TDs / John Paul O'Shea

Official portrait of John Paul O'Shea

John Paul O'Shea

Fine Gael Cork North-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

  1. constituency Cork North-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
10 Jun 2026 Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
9 Jun 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "The amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed
Yes Carried
27 May 2026 Fiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"
Yes Carried
27 May 2026 Fiscal Planning Framework for Economic Certainty: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
27 May 2026 Cost of Disability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
27 May 2026 Cost of Disability: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
27 May 2026 Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh
Amendment put
No Lost
27 May 2026 Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh
Amendment put
No Lost
27 May 2026 Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh
Amendment put
No Lost
26 May 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Defence and Neutrality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost
20 May 2026 Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Evictions and Rent Hikes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Sanctions against the State of Israel Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
No Lost
20 May 2026 Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Question put: : "That the Bill do now pass."
Yes Carried
20 May 2026 Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
20 May 2026 Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
19 May 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
13 May 2026 Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee
Question put
Yes Carried
13 May 2026 Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
13 May 2026 Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
13 May 2026 Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
No Lost
13 May 2026 Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
No Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.