Michael Fitzmaurice: attention map

Questions, speeches, votes and lobbying pressure grouped by public-record topic. Public-record overlap is not proof of influence.

Parliamentary questions in the dail_tracker question table.

Speech/debate records in the dail_tracker speech table.

Division vote records in the current Dáil vote table.

Lobbying returns naming this TD or public office holder.

Caveat: Public-record overlap is not proof of influence.

Topic Alignment

Topic	Questions	Speeches	Votes	Lobbying	Signal
Agriculture	503		1	610	attention/lobbying overlap
Health	288		82	168	attention/lobbying overlap
Finance	66			120	attention/lobbying overlap
Housing	61		61	39	attention/lobbying overlap
Forestry Sector	152				high public attention
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions		149			high public attention
Education	106		9		high public attention
Environment	18			88	attention/lobbying overlap
Justice	56		41		high public attention
Departmental Staff	89	5			high public attention
Transport	58			21	attention/lobbying overlap
EU Affairs				68	high lobbying pressure
Energy and Natural Resources				64	high lobbying pressure
Horse Racing Industry	62				high public attention
Taxation				60	high lobbying pressure
Agriculture Schemes	50	10			high public attention
Social	50				high public attention
planning			48		high public attention
Covid-19 Pandemic	47				high public attention
School Transport	44				high public attention
Justice and Equality				38	high lobbying pressure
Budgetary matters				36	high lobbying pressure
Foreign	36				high public attention
Education and Training				35	high lobbying pressure
Economic Development and Industry				32	high lobbying pressure

Area	Questions	Latest
Agriculture	503	2026-06-09T00:00:00
Health	288	2026-06-10T00:00:00
Education	106	2026-05-28T00:00:00
Finance	66	2026-05-20T00:00:00
Housing	61	2026-04-14T00:00:00
Transport	58	2026-06-10T00:00:00
Justice	56	2026-05-12T00:00:00
Social	50	2026-05-19T00:00:00
Foreign	36	2026-06-09T00:00:00
Children	22	2026-03-18T00:00:00
Further and Higher Education	19	2026-03-24T00:00:00
Business	18	2020-05-20T00:00:00

Area	Speeches	Words
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions	149	28329
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation	19	1401
EU Regulations	19	696
Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members]	15	822
National Broadband Plan: Statements	13	645
Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members]	12	5220
Government’s Response to Storm Éowyn: Statements (Resumed)	11	1151
Agriculture Schemes	10	1057
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed)	9	2431
Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members]	9	831
Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation	7	770
Outbreaks of Covid-19 in Meat Processing Plants: Statements	7	699

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Agriculture	610	38
Health	168	64
Finance	120	17
Environment	88	20
EU Affairs	68	9
Energy and Natural Resources	64	28
Taxation	60	14
Housing	39	18
Justice and Equality	38	26
Budgetary matters	36	25
Education and Training	35	21
Economic Development and Industry	32	11