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Marine Protected Areas

32 questions from 19 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 16 June 2026.

32
questions
32 written, 0 oral
19
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20251
March 20250
April 20252
May 20252
June 20253
July 202511
August 20250
September 20253
October 20250
November 20252
December 20251
January 20262
February 20262
March 20260
April 20260
May 20261
June 20262
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 20260

Who asks, by party

The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.

  • Aontú1 from 1 TD · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil9 from 8 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael2 from 2 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party2 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Labour Party2 from 2 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin10 from 3 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. Pa Daly
    6
  2. Jennifer Whitmore
    5
  3. Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
    3
  4. Michael Cahill
    2
  5. Roderic O'Gorman
    2
  6. Cathal Crowe
    1
  7. Ciarán Ahern
    1
  8. Cormac Devlin
    1

Asked of

The questions

Joe Cooney Written 19 Jun 2025 · to Housing
324. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine protected areas Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Housing
836. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the conservation measures in place for Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30089/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 28 May 2025 · to Housing
234. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives that will protect our maritime cultural heritage, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27930/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 May 2025 · to Housing
271. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the marine protected areas legislation; to provide a timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26579/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Housing
1338. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the marine protected areas legislation; to provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Agriculture
591. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the ending of the practice of pair trawling (details supplied), which is having a devastating impact on marine life in Dingle, Kenmare Bay and all along the Kerry and Irish coastline since the practice was first reintroduced. [15136/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
597. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on marine protected area legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/25]