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TDs / Marian Harkin

Official portrait of Marian Harkin

Marian Harkin

Independent Sligo-Leitrim TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024
Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

Official Oireachtas profile

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44
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
57,145
words spoken in the chamber
56,760 as a minister, 385 as a TD
396
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
27
topics asked about
Across 12 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 44 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 171 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 1
January 2025 2 0
February 2025 4 0
March 2025 7 4
April 2025 6 0
May 2025 0 26
June 2025 0 4
July 2025 0 20
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 0 0
October 2025 0 23
November 2025 0 12
December 2025 0 12
January 2026 0 9
February 2026 3 0
March 2026 8 13
April 2026 5 8
May 2026 4 16
June 2026 2 2
July 2026 1 15
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 2 5
October 2026 0 1

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 135 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

  1. Michael Healy-Rae
  2. Robert Troy
  3. Niamh Smyth
  4. Eamon Scanlon
  5. Richard Boyd Barrett

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 Sligo-Leitrim 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Independent 29 November 2024 to now
  3. office Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 25 February 2025 to now
DateWhat the vote was onTheir voteResult
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Question put: "That the motion be agreed to."
 Yes Carried
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment put
 No Lost
27 Jan 2026 Article 20 of Treaty on European Union Regarding Enhanced Co-operation: Motion
Amendment to amendment put
 No Lost
27 Jan 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendment proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business is hereby negatived and the prop
 Yes Carried
21 Jan 2026 Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 Yes Carried
21 Jan 2026 Sale of Nitrous Oxide and Related Products Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 Yes Carried
21 Jan 2026 Derelict Sites (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
 No Lost
21 Jan 2026 Flexible Work and Commuter Delays: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 Yes Carried
20 Jan 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the proposed arrangements for this week's business be agreed to."
 Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to.
 Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to."
 Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put
 Yes Carried
14 Jan 2026 Mercosur Trade Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment to amendment put
 No Lost
13 Jan 2026 Order of Business
Question put: "That the amendments proposed to the arrangements on the Order of Business are hereby negatived and the pr
 Yes Carried
17 Dec 2025 Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
 No Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)
Question again put
 No Lost
17 Dec 2025 Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put
 No Lost
10 Dec 2025 European Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters: Motion (Resumed)
Question put
 Yes Carried
10 Dec 2025 Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed)
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
 Yes Carried
10 Dec 2025 Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
 No Lost
10 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question put
 Yes Carried
10 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
 No Lost
10 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Question again put
 Yes Carried
10 Dec 2025 Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages
Amendment put
 No Lost

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