Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 30 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Sept – 6 Oct 2024 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise

2024-10-01 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 94–47

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Financial Resolution No. 2: Value-Added Tax

2024-10-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 81–62

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Acquisitions Tax

2024-10-01 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 89–53

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Financial Resolution No. 4: Stamp Duties

2024-10-01 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 87–52

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 2 questions
- 2024-10-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when there will be an improvement for 6th class children attempting to access the public health dental service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38660/24]
- 2024-10-02 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of clinical trials that are taking place in Ireland; the rate of clinical trials that have taken place over the past four to five years; the collaboration between pharma or academics, north and south on the island; the joint work being done to promote clinical trials across the island on a cooperative basis; the obstacles there may be to such trials being undertaken given Ireland’s reputation as a strong pharma base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39345/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-10-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if he will request the National Transport Authority to address the irregularity of the No. 9 bus service on St. James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12, given there are persons, for example, attending hospital appointments and find the irregularity of this bus service frustrating. [38924/24]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 3 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 7 questions
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide the costing of long-Covid clinics from 2020 to date, in tabular form; if he is aware of patients experiencing cancelled appointments reported as due to lack of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38691/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will take urgent action to address the issues in relation to the availability of dental staff given the current circumstances in which the children’s dental service has an estimated backlog of 18 months; if an urgent appointment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38953/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will accept the recommendations of the National Radiation Therapist Review report; if he will commit to full implementation of the recommendations on adequate staffing levels to safeguard vital cancer services into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1732 of 9 September 2024, the reason, given that there was a signature from the person (details supplied), that an individual, and Waterford University Hospital, have not complied with a solicitor's letter and a letter from the Irish Medical Council regarding the withholding of clinical records. [38984/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) was taken off a CAMHS priority list, purely on the basis of their change in address; and whether they will be re-instated. [39121/24]
- 2024-10-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on the level of funding provided in budget 2025 for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39380/24]
- 2024-10-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding provided in budget 2025 will be used to reverse the decision in the HSE pay and numbers strategy to not fill all posts that were unfilled at the end of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39379/24]
Children 4 questions
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1358 and 1359 of 9 September 2024, if he will investigate the fact that Tusla was made aware of an issue (details supplied) in November 2023 but stopped working with the organisation in February 2024; and the cause of this three-month delay. [38776/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason a child (details supplied) with additional needs has been on a waiting list since 2018 with still no services provided; and the action he intends to take to ensure that this child receives the services they need as soon as possible. [38922/24]
- 2024-10-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he agrees with the Taoiseach that immigration is causing the homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39151/24]
- 2024-10-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he supports the goal of a publicly owned and operated childcare system; the steps taken in Budget 2025 towards achieving that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39152/24]
Education 3 questions
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when a child (details supplied) will have their cognitive assessment and educational assessment completed. [39120/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will waive fees for the master's course to teach in secondary school in the immediate as part of Budget 2025, given the teacher shortage; and her views on whether this should be done as part of a process to make all education free. [38693/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct her Department to take urgent action ensuring the introduction of extra time for students with dyslexia and other learning difficulties in Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38716/24]
Justice 3 questions
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of an asylum case for persons (details supplied); if the Minister will instruct her Department to grant asylum, ensuring protection for these LGBTQ+ people; if not, to provide the reason why; if she will address the reports of “inhumane treatment” for those seeking asylum; and if she will address the fact that this case warrants a review of the system in relation to how a country is classified as a “safe country of origin”. [38769/24]
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications still without a decision who had applied in in each of the years 2020 to 2022, broken down by nationality of applicants. [38885/24]
- 2024-10-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number prosecutions that have been carried out under section 26 of the International Protection Act 2015 in the past five years. [39408/24]
Tourism 1 question
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans for the next overseas national famine commemoration day. [38949/24]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fate of the horses due for slaughter since an abattoir (details supplied) was closed down. [38753/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-10-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in relation to the Government-proposed ban on XL bully dogs, she will publish full details in relation to this, including information about whether exports will be banned. [38759/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-10-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if all possible assistance will be provided by the Irish embassy to the family of a person (details supplied) seriously injured in an accident, including facilitating accommodation in order that the family can be close to the hospital. [39427/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-10-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 327 of 9 September 2024, if the reports of a company (details supplied) are published or available. [39501/24]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns