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 22 Oct 2025 · to Education
62. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 14 October 2025, if she will consider and address the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57592/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Justice
109. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will give serious consideration to the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the ARP payment scheme for displaced Ukrainian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57495/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 21 Oct 2025 · to Taoiseach
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation in meetings of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [48521/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
164. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Afghanistan, especially in relation to the rights of women and girls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56898/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
166. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56899/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education
437. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will urgently address the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57363/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
407. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will expedite the processing of documentation currently with her Department in relation to the sale of a property (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54592/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
420. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address matters concerning health and safety, transport and new build, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54696/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
525. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department's Circular 0046/2025 still applies and remains relevant to the storage system to be used by schools for mobile phones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55434/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
526. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if schools that do not wish to avail of pouches for phone storage purposes can secure any other security devices/methods now available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55435/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Education
527. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that a device (details supplied) in presently in over 50 schools in Ireland, the UK and the EU; her views on whether these systems constitute a more cost-effective method of securing students phones; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55436/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
574. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position of the Government and his Department in relation to the process of right sizing; if this is being promoted by local authorities or approved housing bodies; if so, the locations in which this is happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54695/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
576. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding self-catering businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54713/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Health
825. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider matters raised correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the funding of dexcom medication for a patient to manage type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54697/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Foreign
91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If he will consider the concerns raised in the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54256/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Housing
214. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans within his Department to address the current restriction on one-off planning for rural housing across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54306/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 9 Oct 2025 · to Health
315. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54264/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
67. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the manner in which his Department will assist local authorities in further promoting the croí cónaithe scheme and the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
76. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the means by which his Department can assist local authorities in turning about casual vacancies in a more expeditious and cost-effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
196. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the position of a school (details supplied) will be considered having regard to the fact the school, when requested, opened a special ASD class four years ago on the specific understanding that additional accommodation would be provided; the reason the proposed extension has not yet been approved to go to construction; and if she will make a s…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
197. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction of a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53343/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
232. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53809/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
233. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth f she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53790/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Education
234. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ascertain from the NCSE the supports that are being made available to a child (details supplied) who has an autism diagnosis and has missed six months of school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53792/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
301. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to the question as to whether the procedures and standards imposed by his Department on local authorities seeking to relet properties are giving rise to the significant delays and considerable costs which are arising in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/25]