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Brendan Smith

Fianna Fáil Cavan-Monaghan TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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919
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
21,766
words spoken in the chamber
Across 158 contributions
407
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
211
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 919 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 158 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 17 0
February 2025 45 8
March 2025 73 6
April 2025 26 4
May 2025 63 20
June 2025 52 6
July 2025 88 5
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 48 0
October 2025 39 14
November 2025 57 10
December 2025 62 8
January 2026 58 6
February 2026 52 27
March 2026 33 3
April 2026 23 4
May 2026 39 12
June 2026 36 10
July 2026 74 8
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 25 2
October 2026 9 5

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 154 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 Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Brendan Smith Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
33. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the up-to-date position in relation to the implementation of additional legislative measures to protect electricity transmission lines and enable the establishment of forestry corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65863/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Climate
53. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is proposed to implement additional measures that would assist in the reduction of littering in public places and along roads throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65864/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Culture
227. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when details of the Community Sports Facility Fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66266/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Culture
228. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the outcome of his discussions with representatives of associations (details supplied) in relation to their integration plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66262/26]
Brendan Smith Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Agriculture
304. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if financial support will be provided to farmers in respect of the purchasing of chemical fertiliser. [66256/26]
Brendan Smith Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach the research and studies undertaken to date and underway at present in relation to the provision of public services and the potential for further industrial and economic development on an all-Ireland basis commissioned directly by the Shared Island Unit of his Department and/or commissioned by other departments or statutory agencies and funded through that initiative. [64…
Brendan Smith Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
218. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 11 June 2026, the current position in relation to the introduction of legalisation regarding ESB lines and forestry corridors. [63958/26]
Brendan Smith Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
219. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a co-ordinated programme across Government at local and national level to ensure the use of public buildings for the installation of solar panels. [64066/26]
Brendan Smith Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Transport
640. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the provisions in place to expedite the issuing of replacement driving licences for returning emigrants who require their licences for work. [64078/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
81. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the need to progress without delay the proposals in the joint framework on legacy issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58445/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
82. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will raise with the new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland the need for the UK Government to respond in a meaningful way to the unanimous requests of the Oireachtas in relation to the need to ensure comprehensive investigations into atrocities including the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and other criminal incidents in the border regi…
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
83. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports available to assist the Undocumented Irish in the United States who face particular difficulties concerning their status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58447/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Foreign
84. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are proposals under consideration in the United States at present in relation to the need to provide a legal pathway for undocumented Irish emigrants such as the inclusion of Ireland in the E-3 non- immigrant visa programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58448/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
696. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to give detailed consideration to the proposals outlined by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55376/26]
Brendan Smith Written 28 Jul 2026 · to Finance
698. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will give detailed consideration to a submission from a national body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55435/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
96. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of approvals will issue under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54153/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ensure that a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage at an early date in view of the urgent need to provide much needed additional permanent accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54152/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
130. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if her Department has carried out an evaluation of the extent to which accommodation issues may be a factor in recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53896/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Defence
165. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the planned €400 million investment in Defence Forces infrastructure under the revised NDP. [53895/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Transport
265. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the proposals there are to enhance services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Transport
266. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if it is proposed to provide new park and ride facilities on the N3/M3 in counties Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
349. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the proposals to increase capacity at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54668/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Education
350. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54669/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
457. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a project (details supplied); if she will ensure that this project moves to the next stage at the earliest possible date in view of the urgent need for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54500/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Children
468. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in recruiting therapists for disability services in Cavan and Monaghan in view of the long delays for children with additional needs in accessing essential supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54688/26]