TDs / Mairéad Farrell

Mairéad Farrell

Sinn Féin Galway West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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1,072

questions asked

Oral and written, to government departments

77,415

words spoken in the chamber

Across 359 contributions. Plus 93 contributions from the chair, not counted

363

votes recorded

Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote

266

topics asked about

Across 20 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.

Fisheries Protection 56 questions
Inland Fisheries 52 questions
Housing Policy 18 questions
Bus Services 16 questions
Fishing Industry 16 questions
Weather Events 15 questions
Employment Rights 14 questions
Health Services 14 questions

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Climate 149 questions
Health 142 questions
Housing 112 questions
Public Expenditure 112 questions
Finance 68 questions
Education 60 questions

Month by month

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

Questions asked 1,072 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 359 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Show as a table

Month	Questions	Contributions
December 2024	0	0
January 2025	21	5
February 2025	74	21
March 2025	51	21
April 2025	47	41
May 2025	64	12
June 2025	104	15
July 2025	58	24
August 2025	0	0
September 2025	26	2
October 2025	30	26
November 2025	59	5
December 2025	45	30
January 2026	46	4
February 2026	70	3
March 2026	72	19
April 2026	48	15
May 2026	63	28
June 2026	93	10
July 2026	57	30
August 2026	0	0
September 2026	24	8
October 2026	20	40

Debates they spoke in most

Budget Statement 2027 16 contributions
Budget Statement 2026 8 contributions
Estimates for Public Services 2025 7 contributions
Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny 5 contributions
Nomination of Taoiseach 5 contributions
Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh 5 contributions

Plus 209 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 Galway West 29 November 2024 to now
party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now

Date	What the vote was on	Their vote	Result
21 Oct 2026	Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Referral to Select Committee Question put	No	Carried
21 Oct 2026	Defence (Amendment) Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) Question put	No	Carried
21 Oct 2026	Non-Binary and Intersex Recognition Bill 2026: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
21 Oct 2026	Children’s Health (Ospidéal Náisiúnta Kathleen Lynn do Leanaí) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put	Yes	Lost
21 Oct 2026	Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
21 Oct 2026	Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
21 Oct 2026	Public Sector Pay: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment to amendment put	Yes	Lost
21 Oct 2026	Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
21 Oct 2026	Home Heating Oil Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
20 Oct 2026	Marine Planning Policy Statement: Motion Question put	No	Carried
20 Oct 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	No	Carried
13 Oct 2026	Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Question put: "That Fourth Stage is hereby completed; and the Bill is hereby passed."	Yes	Carried
13 Oct 2026	Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages Amendment put	Yes	Lost
13 Oct 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the amendment to the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the proposed arrangements for the wee	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: : "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to"	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"	Yes	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Question put:	No	Carried
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
30 Sep 2026	Industrial Development (Amendment) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2026: Report Stage Amendment put	Yes	Lost
29 Sep 2026	Order of Business Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."	No	Carried
23 Sep 2026	Fuel, Energy and Carbon Tax Relief: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] Amendment put	No	Carried

A vote on an amendment or a stage is a vote on that question, not on the bill as a whole. Open a vote to see its full wording. The record gives no reason when a TD has no vote recorded.