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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 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
3049. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline the longest, the median and the shortest timeframe between a patient’s initial appointment date in each of the prostate rapid access clinics (details supplied) and the date of diagnosis with prostate cancer in each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on t…
Marie Sherlock Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3384. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware that an education and training board has capped the number of places available for specialist training (details supplied) resulting in vulnerable students, many of whom have a disability or require additional supports being denied a further education place this year; and if he will make a s…
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Climate
187. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to review the sectoral emissions ceilings for carbon budgets 1 and 2 in view of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent call that ‘sectoral ceilings must be revised to account for updated science in emissions inventory data’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Culture
352. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the safeguards that are in place to ensure that installers of private optical fibre infrastructure will remove legacy copper wire installations, cabling and hardware once the roll-out has occurred; the role ComReg will play in ensuring this work is completed and who is responsible for ensuring that all traces of legacy equipment are a…
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
508. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland would produce a booklet of medical acronyms that can be given to parents of all new admissions in the CHI group. [40463/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Health
531. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current ownership status of each site and the building of each primary care centre, respectively, nationwide, delivered via her Department and HSE public private partnership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40298/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
584. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grounds on which a SUSI grant recipient can change their status from dependent to independent; and the documentation required as evidence of that. [40283/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Education
125. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify within every special school if every teacher and SNA, respectively has the appropriate qualification; and if not, the number of teachers and SNAs, respectively do not, out of the total number of teaching and SNA staff and if she will make a statement accordingly. [40095/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
236. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the model whereby funding follows the patient (MFTP) for vasectomy services, as with termination of pregnancy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39807/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Health
237. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been, or will be, given to extending free family planning to the provision of vasectomy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39809/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
347. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline the reason allogeneic stem cell transplantation for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the National Children’s Cancer Service; when this service will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
386. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if respect for international law and human rights throughout the supply chain, from production to delivery, is written into the HSE's procurement policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38603/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Education
52. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider targeted investment in State-run youth spaces as part of Budget 2026, given the growing demand for early intervention mental health, education, and wellbeing supports for young people, and the opportunity these hubs present to deliver multiple services under one roof; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38082/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Justice
110. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will report on the victim support at court, or V-SAC service, which is funded and supported by his Department; the plans to extend the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38101/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
178. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of drug-related intimidation and violence engagement leads per local drug and alcohol taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38006/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 9 Jul 2025 · to Health
248. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken in response to ensure female paramedics feel safe within the National Ambulance Service and that the issues that emerged from an investigation in relation to their experiences of an "unsafe culture" are examined (details supplied); if she will outline any strategy to address concerns about such a culture; and if she will make a statement o…
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Transport
258. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the outcome of the cross-departmental task force in into driver recruitment and retention challenges. [37267/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Education
398. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the parameters of the independent assessment into the feasibility of the over-70s' exclusion from the school transport scheme will be agreed; and the deadline for completion of the report. [37258/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Justice
625. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cameras installed across the Dublin metropolitan area; the share of whom are currently operational; and the average waiting time from when a camera becomes non-operational and the time when a lamp is fixed. [37257/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
769. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision in relation to an application for blind welfare allowance, awaited since November 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37170/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
782. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes to recruit non-clinical staff off a panel in the HSE; and the length of time the recruitment of technical service officers takes. [37260/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Health
844. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE cardiology registrars based at Saint James's Hospital, Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37542/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Enterprise
85. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider expanding the requirements of the labour market needs test to include roles advertised on the Public Appointments Service, in order to fulfil the requirement for a general employment permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36619/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
263. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to outline details of the recent move of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority; the impact this development will have on the speed at which vaccines could be added to the national immunisation programme bearing in mind it currently takes on average six years; and if she …
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Jul 2025 · to Health
264. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there has been an increase in the budget and extra resources allocated to the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) arising from the recent move of NIAC from the Royal College of Physicians to the Health Information and Quality Authority as a consequence of this move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36488/25]