TDs / Naoise Ó Cearúil

Official portrait of Naoise Ó Cearúil

Naoise Ó Cearúil

Fianna Fáil Kildare North TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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919
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
51,027
words spoken in the chamber
Across 276 contributions
407
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
241
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 919 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 276 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 0
February 2025 8 12
March 2025 11 25
April 2025 50 11
May 2025 65 20
June 2025 45 24
July 2025 38 20
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 36 15
October 2025 83 13
November 2025 101 13
December 2025 93 14
January 2026 69 24
February 2026 56 5
March 2026 30 10
April 2026 83 12
May 2026 39 19
June 2026 41 13
July 2026 28 6
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 21 4
October 2026 22 16

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 224 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 Kildare North 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1137. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to a proposal under the long-term illness scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47730/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Education
757. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a response to a departmental query (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44566/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
161. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to increase testing of radon gas given CSO data showing that 64% of homes in the mid-eastern region had not been tested as of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Transport
387. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the plans to make changes to a bus route under the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40723/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2542. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health to address the significant delays in parliamentary question responses from the HSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40776/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2728. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the introduction of legislation to add hexahydrocannabinol to control measures under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 as a schedule 1 controlled drug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41719/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
20. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when the remaining three payment requests under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility will be formally submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39987/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
27. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a report on Ireland’s second payment under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39986/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Transport
34. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the supply of licensed taxi drivers and vehicles to support the needs of urban, rural, and night-time economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39938/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Transport
35. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the review of the area knowledge module of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) driver entry test, including any recommendations arising from the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39939/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 15 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
3. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [34040/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
135. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38995/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Finance
136. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance for details of engagements he has had since taking office in relation to the Savings and Investment Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38996/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
292. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address persistent delays in response times from the Road Safety Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39030/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
9. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure sustained annual increases in Ireland's official development assistance to progress towards the UN target of 0.7% of gross national income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38250/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to prepare for Ireland's 2026 Presidency and advance key Irish and EU priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38249/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 10 Jul 2025 · to Rural
83. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le haitheantas a bhronnadh ar bhailte a chuir isteach ar Líonraí Gaeltachta, cathain is féidir leis na gceantair sin a bheith ag súil go mbronnfar an stádas sin orthu; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [37816/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Rural
111. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cad atá beartaithe aige mar fhreagra ar an imní atá léirithe ag na ceanneagraíochtaí Gaeilge maidir lena gcuid maoinithe ó Fhoras na Gaeilge; an ndéanfaidh sé idirghabháil chun leanúnachas an mhaoinithe a chinntiú do na sé eagraíocht aitheanta Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [38248/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Transport
175. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered legislating for bioptic driving aids such as bioptic telescopes to allow people with a visual impairment to drive on public roads and to obtain a driving licence. [38405/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Housing
245. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to concerns (details supplied) regarding marine area conservation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Health
332. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health if the HSE’s managed access protocol and individual patient approval system is available to adults with spinal muscular atrophy who were previously excluded from treatment solely due to their age at the time of reimbursement approval; and, if so, the process or criteria that would apply in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38374/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 8 Jul 2025 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on infrastructure will next meet. [34039/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
122. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the construction of the five new higher education buildings aligns with and supports universities' carbon reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37613/25]