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 18 Feb 2025 · to Social
491. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of disallowed applications for carer's allowance in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5815/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Justice
542. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardai by rank attached to Kildare divisional drugs unit as of 10 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5816/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Children
649. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the lack of childcare places in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5921/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
739. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses by location based in CHO7, as of 7 February 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5817/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
740. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have attended the minor injuries unit at Naas General Hospital for each week since 1 December 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5818/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
751. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the issues relating to long Covid awareness (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5841/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Health
775. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the national average ambulance response time; the Carlow ambulance average response time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5914/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
860. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has met formally with the CEO of Solas since his appointment as Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5819/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
268. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the spread of ash dieback disease he has a proposal, or if he plans to bring forward any initiative to ensure the removal of trees affected or potentially affected from roadside hedgerows where they constitute a very real danger to public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5340/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Environment
92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider the climate change policy requirements referenced in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Environment
95. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the present position regarding a grant aid, or aid through Pobal for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Transport
112. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the reason a public transport service is not being considered for the people of Ardattin, County Carlow to Carlow town and Tullow; when the Government is committed to reducing emissions and the use of fossil fuels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5178/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Education
162. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if she will publish the details of the bank account for 2011 (details supplied) showing a balance of €8.195 million as reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5019/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Education
163. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if she will publish the details of the bank account for 2015 (details supplied) showing a balance of €11.99 million as reported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5020/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
17. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the recent election in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4522/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Housing
349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is conscious of the substantial progress made by Kildare County Council in utilising the tenant-in-situ purchasing scheme to combat homelessness; if he envisages approving a rolling programme for Kildare and other local authorities to maximise the benefits of the scheme; when fresh approval will issue to proceed with purc…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Justice
454. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice the number of social enterprises using the Immigrant Investor Programme process since 2020; the projects and location of each; if funding to the enterprises was subject to one or more approvals; the projects which secured additional funding following the closure of the scheme; the dates on which such approval, if any, was granted, in tabular form; and if he …
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Children
511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans that are in place to resolve the ongoing difficulties being experienced by a social enterprise (details supplied) in the construction of its national child development centre in Kildare town where construction works have ceased; the reason the organisation is experiencing inordinate difficulties in secu…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
577. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to the national review of cardiac services; if she is in possession of a copy of this review; if she will publish the document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3982/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
578. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the recommendations arising from the national review of cardiac services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3983/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Health
674. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if a GP practice can cease giving medication to a person without attending a six-month check-up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4546/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
728. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) facing radiation therapy students in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4665/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Finance
59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) concerning inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
481. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if her Department has approved an extension to an existing school (details supplied), which is to meet the needs of children on the autism spectrum; why provision has not been made in this extension for changing or toilet facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3128/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
594. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current situation in relation to the purchase of local authority houses by tenants; if he plans to review this situation; if he will consider a tenant purchase scheme for approved housing bodies tenants whose operators were amenable to the provision of such a sale and in circumstances in which income accruing would be ringf…