Well said.
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
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 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
That would be deadly.
We are very bold. We are sorry.
We are extremely sorry for annoying people.
I should express deep sorrow at being an upstart and upsetting the men in the Chamber but, let us remember, well-behaved women are rarely heard or achieve equality. I enjoy acknowledging women’s day but I am a bit of a begrudger at times. I love to celebrate and enjoy our sisters, daughters, mothers, aunties, nieces and gal-pals every day of the year, and I enjoy the recognition of this one day of 365, but I am also …
It is neofascism across the world. Does the Deputy not think the world has become-----
You do if you want to. I think we know who we are talking about. I will talk about them later on, if the Deputy does not mind. Please do not interrupt me.
We remain underpaid in the office and we are not promoted at the same rate as our superior male colleagues, but we are expected to nimbly step through society’s carefully choreographed dance routine of what a woman should and should not be. Saying the words procla…
I am sorry Deputy Lahart has left the Chamber. He took it up that I meant in this Chamber but had he listened to what I had said, it would not have been-----
If anything-----
-----he should apologise. Is there nothing there? No, okay.
The Dublin South Central constituency encompasses densely populated areas in the south-west inner city, including suburban areas like Crumlin, Inchicore and Walkinstown. I have witnessed an increase in significant antisocial behaviour, ubiquitous drug dealing and violent crime. Community policing and youth diversions under Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael's stewardship have been minimal. We are now reaping the fruits of the…
Níl ach beagán Gaeilge agam ach leanfaidh mé ar aghaidh. Tá an-áthas orm tacú leis an rún seo. Is le gach páiste an Ghaeilge. Ba chóir go mbeadh gach páiste in ann freastal ar Ghaelscoil. Faraor, i mo cheantar féin, níl Gaelscoil ar fáil i mBaile Átha Cliath 10 agus 12, nó Gaelcholáiste ar bith i mBaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6 nó 8. Go raibh maith agaibh to those campaigners atá sa Ghailearaí inniu. Well done to them. I …
Answer the question.
Or TikTok.
I am a member of four significant regeneration projects within the Dublin 8 area: those for Oliver Bond House, Dolphin House and Emmet Road and the Donore Project Consultative Forum. There is scant and limited mention of regeneration in the damning housing report so I will inform the Minister of the communities' experience to date. Oliver Bond House and Dolphin House are established complexes that are mortifyingly ov…
I thank Deputy Coppinger for the comprehensive motion on gender-based violence. It will further the State's response and our society's attitude to this insidious harm in virtually all walks of life. The statistics are startling as mentioned by my colleagues here. Substance abuse and poverty play their part in the domestic and gender-based violence and disturbingly our homeless figures do not include those who are acc…
That is not true.
In Crumlin, in Dublin South-Central, the Dublin 12 autism group, a grassroots organisation of exhausted mammies, has through hard slog, tenacity and dogged determination showed up the abject failures of those tasked with providing an education for children with extra needs. Education is the only right guaranteed by this State. Unfortunately, a lack of understanding and cohesive policy in the face of an obvious need h…
Gabh mo leithscéal, a Cheann Comhairle. It is Máire.
While this is considered to be my maiden speech, my first utterance in the Chamber consisted of loud gasps a fortnight ago as I was incredulous at the embracing by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of the Regional Independent Group to be half in and half out of the Government. Luckily - it is concerning and it took time - the penny has dropped and we move on.
I thank the people of Dublin South-Central for electing me to rep…