TDs / Pádraig O'Sullivan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Fianna Fáil Cork North-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,460

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

54,825

words spoken in the chamber

Across 217 contributions. Plus 80 contributions from the chair, not counted

415

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

267

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.

Medicinal Products 75 questions
Health Services Staff 50 questions
Health Services 38 questions
Disability Services 36 questions
Healthcare Policy 31 questions
Childcare Services 29 questions
Pharmacy Services 27 questions
Drugs in Sport 23 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 468 questions
Justice 121 questions
Education 119 questions
Children 114 questions
Transport 97 questions
Culture 74 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1,460 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 217 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	18	0
February 2025	62	15
March 2025	62	10
April 2025	43	10
May 2025	47	13
June 2025	41	14
July 2025	45	21
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	42	10
October 2025	58	9
November 2025	87	21
December 2025	63	3
January 2026	53	14
February 2026	37	5
March 2026	45	7
April 2026	40	14
May 2026	195	14
June 2026	255	20
July 2026	152	6
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	41	5
October 2026	74	6

Debates they spoke in most

Childcare Services: Motion [Private Members] 2 contributions
Supports for Hauliers and Supply Chains: Statements 2 contributions
All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements 1 contribution
Assessment of Need: Statements 1 contribution
Disability: Statements 1 contribution
Energy Costs: Statements 1 contribution

Plus 189 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-Central 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
28 May 2025	Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: First Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That leave to introduce the Bill be granted."	Yes	Carried
28 May 2025	Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
28 May 2025	Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
27 May 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangments for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
21 May 2025	Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
21 May 2025	Information on Repairability of Certain Products Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Lost
20 May 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
14 May 2025	Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Parental Choice in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Parental Choice in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 May 2025	Childcare: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
7 May 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework: Motion (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees: Motion (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
30 Apr 2025	Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Question put: "That section 4 stand part of the Bill."	Yes	Carried
30 Apr 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
29 Apr 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	Yes	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Apr 2025	Protecting the Irish Economy Against Increasing Trade Tariffs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

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