TDs / Mary Butler

Mary Butler

Fianna Fáil Waterford TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health

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Portrait: Mary Butler (CC BY 4.0) · source file

question asked

Oral and written, to government departments

216,769

words spoken in the chamber

214,650 as a minister, 2,119 as a TD

433

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

topic asked about

Across 1 department

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.

School Accommodation 1 question

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 1 question

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 1 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 946 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

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Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	0	0
February 2025	0	37
March 2025	0	24
April 2025	0	33
May 2025	0	46
June 2025	0	304
July 2025	0	55
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	0	15
October 2025	1	29
November 2025	0	60
December 2025	0	28
January 2026	0	38
February 2026	0	31
March 2026	0	30
April 2026	0	75
May 2026	0	25
June 2026	0	29
July 2026	0	24
August 2026	0	2
September 2026	0	30
October 2026	0	31

Debates they spoke in most

Mental Health Bill 2024: Committee Stage 285 contributions
Estimates for Public Services 2025 38 contributions
Mental Health Bill 2024: From the Seanad 38 contributions
Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages 20 contributions
World Mental Health Day: Statements 10 contributions
Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion 9 contributions

Plus 386 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

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Party, constituency and offices

constituency Waterford 29 November 2024 to now
party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
office Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health 23 January 2025 to now

Mary Butler Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Education

440. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision in respect of this badly needed development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57401/25]

School Accommodation