This is so virtuous.
TDs / Máire Devine
169
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
26,311
words spoken in the chamber
Across 195 contributions
346
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
77
topics asked about
Across 16 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
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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 169 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 195 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 23 | 8 |
| March 2025 | 3 | 18 |
| April 2025 | 23 | 29 |
| May 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| June 2025 | 3 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 3 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 11 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 18 | 2 |
| April 2026 | 2 | 9 |
| May 2026 | 9 | 38 |
| June 2026 | 7 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 4 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 4 | 26 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 67 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 Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
No, it is not.
It is moral.
Oh my God, give over.
Give over.
The Taoiseach is a great lad altogether.
I thank the Minister. I send a céad míle fáilte to the people in the Gallery, including Valerie's brother and sisters, and to SiSi, which is a collective of women survivors of intimate partner violence. I thank them for their unceasing work. Sincere thanks resonate from this Chamber for its protection of women and children as a priority.
Sinn Féin welcomes the progression of legislation to restrict guardianship righ…
This decision is inconceivable. As a long-time member of the Psychiatric Nurses Association - I stopped nursing at the last election - I am well aware of the shortages on the ground and of the crisis management we are forced to do - dissipating some of the therapeutics and trying to keep patients safe. It is inexplicable that it has been decided to shut the section 38 and to transfer everybody to Linn Dara and that i…
Respectfully, this is not a sensible decision being made by the HSE. The Minister of State's response will be used in the WRC. The PNA is to meet and to discuss this with the HSE on 24 or 25 May to try to get a resolution. Keep the ten Fairview beds open and keep Linn Dara and the 20 beds in the National Children's Hospital. She should engage. There has been no engagement with the PNA or its members who are the exper…
There has been very minimal engagement. The section 38 thing is bit muddying the waters a little bit. We are looking at the number of beds and services available in totality.
Sinn Féin welcomes this Bill. Ensuring the right to be forgotten is essential for people who have overcome cancer. For people who face a diagnosis of that kind, and we all know somebody who has, purchasing a home will not be the first thing on their minds but shelter and owning your home is so important to recovery and the quicker we realise the difficulties people are facing - the battle with cancer, even when they …
Stop it, would you?
We heard fine words from the Minister but Ireland's involvement and support for Palestine, on which she and the Government self-congratulate themselves, are but an embarrassing drop in the ocean of what is needed. The Government has been kicking around the occupied territories Bill and looking concerned for eight years. The silent tuts and concerned frown lines which come up when atrocities happen will not cut it; sa…
Hear, hear.
Hear, hear.
As the only nurse in the Dáil, I stand here very proud. I am fortunate enough to have served on the board of St. James's Hospital, the largest hospital in the country. I am delighted that the Government agreed to have these statements on International Nurses Day and I thank the Minister and the Ministers of State. It is a first for the 100,000 plus nurses across this island, North and South. We hardly ever agree to t…
Thanks, Deputy.
Yes.
Hear, hear.
That is rubbish.
He is very good.
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, the Minister of State is way over and he has not answered anything.
Céad míle fáilte to all the residents up there. I want to give a shout out to the flat complexes of Meath Place, Dolphin House, Tyrone Place, Braithewaite Street and Seagull House in my constituency alone. Unfortunately the residents of Oliver Bond House, who planned to attend, cannot be here, as has been mentioned. These residents are devastated by dealing with yet more Government ineptitude but they are ready for t…
Hear, hear.
I do not mean to be rude but-----