TDs / Paula Butterly

Paula Butterly

Fine Gael Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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387

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

30,519

words spoken in the chamber

Across 113 contributions. Plus 54 contributions from the chair, not counted

389

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

176

topics asked about

Across 18 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.

An Garda Síochána 9 questions
Education and Training Boards 7 questions
Housing Schemes 7 questions
Mental Health Services 7 questions
School Accommodation 7 questions
Schools Building Projects 6 questions
Disability Services 5 questions
Education Policy 5 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Education 72 questions
Health 52 questions
Transport 40 questions
Housing 33 questions
Justice 32 questions
Finance 22 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 387 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 113 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	13	0
February 2025	11	2
March 2025	15	6
April 2025	12	3
May 2025	11	5
June 2025	9	4
July 2025	16	3
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	11	2
October 2025	9	4
November 2025	33	10
December 2025	23	8
January 2026	13	10
February 2026	18	11
March 2026	40	6
April 2026	29	3
May 2026	47	14
June 2026	26	2
July 2026	19	6
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	23	11
October 2026	9	3

Debates they spoke in most

Apology Related to Childhood Abuse (Hunger Strikers): Statements 1 contribution
Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage 1 contribution
Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Second Stage 1 contribution
Criminal Law, Civil Law and Defence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages 1 contribution
Disability: Statements 1 contribution
Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements 1 contribution

Plus 82 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 Louth 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
9 Jul 2025	Ministers and Secretaries (Attorney General) Bill 2023: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	European Union Regulations on International and Temporary Protection: Motions (Resumed) Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: From the Seanad Question put: "That Seanad amendment No. 2 be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Mental Health Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
8 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural Quarter: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Transparency and Social Value in Public Procurement Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."	Yes	Carried
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Lost
2 Jul 2025	Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage Amendment put	No	Outcome not stated
1 Jul 2025	Order of Business Question put: "The amendment proposed to arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arra	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
25 Jun 2025	Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

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