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 25 Mar 2025 · to Housing
460. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the preparation and issuing of a circular on best practice recommendations in relation to Irish language provision, and implications for workforce planning, for local authorities. [13679/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
13. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will rule out any return of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12727/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
38. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to require local authorities to facilitate a pre-planning meeting for every new significant residential, community and infrastructural development above a set threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12726/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
127. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the progress of section 50 regulations required to open up and facilitate the transfer of a PSNI officer to the ranks of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12512/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
7. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [10807/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
23. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the commemoration for the liberation of Auschwitz. [4391/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
81. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the proposed primary care centre in Maynooth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10050/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Health
172. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to expand GP services in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10051/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
354. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education the reason members of Dáil Éireann are prohibited from being members of an education or training board and, therefore, a board of management under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013, 34 (b); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9028/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
355. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education the status of progress of the development of a school (details supplied). [9029/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
87. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new baby grants that have been made to parents in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8460/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for ensuring that the social welfare system is progressive and empowers people with a disability to live full and independent lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8462/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
6. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the number of rent tax credit claims that have been made in County Kildare for 2024; if the increase in the value of the credit for 2025 is leading to any increased uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5013/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Finance
54. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved in County Kildare since 2020; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the plans in place to revise the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5012/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
90. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the action being taken to address the ongoing issue regarding local access to Castletown House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5040/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 12 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the response to Ireland's Competitiveness Challenge 2024, published by his Department in November 2024. [4390/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
8. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on any discussion of EU-US relations at the recent Foreign Affairs Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4381/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
45. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of recent developments in Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/25]