Paula Butterly — Watch Them Work

Legal practice

Barrister: CCJ, Dublin.

6 related bills:

Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗ — ta (2026-04-15)
Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Justice) ↗ — ta (2025-07-02)
Criminal Law (Prohibition of the Disclosure of Counselling Records) Bill 2025 People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗ — ta (2025-06-18)
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2025 — nil (2025-05-21)
Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025 — nil ta (2 stages, latest 2025-03-26)
Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025 Govt (Public Expenditure) ↗ — ta ×4 (4 stages, latest 2025-02-12)

Who's been in their ear 330 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-02-12 Finance Retailers Against Smuggling — Tackling illicit trade
2026-02-12 Justice and Equality Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland — In January 2026, JRS Ireland issued a copy of the 2026 JRS Ireland Intercultural and Interfaith Calendar to a number of relevant designated public officials and raised serious concerns about increasing polarisation around migration and asylum issues in Ireland.
2026-01-22 Justice and Equality Irish Council for Civil Liberties — ICCL Legal Observers Report
2026-01-21 Health Vulcan Consulting Limited — Strategic Operations in Ireland & Healthcare Priorities
2026-01-21 Health Vulcan Consulting Limited — Diabetes Policy in Ireland
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry Drogheda & District Chamber — Following a lengthy process, Louth CC made a decision to approve the application in June 2024 with a number of conditions. However, the decision was appealed to An Coimisiun Pleanala, who under the Planning and Development Act 2000, had 18 weeks to make a decision. A November 18, 2024 deadline and then a subsequent March 21, 2025 deadline passed with the authority apologising for the delay due to case volume.
2026-01-21 Economic Development and Industry County Meath Chamber — Cross Border Collaboration with a number of Chamber's of Commerce - 'She Leads' Presidents Event
2026-01-21 Housing Cormac McKay — Housing Stock Rehabilitation and Allocation Bill 2026

Committees 9

Broke with Fine Gael 1 time

Recent divisions

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2025-12-17	ta	nil	Question again put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Amendment put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Amendment put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment to amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	ta	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried

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Top departments

46	Education
27	Health
23	Transport
23	Housing
18	Justice
18	Agriculture
14	Finance
10	Further and Higher Education

Most recent

2026-04-14 Finance Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the level of income tax relief available on private health insurance premiums (details supplied),; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/26]
2026-04-14 Education Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a recent special needs assistant (SNA) review carried out by the NCSE; if the concerns raised will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24373/26]
2026-04-14 Education Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24444/26]
2026-04-14 Education Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review her Departments decision to exclude a school (details supplied) for home school community liaison services which was extended to 130 additional schools, including those outside the traditional DEIS programme, widening the safety net for vulnerable children and young people. [25556/26]
2026-04-14 Children Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation to reported increases in childcare fees being applied by some providers; the measures her Department is taking to ensure that fee caps are adhered to and that parents do not face further financial pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24484/26]
2026-03-26 Rural Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will expand the My Open Library Programme; if he will support the development of libraries as inclusive third spaces; if he will provide funding to enhance sensory-friendly facilities in public libraries in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16278/26]
2026-03-26 Foreign Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date on the establishment of the John Hume Fund; and the indicative timeline for its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21738/26]
2026-03-26 Foreign Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government is considering the introduction of additional sanctions against countries that are actively seeking to undermine EU democracy, security or safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21737/26]
2026-03-25 Foreign Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his work with EU partners in eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy in EU directives and regulations aimed at facilitating business operations. [13199/26]
2026-03-25 Finance Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22618/26]

Paula Butterly Fine Gael · Louth

Declarations & votes of note

Who's been in their ear 330 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

Committees 9

Broke with Fine Gael 1 time

Recent divisions

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