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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 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
280. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings she had or actions she took during her recent two day visit to the United States from 4 to 6 February 2026 to address the status of Irish citizens either detained by ICE or scheduled for deportation; if she sought any meetings with US officials on these matters; who those officials were; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
281. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has spoken to the family of a person (details supplied); if she has sought to speak to them directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12508/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
282. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to ensure that information is shared with her Department by US authorities on the number of Irish citizens currently detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency; the steps she is taking to achieve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12509/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
283. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial supports provided to Irish citizens listed for deportation from the United States; the amount spent to repatriate and support Irish people scheduled for deportation in each year from 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12510/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
387. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is aware of the number of flights through Shannon or other Irish airports known to have people deported from the US on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12137/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
388. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the measures his Department has within its power to ensure that the human rights of individuals on flights through Shannon or other Irish airports known to have people deported from the US are being adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Transport
389. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he will continue to permit companies (details supplied) to land at Irish airports, given that are known to carry people detained by ICE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12139/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
589. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the delivery of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11640/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
590. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in first tranche of NDP rollout, whereby 105 school building projects are to progress to tender and/or construction over 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11641/26]
Duncan Smith Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Education
634. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the land acquisition for a primary school site in Corballis east, Donabate has concluded and the land is now in the ownership of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12081/26]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Education
609. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm if a school (details supplied) has been included in the 2026/2027 school buildings programme; when the tender for these projects will be finalised and when construction will commence on these new school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10045/26]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Social
749. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to their carer’s allowance refusal will be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9655/26]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Social
750. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who is undergoing chemotherapy had their social welfare payment terminated in November 2025; if the payment will be resumed in view of their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9656/26]
Duncan Smith Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
938. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide not for profit community childcare facilities, on publicly owned land, given private operators are providing these services at huge cost to parents on mixed tenure social affordable developments especially in Fingal which is one of the worst areas in the country for the provision of not for profit childcar…
Duncan Smith Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
57. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens her Department has been advised of as being detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, agency of the United States in 2025 and 2026; the number of Irish citizens in the United States currently being assisted by consular services due to an interaction or detention by ICE; the number currently detained; …
Duncan Smith Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
259. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any school projects in Donabate are included in the recently announced prioritised school projects that will progress to tender or construction in 2026/2027, given the Donabate area is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with children already leaving the peninsula to avail of a school place; and if she will make a statement on the matt…
Duncan Smith Oral 27 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the EU-African Union summit. [4038/26]
Duncan Smith Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Foreign
240. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland has raised, or intends to raise, within the EU or the United Nations the urgent need for international civilian protection mechanisms and humanitarian access for Kurdish communities currently displaced in northeast Syria, particularly around Kobani, in light of the Syrian Government's recent military offensive and the effective …
Duncan Smith Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Transport
328. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his commitment to meet with representatives of taxi drivers and the NTA on fixed pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3577/26]
Duncan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
177. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of increasing instances of SPSV drivers refusing to take customers on short journeys; the way in which his Department, in line with the NTA, can curb this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2227/26]
Duncan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
188. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on his request to the NTA to examine the fixed pricing model of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2228/26]
Duncan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
245. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Dublin needs a Government led anti-congestion plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2226/26]
Duncan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
246. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the reason the installation of traffic cameras at junctions in Dublin city to catch motorists who break red lights has been shelved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2224/26]
Duncan Smith Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Transport
247. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the total investment in bus services planned for 2026; to clarify how much of this investment is to be utilised for additional bus services; to provide a breakdown of where these new services will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2225/26]