TDs / Neale Richmond

Neale Richmond

Fine Gael Dublin Rathdown TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

100,288

words spoken in the chamber

97,626 as a minister, 2,662 as a TD

278

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

The record holds no parliamentary questions from them in this Dáil.

Month by month

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

Contributions to debates 265 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

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Month	Contributions
December 2024	0
January 2025	0
February 2025	8
March 2025	46
April 2025	4
May 2025	4
June 2025	8
July 2025	9
August 2025	0
September 2025	1
October 2025	13
November 2025	33
December 2025	2
January 2026	14
February 2026	35
March 2026	4
April 2026	24
May 2026	9
June 2026	11
July 2026	28
August 2026	0
September 2026	11
October 2026	1

Debates they spoke in most

International Security and International Trade: Statements 25 contributions
Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] 13 contributions
Ukraine: Statements 13 contributions
Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages 8 contributions
Post-European Council Meeting: Statements 5 contributions
Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] 4 contributions

Plus 161 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Party, constituency and offices

constituency Dublin Rathdown 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs 29 January 2025 to 25 March 2025
office Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 26 March 2025 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
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
6 May 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
29 Apr 2026	Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
29 Apr 2026	Strengthening Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
22 Apr 2026	Earth Day: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: “That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
22 Apr 2026	Earth Day: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
21 Apr 2026	Eleventh Report of the Standing Committee of Selection: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
21 Apr 2026	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 Apr 2026	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax Question put: "That amendment No. 1 set down to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 2 is hereby negatived and the mo	Yes	Carried
14 Apr 2026	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 1 be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
14 Apr 2026	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax Amendment put	No	Lost
14 Apr 2026	Confidence in Government: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
14 Apr 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
25 Mar 2026	Structural Reform of Child Welfare Governance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
25 Mar 2026	Structural Reform of Child Welfare Governance: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
25 Mar 2026	Energy and Fuel Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	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.