TDs / Duncan Smith

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Duncan Smith

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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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
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
19 Feb 2025 Provision of Special Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
19 Feb 2025 Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages
Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."
No Carried
18 Feb 2025 Order of Business
Question put
No Carried
11 Feb 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
No Carried
5 Feb 2025 Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny
Question put
No Carried
5 Feb 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for the week's business be agreed to."
No Carried
23 Jan 2025 Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann approve the nomination by the Taoiseach of the following Deputies for appointment by th
No Carried
23 Jan 2025 Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed)
Question put: "That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Micheál Martin for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach."
No Carried
23 Jan 2025 Business of Dáil
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for the day's business be agreed to."
No Carried
18 Dec 2024 Adjournment of Dáil
Question put
No Carried
18 Dec 2024 Nomination of Taoiseach
Question put
No Lost

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