I thank the Ceann Comhairle. We are all trying to get ready for the announcement at 9 p.m. That is the situation we are in. I apologise for being late.
I understand the absolute necessity to extend the 9% VAT rate on electricity and gas. The Eurostat figures released in October last year show that the average energy bill for an Irish household is €500 higher than the EU average. The figures are due to be updated in …
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Rose Conway-Walsh
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518
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
94,087
words spoken in the chamber
Across 490 contributions
377
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
169
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
What they ask about
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Who they ask
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 518 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 490 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 27 | 33 |
| March 2025 | 37 | 24 |
| April 2025 | 24 | 30 |
| May 2025 | 83 | 30 |
| June 2025 | 31 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 41 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| October 2025 | 12 | 17 |
| November 2025 | 36 | 58 |
| December 2025 | 20 | 34 |
| January 2026 | 13 | 35 |
| February 2026 | 33 | 28 |
| March 2026 | 18 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 28 | 35 |
| May 2026 | 23 | 24 |
| June 2026 | 16 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 34 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 | 27 |
| October 2026 | 13 | 15 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 330 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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Party, constituency and offices
- constituency Mayo 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
I welcome the Bill but also encourage the Minister of State to accept the amendments to it. Being from County Mayo and rural Ireland, and Storm Éowyn was mentioned by Deputy Doherty, I see at first hand the importance of a Bill such this and the Bill having a legal standing for businesses' acceptance of cash. I commend the post offices on the Trojan work they did when they did not have services from Eir and others an…
7. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after storm Éowyn. [12470/25]
11. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after, storm Éowyn. [13818/25]
The lack of urgency in the Government's response to the storm was quite bizarre. The storm was on 21 January, and the Taoiseach said there was a meeting on 22 January, but - and maybe he can correct this - warnings of the ferocity of the storm were sent out days in advance, yet there was no effective co-ordinated plan in the aftermath. I will tell the Taoiseach what I think the problem was. Whatever co-ordination the…
24. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach how he intends to increase the coordination role of his Department in national security. [13819/25]
I am also deeply concerned about what happened with Mothers Against Genocide protesting peacefully on Mother's Day. I want to give the Taoiseach the time to answer as to why the escalation of this peaceful protest took place. Very powerful advocates on behalf of women and children are being slaughtered in Palestine.
The Minister will be very familiar with what I am going to say. I acknowledge the work he has done on this scheme so far but we need to tidy it up and sort out the inconsistencies. As my colleague Deputy Kerrane was just saying, some people are getting some while others are getting nothing at all. Tonight, I got a message from somebody whose roof was really damaged and who has been waiting a month and a half. We have…
I also wish the Minister well in his role. I previously held the role my colleague, Deputy McGettigan, now holds and I very much enjoyed it. It is an area in which the Minister could make great progress, not least with regard to accommodation. There are serious problems with digs accommodation. That is why my colleagues, Deputies Ó Broin and Farrell, introduced legislation in the area last year. I take on board what …
I am asking about Mayo.
I did not have enough time on accommodation earlier. We need a change of thinking here. Student accommodation has to be an integral part of third level education and it has to be an investment. I do not think we need another strategy, even though I welcome that, because we have enough strategies on student accommodation to pave the way from here to Mayo. We need the investment. The effect of not having enough student…
12. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the process of getting qualifications obtained in Britain recognised in Ireland since the cessation of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications in 2021. [14517/25]
My question relates to the process of getting qualifications obtained in Britain recognised in this State, particularly since the cessation in 2021 of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. The Minister's Department serves as the national co-ordinator and the national assistance centre for EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications. The directive provides the main legal …
This is a real problem, including in a North-South context. We want to encourage student mobility across the island, which is how things are progressing. However, there appears to be a particular issue in regard to the health and social care professionals regulation body, CORU. In 2023, there were media reports that qualified Irish physiotherapists returning to Ireland from Britain, having attained their degree in on…
In that case, that person was paid less than her counterparts and is documented as an unqualified teacher. My question is: how can she be registered to teach with the Teaching Council yet be branded as an unqualified teacher? It just does not make sense.
In October last, the Australian Government announced that doctors from Britain, Ireland and New Zealand will have their ability to practice in Australia fast-tracke…
Yes, to fast-track. They brought in a policy to fast-track. Why can we not do the same here?
It was for the medical professions - for doctors in particular. It was for doctors from Britain. The doctors from Ireland are being fast-tracked there; why can we not fast-track our own who are living abroad?
7. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Coordination Group in the days before, during and after Storm Éowyn. [12470/25]
11. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Coordination Group in the days before, during and after, Storm Éowyn. [13818/25]
I wish to raise a similar issue. It is the very same in County Mayo. We are two months on but we do not have phone lines, which has very serious consequences. To add further insult to injury, bills are being sent out. People are being asked to pay bills for a service they do not have. I have written to the consumer protection commission on that because I am sure that is not allowed. This is an issue that has to be ad…
We are rightly proud of the Irish goods and services that are traded across the world and of our indigenous companies and entrepreneurs who have taken risks and successfully navigated world markets. I recognise the immense contribution to the national economy of our export trade and the role that FDI has played and the truth is that in this time of global political and economic uncertainty and volatility in our tradi…
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [12468/25]
22. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU leaders' informal retreat on 3 February 2025. [12469/25]
I thank Independent Ireland for bringing forward this very important motion. The staggering list of financial mismanagement across multiple Government Departments and agencies is downright disgraceful. I think the Minister of State will agree with me on this. We can give him all kinds of examples. People are really angry. They know the cases being made public are only the tiniest tip of the iceberg. We all know of th…
17. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the new disability unit in his Department. [8192/25]