TDs / Brendan Smith

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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
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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
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Cost of Living: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Childcare Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Civil Liability (Child Sexual Abuse Proceedings Against Unincorporated Bodies of Persons) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put: That section 62 stand part of the Bill.
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment to amendment put
No Lost
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Recommendation put
Yes Carried
8 Jul 2026 Finance Bill 2026: From the Seanad
Amendment put
No Lost
7 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
7 Jul 2026 Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Instruction to Committee
Question put
Yes Carried
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
30 Jun 2026 Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
30 Jun 2026 Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
Yes Carried
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
30 Jun 2026 Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
30 Jun 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
Yes Carried
24 Jun 2026 Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed)
Amendment put
No Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.