On 17 April 150 years ago, an American whaler anchored off Western Australia. It was captained by a US citizen, George Anthony, and it had an ulterior reason to be at that point on the other side of the world from where it had sailed from New Bedford, Massachusetts. Unbeknownst to most of the crew, in fact, it was on a mission other than whaling.
Its story began with a smuggled letter to Fenian and Irish Republican …
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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.
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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
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Contributions to debates 455 in all
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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
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- constituency Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
It is important, even though there will not be a State commemoration, that the State should get involved. We should try to encourage State institutions to mark the event. The National Museum has a flag. The Minister knows of Joe Clarke who fought in 1916 at Mount Street which is in the Minister's constituency. I have a picture of that flag being handed over and he is in it, as is my father. It was in 1972. Frank MacG…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit.
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Bogfaimid ar aghaidh chuig sliotán an Rialtais agus an Aire Stáit, Kieran O'Donnell.
Deputies, please.
You are next, Deputy Farrelly.
I was not here for the whole debate. If there was repetition, it was not on my watch, as they say. Members need to be reminded that they cannot continuously repeat points of view that have been put across. Brevity is always good in a debate, but the rules on Committee Stage allow for exchange back and forth. There is nothing to prevent that and there are no time slots on Committee Stage. That is why Committee Stage u…
103. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige na ceantair pleanála scoile sa Stát nach bhfuil meánscoil lánGhaeilge iontu a ainmniú, agus cad iad na bearta i ngach cás acu atá déanta ag a Roinn chun an bearna sin a líonadh [10906/26]
Tá an cheist seo dírithe ar na ceantair pleanála scoile sa Stáit nach bhfuil meánscoil lánGhaeilge iontu agus iad sin a ainmniú, agus ar cad atá ar siúl chun an bearna sin a líonadh agus an t-éileamh atá ann do Ghaelscolaíocht ag an dara leibhéal a shásamh.
Tuigim cad atá á rá ag an Aire agus fáiltím roimh an tascfhórsa, ach amháin go bhfuil sé blianta ró-dhéanach do a lán dóibh siúd atá tar éis teacht tríd an córas Gaeloideachais ag an mbunleibhéal, agus nach raibh aon sholáthar dóibh dul chuig meánscoil trí mheán na Gaeilge. Is é sin an Stát ag loic ar na cearta oideachais agus teanga atá na daltaí sin ar fad. Ní mise atá á rá sin, ach an Coimisinéir Teanga. Dúirt an …
Tá léarscáil ansin agus tabharfaidh mé don Aire níos déanaí é. Taispeánann na pointí buí ar an léarscáil na Gaelscoileanna. Tá éileamh ann don oideachas trí Ghaeilge. Níl, nach mór i lár na tíre ar fad, aon mheánscoil lánGhaeilge. Tá éileamh ann. B'fhéidir nach bhfuil sé chomh mór céanna leis an éileamh don Bhéarla, ach ní chiallaíonn sé sin gur chóir don Stát loic ar na cearta atá ag daltaí oideachas a bheith acu tr…
On a point of order, the Minister cannot put wrong facts on the record. Coláistí Eoin and Iosagáin are bursting at the seams. They are not undersubscribed in any sense. The Department has accepted that.
Tá Ceist Uimh. 168 á tógáil le Ceist Uimh. 175. Níl go leor ama againn ach chun an cheist a chur agus an freagra a fháil ón Aire.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case:
Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss the need for Gaelscoil Choráin, Youghal, County Cork to be included in the DEIS urban band 1 programme.
Deputy Pearse Doherty - To discuss the impact of the new PSO contract for flights between Donegal and Dublin.
Deputy Malco…
3. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an nglacann sé le focail an Bhreithimh Humphreys san Ard-Chúirt sa bhreithiúnas maidir le cás Wild Ireland Defence CLG in aghaidh an Choimisiúin Pleanála, an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, an Ard-Aighne, agus an Aire turasóireachta, cultúir, ealaíon, Gaeltachta, spóirt agus meán, go bhfuil …
Tá an cheist seo dírithe ar an Aire toisc an breithiúnas a rinne an Bhreithimh Humphreys san Ard-Chúirt maidir leis na scéimeanna teanga. Dúirt sé go bhfuil sé "seafóideach" agus "áiféiseach" le rá go bhfuil feidhm dhlíthiúil fós acu. Cathain a bhfoilseofar na caighdeáin teanga atá le teacht i gcomharbas orthu siúd?
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. Is léir ón bhfreagra go raibh comhairle dlí i gceist agus gur aithin an Roinn go raibh fadhb bhunúsach ann. Gealladh dúinn nuair a bhí muid ag déanamh plé ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla go mbeadh na caighdeáin ann sar i bhfad. Ó thaobh an dlí de, ba chóir go mbeadh siad ann roimh dheireadh 2024. Tá na scéimeanna teanga as ord. Ní ann dóibh. Tá sé seafóideach agus áiféiseach a bheith ag…
San idirlinn, an bhfuil sé i gceist leanúint leis an leasú a bhí an tAire ag cur chun cinn maidir leis an mBille a bhaineann le toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta? Is féidir é sin a chur chun cinn mar Bhille ann féin agus an reachtaíocht maidir leis na toghcháin a chur ar athló, mar atá déanta ar aon chaoi, mar tá éigeandáil ann anois nach bhfuil aon fheidhm dhlíthiúil ag na scéimeanna. D'fhéadfaí rún nó Bille éigeandála…
After three and a half years, next week or the week after we will reach the cliff edge for the pilot basic income for artists scheme without any sign of the promised successor scheme, nor any clarity as to when the new replacement scheme will open for applications or even what it will look like. I ask the Tánaiste to enlighten us as to the shape, size, cost and timing of the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan's, newfangled b…
Tá an tAire agus an Rialtas ag dul sa treo mícheart leis an reachtaíocht seo. Níl siad ach chun tuilleadh praiseach a dhéanamh den chóras cíosanna tithíochta agus cur leis an bhfadhb bhunúsach tithíochta atá sa tír seo. An t-aon leithscéal a bheadh ann as dul sa treo seo ná go bhfuil an tAire dall go hiomlán ar cé chomh dona is atá fadhb na tithíochta faoi láthair agus le blianta anois, agus nach bhfeiceann sé nach b…
Everywhere is going up.
Nobody is shouting and roaring.
The Taoiseach used half the time to make his point of order.
I move amendment No. 1:
In page 3, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:
"Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act
2.In subsection 1(b)(i) of section 38 of the Principal Act, to insert the following after "programme service to a licensing body":
"for the purpose of remunerating jointly the copyright owner in the sound recording and the performer(s) whose performance(s) are incorporated in the sound re…
I am disappointed that the Minister of State has not seen the need to adopt these amendments, which are clarifying a situation that she says does not need to be clarified because it is already in law. Obviously, it is not in law and it is not clear if two different organisations with their legal teams had a look at this. My own legal advisers had a look at this and they all said that, to avoid doubt in any way, these…