TDs / Joe Cooney

Joe Cooney

Fine Gael Clare TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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555

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

13,177

words spoken in the chamber

Across 90 contributions

440

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

197

topics asked about

Across 19 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.

An Garda Síochána 24 questions
Disability Services 15 questions
Health Services Staff 13 questions
Defective Building Materials 11 questions
Driver Test 11 questions
Housing Schemes 11 questions
Wastewater Treatment 10 questions
Ambulance Service 9 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Health 139 questions
Housing 67 questions
Transport 63 questions
Education 41 questions
Justice 39 questions
Children 34 questions

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 555 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 90 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	0	0
February 2025	15	2
March 2025	15	0
April 2025	45	0
May 2025	35	6
June 2025	40	8
July 2025	48	4
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	56	0
October 2025	21	1
November 2025	29	4
December 2025	30	6
January 2026	14	0
February 2026	19	4
March 2026	22	13
April 2026	31	0
May 2026	21	16
June 2026	29	10
July 2026	53	4
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	22	4
October 2026	10	8

Debates they spoke in most

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage 1 contribution
Post Office Closures: Statements 1 contribution

Plus 88 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

constituency Clare 29 November 2024 to now
party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2026	Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	Yes	Carried
24 Jun 2026	State Responsibility for Foundation Retention Risk in Defective Concrete Homes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
24 Jun 2026	Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
23 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Data Centres, Energy Use and Climate Change: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Health (Abolition of Three Day Wait Rule) (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	No	Carried
17 Jun 2026	EU Directive on Combating Firearms Trafficking: Motion Question put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Question put	Yes	Carried
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Finance Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Guardianship of Infants and Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages Amendment put	No	Lost
17 Jun 2026	Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	Yes	Carried
16 Jun 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Exclusion of Israel from Sporting Fixtures: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	Yes	Carried
10 Jun 2026	Stop the Game Campaign and FAI Participation in Matches against Israel: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	Yes	Carried

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