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 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
450. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has applied to Kildare County Council for planning permission for a car park for weekday parking on Castletown estate adjacent to and directly beside a centre (details supplied); if not, to confirm that this workaround is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
451. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions the OPW has taken to secure the car park and access to Castletown House from a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10907/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Public Expenditure
452. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW has applied to Kildare County Council for planning permission for the car park at Castletown House; the OPW’s timescale for the opening of the car park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10908/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
575. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education to proactively ensure that a preschool (details supplied) can continue to operate from a location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10866/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
622. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the current timescale for opening the third primary school site with planning permission for a 32-classroom building at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
623. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the rationale for applying for planning permission for a new primary school on a site (details supplied); if this confirms that her Department will not be seeking this site for a second-level school as per the flexibility provided by An Bord Pleanála; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11281/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
624. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the expected timescale for opening the fourth primary school at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11282/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
625. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the interim plans in place to expand a school’s (details supplied) Junior Cycle capacity in advance of the completion of the 32-classroom building on a third named site, earmarked for an eventual doubling of classroom space; if this will involve temporary modular buildings or any type of buildings at the fourth named site; if so, the estimated timesca…
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Education
626. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education if the third and fourth primary schools at a location (details supplied) will be designed to facilitate multiple autism classrooms as well as pre-school and after-school capacity for the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11284/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1100. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice when he will announce a new strategic policy committee member; if there is any guarantee that the application of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10910/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Justice
1101. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice how the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) can be rejected on grounds of a national security threat, when the individual concerned owns an Irish passport and had no issues arise under a personal data request from An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10911/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1322. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that a preschool (details supplied) is being forced to vacate from its current location; if her Department can liaise to ensure that this important facility remains open at this location through whatever creative means necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10867/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1323. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proactive steps being taken to provide additional ECCE places in the Lucan and Adamstown area given that four businesses have closed down in recent years and given that a preschool (details supplied) is under threat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10868/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1324. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to expedite community-based childcare in the Lucan and Adamstown and Clonburris areas, to supplement existing businesses, given the significant shortage of places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10869/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1325. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial supports in place to aid the parents who have children in childcare, when their crèche has withdrawn from the core funding agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10909/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1362. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the plans in place to stop the significant number of withdrawals from the core funding scheme, including several in Dublin Mid-West, which is adding unaffordable cost increases to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11285/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Children
1363. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the core funding scheme is being reviewed in light of the significant number of operators withdrawing due to inability to operate solvently, which is adding additional costs to parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11286/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
595. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to revise the existing application guidelines for the domiciliary care allowance, especially in relation to children who are right below the threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7589/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Social
596. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to parents of autistic children where they do not qualify for the domiciliary care allowance. [7590/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Health
915. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the CAMHS assessment waiting lists and CAMHS therapy services waiting list, as of February 2025; the total number in each CHO and LHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7698/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Transport
49. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase the current Luas Red Line operations during peak hours, as constituents cannot guarantee public transport space each morning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6605/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Social
137. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to introduce new legislation to further recognise and support homemakers in relation to non-contributory pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6610/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Children
192. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to offer grants and subsidies to the small and medium childcare and early-years education providers within Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6611/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
324. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education the reason for the ongoing delay in the construction process on the proposed extension for a school (details supplied), despite obtaining the letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5599/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Education
325. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Education for a realistic timescale for when the proposed extension of a school (details supplied) will be completed following the obtained letter of intent mid-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5600/25]