Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go dtí ceist Uimh. 4 atá in ainm an Teachta Rory Hearne. Sula nglaoim ar an Teachta, cuirim fáilte roimh Erin, Caolán agus Aisling. Tá fáilte rompu. Is iad sin páistí an Teachta Hearne. Tá sé ag caint ar a son agus ar son an phobail ar fad.
TDs / Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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922
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,354
words spoken in the chamber
Across 455 contributions. Plus 146 contributions from the chair, not counted
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
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 922 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 455 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 89 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 70 | 63 |
| April 2025 | 55 | 45 |
| May 2025 | 69 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 46 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 79 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 22 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 18 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 62 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 27 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 32 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 35 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 88 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 29 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 32 | 29 |
| June 2026 | 93 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 25 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 24 | 30 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 261 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
- constituency Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Níl tagairt ar bith sa chreat seo do riachtanas phobal labhartha agus tíreolaíoch na Gaeltachta a chosaint agus deis a thabhairt don chéad ghlúin Ghaeltachta eile cónaí ann, in ainneoin aighneachtaí cuimsitheacha curtha isteach ag Conradh na Gaeilge. Níl aon rud faoin nasc idir an soláthar tithíochta agus pleanáil teanga sa Ghaeltacht, agus níl tagairt ar bith don fhadhb a chothaítear nuair atá breis is 1,000 teach a…
I would not put words in your mouth.
It is in Cork.
I move:
That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Children’s Health Act 2018 and therefore to amend the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (Establishment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 246 of 2007) so as to direct that the National Children’s Hospital be named Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí.
Today 109 years ago, the 1916 Rising was coming to an end. Among those incarcerat…
I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
11. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken in relation to EU directives on the circular economy vis-à-vis textiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18061/25]
Will the Minister of State update the House on the progress with Ireland’s responsibilities under the EU’s waste framework directive with regard to textiles, textile recycling and textile waste?
For the record, I am the chairperson of the drug rehabilitation charity, Liberty Recycling. It collates, sorts, recycles and reuses textiles, so there is an interest there. I was put on that body by the Ballyfermot drugs task force many years ago. One of the issues that has come up is that there is a lack of capacity in Ireland to deal with textile waste and we need to accelerate that, as the Minister of State acknow…
The problem is not always collection and the EU directive refers to collection, separation and reuse. In Ireland, the vast majority of bring banks are not for separation. Liberty Recycling is the only one that separates but, even with that, the capacity is not there to deal with all of the textile waste in Ireland. We do not even have a figure for that, although we know that 1.4 million metric tonnes are exported fro…
The question of Uisce Éireann is quite complex and it faces many challenges. The rushed approach to setting it up in the first place is one of the reasons that a myriad of different organisations is involved, as Deputy Lahart said. To this day, there are still Dublin City Council workers being contracted to do Uisce Éireann work. If there is a problem in a Dublin City Council area, one can ring Uisce Éireann. Sometim…
Sular chríochnaíomar an lá faoi dheireadh, d’ardaigh mé an cheist go raibh mé ag iarraidh caint faoi alt 5, mar is ceann de na hailt is tábhachtaí sa Bhille seo. Tá sé seo ríthábhachtach, mar, in ainneoin go bhfuil roinnt de leasuithe Shinn Féin as ord, tá an bhuncheist ann go fóill ó thaobh dhéantús an bhoird é féin, agus go bhfuil toghchán i gceist. Fós féin, tá an tAire ag roghnú daoine chun dul ar an mbord seacha…
Is an t-alt é féin atá i gceist.
