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 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which modular housing will be utilised to meet housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
132. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice when the EU asylum and migration pact will take effect in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12885/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Justice
190. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the actions being taken to decrease the processing time for international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12884/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Oral 19 Mar 2025 · to Taoiseach
29. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the commemoration for the liberation of Auschwitz. [12018/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
256. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware that illegal encampments on the Curragh Plains have resumed; the measures that his Department is taking to bring this situation to a halt; the steps that have been taken to implement the Programme for Government commitment to provide for a new management system for the Curragh Plains; when he intends this management system / body …
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
257. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of habitable residential units under the control of his Department; the location of these units; if they are occupied or unoccupied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12506/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
258. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number and location of residential units under the control of his Department that are considered to be currently uninhabitable; the location of these units, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12507/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Defence
259. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will indicate, notwithstanding Department policy, the number of residential units under the control of his Department which have the potential to be refurbished and brought back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Finance
384. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding tax credit certificates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10701/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
630. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education to examine the case of a child in need of an ASD place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11344/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1264. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a young farmer (details supplied) who applied for TAMS 3 young farmers in 2024, following a successful application for national reserve and complementary income for young farmers in 2023, and who has a 33% shareholding in the family farm, has now been refused due to the share type and denied young farmer funding; and if h…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1339. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding core funding financial reporting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11198/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1428. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to enact key commitments outlined in the Programme for Government (details supplied) in relation to childcare provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12306/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1571. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) cannot continue to get buscopan on prescription, taking into consideration the significant health issues he has; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10984/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Health
1665. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason for the shortage of certain medicines (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11508/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1926. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding disparity in pay for apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12246/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
182. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to schools, or other bodies under the aegis of his Department, who are providing educational support to women and girls in Afghanistan suffering under the Taliban regime which limits females access to education; if this is an area where more can be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9706…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
194. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland can take, acting unilaterally or in tandem with European partners, to support the democracy building work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarussian opposition leader living in exile in Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9698/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Foreign
195. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the supports Ireland can give either unilaterally, or working with European partners, to help women and girls in Afghanistan who are suffering under the rule of the Taliban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9708/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Defence
225. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the establishment figures for the permanent Defence Forces in each of the years 2000 to 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9695/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Defence
226. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bed spaces available in the Defence Forces system; the number currently occupied; the number not in regular use; the number capable of being made useable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
277. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the number of car parking spaces available at Kildare town train station prior to the current refurbishment of the car park; the number that will be available after the works are completed; what plans Irish Rail has to meet the additional demand that will arise from its being included in the new Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the …
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Transport
278. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the interaction between his Department and Kildare County Council with regard to the need to provide a new bridge across the River Liffey in the vicinity of Newbridge (Droichead Nua) in order to alleviate the severe traffic congestion in this rapidly growing town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Education
402. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if she will detail the precise arrangements in place within her Department to ensure effective engagement, on an ongoing basis, between her forward planning unit and each local authority in order to ensure that her Department can meet the demands arising from new residential developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9692/25]