Tá leasaithe Uimh. 4 and 11 gaolta agus beidh siad á phlé le chéile.
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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.
What they ask about
The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.
Who they ask
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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
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
Tá leasaithe Uimh. 5 and 12 gaolta agus beidh siad á phlé le chéile.
Leasaithe Uimh. 6 and 13 gaolta le chéile agus beidh siad á phlé le chéile.
Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh anois go dtí leasú Uimh. 7. Tá leasuithe Uimh. 7 agus 14 gaolta le chéile. Tagann siad as plé sa choiste agus pléifear iad le chéile.
Bogfaidh muid ar aghaidh go dtí leasú Uimh. 8. Tá leasuithe Uimh. 8 agus 16 gaolta le chéile agus pléifear iad le chéile. Tagann siad as plé a bhí againn sa choiste.
Tá leasú Uimh. 9 geallta le leasú Uimh. 17. Pléifear iad le chéile. Tagann siad as plé a bhí againn sa choiste.
Amendment No. 10 has been ruled out of order because it is in conflict with the principle of the Bill.
Tá sé go maith go bhfuil an deis againn labhairt faoin Bhille ar an gCéim seo. Ar an Dara Céim, bíonn sé tábhachtach cloisteáil go díreach cad atá an tAire ag iarraidh a dhéanamh leis an reachtaíocht. Cheana féin, tá sé tar éis a rá go mbeidh leasuithe ag teacht chun cinn. Tá sé go maith go bhfuil sé sin mar chuid den phróiseas, ach tá sé ait go bhfuil sé ag fógairt leasuithe agus muid díreach ar an gCéim seo. Tá sé …
I will speak to section 2. The point needs to be made, as I have done virtually every year, that there is no secret service and yet every year there is an Estimate set down for €2 million to be issued to a secret service that supposedly does not exist but I will come back to that. The sum of €2 million is not huge. The fact is that all of the other Estimates go before a committee. This Estimate now falls under the Mi…
I would welcome the debate because it is the only Vote that is specific and set apart. It does not fall under the Garda Síochána Vote, the Defence Forces Vote, as you would presume, or even the Minister for justice's Vote. It falls specifically under finance or, of late, public expenditure, which begs the question as to who stands over this expenditure. It has not increased in recent years. It is €2 million. As I sai…
Usually, committees do not deal with Votes unless they are specifically in the remit-----
When committees are formed, they are specifically informed of what Vote they are responsible for. This Vote does not appear in any of the committees' remits. That is the problem. The Minister or whoever else can say the Minister has no responsibility to the Dáil on this matter, and that is correct, but Ministers also have no responsibility to any committee on this matter and, technically, no committee can take on thi…
I move amendment No. 3:
In page 4, line 26, after “citied” to insert “as Acht Leithghabhála 2025 or, in the English language,”.
Only this week, we had President Catherine Connolly launch a multilingual dictionary. It was a fantastic day. We now have a groundbreaking new dictionary that is accessible online. When the Minister was the Minister with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, he part-funded the research into th…
That would be a useful engagement in terms of parliamentary language. There has been a campaign over the years called plain English. We should have the same for Irish, where we make our legislation as accessible to the public as possible. Where there are words that have double meanings we should put in a different word. That has implications obviously in law. We have to make sure that the word can stand up and that w…
Cape Verde.
The Minister knows my area and knows the need. We also have to address ridiculous situations such as that of the drug ship berthed in Cork which has cost us €12 million to date. That is €12 million that could be spent on those areas as well as CAB money and other investments. It is stupid that we are spending money where we do not need to spend it. The answer from the Revenue chair to the Public Accounts Committee wa…
Bah humbug.
Is Bille cuíosach teicniúil é seo i slí amháin. Tagann sé os ár gcomhair gach bliain, ach is le déanaí a thosaigh díospóireacht air. Nuair a bhí mise tofa ar dtús, bhíodh sé rite tríd gan aon díospóireachta in aon chor ag deireadh na bliana. Tá sé go maith go bhfuil an díospóireacht ann i slí amháin.
Sa deireadh thiar thall, níor chuala mé aon rud riamh sna díospóireachtaí seo a thug le fios go dtiocfadh aon athrú a…
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the Minister is misrepresenting what I said here yesterday.
The Minister has misrepresented the Dáil.
I did not ask in any shape or form for him to increase the price of Netflix.
The Minister should not misrepresent the Dáil.
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 Joe Cooney - To discuss the inclusion of mixed use properties in the vacant and derelict homes scheme and the local authority purchase and renovation loan.
Deputy Barry Heneghan - To discuss urgent issues regarding a primary school in Fairview.
Deputy…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Casaimid anois go dtí na Daonlathaithe Sóisialta.
Will the Taoiseach ask the Minister for culture, Deputy Patrick O'Donovan, to liaise urgently with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Jack Chambers, to ensure funding can be secured to ensure one of the most versatile and much-needed arts centres in Dublin can be saved from eviction? Government engagement on this matter - saving the Complex - before the notice to quit expires on 14 January could allow moneys from the n…