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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 7 Sep 2026 · to Defence
226. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Defence if the pursuit of financial liability arising from the undertaking set out in CCR 446 has been waived or stood down for an individual case in each of the years 2020 to 2026; and if so, the grounds for so doing. [59884/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
54. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that has been allocated by Irish Aid to the provision of anti-retroviral drugs and the prevention of HIV, particularly in the wake of cuts to PEPFAR in the United States, in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55780/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Enterprise
1056. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagements his Department has had with a company (details supplied) regarding redundancies at the company; his views = that there has been meaningful engagement between the company and union representatives in respect of those redundancies; his views on whether the company are meeting their obligations under section 9 of the Pr…
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3183. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the funding which will be provided towards the women’s health action plan in respect of breastfeeding, particularly action 7k and 8F; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55166/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of individuals who received breastfeeding supports in 2025 per public health nurse services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55167/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of first-time mothers who gave birth in Irish maternity units in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, per maternity unit; the number of women who attended antenatal classes in the hospitals and units in the same years, per maternity unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55168/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the breastfeeding rate at the first PHN visit and the subsequent three-month PHN checks in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55169/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3187. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who used the ‘Ask our breastfeeding expert’ service on mychild.ie in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55170/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3417. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) will convene for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56248/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Health
3418. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to publish a timeline for the Clinical Trials Advisory Council (CTAC) to implement the recommendations made by the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group (NCTOG); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56249/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Finance
267. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the basis upon which local property tax is applied to congregated settings; and whether it should be applied to rooms or to the congregated building. [54425/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
564. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the national breastfeeding strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54674/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Health
566. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when her Department will develop a breastfeeding awareness campaign as per the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54677/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Children
688. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the steering committee for the national data equality strategy will commence its work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53442/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
88. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health to commit to setting out a written detailed response and implementation plan to each of the 161 recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use policy reform. [52314/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
94. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to address the dearth of nursing home beds and increase the number of step-down facilities in response to the crisis in delayed transfers of care in our acute hospital system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52270/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 9 Jul 2026 · to Health
99. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the reason the national lipoedema working group is proposing to exclude surgical intervention from its guidelines on the management of lipoedema; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52269/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 7 Jul 2026 · to Climate
132. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to publish the year-long study sent to him regarding the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; and his plans to act on the findings of that report. [51465/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Health
456. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her response to the closure of a clinic (details supplied) where many individuals were receiving care for ADHD; the response of the HSE to this closure to ensure continuity of care for those individuals, particularly in receipt of medication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50445/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [47939/26]
Marie Sherlock Oral 30 Jun 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [49327/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
772. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the timeline for when the HSE national guidelines for myalgic encephalomyelitis will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48932/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
803. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the clinical care programme for epilepsy; if a clinical lead for the programme is in place; the future plans for the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49049/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 30 Jun 2026 · to Health
809. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of children seen by HSE dentists, by CHO area in each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49055/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 25 Jun 2026 · to Social
345. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to address the issue where those in receipt of the widow’s pension cannot avail of illness benefit in Budget 2027; the reason such a restriction is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48413/26]