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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 Oral 12 Jun 2025 · to Defence
10. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the incident in southern Lebanon where Irish peacekeepers came under fire from the Israel Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29866/25]
Duncan Smith Oral 12 Jun 2025 · to Defence
11. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the urgent actions he and his Department will take to ensure that the 505 squadron at Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel is fully staffed and will not be forced to continue to operate at 50% capacity and a reduced flying schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29865/25]
Duncan Smith Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Defence
76. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline any plans he has to improve pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29867/25]
Duncan Smith Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Social
400. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31431/25]
Duncan Smith Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Social
401. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31432/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Foreign
197. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a US military flyover will be permitted during the NFL game in September of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
535. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the pupil enrolment and waiting list figures for a school (details supplied); if she will provide an update on the provision of a new primary school for Rush; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29323/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
585. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children living on the Donabate peninsula that access primary and secondary schools outside the Donabate area; to include details of the schools and to confirm the number of children who were unable to secure school places locally over the last three years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29841/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Education
601. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delivery of a new school (details supplied) on the previously purchased site on Fosterstown lands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29874/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
803. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all new fire stations opened in the past eight years, by location, excluding renovations to existing fire stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29582/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Justice
1015. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a list of the number of Gardaí staffed at each Garda station in the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29586/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Agriculture
1110. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach as a number of trawlers have been seen very close to the quay at the coast of Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29581/25]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Children
1176. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 24 April 2024, to provide an update on the hiring of 300 therapy assistants to work on CDNTs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29497/25]
Duncan Smith Oral 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
164. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call for an emergency special session of the UN General Assembly and table a resolution calling for collective measures to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and protection of its citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27478/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
209. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his timeline for publishing debating and enacting the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27483/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
230. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s interaction with Irish-based aid agencies in respect of Ireland’s programme countries and in the context of the shift in aid policy of the United States and other EU partner states, and the resultant challenges faced by Irish Aid agencies in delivering aid programmes; and if he will make a statement on the m…
Duncan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
241. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the EU’s decision to review the cooperation deal with Israel, as signalled by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Kaja Kallas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/25]
Duncan Smith Written 29 May 2025 · to Foreign
249. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with India for each year over the past five years, with relevant updated statistics in terms of jobs, exports and imports, and including comment on Ireland’s future relationship with India; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27480/25]
Duncan Smith Written 27 May 2025 · to Education
337. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27632/25]
Duncan Smith Written 27 May 2025 · to Housing
368. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to his Department’s announcement regarding available funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, if an applicant (details supplied) has had their application refused despite meeting all the criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26745/25]
Duncan Smith Written 27 May 2025 · to Rural
904. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the operation of the seniors alert scheme which is processed through POBAL; if he has any proposals to disband or change this important scheme for older people; if he is aware that application forms are not available for collection; if he will give priority for the printing and availability of same; and if he will mak…
Duncan Smith Written 22 May 2025 · to Education
213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the current stage of the project within the School Building Programme; the projected timeline for progressing the school to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26445/25]
Duncan Smith Written 22 May 2025 · to Justice
299. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the number of Ukrainian passport holders in Ireland who have applied for international protection since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in March 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26374/25]
Duncan Smith Written 22 May 2025 · to Agriculture
314. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach, as a number of trawlers have been seen very close to the quay at the coast of Portrane; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26373/25]
Duncan Smith Written 21 May 2025 · to Social
82. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a decision to remove disability allowance from a person (details supplied); to clarify if the payment will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26177/25]