Twenty-two deputies submitted written parliamentary questions on the rail network to ministers in Dáil Éireann on 24 September 2026.
TD for Galway East
Louis O'Hara
Louis O'Hara sits in Dáil Éireann for Galway East (Sinn Féin). This is their recent record from official Oireachtas data, with a link to every source.
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Record at a glance
- Dáil votes cast
- 106
- of 137 divisions since 14 April 2026
- Tá (yes)
- 40
- Níl (no)
- 64
- Staon (abstain)
- 2
- Questions asked
- 26
- since 14 April 2026
Counts cover the divisions and questions DáilDex holds from Oireachtas open data since 14 April 2026. TDs miss votes for many reasons, including pairing and ministerial duties, so a missed vote does not prove absence.
Recent votes
- Voted TáLost
Electricity Regulation (Climate Action and Connection to Distribution and Transmission Systems) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members]
Question put: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time"
Official record - Voted NílCarried
Public Transport and Fare Increases: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put:
Official record - Voted NílCarried
Windfall Tax on the Excess Profits of Energy Companies: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]
Amendment put:
Official record - Voted Níl
Recent parliamentary questions
Capitation Grants
73. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an increase in the current capitation grant to primary and post-primary schools is being considered in advance of Budget 2027. [69277/26]
Official recordRoad Safety
261. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport Whether any funding has been allocated to establishing the new "Road Safety Ambassadors Programme" as announced by his Department (Details Supplied); and when the programme is expected to be launched. [68332/26]
Official recordRail Network
258. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has a strategy for the purchase of additional train carriages over the next number of years; and if such a strategy exists to outline the number of carriages expected to be delivered by year, in tabular form. [68178/26]
Official recordRoad Safety
259. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether additional funding has been allocated to the RSA to expand existing road safety education programmes; if yes, the amount of additional funding provided; whether any additional programmes will be delivered in 2026; and the number of additional educational programmes that will be delivered. [68329/26]
Recent contributions in debate
34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29
Deputy Louis O'Hara The Tánaiste says that he understands but this year he has not done anything on home heating oil. He has not reduced the excise duty or the carbon tax on that at a time when prices have increased massively. We all understand that prices have increased because of the conflict in the Middle East. The Government still had options available to it to alleviate that pressure for households, but it has simply chosen not to do so. That needs to happen as a matter of urgency. The Gov
Official record34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29
Deputy Louis O'Hara The decision to hike the cost of public transport fares is a deeply short-sighted move. Every day, thousands of commuters are forced on to overcrowded and often unreliable services. From January, these people are going to have to pay more to get to work, school, college or to go about their daily lives. Public transport is an essential public service, not a luxury, and in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis the Government is telling people the cost of yet another everyday e
Official record34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29
Deputy Louis O'Hara Will the Tánaiste outline the amount of carbon tax collected in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 and how he proposes to support householders who have borne the brunt of continuing increases in that tax in recent years?
Official record
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Other TDs for Galway East
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Questions about Louis O'Hara
Which constituency does Louis O'Hara represent?
Louis O'Hara is a TD for Galway East. Galway East elects more than one TD, so you have several representatives in the Dáil.
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Louis O'Hara is listed as Sinn Féin on the roll DáilDex uses, drawn from Houses of the Oireachtas open data.
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Since 14 April 2026, Louis O'Hara voted in 106 of 137 Dáil divisions DáilDex holds: 40 Tá, 64 Níl and 2 Staon. Each vote on this page links to the official record.
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