TDs / Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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

Official Oireachtas profile

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905
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
14,161
words spoken in the chamber
Across 94 contributions
327
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
245
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 905 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 94 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 4 0
February 2025 45 8
March 2025 36 6
April 2025 32 7
May 2025 41 6
June 2025 35 1
July 2025 55 1
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 22 2
October 2025 35 2
November 2025 61 10
December 2025 119 4
January 2026 21 0
February 2026 50 12
March 2026 43 4
April 2026 53 2
May 2026 43 7
June 2026 41 1
July 2026 94 11
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 32 1
October 2026 43 8

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 91 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 South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Transport
54. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the proposed second river Liffey bridge for Newbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10921/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Housing
206. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding short-term lettings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10923/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Health
311. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the serious issues raised in correspondence relating to the shingles vaccination (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10632/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Finance
171. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on his Department’s commitment to establish a savings and investments forum. [9548/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Children
911. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if further to statements (details supplied) she will consider the serious issues raised in related correspondence. [10401/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
87. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the current situation in Belarus; if she has had any engagement with the Belarus government-in-exile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8280/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
121. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she is taking with EU colleagues with regard to Venezuela; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8279/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
147. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address concerns about the current situation in Iran, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9034/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Foreign
148. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had engagement with the US embassy in relation to the Catalpa sesquicentenary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9035/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Education
260. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9120/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Children
357. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
444. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9036/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Defence
218. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank currently in the Defence Forces Equitation School; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Transport
351. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8373/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Public Expenditure
419. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of WTE qualified health and safety advisors employed by the OPW as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8188/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
549. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when contracts will be signed for the construction of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8337/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Education
551. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when she expects construction to commence on a new school (details supplied); the estimated date on which students are likely to take up occupation of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8341/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
675. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate the best practice guidelines given by his Department to local authorities regarding the time taken to process routine applications for the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8369/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Housing
676. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the advice given by his Department to local authorities regarding the processing of emergency housing assistance payments; the length of time such applications should take to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8370/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
824. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána will be launched before Easter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Justice
825. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new marked Garda cars and vans that were allocated to the Kildare-Carlow Garda Division during 2025; the number of those vehicles that were withdrawn from the division during same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Agriculture
881. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8374/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1140. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians, by grade posts, filled at each primary care centre within CHO7 as of 27 January 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in geriatric medicine based at St James's Hospital as of 27 January 2026; the average waiting times to see these consultants for the first time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8372/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Defence
185. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence if she will address concerns regarding Defence Forces activity on the Curragh, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7232/26]