Marc Ó Cathasaigh — 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
2025-05-20 Education and Training The Union of Students in Ireland — Lobby day email
2025-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs National Women's Council of Ireland — Public Childcare
2025-01-21 Children and Youth Affairs GIY Ireland — Letter sent to Marc Ó Cathasaigh on 11th October for the attention of Minister Roderic O'Gorman, to invite him to discuss how they could collaborate to bring this project to scale and support those who need it most.
2025-01-21 Energy and Natural Resources Friends of the Earth — LNG and Government Policy on Energy Security and re Fossil Fuels
2025-01-21 Social Protection Irish Red Cross — Communications in relation to the Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) Programme
2025-01-21 Budgetary matters Rehab Group — Rehab's Election Manifesto sent to Political Parties and Candidates in upcoming General Election and participation in NDSA Election Hustings

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

143	Health
111	Education
71	Transport
71	Agriculture
54	Housing
53	Environment
49	Social
48	Justice

Most recent

2024-11-05 Transport Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on allowing non-EEA professional drivers to apply for their licence exchange while they are waiting on their Irish residence permit, with the IRP card being the final step in the process prior to the delivery of the Irish driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44210/24]
2024-11-05 Transport Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport his views on extending the period by which a South African professional driver applicant for a licence exchange need not undergo a reverification process of documents which had been verified through the work permit process from three months to six months, given the delays currently caused by the new requirement for South Africans to obtain a visa to work here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44211/24]
2024-11-05 Transport Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Transport which body will be responsible for evaluating the success of the average speed cameras as more are rolled out; if baseline data will be collected in order to monitor and evaluate progress; whether the data collected will include instances of speeding, collisions, injuries and fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44448/24]
2024-11-05 Finance Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in the exemption from income tax from €18,000 to €40,000 for persons aged over 65, whose sole income is pension income, given that the exemption rate has not been increased in years, and has been eroded by inflation and the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45105/24]
2024-11-05 Education Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the need for additional primary school places for children with ASD in Waterford for the school year 2025 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44939/24]
2024-11-05 Tourism Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether there are funding streams available for exceptional athletes in sports that are not represented by a national governing body in Ireland, such as jiu-jitsu; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45102/24]
2024-11-05 Social Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection to engage on the issue of community employment supervisor pay to uphold the commitment given to re-enter talks given to the relevant unions and to ensure that vital work carried out by dedicated staff in communities can continue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44959/24]
2024-11-05 Health Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the average number of public detox beds available in CHO5 each month over the past 12 months; the target his Department has to increase the number of public detox beds in the CHO5 within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/24]
2024-11-05 Health Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rechannelling expenditure on outsourcing radiotherapy treatments into public service capacity to ensure oncology centres can be fully staffed and there is a sufficient pipeline of training places for radiation therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44938/24]
2024-10-24 Children Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an overview of the new equal start DEIS model for childcare; how many services are included; what additional supports are provided; how the model can tackle child poverty; what future expansion of the model is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/24]

Marc Ó Cathasaigh Green Party · Waterford

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