Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 6 May

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 1 vote · 1 question · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State has access to mother and baby records from a private nursing home (details supplied); if the public can access this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/24]

New lobbying 3 returns

Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
Neurological Alliance of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 11 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 5 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views that audiology waiting lists for a first appointment and for a review appointment are too long; his further views that there is a significant postcode lottery involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current number of audiologist wholetime equivalents, WTEs, in post per 100,000 population in each community healthcare organisation or CHO area; his views that there is a wide variation of audiology staff between CHO areas; and if he accepts that this contributes to inequitable waiting lists between CHO areas. [20110/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children aged over two years attending audiology services to receive a review appointment, by CHO area; his views that in many areas this is well outside recommended guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20111/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the person who has been appointed to chair the Epilim inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20230/24]
- 2024-05-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has received the final report of a working group (details supplied) on the medicines reimbursement decision-making process; when he plans to publish the report; what his plans are for reform of the reimbursement system on foot of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21107/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered a charge-back card system where the electricity used at a public EV charging point could be charged back to the person’s domestic bill at the home tariff rate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20224/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he is considering a cap on the fines for failing to pay a toll the first or second time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20229/24]
Education 2 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if there is funding available for resourcing a sensory room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20868/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to explain the process in applying for funding for a four-teacher school (detail supplied); and any other advice she can offer in this matter. [20869/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the progress of a report on the financial health of the commercial radio sector that she requested from the BAI on 5 December 2022; if she will share the details of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20829/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-05-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason he did not avail of an opportunity to meet with local public representatives and national representatives on his recent visit to Tallaght, where there has been an anxiety to quietly and safely discuss his Department’s proposals for St. John’s in Tallaght and its repurposing as a migrant/asylum seeker’s hub; if he would be minded to have such a meeting in the very near future to help local public representatives convey accurate and credible information to the local business population in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21077/24]

New lobbying 4 returns

Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland Education and Training
- Translational Research in Ireland
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
Irish Association of Social Workers Health
- Safeguarding in Adult Mental Health: Building Blocks towards Best Practice – contextualizes the complexity of skills, knowledge and practices required in the area of safeguarding and adult mental health
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 13 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the new committee in his Department to deal with special education. [17965/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme office. [20460/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent conversation with the British Prime Minister. [20461/24]
Transport 2 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport in relation to reports received highlighting issues with the 56a bus route (details supplied); if he is aware that this bus is frequently late or fails to turn up at all; if the NTA foresees these issues and if they will put a plan in place to prevent delays or no shows; and what actions are the NTA taking to resolve these issues. [20479/24]
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 30 April 2024, the number of disqualified drivers who were prosecuted for failing to surrender their licence, as set out in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006; the number that were convicted of this offence in court in 2022 and 2023; the fines imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21021/24]
Housing 2 questions
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to conduct the review of the defective concrete block scheme. [21041/24]
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he intends to increase the overall grant scheme cap under the defective concrete block scheme by 10%, as is permitted by Section 11 of the relevant Act. [21042/24]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money farming organisations receive in core funding from his Department; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21023/24]
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money generated from the EIF levy; and the basis on which funding is allocated. [21024/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government will recognise the Armenian Genocide 1915-1917; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20482/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 23 April 2024, if she will provide a of timeframe on this project as the application was submitted in July 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20500/24]
Children 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in relation to correspondence received by his office (details supplied), if he agrees that arrangements must be put in place to help these vulnerable people; if he will ensure that measures are put in place to house asylum-seekers from Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) in appropriate accommodation; and if a person can be accommodated in Blackrock House. [20488/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time on waiting lists for operations at CHI for those with spina bifida without scoliosis and those with scoliosis [21058/24]

New lobbying 5 returns

Irish Green Building Council Environment
- Building Life Campaign
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
Irish Congress of Trade Unions EU Affairs
- Requesting sign up to ICTU Pledge and Manifesto for EU Elections 2024
Climate and Health Alliance Environment
- Circulation of the Climate and Health Alliance General Election manifesto to political parties
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Stratagem (NI) Ltd Health
- Provision of audiology services and eye care services
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
The Medical Protection Society Limited Justice and Equality
- Highlighting our campaign on the human and financial cost of clinical negligence, and reiterating the need to introduce pre-action protocols and other tort reforms

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Votes this week

Questions asked 1 total

New lobbying 3 returns

Questions asked 11 total

New lobbying 4 returns

Questions asked 13 total

New lobbying 5 returns

New lobbying 3 returns