TDs / Paul Nicholas Gogarty

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Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Independent Dublin Mid-West TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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476
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
165,982
words spoken in the chamber
Across 383 contributions. Plus 3 contributions from the chair, not counted
315
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
111
topics asked about
Across 17 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 476 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 383 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 13 1
February 2025 21 19
March 2025 30 25
April 2025 27 21
May 2025 27 30
June 2025 18 19
July 2025 48 11
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 29 9
October 2025 6 24
November 2025 17 37
December 2025 5 17
January 2026 31 31
February 2026 20 18
March 2026 37 15
April 2026 29 25
May 2026 16 19
June 2026 46 12
July 2026 5 15
August 2026 0 1
September 2026 23 17
October 2026 28 16

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 129 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 Mid-West 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1984. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for Justice the amount that has been spent on interpretation services within the Courts Services over the past ten years, broken down by year, geographical area, highlighting the top ten languages most requested under thisService; the different languages that have been requested through interpretation services during the sam…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1985. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests each year for the past ten years, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41639/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1986. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of arrests for sexual offences, by country of origin, in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41640/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1987. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions for sexual offences, by country of origin, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1988. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of asylum seekers who do not have leave to remain in Ireland, currently in Ireland, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41642/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Justice
1989. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given that an accommodation centre (details supplied) accommodates male international protection applicants on a transit and deportation order basis, and given his reply to me recently that “while some people currently resident in this facility, or in other IPAS accommodation centres, may be the subject of a deportation orde…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Health
2711. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent on interpretation services in all and any health settings over the past ten years, broken down by year and geographical area, highlighting the top ten languages most requested under this service and outlining any other trends; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41634/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3345. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline whether English language lessons are available to every person seeking international protection; whether it is mandatory in any circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41646/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
326. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the emergency supports available for schools adjacent to IPAS and Ukrainian refugees that accommodate high percentages of such children and may also separately feature highly Pobal HP deprivation Index data given the often transient and interrupted nature of such children's educational experiences, not their traumatic life experiences; and i…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
327. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional EAL supports can be made available to Gaelscoileanna in non-Gaeltacht areas that taken in high proportions of children whose first language is neither Irish or English, given that junior and senior infants are normally educated in an immersive Irish language environment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on th…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
328. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools that applied for DEIS status in March 2022 will be permitted to reapply, given the increases in population reflected in the Census, the local pressures such as accommodating large numbers of IPAS and Ukrainian students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40377/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
329. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the additional supports and allowances that can be made to schools experiencing unpredictable mid-year enrolment and withdrawal, such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40378/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Education
330. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of detailed correspondence received from a school (details supplied) regarding the need for DEIS status to be formally reviewed under the current DEIS identification model, using anonymised, PPSN-linked data already available to her Department, or an equivalent emergency assessment-based provision amounting to same that will …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
434. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the communications have taken place with her Department regarding additional specific emergency supports for local schools in the Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole areas, especially those taking in the largest amount of Ukrainian and IPAS children as a percentage of overall children, both before and especially in the context of…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
332. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the competent authority for noise regulation at Weston Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39622/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Transport
333. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport the number of prosecutions that have taken place for breaches of noise regulations at regional and smaller airports since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
397. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of plans to provide an alternative car park to the east of Castletown House to facilitate public access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39630/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
398. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the current and planned implementation of the Liffey Valley Park Strategy, given the OPW's original co-ordination role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39640/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
399. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the OPW under his remit will proactively facilitate the development of a Liffey Valley park, incorporating lands in public and private ownership, as per the OPW's original role in the Liffey Valley Park Strategy, and co-ordinate with local authorities and stakehold…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Public Expenditure
400. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the OPW are willing to fund the restoration of the Guinness "Silver" Bridge to link the Phoenix Park to the Liffey Valley area as part of an important regional environmental and heritage strategy; to outline how such funds could be applied for; and if he will make …
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
477. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the site complexities in relation to providing a new ASD unit at a listed school (details supplied), given its partial location in a riparian area and also the need to preserve the existing Gaelic games pitch which also services an important wider community need; if she will confirm receipt of a report from…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
478. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the recent review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which recommended a significant increase to its allocation of 8.66 SNAs for a school of 700 pupils; when such an increase is likely to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39221/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
479. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth how a school (details supplied) was not allocated additional SNAs for 2025/2026 despite a report following an exceptional review by the NCSE SENO investigators which recommended a significant increase in its allocation; if this is a temporary processing issue, which will see an increase early during the next school year, due to a shortage of…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
480. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth to list the SNA allocations per head at each primary and second level school in Dublin since 2015, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39223/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Education
512. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current process where schools can apply for new or upgraded DEIS status; if this is carried out on an annual or intermittent basis; the deadline for application if it is time-based; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39624/25]