Charles Ward: 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
Housing	140		11	2	high public attention
Defective Building Materials	107	9			high public attention
Health	68		13	28	attention/lobbying overlap
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions		29			high public attention
Education	15		5		high public attention
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business		19			high public attention
Children and Youth Affairs				18	high lobbying pressure
Transport	15			1	high public attention
Children	16				high public attention
Justice	12		4		high public attention
Health Services	8	8			high public attention
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining...		16			high public attention
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation		16			high public attention
Health Services Staff	15				high public attention
Finance	10			4	high public attention
Public Expenditure	14				high public attention
Rural	12				high public attention
Agriculture	9			2	low current signal
Departmental Schemes	11				high public attention
Disability Services	11				high public attention
Justice and Equality				10	high lobbying pressure
Departmental Data	9				low current signal
Hospital Staff	9				low current signal
Road Projects	4	5			low current signal
Enterprise	7				low current signal

Area	Speeches	Words
Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions	29	6878
An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	19	1783
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages	16	4112
Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation	16	2111
Defective Building Materials	9	428
Health Services	8	879
Road Projects	5	441
Flood Relief Schemes	4	510
Family Reunification	4	446
Rail Network	4	276
Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025: Instruction to Committee	3	597
Third Level Education	3	369

Policy area	Returns	Lobbyists
Health	28	20
Children and Youth Affairs	18	13
Justice and Equality	10	7
Budgetary matters	6	4
Community	6	3
Economic Development and Industry	6	4
Energy and Natural Resources	4	3
Finance	4	4
Taxation	4	2
Education and Training	3	3
Environment	3	3
Marine	3	2