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Pádraig Rice

Social Democrats Cork South-Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,771
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
97,768
words spoken in the chamber
Across 271 contributions
430
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
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 1,771 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 271 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 11 0
February 2025 116 12
March 2025 109 9
April 2025 84 3
May 2025 116 20
June 2025 80 47
July 2025 164 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 91 5
October 2025 80 14
November 2025 117 15
December 2025 94 15
January 2026 114 7
February 2026 82 8
March 2026 112 23
April 2026 68 13
May 2026 85 12
June 2026 99 15
July 2026 72 7
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 41 9
October 2026 36 25

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 123 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 South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
8 Jul 2026 Planning for Constitutional Change Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put: That section 62 stand part of the Bill.
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Recommendation put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Amendment put
No Lost
7 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
No Carried
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost
30 Jun 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
No Carried

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.