TDs / Dara Calleary
Dara Calleary
Minister for Rural and Community Development and the GaeltachtMinister for Social Protection
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questions asked
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them
234,885
words spoken in the chamber
234,882 as a minister, 3 as a TD
406
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
Members of the Government answer parliamentary questions rather than ask them, so this page lists none of theirs.
Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Contributions to debates 896 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Contributions |
|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 42 |
| March 2025 | 66 |
| April 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 140 |
| June 2025 | 43 |
| July 2025 | 32 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 46 |
| October 2025 | 40 |
| November 2025 | 42 |
| December 2025 | 42 |
| January 2026 | 43 |
| February 2026 | 74 |
| March 2026 | 31 |
| April 2026 | 45 |
| May 2026 | 46 |
| June 2026 | 40 |
| July 2026 | 37 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 45 |
| October 2026 | 30 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 735 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Mayo 29 November 2024 to now
- party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
- office Minister for Rural and Community Development 23 January 2025 to 1 June 2025
- office Minister for Social Protection 23 January 2025 to 1 June 2025
- office Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 2 June 2025 to now
- office Minister for Social Protection 2 June 2025 to now
| Date | What the vote was on | Their vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Referral to Select Committee
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put |
Yes | Carried |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put |
No | Lost |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put |
No | Lost |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee |
Yes | Carried |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Question put: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed; and the Bill is hereby passed." |
Yes | Carried |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Amendment put |
No | Lost |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put |
No | Lost |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No 7: Excise (Solid Fuel Carbon Tax)
Question put: "That amendment No. 1 to Financial Resolution No. 7 is hereby negatived and the motion for Financial Resol |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 5 - Excise - Mineral Oil Tax
Question put: "That amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to the motion for Financial Resolution No. 5 are hereby negatived and the mo |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise – Tobacco Products Tax
Question put: "That Financial Resolution No. 4 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Gains Tax
Question put: "That the motion on Financial Resolution No. 3 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 2: Capital Acquisitions Tax
Question put: "That Financial Resolution No. 2 be agreed to" |
Yes | Carried |
| 6 Oct 2026 | Financial Resolution No. 1: Income Tax
Question put: "That Financial Resolution No. 1 be agreed to." |
Yes | Carried |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to" |
Yes | Carried |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to" |
Yes | Carried |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put |
Yes | Carried |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time" |
No | Lost |
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