Pat the Cope Gallagher: attention map
Questions, speeches, votes and lobbying pressure grouped by public-record topic. Public-record overlap is not proof of influence.
97
Parliamentary questions in the dail_tracker question table.
54
Speech/debate records in the dail_tracker speech table.
469
Division vote records in the current Dáil vote table.
418
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 20 | 18 | 98 | attention/lobbying overlap | |
| Housing | 17 | 28 | 11 | attention/lobbying overlap | |
| Marine | 36 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Agriculture | 11 | 1 | 20 | attention/lobbying overlap | |
| Education and Training | 24 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Justice and Equality | 21 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Social Protection | 21 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Finance | 4 | 17 | high lobbying pressure | ||
| Budgetary matters | 20 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Energy and Natural Resources | 19 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Education | 7 | 12 | high public attention | ||
| An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business | 17 | high public attention | |||
| Economic Development and Industry | 15 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Children and Youth Affairs | 14 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Environment | 14 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Defective Building Materials | 12 | 2 | high public attention | ||
| Trade | 11 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Community | 10 | high lobbying pressure | |||
| Transport | 7 | 3 | low current signal | ||
| Fishing Industry | 5 | 5 | high public attention | ||
| planning | 10 | high public attention | |||
| Communications | 8 | low current signal | |||
| EU Affairs | 8 | low current signal | |||
| Employment | 8 | low current signal | |||
| Taxation | 8 | low current signal |
Question Attention
| Area | Questions | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 20 | 2026-04-14T00:00:00 |
| Housing | 17 | 2025-11-18T00:00:00 |
| Agriculture | 11 | 2026-05-26T00:00:00 |
| Public Expenditure | 8 | 2026-02-10T00:00:00 |
| Climate | 7 | 2026-05-26T00:00:00 |
| Education | 7 | 2026-05-26T00:00:00 |
| Transport | 7 | 2026-03-18T00:00:00 |
| Enterprise | 5 | 2026-04-23T00:00:00 |
| Finance | 4 | 2026-01-15T00:00:00 |
| Children | 2 | 2025-09-23T00:00:00 |
| Foreign | 2 | 2025-07-10T00:00:00 |
| Rural | 2 | 2025-07-10T00:00:00 |
Speech/Debate Attention
| Area | Speeches | Words |
|---|---|---|
| An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business | 17 | 487 |
| Fishing Industry | 5 | 1186 |
| Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste | 5 | 846 |
| Public Sector Pensions | 4 | 438 |
| Road Network | 3 | 810 |
| Medicinal Products | 3 | 527 |
| Fisheries: Statements | 2 | 4263 |
| Fishing Quotas: Statements | 2 | 1467 |
| Defective Building Materials | 2 | 750 |
| Emergency Services | 2 | 646 |
| Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation | 2 | 115 |
| Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage | 1 | 1324 |
Vote Topic Activity
| Topic | Votes | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| housing | 28 | June 25, 2025 |
| planning | 10 | July 16, 2025 |
| health | 18 | June 10, 2026 |
| hospital | 6 | November 21, 2019 |
| agriculture | 1 | September 26, 2019 |
| justice | 5 | May 20, 2026 |
| garda | 4 | May 13, 2026 |
| education | 12 | October 21, 2025 |
| water | 7 | April 09, 2025 |
| childcare | 2 | May 14, 2025 |
Lobbying Pressure By Policy Area
| Policy area | Returns | Lobbyists |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 98 | 51 |
| Marine | 36 | 5 |
| Education and Training | 24 | 16 |
| Justice and Equality | 21 | 15 |
| Social Protection | 21 | 17 |
| Agriculture | 20 | 7 |
| Budgetary matters | 20 | 18 |
| Energy and Natural Resources | 19 | 13 |
| Finance | 17 | 7 |
| Economic Development and Industry | 15 | 8 |
| Children and Youth Affairs | 14 | 11 |
| Environment | 14 | 11 |