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Duncan Smith

Labour Party Dublin Fingal East TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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547
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
93,576
words spoken in the chamber
Across 293 contributions
361
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
162
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 547 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 293 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 12 2
February 2025 40 11
March 2025 46 10
April 2025 34 16
May 2025 27 14
June 2025 31 19
July 2025 19 13
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 34 8
October 2025 31 23
November 2025 24 31
December 2025 17 18
January 2026 16 16
February 2026 34 18
March 2026 19 14
April 2026 25 9
May 2026 41 30
June 2026 51 12
July 2026 15 11
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 12 9
October 2026 19 9

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 187 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 Fingal East 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who is currently detained by the British Government; if so, the representations her Department made in regard to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74563/25]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether the resolution 2803 is delivering the adequate humanitarian response required in Gaza in conjunction with the 10 October 2025 ceasefire agreement; and if resolution 2803 will provide a path for Palestinian statehood and self-determination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74854/25]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
273. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an emergency meeting of both the United Nations Security Council and the United Nations General Assembly will be called so that a ceasefire and a plan for cooperation can be put in place without delay for the people and nation of Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1376/26]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Enterprise
985. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason companies (details supplied) have not been fined for facilitating the sale of tickets above face value; the reason this company is able to operate in the Irish market; the way in which he plans to tackle the frequent scalping of tickets that continues despite legislation outlawing it; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Housing
1391. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to re designate the Broadmeadow estuary at Corballis, Donabate an exclusion zone for shooting given this forms part of the Broadmeadow Way Greenway cycle and pedestrian route from Malahide to Newbridge park when this is completed in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74470/25]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2428. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to clarify if there are plans to reopen a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1503/26]
Duncan Smith Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Health
2429. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that there is a gap in the recruitment for Irish Edical Internship Training Programme for Irish citizens who were educated abroad, despite being fully competent in English and trained in comparable medical education systems, but who did not sit the leaving certificate or A levels; if her Department will close this gap; if …
Duncan Smith Oral 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
86. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence to provide an update on the drone activity during the visit of President Zelenskyy; to give clarity on the decision to not intercept these drones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72153/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Climate
179. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to respond to reports of Government plans for six-month lockdowns if subsea cables are hit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72290/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence to provide clarity on any correspondence from her Department and the US administration in regard to the defence of sub-sea cables off the Irish coast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72286/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the plans that are in place to keep members of the Defence Forces operationally ready once peacekeepers are withdrawn from Lebanon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72287/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if her Department will release footage of the drone activity during the visit of President Zelenskyy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72288/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Defence
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if her Department was involved in the figure of €750 being offered to victims of the HSE cyber-attacks; if her Department has developed a rate for which they are prepared to offer victims of future cyber-attacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72289/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Transport
298. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the current and projected legal costs of the dispute between the Valuation Office and tan organisation (details supplied) concerning the rates valuation and if any mediation has been attempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71929/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
458. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the process for the acquisition of a site for a primary school in Donabate (details supplied) has been completed and the site is in her Departments ownership; the timeline for the delivery of this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71811/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
459. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the revised National Development Plan includes the capital provision for two primary schools and a secondary school in Ballymastone, Donabate given these sites have already been provided for in the Donabate Local Area Plan 2016-2026 with Donabate one of the fastest growing areas in the country; the timeline for the delivery of these schools; and i…
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Education
493. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a teacher will be sanctioned to ensure a school (details supplied) can operate a new autism class from January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72255/25]
Duncan Smith Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Health
1096. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE will no longer be providing blister packs to patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72322/25]
Duncan Smith Oral 11 Dec 2025 · to Public Expenditure
11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Government will commit to a reinstatement of the supplementary pension facility for uniformed services, to ensure that retention and recruitment can increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60495/25]
Duncan Smith Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Foreign
76. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she or her Department is aware of the abduction of a number of children from a school in Nigeria (details supplied) twinned to a school in County Down; if she will provide an update on the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69036/25]
Duncan Smith Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Health
1059. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made under the full health technology commissioned by the HSE in respect of the medicine daridoxerant (quviviq); if this will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70202/25]
Duncan Smith Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Housing
328. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give serious consideration to acquiring the Balcarrick Martello Tower, Donabate which is a recorded National Monument and heritage site in private ownership that has recently been put up for sale on the open market which is of huge importance to the Donabate and wider Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Duncan Smith Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Housing
329. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the details of the recently extended pyrite remediation scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68642/25]
Duncan Smith Written 4 Dec 2025 · to Housing
330. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated changes to the defective building block remediation scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68643/25]
Duncan Smith Oral 27 Nov 2025 · to Foreign
2. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Israeli settlements (prohibition of importation of goods) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66299/25]