Kate O'Connell — Watch Them Work

Kate O'Connell Fine Gael · Dublin Bay South

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Attendance

26.1%

706 / 2706 divisions

Party line

99.3%

with Fine Gael

Dissents

5

broke with party

PQs asked

108

34th Dáil

Lobbying returns

2

filed targeting them

Tá 303

Níl 395

Staon 8

Who's been in their ear 2 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Top lobbyists targeting them

Dyslexia Association of Ireland2

Top policy areas

Education and Training2

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-20 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
2025-01-13 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation for Oireachtas Members on The Need for Extra Time in State Exams

Declared interests

No non-Nil entries in the 2025 register.

Broke with Fine Gael 5 times

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2017-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee	Lost
2017-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee	Lost
2017-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee	Lost
2017-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee	Lost
2017-12-13	ta	nil	Question put	Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee	Lost

Recent divisions

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2019-12-18	ta	Amendment put	Environmental Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-12-18	ta	Amendment put	Section 39 Organisations: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-12-18	nil	Question put	Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2019-12-12	nil	Question put	Message to Dáil	Carried
2019-12-12	nil	Question put	Draft Committee Report on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018	Carried
2019-12-12	nil	Question put	Rent Freeze (Fair Rent) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Sinn Féin PMB ↗	Carried
2019-12-12	nil	Question put	Draft Committee Report on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018	Carried
2019-12-05	nil	Question put	Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) Fianna Fáil PMB ↗	Carried
2019-12-04	ta	Question put	Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage	Carried
2019-12-03	nil	Question again put	Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-12-03	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2019-11-28	nil	Question put	Planning and Development (Amendment) (First-Time Buyers) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Fianna Fáil PMB ↗	Carried
2019-11-21	nil	Amendment put	Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-11-21	ta	Amendment put	Hospital Overcrowding: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Lost
2019-11-20	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2019: Fifth Stage Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried

Parliamentary questions 108 in loaded window

Top departments

32	Health
16	Transport
10	Education
9	Arts
8	Finance
6	Housing
5	Justice
5	Communications

Most recent

2019-12-17 Health Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the reason the practice to assign a psychologist to patients during the transition period from child and adolescent services in mental health to adult services is not in place; if consideration will be given to such a measure in order to prevent regression for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52750/19]
2019-12-11 Public Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive an incremental salary payment owing based on service accrued in the European Civil Service at an analogous grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52093/19]
2019-12-11 Health Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow nicotine patches on the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52090/19]
2019-09-24 Health Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the weighting percentages to be used as part of the upcoming HSE FreeStyle Libre review decision making process that will be given to criteria (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38592/19]
2019-09-24 Health Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Health if the reimbursement dataset will specifically cover only current HSE-funded users of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if the health technology assessment group review will compare just total blood glucose strip usage spend year on year. [38593/19]
2019-09-24 Health Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Health the status of a maternity payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38793/19]
2019-09-06 Finance Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Finance if Irish collective asset-management vehicles as incorporated bodies will be required to provide information on beneficial ownership to the register of beneficial ownership; if this information will be made publicly available; if there is an up-to-date membership list in accordance with Regulation 18 of the European Union (Anti-Money Laundering: Beneficial Ownership of Corporate Entities) Regulations 2019 (details supplied); and if not, his plans to introduce legislation or requirements to that effect. [35028/19]
2019-09-06 Education Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the mandate of the national training fund and the way in which its expenditure profile can be reoriented towards more effective in-employment training and modern apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34832/19]
2019-09-06 Education Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of all school building projects for the Dublin 6W, 12, 14, 16 and 24 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34826/19]
2019-09-06 Education Deputy Kate O'Connell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the forthcoming patronage process for the new post-primary school for Citywest and Saggart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34827/19]