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Conor Sheehan

Labour Party Limerick City TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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875
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
101,335
words spoken in the chamber
Across 379 contributions. Plus 139 contributions from the chair, not counted
390
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
195
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 875 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 379 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 6 2
February 2025 26 15
March 2025 38 10
April 2025 26 11
May 2025 29 13
June 2025 57 18
July 2025 126 34
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 49 4
October 2025 37 25
November 2025 36 34
December 2025 50 22
January 2026 36 9
February 2026 47 28
March 2026 75 19
April 2026 40 19
May 2026 54 35
June 2026 43 27
July 2026 23 31
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 48 11
October 2026 29 12

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 190 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 Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
481. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the formal impact assessment that has been conducted on the educational and emotional consequences of SNA reductions; the way "reasonable distance" is defined when existing commute times and childcare responsibilities are considered; the reason SNA vacancies no longer being consistently advertised publicly; if she will commit to reviewing the redepl…
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Education
590. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school building project (details supplied); the timeline for construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15081/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
656. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the exemption for protected structures is listed as a potential exception in urban areas of high population under the short-term letting regulations and does not apply to rural areas where many historic structures are not suitable for long-term lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14363/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
666. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the formal review of the housing assistance payment scheme will conclude; when a revised HAP scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14664/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
667. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with local authorities on developing a protocol to allow households fleeing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; to provide details of the number of meetings he has had; the dates of the meetings and attendees; when …
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Housing
668. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent on second hand acquisitions by each local authority, the number of properties acquired, by local authority, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14666/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1013. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health in inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1014. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people who exited inappropriate nursing home settings through the ‘Under 65 Programme’, by county, in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Health
1015. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the total budget allocated to the ‘Under 65 Programme’ to get people out of inappropriate nursing home settings in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14669/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 24 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1140. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures that have been taken to ensure the proposed €60 million investment in a supercomputer will provide researchers with access to the latest computing technologies compared with cloud-based services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15036/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
483. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a specific statutory provision against sulky racing and training on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13809/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
484. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the publication of the new Animal Welfare Strategy 2026-2030; if it will contain stronger provisions against improper and illegal use of horses on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13810/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Health
570. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the rates of non-attendance for bowel screening appointments for 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by individual hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13491/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
688. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available for the development of a library in Castletroy, Limerick City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13562/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Culture
196. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 10 February 2026, if he is aware that the flag was donated to the National Museum in 1972 for the Irish people to view (details supplied), that the National Museum exhibited that American flag in Kildare St. Dublin for four months in 1972 but since then it has not been on display; and if he …
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
534. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the OPW will identify a suitable site for a Garda station (details supplied). [12315/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Culture
741. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is in favour of the National Library exhibiting letters (details supplied) and loaning same to county museums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12449/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
807. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount allocated to each local authority for tenant-in-situ in 2024 and 2025; the total amount spent by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
820. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the exempted development guidelines for residential development will be brought into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12666/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Housing
825. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of builders who have signed up to the statutory register under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, broken down by year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12872/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Health
1050. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 January 2026, when the review on dermal fillers by the Health Research Board will be completed and the report submitted to her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11612/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Housing
434. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the commitment in Delivering Homes, Building Communities to remove the blanket ban on pets in apartments; when this measure will be applied to the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11572/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Health
612. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of people on waiting lists for physiotherapy and speech and language therapy, broken down by CHO including the number waiting more than two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11502/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Culture
185. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the basic income for artists will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Housing
203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the National planning statement to support short term lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10892/26]