TDs / Brendan Smith

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.

Special Educational Needs 25 questions
Weather Events 25 questions
Defence Forces 24 questions
Schools Building Projects 24 questions
Northern Ireland 18 questions
Further and Higher Education 17 questions
Disability Services 16 questions
Forestry Sector 16 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 131 questions
Agriculture 76 questions
Foreign 76 questions
Health 65 questions
Transport 62 questions
Enterprise 51 questions

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

Month	Questions	Contributions
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

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion 2 contributions
Apology to Shane O'Farrell and his Family: Statements 1 contribution
Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements 1 contribution

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

constituency Cavan-Monaghan 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	Yes	Carried
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
23 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	EU Directive on Combating Firearms Trafficking: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
16 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Public Health (Alcohol) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost

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