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James Geoghegan

Fine Gael Dublin Bay South TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

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1,167
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
46,710
words spoken in the chamber
Across 177 contributions
427
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
189
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 1,167 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 177 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
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MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 21 0
February 2025 87 22
March 2025 154 20
April 2025 186 17
May 2025 166 17
June 2025 52 6
July 2025 88 8
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 69 6
October 2025 16 5
November 2025 32 7
December 2025 59 4
January 2026 22 6
February 2026 48 8
March 2026 25 1
April 2026 33 3
May 2026 22 12
June 2026 35 17
July 2026 27 5
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 13 5
October 2026 12 8

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 119 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

  1. constituency Dublin Bay South 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Fine Gael 29 November 2024 to now
James Geoghegan Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
12. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to report on the preparatory work within his Department in advance of Ireland assuming the Presidency of the European Council in 2026. [4436/25]
James Geoghegan Oral 11 Feb 2025 · to Foreign
13. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures being taken to weather any economic storms which may be triggered by trade and tax policies implemented by the new Administration in the United States. [4435/25]
James Geoghegan Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Transport
37. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if a report can be furnished from Go-Ahead Ireland bus service in relation to the S4 bus route, where the provider has acknowledged that this route has experienced service frequency issues, and if the report can detail the extent of those issues over the last number of months to today’s date; if he can request that this report includes precise data on the nu…
James Geoghegan Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Housing
146. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 22 January 2025, to provide the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department, including where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3880/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Taoiseach
22. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if the interdepartmental group on the Dublin City Taskforce has considered the proposed funding mechanism contained within the Dublin City Taskforce report of lifting the derogation for rates on State buildings. [3465/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Defence
132. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what plans, if any, his Department has for four homes owned by his Department at 17, 18, 23 and 24 Grosvenor Lodge, Rathmines, Dublin 6; if he is aware that these premises are active files for Dublin City Council’s derelict sites unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3462/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
232. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the commitment in the Programme for Government to review the National Development Plan and consider new public transport projects as part of that review, he will support the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg, as cited at page 150 of the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy as part of that review; if he agrees that a joined up appro…
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Transport
233. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the NTA to engage at an early stage with a company (details supplied) that has been appointed to design the Sandymount flood defence scheme in a contract fully funded by the Office of Public Works, and administered by Dublin City Council, with a view to adopting a joined-up approach to the scheme which could facilitate active travel measures …
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Finance
271. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any reforms to the existing thresholds relating to capital acquisitions tax to address persons who have no spouse and have no children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Public Expenditure
358. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can detail the ongoing role of the Office of Public Works in relation to the Sandymount flood relief scheme now that a company (details supplied) has been appointed to design the Sandymount flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Enterprise
398. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the introduction or enforcement of levies such as a tourist tax as set out in the Dublin City Taskforce as a measure which could assist in funding the implementation of the recommendations in the Dublin City Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3471/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Education
506. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education what plans, if any, her Department has for a new school building for a secondary school in Dublin 2, 4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
551. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to list the Six Nations tournament as a designated event that must be carried free to air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3473/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
760. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail, for 2020 inclusive to date in 2025, in tabular form, the total number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance; the total number of domiciliary care allowance applications that were granted; the total number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance that were refused; the total number of refusals for the domiciliary car…
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Justice
842. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing a specific offence for assaulting a retail worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3467/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
884. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings the high-level implementation committee has held monitoring the implementation of the Food Vision 2030 Strategy; if he will assess the success of the strategy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3476/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
1005. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1278 of 22 January 2025, in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to review and increase core funding for childcare services, whether she can detail the actions that will be taken to entice childcare providers who have exited core funding back into core fundi…
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Children
1006. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of services that have withdrawn from core funding, by month and by county, in the past 12 months, up to and including today’s date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1328. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to the programme for Government commitment, if she will ensure the full implementation of the recommendations of the HSE/Dublin City Council Joint Ambulance Service Delivery, Task and Finish Group in an expeditious manner that restores funding to Dublin City Council and ensures continuity of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34…
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Health
1329. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the proposed HSE primary health care centres in Rathmines, Baggot Street and Terenure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3475/25]
James Geoghegan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1385. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to the programme for Government commitment, if he will provide details as to how his Department will examine the provision of the personal assistants initiative for persons with a disability in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3477/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Taoiseach
11. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form. [1772/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Foreign
57. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1764/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Environment
104. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1762/25]
James Geoghegan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Defence
128. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by the Defence Forces where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1756/25]