Pádraig Rice — Watch Them Work

Most recent lobbying returns

2026-04-02 Education and Training Medical Emergency Response — Medical Emergency Response Ireland (MER) provided written communications to members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health in advance of a meeting on health services for allergies. The communication introduced the organisation and its objectives, and shared findings from a report on emergency preparedness in schools, including access to emergency medicines, training, and identified gaps in resources.
2026-03-11 Health Health Research Charities Ireland — Support for the asks contained in the HRCI Position Paper 2026
2026-03-04 Health Vape Business Ireland — Legislation on vaping
2026-01-22 Justice and Equality Irish Council for Civil Liberties — Intersex Rights Legislation
2026-01-22 Community Irish Council for Civil Liberties — Democracy and Civil Society
2026-01-21 Health Irish Council for Psychotherapy — ICP concerns & recommendations re: the proposed CORU Standards of Proficiency & Criteria for Education & Training Programmes for Psychotherapists.
2026-01-21 Health Vulcan Consulting Limited — Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
2026-01-21 Health Vulcan Consulting Limited — Rare Disease Policy

Date	Pos	Action	Bill / motion	Outcome
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Tackling Soaring Energy Costs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Amendment put	Fuel Prices: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Question put	Organisation of Working Time (Leave for Health Screening Purposes) Bill 2025: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] Labour Party PMB ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages Govt (Foreign Affairs) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Question put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	ta	Amendment to amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Lost
2026-04-15	nil	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-15	nil	Seanad amendment put	International Protection Bill 2026: From the Seanad Govt (Justice) ↗	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 2: Natural Gas Carbon Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	ta	Question put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Amendment put	Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax	Lost
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	Confidence in Government: Motion	Carried
2026-04-14	nil	Question put	An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business	Carried

Top departments

1,047	Health
71	Children
49	Education
32	Transport
30	Justice
28	Social
19	Housing
19	Further and Higher Education

Most recent

2026-04-15 Health Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will issue an urgent response to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/26]
2026-04-15 Health Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE-funded agencies (details supplied); the status of engagement with union representatives; if each site and agency has to reach individual agreements with union representatives and staff; if a national implementation plan has been developed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27500/26]
2026-04-15 Health Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons the independent review of roles and responsibilities at the National Ambulance Service has not been implemented; the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27501/26]
2026-04-14 Foreign Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on the violation of human rights against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang; if her Department's attention has been drawn to reported supply chain links to Ireland associated with forced labour of the Uyghur people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25399/26]
2026-04-14 Transport Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated from his Department for specific active travel projects in Cork (details supplied); the amount of the allocated monies that has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24554/26]
2026-04-14 Transport Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he has commenced the development of a scheme to replace the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme (details supplied); the status of this work; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27222/26]
2026-04-14 Finance Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the primary medical certificate is currently being reviewed (details supplied); if so, the status of this review; the timeline for competition of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27223/26]
2026-04-14 Finance Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to review the bike to work scheme; if he is considering increasing the tax relief limit for e-bikes under the cycle-to-work scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27224/26]
2026-04-14 Justice Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of an asylum application for a person (details supplied); if he will raise this with his European colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25999/26]
2026-04-14 Children Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of supported housing units for residential care of those with intellectual disabilities are currently operational in Cork; if all of the named service providers in Cork have submitted Disability Support Management Advisory Team forms to the HSE; the plans that are in place to expand the number of these residential care places; if her Department can provide the number of elderly primary carers in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24528/26]

Pádraig Rice Social Democrats · Cork South-Central

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