TDs / John Connolly

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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 27 Nov 2025 · to Rural
606. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna atá ag an Roinn chun a chinntiú go mbeidh seirbhís aeir go dtí Oileáin Árann ann go fadtéarmach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [67091/25]
John Connolly Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Agriculture
261. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a balancing payment will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing this payment to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65586/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
21. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement between the housing activation office and local authorities in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65584/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
50. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage faoin dul chun cinn atá déanta ina Roinn chun Ráiteas Pleanála Náisiúnta le haghaidh tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht a fhoilsú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [65847/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Transport
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the road safety authority's policy regarding the requirement for a tachograph device in vehicles presented for a category C1 driving test; if ambulances, which are exempt from tachograph regulations and not fitted with such devices, can be used for a test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65611/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Children
769. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the administrative requirements under the national childcare scheme regarding hourly attendance checks, in cases where creches operate on a fixed-rate billing model; if she will ensure families and providers are not penalised for discrepancies between claimed hours and actual attendance (details supplied); and if she…
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
837. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if the workforce plan proposed by the management of a nursing home (details supplied) to identify the number and grading of staffing required to safely increase the available beds to 38 has been completed; if the HSE has hired the requisite number of staff provided for in the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65370/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
838. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the consideration within her Department towards the inclusion of caplacizumab on the drug reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65371/25]
John Connolly Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Health
839. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the consideration within her Department towards the inclusion of selpercatinib (also pralsetinib) on the drug reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65372/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
131. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the progress made on recommendation 21 of the Sharing the Vision Implementation Plan 2025-2027 proposal for the completion of a situational analysis of the current landscape of community-based provision for dual challenges in the areas of mental health and addiction, including the identification of current gaps/barriers, opportunities as well as the key priority…
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
140. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the number of acute mental health beds within CHO2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64326/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Enterprise
408. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total number of applicants in each local authority for the power-up grant in 2025; the number of successful applicants; the total amount awarded per local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65019/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
456. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a further review will take place of the level of disadvantage within schools towards establishing whether more schools meet the requirements for entry into the current DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65005/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
457. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65008/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
458. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of spaces available for incoming first year students in mainstream secondary schools within the school planning area of Galway city; if the schools have sufficient capacity for all sixth class pupils currently enrolled in mainstream primary schools within the school planning area of Galway city; if her Department has given consideration t…
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
459. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the development and enhancement works at a school (details supplied) in Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65021/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Education
460. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the development works at a school (details supplied) in Galway city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65022/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
485. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the determinants for the allocation made to each local authority through the local Government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65015/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
486. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation provided to each local authority under the local Government fund for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65016/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Housing
495. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation of funding provided to each local authority in 2024, 2025 and 2026 for change of tenancy works in their housing stock, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65018/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Social
499. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider an increase in the income threshold for participants on the farm assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65010/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
514. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of youth diversion projects operating in County Galway; the staffing cohort associated with each project; the number of participants at each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65009/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
515. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Garda stations within the Galway Garda division in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of Garda officers who retired from Garda stations in the Galway division in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65011/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
516. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda cars and vans attached to each Garda district within the Galway division in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65012/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Justice
517. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of traffic offences recorded in each Garda division under section 3 of the Road Traffic Act 2006, in each of the years 2022 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65017/25]