TDs / John Paul O'Shea
John Paul O'Shea
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1,111
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
16,549
words spoken in the chamber
Across 90 contributions. Plus 101 contributions from the chair, not counted
437
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
234
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 1,111 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 90 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 31 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 29 | 6 |
| April 2025 | 61 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 48 | 4 |
| June 2025 | 47 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 63 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 50 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 56 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 84 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 83 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 48 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 113 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 52 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 81 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 87 | 4 |
| June 2026 | 63 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 20 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 53 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 42 | 3 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 87 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
- constituency Cork North-West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
John Paul O'Shea
Written
876. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if communities can apply for sports capital funding and follow on with application for Leader funding to complete the project as part of the Leader Programme 2023-2027 given there appears to be conflicting guidance currently in the public domain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6178/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Finance regarding inheritance tax, if the income from solar panels and-or wind turbines is part of the transfer of a family farm to a son or daughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
263. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite a phase two meeting with her Department and key stakeholders on the development of an extension to a school (details supplied), which includes very much sought after special education accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4031/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
264. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education if any consultation has taken place with the Department of Housing, Planning & Local Government regarding planning guidelines for local authorities on the installation of modular accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4032/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
399. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider allowing PRSI class D contributions to be reckonable for invalidity pension purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4027/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
427. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4030/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
428. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice for the status of a visa application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4034/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
589. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Health if she would consider utilising community audiologists to serve HSE medical card holders, who already provide care to PRSI contributors through the treatment benefit scheme as this would drastically reduce the waiting list for adult-onset hearing loss, free up HSE audiologists' resources for children and adults, whose hearing loss relates to illness or injury…
John Paul O'Shea
Written
712. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to clarify the position of current apprenticeships in electrical instrumentation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
176. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the way his Department plans to reduce the waiting times for driving tests in the Cork region given the current long wait times. [2528/25]
John Paul O'Shea
Written
433. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education the status of the payment of school secretaries through her Department, and in relation to any further discussions her Department might be having with unions with regard to parity with other public servants and access to the single public service pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2527/25]