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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 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1399. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State to fully subsidise the cost of all prescribed inhaled asthma medications and related devices. [29495/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1400. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the long-term illness scheme included as part of a review of the current eligibility framework carried out under commitments within the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy; to provide a timeline for the publication of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29496/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1404. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the intentions of the HSE with regard to a nursing home (details supplied); if this facility will continue under the control of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29516/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1420. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department is considering a review of pay scales for clinical radiographer practice tutors to align with salaries for comparative tutor grades in other allied health professions, as noted in HR Circular 004 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29599/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1458. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if there is a protocol governing the treatment of referrals on the waiting lists when they are being referred back to primary care from a CDNT. [29746/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1653. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year will conclude; when an announcement will be made regarding those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29587/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Enterprise
318. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the investigations that have taken place into a service (details supplied) regarding the alleged breach of employment permit conditions in paying workers less than the permitted wage. [28774/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
466. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of electric bikes that have been allocated to each Garda community engagement functional area or district. [28769/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
467. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of reported domestic and sexual-based violence incidents, per Garda community engagement functional area/Garda district, for 2025. [28770/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Justice
468. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the location of each of the domestic abuse units established within each Garda community engagement functional area/Garda districts across the country. [28771/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Children
523. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the location of each of the CDNTs that are not in the catchment area of a special school. [28781/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 29 May 2025 · to Health
658. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the investigations she has initiated into alleged breached by businesses with HSE contracts of employment permit conditions in paying workers less than the permitted wage as in the case of a company (details supplied). [28775/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Environment
149. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that providers appear to be applying different criteria in the administration of the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27364/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Environment
150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a company (details supplied) is excluding persons who meet the criteria for the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme where such persons were eligible in 2022 but joined the list after 2022; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Transport
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to the State of making all public transport free for persons aged under 18, under 25 and under 30 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26967/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
366. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children living in emergency accommodation for twenty-six months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26732/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
367. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Children living in emergency accommodation for thirty-six months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26733/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Social
432. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if endometriosis will be considered for long-term illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27534/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Children
561. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is any differential made in the HIQA standards for the care of persons under 65 and the care for persons over 65, or any other age, in nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27687/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
564. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to set out the accumulated deficits of each voluntary acute hospital in the country, as reported to her Department and-or the HSE, as of 1 January 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26692/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
565. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if a voluntary acute hospital (details supplied) carried out a review of services to align them with available funding in 2024; the outcome of any such review; to set out which services, including patient services, were reduced to align with the available funding, including the time period for which any reduction in services applied; and if she will make a stat…
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of staff working in adolescent addiction services, per IHA, per speciality, per funded WTE post and per filled WTE post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26694/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
571. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric units and staff in each unit within the public health service, by CHO area, from the years 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26720/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
574. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will increase the number of breast screening locations, given that the wait time of some patients is over a year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26731/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
656. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI is providing clarity, appropriate information and guidance to parents of patients attending CHI in respect of the medium- to long-term use of bladder gastrostomy buttons between 2018 and to date in 2025 and specifically information on protocol and clinical guidelines in use for the insertion of gastrostomy buttons into the bladder, t…