the procedures in place for a person who is in receipt of a medical card and who needs to get a form for social welfare or local authority signed by a GP, in circumstances where their GP practice is refusing to sign the form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42884/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2124. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the policy position regarding the treatment of adults with ADHD in North Dublin currently under the care of the HSE via the mental health service teams, where the ADHD clinical teams have not yet been stood up. [42885/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2168. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated first year and full-year cost of giving family carers the right to a minimum of 20 days' paid respite. [43105/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
2169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated first year and full-year cost of allowing recipients of disability allowance to retain their medical cards if they return to work. [43110/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
646. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline in detail the number of places that will be available in the special school in Balbriggan due to open in Castlemill in 2026; if she will provide information on the application and selection process for these places and details of the catchment area for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40317/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
266. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will investigate the potential systemic misuse of public funds under the help-to-buy and first home schemes (details supplied); the clawback and auditing mechanisms in place when a developer is found to have secured State funds based on a legally defective certificate of compliance on completion; and if he will make a stat…
Louise O'Reilly
Written
668. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of the emergency response payment; the estimated amount the payment will cost over the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36966/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
682. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be categories provided for family composition and circumstances in the emergency response payment beyond the categories of single, couple and dependent child; if he will give consideration to the additional cost of disability or costs incurred on a household, when there is a member unable to work due to illness, injury or disability; i…
Louise O'Reilly
Written
176. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a grant will be available to support homeowners (details supplied) to bring their home to a BER B2 rating, as per the intention of the SEAI, which requires replacing single-glazing windows and wooden doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35885/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
444. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware that the PAYE helpline's opening hours 9:30-13:30 make it difficult for PAYE taxpayers working full-time to access support; if he will consider amending this arrangement to extend these hours (details supplied) given the importance of making sure such a public service is accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…
Louise O'Reilly
Written
571. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of places that will be available in a special school (details supplied); if she will provide information on the application and selection process for these places and details of the catchment area for this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34363/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
692. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there can be a significant gap between grants awarded by the local authority and the actual cost of adaptation; if he can outline the supports that are in place for persons who cannot make up the shortfall specifically in the case where an occupational therapist has recommended significant alterations to ensu…
Louise O'Reilly
Written
360. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for urgent needs payments in each county in the first three months of each of the years 2019, 2025 and 2026 respectively, by category of application; and the number approved, in tabular form. [33758/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
361. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he intends to project demand for the emergency response payment for future budget allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33843/26]
Louise O'Reilly
Written
362. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if renters whose essential personal items needed for immediate use (as per Stage 1) are destroyed as a result of weather events must rely on their landlord to make the ERP application on their behalf within the seven day time limit; if he will clarify the procedure for renters and landlords as regards stage 1, 2 and 3; if he will clarify, in particu…
Louise O'Reilly
Written
363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are categories for family composition and circumstances beyond the categories of single, couple and dependent child; if he will give consideration to the additional cost of disability or costs incurred on a household when there is a member unable to work due to illness, injury or disability; if consideration will be given to the heightened …