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TDs / John Brady
John Brady
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828
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
4,606
words spoken in the chamber
Across 70 contributions
396
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
165
topics asked about
Across 19 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 828 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 70 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 10 | 18 |
| April 2025 | 39 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 50 | 15 |
| June 2025 | 49 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 232 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 68 | 4 |
| December 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 35 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 69 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 39 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 36 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 20 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 103 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 24 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 3 | 3 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 56 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 Wicklow 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Last week figures provided to me confirmed that more than €400,000 of taxpayers' money was wasted on the failed IPAS accommodation site at River Lodge in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow. This is a shocking example of mismanagement from start to finish. From day one I and the local community warned the then Minister that the site was completely unsuitable but the Government pressed ahead anyway, recklessly and ove…
Wasting.
This morning and every morning, thousands of Wicklow residents are stuck in lengthy and lengthening queues along the N11 and M11, which is having a serious and detrimental impact on people's quality of life. People are late for work and school. It is having a detrimental impact on the economy in Wicklow and a serious impact on the environment. In 2022, after going through a lengthy process, getting to phase 1 and wit…
Will that include the N11?
The Minister is not representing part of his party when it comes to taxes.
That is ridiculous. That is no defence.
You are not meeting your commitments.
Each year in Greystones, children are being left without secondary school places. This year, up to 29 students have no place, including one student who repeated sixth class after missing out last year. This student still has no offer of a school place and that is an absolute disgrace. We need a common enrolment policy, but there is another simple solution and that is building a post-primary school in Newtownmountkenn…
The Greystones Media Campus was hailed as a transformative €300 million project for Wicklow, set to deliver 1,500 jobs in a major boost to Ireland's creative sector. The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund committed €24 million to the project, and while some site work did commence in 2023, the project has since ground to a complete halt. This is not just a delay; it is a serious risk to one of the most important media …
There is State funding of €24 million.
I am talking in the whole about 1,500 jobs for Wicklow and the rest of the State.
I am asking about what hands-on action the Government is taking.
Clearly nothing.
Yesterday, I listened to an interview that should haunt every one of us. Dr. Victoria Rose is a surgeon working on the front line in Gaza. She told us of the 2,300 families who were completely wiped from the Palestinian civil registry - gone, annihilated. Not one member of any of those families is left. She spoke of the 42,000 children who are the sole survivors of their families. They are known by the chilling acron…
Double standards.
What about the genocide?
You have sat on your hands.
We need to take action.
I welcome the Minister of State who I am sure is familiar with the N11 road which runs through my constituency of Wicklow. It is gridlocked most days - both northbound and southbound - with people commuting from working in the city centre and people going about their daily lives. In the national development plan, there was a commitment to carry out a major upgrade - a critical upgrade - to the N11 and a considerable …
I appreciate the Minister of State's response and while I acknowledge he is reading from information he has been given, unfortunately, it will not be much comfort - if any comfort at all - to the residents in Bray who are seriously concerned about the closure of this junction and the impact it will have. As for hearing one of the intentions regarding closing the road is to improve road safety for all users of the N11…
People will be stuck in traffic.
I asked about meeting a delegation of the residents. Unfortunately, the county council and TII are not listening to the public representatives or the residents.
I asked the Minister of State about meeting the residents. There are still 27 seconds of time remaining for the Minister of State to respond.
It has cut Taoiseach's Questions in half.