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John Connolly

Fianna Fáil Galway West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,092
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
53,367
words spoken in the chamber
Across 219 contributions
424
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
265
topics asked about
Across 20 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 1,092 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 219 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 32 0
February 2025 30 24
March 2025 45 5
April 2025 53 16
May 2025 55 22
June 2025 70 15
July 2025 31 13
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 33 10
October 2025 22 17
November 2025 94 6
December 2025 42 15
January 2026 56 4
February 2026 83 17
March 2026 64 5
April 2026 43 11
May 2026 43 6
June 2026 71 20
July 2026 71 4
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 71 2
October 2026 83 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 178 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 Galway West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fianna Fáil 29 November 2024 to now
John Connolly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1108. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Claregalway, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8175/26]
John Connolly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Health
1109. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of a primary care centre at Oranmore, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8176/26]
John Connolly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1212. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding the publication of his Department's Student Accommodation Strategy 2025–2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8314/26]
John Connolly Written 4 Feb 2026 · to Rural
1217. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige Scéim na mBóithre Áise a athbhunú le go bhféadfaí caoi a chur ar bhóithre nach bóithre Comhairle Contae iad; má tá sé i gceist an Scéim sin a athbhunú, cén uair a bheidh an scéim oscailte le haghaidh iarratas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7458/26]
John Connolly Oral 29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
88. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans within his Department to develop a further and expanded phase of programme for access to higher education, PATH, 4 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6868/26]
John Connolly Written 29 Jan 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
161. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of a new Galway college of further education by Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6869/26]
John Connolly Written 28 Jan 2026 · to Finance
28. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department will consider increasing the price threshold for the help to buy scheme to match the price ceiling applied to the first home scheme in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6710/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
175. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who applied for asylum or refugee status in Ireland in 2025; the country of origin of the applicants; the location where the applicant first presented for asylum; the number of those applicants that have had their pre-appeal application fully determined in 2025; and the number of those applications where the appl…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Justice
202. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions made under, and the number of ongoing Garda investigations into, cases where the allegation includes a breach of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, per Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Climate
258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position in relation to the Government’s commitments regarding the use of surplus renewable electricity, as outlined in the Programme for Government, including the exploration of legislation to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to households experiencing energy poverty; his plans to utilise surplus …
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Transport
313. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA have been provided with resources to increase local link services beyond the resources included in the connecting Ireland rural mobility plan in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5759/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Transport
314. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the local authorities which have benefitted from funding provided by the NTA and the quantity of funding provided for the development of the quiet street initiative in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5760/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
411. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when his Department intend to publish the heads of Bill for the proposed new Critical Infrastructure Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5764/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Education
471. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cén uair a fhógrófar an conraitheoir tógála le dul i mbun obair thógála ar Choláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an bhfógairt sin cé go bhfuil an próiseas tairisceana críochnaithe agus conraitheoir roghnaithe aitheanta le fada, agus go bhfuil géarghá leis an obair thógála sin chun deiseanna oideachais breis…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
628. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the local democracy taskforce have reviewed the report of the expert advisory group on local government arrangements in Galway, published in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Children
853. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need at the assessment of need office in Merlin Park in Galway; the expected waiting time for the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5763/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
994. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment for speech and language therapy in County Galway; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5761/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
995. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment at the primary care child and family psychology services in Galway and south Roscommon; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5762/26]
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
996. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, if management within the six regions of the HSE are aware of the full scope of services and therapies that can be employed by certified athletic therapists, and the potential for such therapists to complement the work of physiotherapists within the HSE to pro…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
997. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on HSE waiting lists to access physiotherapy treatment in Ireland, the lengthiest wait at this point in time of any patient awaiting physiotherapy treatment and whether consideration is being given by the HSE and its regional authorities to employ certified athletic therapists to assist in reducing wait times for services; and if she will ma…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
998. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process employed by the HSE and its regional authorities to identify new grades and skills gaps within its structures; whether it engages with professions that are not currently employed by the HSE but have potential to address services shortcomings, as p…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
999. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process by which the HSE and its regional authorities creates new grades or skills to fill gaps in service provision; if she can provide examples of areas in which new grades or skills gaps have been identified and solutions fully implemented; and if she …
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1000. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can engage with the six regional authorities of the HSE to ensure that each regional authority understands fully the role that members of the profession represented by this group can play in reducing waiting times for physical therapy services acro…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Health
1001. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, if she agrees that there is potential for certified athletic therapists to contribute to reduced waiting times and enhanced services for patients within the HSE's remit; if she is aware of developments within the UK's NHS, in which both certified athletic therapists and physiotherapists are employed…
John Connolly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Rural
1172. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bheidh freagra á eisiúint ar cheist a d’ardaigh mé leis an Roinn tamall ó shin maidir leis an tseirbhís bus ó Chéibh Ros an Mhíl chuig Cathair na Gaillimhe atá mar chuid den chonradh farantóireachta do na hOileáin Árann: is é sin, an bhfuil sé ar an eolas nach bhfuil an tseirbhís bus sin ag stopadh níos mó ag ba…