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Marie Sherlock

Labour Party Dublin Central TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,206
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,003
words spoken in the chamber
Across 307 contributions. Plus 32 contributions from the chair, not counted
378
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
186
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 1,206 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 307 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 11 0
February 2025 77 13
March 2025 92 19
April 2025 72 13
May 2025 98 28
June 2025 79 18
July 2025 44 25
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 71 6
October 2025 61 27
November 2025 70 13
December 2025 33 22
January 2026 120 11
February 2026 95 14
March 2026 36 15
April 2026 72 20
May 2026 40 10
June 2026 41 9
July 2026 18 25
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 56 3
October 2026 20 16

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 186 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 Dublin Central 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Marie Sherlock Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Health
1998. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to confirm the level of funding for local and regional drug and alcohol task forces in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the allocation for 2026; the level of funding increases that were awarded in budgets 2025 and 2026, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59624/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
680. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the Department’s forecasts for the number of day service places and for the number of residential places that will be required by adults with intellectual disability in the next five and ten years respectively. [56713/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
681. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional overnight stays and additional respite stays provided for in Budget 2026 on top of existing provision. [56714/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
682. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current estimate of unmet need for residential care places for adults with an intellectual disability. [56715/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
683. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional residential care places delivered in each of the years 2019 to date in 2025. [56716/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
684. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations of the 250 new residential care placements in 2025 announced in Budget 2025. [56717/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
685. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite houses for adults with an intellectual disability across each integrated health area for each of the years 2020-2025. [56718/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Children
686. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of day services users who are adults with an intellectual disability across each integrated health area for each of the years 2020-2025. [56719/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
742. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current capacity of the HSE to deliver bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) services; the number of individuals awaiting BAHA's; the numbers who received BAHA's from 2020 to 2025; the number of surgeons who deliver this procedure in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56560/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
743. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand bone anchored hearing aid services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56561/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
783. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of new community beds provided for in Budget 2026. [56732/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
784. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the 500 additional nursing homes places committed to in Budget 2026 will be in the public or private sector. [56733/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
785. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of new acute hospital beds provided for in Budget 2026. [56734/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
786. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the Laura Brennan programme will be restarted as part of the Budget 2026 public health initiative to increase immunisation. [56735/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
787. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the hours of operation for the new specialist nursing teams (ANP and CNS) in emergency departments of all model 4 hospitals, out-of-hours; and to confirm if it will stop operations at 2 am, seven days a week. [56736/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
788. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of additional IBLC lactation consultants committed to in Budget 2026. [56737/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Health
789. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether funding has been provided in Budget 2026 for the operation of 37 currently unused beds in a facility (details supplied), under the social inclusion heading. [56738/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Education
237. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeframe for when the contract for the completion of a project (details supplied) in Dublin 1 will go out to tender. [56389/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Education
238. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 1 to be complete. [56390/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
384. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total acute bed capacity across all section 38 and HSE run hospitals, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025. [56406/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
385. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU bed capacity across all section 38 and HSE run hospitals, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025. [56407/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of high dependency units bed capacity across all section 38 and HSE run hospitals, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025. [56408/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
387. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of operating theatres across HSE and S.38 hospitals, by year, from 2019 to date in 2025. [56409/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
388. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number waiting for diagnostic scans across all section 38 and HSE run hospitals at end September 2025 and to date in 2025; and the average and longest length of time waited per speciality. [56410/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Health
389. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients classified as delayed transfers of care across all HSE run and section 38 operated hospitals; and the average and longest length of delayed transfer. [56411/25]