Yesterday, 300,000 public sector workers took to the streets because they had no other option. Workers do not take industrial action lightly. They take this action at great personal cost because of the severity of the cost-of-living crisis. I want to give my support to the nurses, teachers, SNAs, carers, civil servants, the fire service, local authority workers and all other public sector workers who keep our country…
TDs / Johnny Guirke
Johnny Guirke
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424
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
21,126
words spoken in the chamber
Across 79 contributions
413
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
125
topics asked about
Across 18 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 424 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
Contributions to debates 79 in all
Dec 2024Oct 2026
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 35 | 2 |
| March 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 21 | 4 |
| May 2025 | 22 | 15 |
| June 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| July 2025 | 19 | 3 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 11 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 42 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 21 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 33 | 7 |
| March 2026 | 19 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 85 | 2 |
| May 2026 | 37 | 2 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 12 |
| July 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 12 | 3 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 32 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 Meath West 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
The Minister of State talks about prudent management. One would not think Fianna Fáil was the party that brought this country to its knees and broke the country. It is very hard to listen to the Minister of State.
There are real and serious pressures facing households across County Meath and, indeed, the State as we approach winter. Many people in County Meath and across rural Ireland are hit with higher costs than …
The Minister might be the wrong person to answer this as he cannot get a rail station in his constituency in Killucan in County Westmeath, but I will ask anyway. Navan is the largest town in Ireland without a rail connection. Thousands of people spend three to four hours a day trapped in traffic while also paying heavy tolls and fuel costs just to get to and from work. Yet all we see is endless deferrals and drifting…
Bradley is a 15-year-old boy from my constituency of Meath who is waiting for an urgent orthodontist appointment in Navan, and he is not the only one. Bradley suffers from a severe jawbone condition that requires urgent uninterrupted orthodontic care. For over two years he has endured immense pain, endless procedural cycles and days where he could not even eat solid food. Last October was a milestone when his top bra…
Home-heating oil in Meath was an average €480 for 1,000 litres back in 2020. The average price this year is €1,330 for 1,000 litres with that price for 1,000 litres currently today at €1,649. Families across Meath are being hammered by massive increases week on week. People across Meath have been contacting me each week in shock at the huge jump in the price of home-heating oil and fuel for their vehicles. Seven mont…
Extending the temporary reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel is welcome, but it needs to be extended until budget day and then reviewed. In my county of Meath, public transport options are limited and cars are necessity. For families, fuel is an unavoidable expense, whether for a car or to heat a home. Ordinary families are stretched to the limit with high mortgages and insurance costs. One in four household…
5. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [46930/26]
22. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. [46931/26]
12. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet [45463/26]
33. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent UK-Ireland summit. [45464/26]
13. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent EU Leaders’ meeting or council. [44964/26]
33. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [44965/26]
38. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the revised national digital and AI strategy. [45462/26]
Since first being elected to the Dáil, I have repeatedly raised water outages in Trim, Clonard and Ballivor in County Meath. Outages and disruption are causing huge frustration for residents in these areas, and rightly so. Recently, residents in Ballivor went days without water and this forced school closures and disruption to local businesses. Five years on from when the project was announced, construction has not s…
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We need to know.
We are talking about genocide.
As of 6 May 2026, more than 72,600 Palestinian had been directly killed by the Israeli invasion of Gaza. Thousands of those were women and children. The United Nations and many humanitarian organisations believe the Gaza health ministry’s figures to be a significant under count with thousands of Gazans still unaccounted for. In 2025, Israel bombed at least six countries – Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria and Ye…
Every day, people with disabilities and their families are forced to pay more just to live an ordinary life. They pay more for transport, heating, medical equipment, care and simply getting through the week. Yet, the Government expects people to survive on a €10 increase to the disability allowance that does not even keep pace with inflation. The Government's Indecon report confirmed the cost of having a disability c…
Sinn Féin has brought forward legislation that speaks directly to the electricity price hikes facing ordinary workers and families across the State. This Government continues to sit on its hands and act as a spectator while people struggle to pay their bills, pensioners sit in cold homes and young families are forced to choose between heating their homes or putting food on the table. The reality on the ground is that…
I welcome all the unions in the Gallery today and thank them for their ongoing work in standing up for workers' rights. I acknowledge the Northern Ireland Minister for the economy, Sinn Féin's Caoimhe Archibald MLA, who is currently proposing a good jobs Bill in the North of Ireland, which represents the most significant workers' rights legislation.
As we approach May Day, we are reminded that this is not just a mom…
Shannen is the mother of four children who all have additional needs. Her daughter Evie went to Castlejordan national school in County Meath from junior infants. After meetings with the school, Evie moved to Clonard school, which has an autism class and more resources. In under a year Evie has nearly fully integrated back into mainstream education with access to autism support and she is thriving. Sadly, Evie is now …
I thank Labour for bringing this Bill forward. As usual, the Government is opposing anything constructive that comes from the Opposition.
Paid leave for health screening purposes should be a must for workers. I recognise the employers that already pay their workers for time off for screenings and cancer-related appointments. This is done through their good will. The Government must recognise the significance of this…
I recognise the work of the volunteers who fundraise and provide services, such as the Meath Cancer Support Group. I thank those who fundraise for charities, such as LARCC and the Irish Cancer Society, which get very little of their funding from the Government. In my constituency, a service has been set up and provided by the Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge committee, which provides transport to and from treatment free…
I want to ask the Tánaiste about the Government's stance on scrapping the cost of blister packs for the consumer. A lady in my constituency said her 96-year old mother relied on her blister pack, as her eyesight is failing and she could not tell which tablet was which. An employee of a local pharmacy said that many of the patients who had prepacked blister packs knew exactly what meds to take. They felt safer knowing…