TDs / Michael Fitzmaurice
Michael Fitzmaurice
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429
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
50,404
words spoken in the chamber
Across 171 contributions
293
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
120
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.
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 429 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 171 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 58 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 8 | 22 |
| March 2025 | 17 | 8 |
| April 2025 | 21 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| June 2025 | 36 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 11 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 21 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 9 | 15 |
| November 2025 | 16 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 16 | 24 |
| January 2026 | 14 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 21 | 22 |
| March 2026 | 45 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 31 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 15 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 34 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 | 3 |
| October 2026 | 6 | 15 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 79 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 Roscommon-Galway 29 November 2024 to now
- party Independent Ireland 29 November 2024 to now
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason no social welfare inspector or community welfare officer is available in the Castlerea office, County Roscommon; if and when these positions will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4784/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection if a community welfare officer could be assigned to attend the Castlerea office, County Roscommon, one day per week to meet with local people in need of this service for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4785/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
364. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport whether he accepts the principle that public expenditure decisions must not rely on the existence of a statutory default, whether by a local authority or another public body, as a basis for proceeding with discretionary funding decisions; if clarification will be provided in relation to a series of matters in relation to same (details supplied); and if …
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
544. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth when her Department will provide an update on the establishment of a special class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3885/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
820. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will allow marts to process movements or implement a system to ensure a faster more predictable permit system is available for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4206/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
821. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will align the rules on calves under 12-weeks in order that they can be sold through mart restricted herd sales and not just by private sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4207/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
723. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 4 December 2025, and accepting that the High Court declined to grant certiorari in respect of the new street scheme notwithstanding a confirmed breach by Fingal County Council of its statutory obligation to prepare a Local Area Plan, if a number of matters arising for public expenditure governance will be cla…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
1457. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the planning permission exemption for modular homes will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/26]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
1931. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the 2025 funding allocation and shortfall given from what was originally sought for a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74673/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
2211. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if confirmation will be given for funding for 2026 to unlock essential bank support for a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74674/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
190. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will commit to incorporating a provision in the renewal of Ministerial approval for a group (details supplied) that will compel the approved body to establish and implement a mechanism for payment of the net necessary cost of collection and recycling to any RMO that can verifiably demonstrate the processing of obligated …
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
5. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in light of storm Éowyn, when the number of generators will be finalised for community centres and hubs; the breakdown, by county, of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68989/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
168. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in advance of a decision to approve an organisation (details supplied) as the operator of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for farm plastics; the provisions he has made for recovery operators that collect, process and recycle farm plastics distinct to the organisation, and in compliance with all relevant legisl…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
189. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority was aware of the Local Area Plan non-compliance in a local authority (details supplied) before releasing Active Travel funding; the checks the authority carried out once this information was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68546/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
190. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the governance arrangements that apply when the National Transport Authority funds senior staff in a local authority; how the authority ensures that decisions to apply for or authorise public expenditure are supported by valid delegated authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68547/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
311. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether transport projects can lawfully proceed in an area where the planning authority has been found by the High Court to be in non-compliance with its mandatory duty to prepare a Local Area Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68544/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
312. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Office of the Planning Regulator received formal notifications about Local Area Plan non-compliance in a local authority (details supplied); the actions that followed from those notifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68545/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
365. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether it is intended to continue the practice of licensing public roads, footpaths and public spaces for use by outdoor commercial premises, particularly in circumstances where the licensed areas are remote or freestanding and are separated from the licensed premises by a public footpath or other public space; the legal basis…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
366. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2021 has been extended; if not, if he plans to extend the Act, to provide for the licensing of alcohol consumption in outdoor seating areas located on public property that is abutting, adjoining, or remote and freestanding on public roads; if so, the specific legal provisions…
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
547. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he will announce the grants for community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68990/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
208. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment run will be made for farmers who are not paid their ACRES first payment for the scheme year 2025, and the figures not paid yet for 2025 first payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68177/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
209. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has enough funding to pay farmers in the different agricultural schemes the money they are owed before the year end 2025; and given his Department’s payments and budget, whether he envisages a shortfall in any scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68178/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
218. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a project (details supplied) will receive stage 2 approval for the extension required; when outstanding stage one payments will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67416/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
219. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth if approval will be granted for the required four modular classrooms and a modular technology engineering room for a school (details supplied) to allow it to cater for current students and to cater for the increasing enrolment in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67417/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice
Written
462. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 801 of 12 November 2025 if he will confirm the money allocated to each project application in 2025 under the equine technical support scheme, the percentage rate of funding; the unsuccessful applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67718/25]