Hear, hear.
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
Well said.
Yes.
Ask the people.
He is good at giving them.
Ah, go away out of that.
The Taoiseach-----
Ah here-----
Oh, God, the Taoiseach is so defensive.
Ask the people.
Calm down.
Why have we allowed the term "life is cheap" to occur? The lack of a good response is causing an awful lot of despair throughout the country and those communities I and many of my colleagues deal with and try to help. Four years ago, I helped a mother find a safe space to receive help. She reached out following the suicide of her son and what she told me still gives me chills. He owed a drug debt and the drug gang to…
This is about An Post and the Crumlin sorting office closure on Friday. People were only informed of it this week. Following the closure, it has moved out to Fonthill. To give context to that, Fonthill is 11 km from Crumlin. It is in the Dublin 22 region. The Clondalkin office had moved to a premises at the Grange and now the Crumlin office has moved to Fonthill with the idea that the Dublin 8 and Dublin 10 parcel de…
That is a very poor response. I am baffled by the stubbornness of this Government, which, for over two years, has been determined to block Kathleen Lynn TD's name from the national children's hospital. It has gifted a branding agency €4,500 from the public purse to come up with the ever-so-imaginative name of the "National Children's Hospital Ireland". We paid €4,500 for the word "Ireland" to be inserted. That is val…
I would like the Minister of State to help me to understand what it is the Government dislikes about Kathleen Lynn. It seems she is somehow disliked by the Government. What influences the stubborn and, frankly, obstinate and juvenile dismissal of her and her legacy to this country, which she greatly advanced? It is a legacy that we inherited and owe her for, especially the women of this country. I am proud of Kathlee…
Hear hear.
The Deputy has gone way over time.
I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, staying in the Chamber. She does her job diligently. I thank her.
I wish to give a shout-out in solidarity with my colleagues, the nurses, who are out in protest today. I wish them all the best for the negotiations ahead and across the public sector.
World Mental Health Day is on Saturday. We are going to be engaging in our constituen…
Where were you?
Shameful.
Jesus.
Time up. He has nothing to say.
Maith thú, a Theachta Gould. I am not going to say much about budget 2027 because it is fairly innocuous and boring, and does little for society, workers and families. As a matter of fact, it detracts from their budgets. All the members of the Government need to know is that when I was going through town earlier, I watched – a little gleefully – how leaflets that Government Ministers and TDs handed out were being han…
Dublin South-Central is experiencing huge levels of antisocial behaviour around the inner city. Shootings and petrol bombings have become more common in the past fortnight. I have been working on this, particularly in the Fatima Mansions area but also in other areas, for the past six years.
The last straw was when little ones were told to feck off back to their apartment and they were not to come out when they hear …
Hear, hear.