Joe O'Brien — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-01-21 Finance Community Platform — Emailed all Ministers, TDs and Senators with a copy of the Community Platform’s Four Tests for Budget 2026 asking them to support these proposals in the run up to the announcement of Budget 2026.
2026-01-20 Education and Training Dyslexia Association of Ireland — Dyslexia Awareness Month Presentation to Oireachtas Members for Dyslexia Awareness Month
2025-09-19 Budgetary matters Irish Foster Care Association — Pre-Budget Submission 2026
2025-09-18 Social Protection Irish Foster Care Association — Communication to full Committee on Social Protection
2025-09-18 Social Protection Irish Foster Care Association — Communication to Full Committee on Children, Disability and Equality
2025-05-20 Education and Training The Union of Students in Ireland — Lobby day email
2025-01-30 Justice and Equality Inner City Organisations Network (ICON) — Recognition of the recrutiment of children and young people into gangland criminality as child trafficking by defintiion and evidence.
2025-01-22 Community Immigrant Council of Ireland — Shared Ireland Thinks Polling commissioned by the Ukraine Civil Society Forum

Date	Them	Party	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2023-05-31	nil	ta	Amendment put	Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost
2020-10-07	nil	ta	Amendment put	Dying with Dignity Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB ↗	Lost
2020-07-30	staon	ta	Question put	Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Housing) ↗	Carried

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2024-11-06	nil	Question put	Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) Aontú PMB ↗	Lost
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-11-05	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Public Health Service Staffing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Amendment put	Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Report of the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying: Motion (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: From the Seanad	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages	Carried
2024-10-23	ta	Question put	Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed)	Carried
2024-10-22	ta	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried
2024-10-16	ta	Question put	Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) Govt (Finance) ↗	Carried
2024-10-16	ta	Question put	VAT Rate for Hospitality Sector: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried

Top departments

106	Health
66	Education
42	Transport
24	Justice
22	Foreign
22	Finance
19	Agriculture
18	Housing

Most recent

2024-11-07 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education under whose remit the power to direct schools to make additional special education provision available and ensure sufficient places are provided under section 37a of the Education Act 1998 lies. [45534/24]
2024-11-07 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for when a decision will be made regarding provision for a school (details supplied) in light of section 37a of the Education Act 1998. [45540/24]
2024-11-05 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education for clarification on the planned capacity of a school (details supplied) to provide dedicated ASD classes, and the expected timeline on that; and for an update on extension works for the school. [44018/24]
2024-11-05 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the progress on the new site for a school (details supplied); and the indicative timeline for completion of the new school. [44747/24]
2024-10-22 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce extra time in second level exams for dyslexic students; her views in the context of the State Examinations Commission stating that it could take over two years to conduct a review of this request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42886/24]
2024-10-15 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 1 October 2024, the reason it appears a new route has not been considered in light of the fact that well over ten names of relevant students have been put forward to her Department already. [41048/24]
2024-10-10 Education Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education for an update on plans for the construction of a new facility for a special school in Skerries (details supplied). [40762/24]
2024-10-10 Health Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the amount of the mental health budget that has been allocated to eating disorder services. [40764/24]
2024-10-10 Health Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health to provide a timeline as to when the new eating disorder specialist team in Limerick will be developed. [40765/24]
2024-10-08 Foreign Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the plans, if any, of the European Commission to review the EU Israel Association Agreement in light of the atrocities in Gaza over the past 12 months. [40300/24]

Joe O'Brien Green Party · Dublin Fingal

Who's been in their ear 56 lobbying returns filed · 34th Dáil

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