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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 27 May 2025 · to Health
657. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will outline the policy governing the Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Family Forum, including the expected frequency of the meetings, whether minutes are taken and circulated to members and how parental engagement is maintained; to confirm the relationship between the CHI Family Forum and The Family Advisory Network as described on the CHI website; to re…
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
675. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the State of hiring an additional 50, 100 and 250 clinical psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric nurses, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26964/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
676. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for CAMHS by community health organisation, age category, and time waiting, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26965/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
677. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who aged out of CAMHS while on the waiting list, by community health organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26966/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
713. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on wait lists at the supra-regional endometriosis specialist centres in Tallaght and Cork University Maternity Hospital and five regional endometriosis hubs in the Rotunda, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Galway, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on …
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
714. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of staff positions funded at the supra-regional endometriosis specialist centres in Tallaght and Cork University Maternity Hospital and five regional endometriosis hubs in the Rotunda, the Coombe Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, University Hospital Limerick and University Hospital Galway; the number of staff positions filled, in tabular for…
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
725. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if prosthetic legs are included under the medical card scheme, a second prosthetic leg and replacement prosthetic when required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27392/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
735. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status of the national framework on endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27433/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
770. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the Budget 2025 announcement relating to the expansion of the publicly-funded IVF scheme will take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27588/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
771. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status in progressing to phase 2 of the model of care relating to assisted human reproduction treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27589/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
772. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she intends to review the criteria for eligibility such as BMI, to publicly funded assisted human reproduction services. [27590/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 27 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
900. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the date on which the CAO is notified of the number of college courses to be offered via CAO, on an annual basis [27686/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
143. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse's per community health network, and per 10,000 of population, across each community health network from 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [26089/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
144. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her Department's forecast of the number of GMS retirements over the next two years, five years and ten years. [26090/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
145. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the numbers of those currently in receipt of GP only card; and the estimated numbers of the population entitled to the card. [26091/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
146. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the numbers of those currently in receipt of medical card; and the estimated numbers of the population entitled to the card. [26092/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
147. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her Department's assessment of the number of GP's with a GMS contract who work part-time hours. [26093/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 21 May 2025 · to Health
150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that, by reference to the ratio between GPs operating the GMS scheme and eligible persons, the general practitioner medical service is provided by the HSE evenly throughout the State; whether blackspots have been identified where, due to a local shortage of GPs, delivery of the service is sub-optimum and, if so, if any particular benchm…
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Social
613. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the review process for a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) who has had their claim suspended since 6 February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25575/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
751. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are HIQA standards applying to the care of under 65’s in long-term residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25278/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
752. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ELC/SAC services that were found to be non-compliant in relation to staffing ratios, staff qualifications, Garda vetting, and basic needs, broken down by private or community and private service, service size, full day care, part-time, sessional, school age child-care and county, in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [25279…
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Children
759. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has any intention of taking up the issues arising from the Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021, which would give workplace leave in the event of miscarriage or fertility treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25472/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
804. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to detail any proposals under consideration by her Department relating to reforms of the medical card system; the stage of consideration of each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25288/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Health
876. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason surgery has not be scheduled for a person (details supplied) as of 13 May 2025, despite his passing his pre-surgical assessment and being told that he is ready for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25898/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
908. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of nursing places and courses offered through the CAO system, in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25167/25]