Níl mé chun dul siar ar gach rud atá ráite agam cheana. Ba chóir go mbeadh níos mó daonlathais seachas a mhalairt. Is é sin an fáth go bhfuil mé den tuairim gur chóir go mbeadh níos mó suíochán ann. Ní féidir liom cur i gcoinne an t-alt seo mar tá daonlathas de shórt éigin ann. Tá toghchán ag teacht ar ais agus is é sin atá á dhéanamh ag an alt ach amháin go bhfuil roghnú ag an Aire chomh maith céanna. Is é sin ceann…
Tuigim gur rud casta é ach ní bheadh gach duine in ann seasamh sa toghchán mar ní bheadh siad inniúil sa Ghaeilge. Is é sin ceann de na buncháilíochtaí atá ann. Is alt 5(c)(2E) atá i gceist leis an trácht atá ar siúl againn anseo. Ghlacamar cheana féin - bhí díospóireacht ann ag an gcoiste agus anseo - gur gá do dhuine a bheith inniúil sa Ghaeilge agus ábalta gnó an údaráis a sheoladh trí mheán na Gaeilge. Is bunrud …
Maidir leis na leasuithe atá in ord, táimid ag déileáil le leasuithe Uimh. 8 go dtí Uimh. 11, sraith leasuithe a bhaineann leis an ngéarchéim thithíochta. Bhíomar ag labhairt faoi sin tamall ó shin agus faoi na feidhmeanna atá nó ar chóir a mbeadh nó a bhéas ag an údarás. Bhí cúpla agóid thar na bliana ag BANÚ nó Tinteán agus ag Conradh na Gaeilge lasmuigh de Thithe an Oireachtais. D'ardaigh siad an cheist faoin easp…
Maidir leis na trí leasú atáimid ag déileáil leo faoi láthair, leasú Uimh. 8 go dtí 11, is cinn cuibheasach simplí iad. Níl siad ach ag déanamh cinnte de go bhfuil na cumhachtaí breise ag an údarás agus ní cumhachtaí móra atá i gceist ann. Tá siad ag déanamh cinnte de má tá an t-údarás ag díol nó ag ceannach, gur féidir leis é sin a dhéanamh i gceart. D'fhéadfadh an t-údarás talamh a dhíol. Bheadh sé in ann talamh nó…
Tá súil agam go mbeidh na treoirlínte againn agus guím gach rath ar an obair sin. Tuigim go bhfuil an tAire sa jab ar feadh tréimhse an-ghairid ach tá an t-eolas ag an údarás maidir leis na fadhbanna a shíleann sé atá aige. Ní gá ach scairt a chur ar bhaill an údaráis agus leagfaidh siad síos an bhuairt atá orthu nó cá háit a bhfuil soiléireacht ag teastáil maidir leis na feidhmeanna tithíochta nó an chumhacht a shíl…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as an dtairiscint sin. Tá mé breá sásta ar bhonn na geallúna sin na trí leasú seo a tharraingt siar. Measaim go mbeidh sé tábhachtach, fiú má tá an Rialtas ag iarraidh é seo a bhogadh ar aghaidh, sula mbogaimid go dtí Céim na Tuarascála go mbeadh na cruinnithe sin ag an Aire leis na heagrais a luaigh sé. Tá an cheist a d’ardaigh an Teachta Connolly an-tábhachtach chomh maith. Is féidir l…
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 9:
Ar leathanach 13, líne 4, “nó teach” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “talamh”.
Tá sé sin á tharraingt siar.
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 10:
Ar leathanach 13, líne 4, “, a léasú nó a ligean” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “a dhíol”.
Tá sé sin á tharraingt siar.
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 11:
Ar leathanach 13, líne 8, “agus féadfaidh an tÚdarás talamh nó teach a cheannach, a fháil, a ghlacadh ar aistriú, a athchriosú, nó a shealbhú don chúis seo” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “sa Ghaeltacht”.
Tá sé sin á tharraingt siar.
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 15:
Ar leathanach 13, idir líne 8 agus líne 9, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach:
“(2) Leasaítear alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (9):
“(10) Déanfaidh an tÚdarás, i gcomhairle le húdaráis áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta ina limistéar feidhme, le Roinn na Gaeltachta, agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, Stra…
Tá an ceart ag an Teachta Ó Conghaile.
Nuair atá tú ag caint faoi leasuithe, deir tú an méid atá le rá agat agus ansin síleann tú go dtuigeann daoine an loighic atá ann. Sa chás seo, ní gá ach féachaint ar leasú Uimh. 15. Tá sé an-simplí. Deir sé "Déanfaidh an tÚdarás, i gcomhairle le húdaráis áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta ina limistéar feidhme, le Roinn na Gaeltachta, agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Á…
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 17:
Ar leathanach 13, idir líne 8 agus líne 9, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach:
“Leasú ar alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht
7. Leasaítear alt 8 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (9):
“(10) Déanfaidh an tÚdarás straitéis a ullmhú agus a fhoilsiú nach déanaí ná bliain tar éis achtú an Acht a seo, i gcomhairle le pobail Ghaeltachta, Uisce Éireann, Bord Solát…