TDs / Dara Calleary

Dara Calleary

Fianna Fáil Mayo TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) 67 contributions
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste 17 contributions
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh 12 contributions
Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages 9 contributions
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis 7 contributions
Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Second Stage 6 contributions

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
24 Sep 2025	Special Education School Places: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
23 Sep 2025	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
16 Jul 2025	Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
16 Jul 2025	Endometriosis Care in Ireland: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
16 Jul 2025	Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."	No	Lost
16 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad Seanad amendment put	Yes	Carried
16 Jul 2025	Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025: From the Seanad Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
15 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
9 Jul 2025	Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Transparency for Supermarket Profits: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	No	Lost
9 Jul 2025	Student Fees: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
9 Jul 2025	Student Fees: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
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
2 Jul 2025	Nursing Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.