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Rights of Way

5 questions from 4 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 17 June 2025.

5
questions
5 written, 0 oral
4
TDs have asked
3
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

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

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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.

  • Fianna Fáil3 from 2 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. John Connolly
    2
  2. Jennifer Whitmore
    1
  3. Joe Neville
    1
  4. Niamh Smyth
    1

Asked of

The questions

John Connolly Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Defence
182. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 27 March 2025, if a meeting has occurred with Galway City Council to progress matters the reopening of the walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Remore Barracks, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Transport
427. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the powers local authorities have to close a right of way; the processes and procedures an authority seeking to close a right of way must go through, that is, the erection of a notice prior to closure, the invitation of submissions, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/25]
John Connolly Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Defence
165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to seek the reopening of a pedestrian walkway for public access in a location adjacent to the grounds of Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa military barracks at Renmore, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Rural
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has considered introducing financial incentives for landowners to maintain rights of way and mass paths, similar to Scotland’s CLÁR program; if any funding initiatives exist or are planned to support the preservation of these historic routes; if the digitisation of maps by Ordnance Survey Ireland (now under Tailte Éireann) has result…
Joe Neville Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Public Expenditure
412. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to clarify its understanding of the lack of a right of way to the public at a location (details supplied), in light of copious evidence to the contrary, including two reports commissioned by the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2090/25]