TDs / Paula Butterly

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Paula Butterly

Fine Gael Louth TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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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.

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 387 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 113 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
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

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

  1. constituency Louth 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
Paula Butterly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2573. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health to respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding treatments for adults living with spinal muscular atrophy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40959/25]
Paula Butterly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
8. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Dundalk and Drogheda will remain a key priority as key economic growth areas due to their location on the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39512/25]
Paula Butterly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
101. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review can be carried out on the process for assessing teaching allocations, given a number of primary schools in County Louth have been affected by the loss of a teacher while managing class sizes in excess of 30 pupils per class, contrary to the recently published figure of 22 pupils per class being the national average; and if she will make…
Paula Butterly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Transport
211. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to put in place a bilateral reciprocal driving licence exchange agreement between Ireland and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40459/25]
Paula Butterly Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
438. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration according to the Garda database, the current number of persons reported missing in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40460/25]
Paula Butterly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
432. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status and progress on the LMETB headquarters for Drogheda; the reason for the delay in commencing the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39506/25]
Paula Butterly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
458. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/25]
Paula Butterly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
500. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status and progress on the LMETB headquarters for Drogheda; the reasons for the delay in commencing the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39495/25]
Paula Butterly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Justice
670. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the work of the Dublin Family Courts project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Foreign
32. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that work is underway on developing a new diaspora strategy, if he will consider a scheme included under the strategy to cover the repatriation costs encountered by families of Irish citizens who have died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37614/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Rural
124. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he plans for a new rural specific development strategy, considering the National Planning Framework refers to self-sustaining rather than commuter driven activity, allowing its various city, town, villages and rural component to play to their strengths while moving away from a sprawl-led development model, yet …
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jul 2025 · to Housing
256. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes built in County Louth in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/25]
Paula Butterly Written 8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
167. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any additional supports being considered to assist students with disabilities in their transition from secondary to third level education, particularly in areas such as academic supports, accessibility, accommodation and mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [376…
Paula Butterly Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Justice
59. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if, given the notable increase in rape and sexual assault cases in the Louth-Cavan-Monaghan area, he will outline any planned preventative programmes to stem this concerning rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36376/25]
Paula Butterly Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
110. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given the tillage sector is coming under increasing pressure from input costs and low prices, he will outline any proposed support packages for tillage farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36378/25]
Paula Butterly Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
116. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, given that TB reactors are now at a critical level, affecting farmers across the country, he will outline any support packages to combat the rise of TB in herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36377/25]
Paula Butterly Written 24 Jun 2025 · to Transport
275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport the status of funding for phase three and four of the PANCR project in County Louth given phase two is due to commence shortly. [34275/25]
Paula Butterly Oral 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
94. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to extend the free travel pass to children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; the number of children who would benefit; the estimated cost of this extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32745/25]
Paula Butterly Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Social
128. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide increased flexibility to local CE, TÚS and rural social schemes to retain participants for longer, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32744/25]
Paula Butterly Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Education
180. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth when works on the LMETB headquarters will be completed in Drogheda town, given the building work commenced in 2017 with the contractors on site but was halted (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30154/25]
Paula Butterly Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Education
124. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30911/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
121. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date this year; how this compared to the same periods of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30239/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
135. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of electricity generated by wind farms in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30238/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
255. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy as it pertains to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25110/25]
Paula Butterly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Transport
358. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if, given the further delays to the DART plus for Drogheda project as a result of An Bord Pleanála seeking a further extension, he will intervene and bring forward legislation to ensure it can be delivered in the shortest time possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30188/25]