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Conor Sheehan

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

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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 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1032. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners in epilepsy based at University Hospital Limerick as of 19 January 2026, in tabular form. [5891/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1112. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to combat the rise in health insurance premium costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6353/26]
Conor Sheehan Oral 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
138. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessment and modelling he and his Department have carried out in the context of the residential tenancies (amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025 on rent levels in the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4936/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Transport
286. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport when legislation will be introduced so that a regime of routine or random physical inspections of aircraft landing in Ireland can be introduced particularly in relation to the use of Shannon airport by the US military [5211/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Culture
384. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that four local authorities have unanimously called on him to have a national commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa Rescue of six Fenian prisoners languishing in prison in Freemantle in Western Australia in 1876; if this will be considered by Government; if he has had contact with Australian authorities i…
Conor Sheehan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Justice
469. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 494 and 493 of 11 December 2025, when he intends to publish and enact legislation to reform this process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5216/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 21 Jan 2026 · to Housing
162. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if ECCE-early years childcare and education services that are 100% State funded and effectively not operating for profit are liable for commercial rates; if so, if his Department will provide or subsidise commercial rates for ECCE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4935/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Finance
379. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason a person’s private pension (details supplied) is now being taxed at a rate that is 50% more than that of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Justice
722. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons classified as tradespeople and/or construction workers that have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home countries in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by occupational sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Children
502. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if ECCE/early years childcare and education services that are 100% State funded and effectively not operating for profit are liable for commercial rates; if so, if her Department will provide or subsidise commercial rates for ECCE services; if not, if the services are legally permitted to pass these costs onto parents through increased…
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
312. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of the opposition by anglers to the proposed new catch and release bye laws, if he will take action on the issues highlighted by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1314/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1375. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline on when the boundary review into local electoral areas will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74261/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1399. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rational for using Eircode routing keys in respect of the upcoming Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 concerning the rent register as opposed to using the Pobal HP deprivation index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74601/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1653. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people in Irish prisons with a personality disorder diagnosis between 2020 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74550/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1654. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures he will take to reduce the number of people in prison on short term sentences of less than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74551/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1656. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the latest Inspector of Prisons report into Limerick Prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74599/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Justice
1657. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of Gardaí broken down by rank in each Garda division in the country; and the number of Garda retirements in each division between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74600/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2084. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will undergo surgery; the reason surgery has been delayed and cancelled previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74097/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2203. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when she will bring a memo to cabinet to outline the implementation plan and period for option C of the review of an organisation (details supplied) into emergency care capacity at UHL; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74604/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant community health posts in UHL hospital group CHO by discipline, by grade and whole time equivalent, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74605/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Children
615. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality given the repeated failures within TUSLA highlighted in the media and raised in the Dáil Éireann including cases where babies were removed from breastfeeding mothers, the reason children are not immediately returned to their parents when a placement breaks down, particularly where the parent has been assessed as safe and is already car…
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
633. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will declare Covid-19 an occupational illness, as has been done in many other European Union member states, so that healthcare workers suffering from long-Covid can continue to access financial supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73290/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Health
634. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if the mechanism for interscheme transfer from one GP training programme to another can be reinstated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73294/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Health
371. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure that patients are not charged for blister packs of medications prepared by pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72621/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Transport
266. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Park & Ride facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71458/25]