TDs / Ciarán Ahern

Official portrait of Ciarán Ahern

Ciarán Ahern

Labour Party Dublin South-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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860
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
128,105
words spoken in the chamber
Across 238 contributions
355
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
204
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 860 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 238 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 0 1
February 2025 17 8
March 2025 74 7
April 2025 25 9
May 2025 29 18
June 2025 16 11
July 2025 79 9
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 52 9
October 2025 18 6
November 2025 45 16
December 2025 54 11
January 2026 95 15
February 2026 82 13
March 2026 48 6
April 2026 75 20
May 2026 26 19
June 2026 52 28
July 2026 24 6
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 34 22
October 2026 15 4

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 109 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 Dublin South-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Labour Party 29 November 2024 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
Yes Lost
13 Jan 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr
No Carried
17 Dec 2025 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)
Question again put
Yes Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
Yes Lost
9 Dec 2025 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Wind Turbine Regulation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 Credit Institutions (Financial Support) (Revocation) Scheme 2025: Motion
Question put
No Carried
3 Dec 2025 National Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
No Lost
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 EU Regulations: Motions (Resumed)
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2025: Motion (Resumed)
Amendment put
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Strengthening Whistleblower Protections, Enforcement, and Accountability in Public Administration: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
Yes Lost
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Question put
No Carried
26 Nov 2025 Finance Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put
Yes Lost

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.