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 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
302. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies that exist within his Department or across local authorities in relation to a prospective tenant undertaking necessary refurbishment or improvement works to a vacant unit immediately after allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53345/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
303. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing bodies owning and-or managing fewer than 50 residential units in the years 2010, 2020 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53346/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Housing
304. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Afghani families who have been allowed to enter the state as part of “Community Support Programme” and who are in receipt of full social welfare benefits can be considered for standard local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53354/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Social
384. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a submission regarding Pathways to Work 2026-2030 (details supplied); if he is supportive of the proposals therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53791/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
487. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the pension payments of a retired person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53353/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
490. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is currently a facility in the State licensed to slaughter equines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current strength of the poultry sector; how the situation in relation to export stands; if he has concerns about the volume of poultry products being imported into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53407/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Health
581. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53041/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
145. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health her plans to provide additional supports for GP practices in rural areas and areas of increased need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52378/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Health
156. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the way in which she is expanding GP access to community diagnostics schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52379/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 25 Sep 2025 · to Social
158. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of newborn baby grants that have been made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50694/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for naoínraí. [49985/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Children
51. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the supports she is providing for family resource centres. [49984/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Foreign
111. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to visit Italy before the end of 2025. [50383/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Culture
359. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he supports the findings of a report (details supplied); the steps he can take to implement the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50373/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Social
420. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection when the weekly household income limit for back to school clothing and footwear allowance was last increased. [50380/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of citizenship applications received from Thai nationals in 2024; and the number of these applications processed to date. [50381/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Justice
493. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address the concerns outlined in correspondence (details supplied) regarding judicial reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50433/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
683. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will request the HSE to fund vaccinations for persons with a condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50377/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
684. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number and locations of WTE senior dental surgeons with a special interest in special needs posts, that were filled within the primary care system of CHO7 in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [50378/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Health
685. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in knee and hip replacement surgery based at St. James's Hospital in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [50379/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 23 Sep 2025 · to Rural
722. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has received EU funding for capital works projects under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the projects which received EU funding, in tabular form. [50382/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
20. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the action he is taking to improve retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48977/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Defence
44. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the strength of the permanent Defence Forces as of 31 August 2025, or the latest date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48978/25]