Conor Sheehan
Written
76. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the borrowing capacity of local authorities and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31084/25]
TDs / Conor Sheehan
Conor Sheehan
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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
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- constituency Limerick City 29 November 2024 to now
- party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Conor Sheehan
Written
102. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on whether tourism funding should be ringfenced by region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31069/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
103. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on a tourist tax for Irish cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31070/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount a tourist tax of €5-a-bed would generate for the city of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31071/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
172. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all the meetings he and his officials have had with the ESB since he took office, providing dates and attendees for each meeting. [31081/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
173. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all the meetings he and his officials have had with the infrastructure unit of the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, providing dates and attendees for each meeting. [31082/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
174. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the borrowing capacity of all local authorities combined for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31083/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
314. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when there will be equal access for spinraza treatment for adults with spinal muscular atrophy treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30952/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
315. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on age-based exclusion for adults with SMA and if she believes a fairer criteria is introduced to ensure all adults with SMA are treated equally under the healthcare system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30953/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
202. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications that were delayed due to the fact that consent forms could not be verified with the relevant Garda station in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30472/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
849. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his view on considering the inclusion of critical infrastructure such as water treatment plants in the new exempted development regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
850. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if regulations dealing with service charges and sinking funds, which were drafted in 2022, will be implemented before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30463/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
851. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Housing Agency will commence regulating the owner management company sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
859. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the EU legislation that requires transposition into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee; to provide a timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30626/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
860. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income criteria for cost rental will be reviewed in line with the Programme for Government commitment to ensure sufficient cohorts of tenants will qualify for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30627/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
861. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Programme for Government Commitment to earmark certain cost rental units for key local workers to outline the progress that has been made on this to date; to define a key local worker; the key local workers that will qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30628/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
862. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Programme for Government Commitment to establish statutory timelines for the RTB and enhanced enforcement powers granted to the RTB will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30629/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
863. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Programme for Government Commitment to establish a cost rental version of the repair and lease scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30630/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
864. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Programme for Government Commitment to launching a new, comprehensive starter-home programme across the public, private and approved housing body, AHB, sector will be realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30631/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
865. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when work on translating revised national housing targets into local, tenure-specific targets which was reported as ongoing and at an advanced stage will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30632/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
866. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE staff in his Department, by grade, at the end of May 2024 and 2025; the number of vacancies, by grade, at the end of May 2024 and 2025; the number of staff, by grade, on career break; the number of staff, by grade, on career break for more than five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30634/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
950. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the reintroduction of the ‘diet supplement’ payment for new applicants which was a payment to help with the cost of a special diet prescribed by one’s doctor or hospital consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30416/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
966. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will move from the Department of Justice to the Department of Housing, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30462/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
1262. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will follow the lead of the NHS in England in rolling out mental health accident and emergency departments and consider the same for Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28932/25]
Conor Sheehan
Written
1598. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she plans to reintroduce statutory schemes that ceased in 2012 to supplement the cost of existing or newly diagnosed patients with coeliac disease requiring gluten-free diets to supplement the cost of the diet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30415/25]