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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 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
909. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of medicine places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25168/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
910. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of dentistry places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25169/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
911. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of physiotherapy places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25170/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
912. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of speech & language therapist places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25171/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 20 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
913. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of occupational therapist places and courses offered through the CAO system in each of the years 2018 to 2024. [25172/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Transport
201. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the environmental impact of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25012/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Transport
202. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the issues arising for the planning system from the emergence of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25013/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Transport
203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the assessments produced and-or commissioned, to date, by his Department relating to the issues arising for local authorities from the emergence of commercial drone operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25014/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Transport
205. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the locations of the new speed camera detection system on traffic lights, to be introduced this summer. [25039/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Justice
280. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the locations of the new speed camera detection system on traffic lights, to be introduced this summer. [25038/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
301. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications under the building blocks scheme that were received; the number processed by the OPW; the number of projects that have received approval in order for them to go to the e-tender stage, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25034/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
302. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the delays in making approvals in the building blocks scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25035/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 15 May 2025 · to Children
303. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending the end of December deadline for full use of the building blocks funding, in light of the delays to approving the applications submitted in January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25036/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
217. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the accumulated deficits of each voluntary 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. [24771/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 May 2025 · to Health
218. 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; which services, including patient services, were reduced to align with the available funding; the time period for such reduction in services applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2477…
Marie Sherlock Oral 13 May 2025 · to Health
113. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the action she has taken to ensure that community pharmacists will administer the free hormone replacement therapy, HRT, scheme from 1 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24511/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a clear timeline as to when the HIQA review on a breast density notification within the BreastCheck Programme will begin; when it is expected that it will make its conclusions and report back to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24019/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
170. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she is confident that the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement, relating to the Progressing Disability Services Strategy, will succeed in ensuring that there is timely and appropriate access to children’s disability services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24016/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
203. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has not commenced an information and awareness campaign on the use of HHC products and the associated harms, especially in young people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24020/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
235. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to clarify the scale of the financial deficit that each level four hospital is operating under and her plans to gap this funding in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24017/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Finance
467. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue which would be raised in the event of excise increases (details supplied), in tabular form. [23694/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Tourism
649. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media who is conducting the research and report on the basic income for artists; and if he is confident that the report will be completed by August 2025. [24416/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Tourism
650. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the assurances he can provide to existing basic income recipients upon the conclusion of the research and review of the basic income scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24417/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Justice
881. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of custodial sentences that have been handed down for drug possession per year from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23697/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 13 May 2025 · to Justice
882. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of people have served custodial sentences on foot of their third cannabis possession offence from 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23698/25]