Jennifer Whitmore · Said and Done

872

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

114,259

words spoken in the chamber

Across 502 contributions. Plus 13 contributions from the chair, not counted

385

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

185

topics asked about

Across 19 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.

Climate Action Plan 39 questions
Bus Services 30 questions
Rail Network 26 questions
Special Educational Needs 22 questions
Environmental Policy 20 questions
Renewable Energy Generation 20 questions
School Enrolments 18 questions
Energy Conservation 17 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Climate 136 questions
Transport 124 questions
Agriculture 119 questions
Education 108 questions
Health 103 questions
Housing 80 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 872 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 502 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	11	3
February 2025	38	27
March 2025	34	8
April 2025	37	6
May 2025	66	32
June 2025	42	22
July 2025	58	54
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	78	14
October 2025	57	14
November 2025	34	60
December 2025	30	22
January 2026	21	18
February 2026	64	33
March 2026	21	24
April 2026	65	33
May 2026	23	27
June 2026	67	39
July 2026	68	39
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	31	17
October 2026	27	10

Debates they spoke in most

Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion [Private Members] 22 contributions
Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] 7 contributions
Response to Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] 6 contributions
Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage [Private Members] 5 contributions
Confidence in Government: Motion 4 contributions
Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages 4 contributions

Plus 339 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 Wicklow 29 November 2024 to now
party Social Democrats 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	No	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	Yes	Outcome not stated
1 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arra	No	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
25 Jun 2025	Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
24 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
17 Jun 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Negotiations on an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan: Motion (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
11 Jun 2025	Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
11 Jun 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.