Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 47 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 97–72

Voted for 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2025: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny

2025-02-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 93–69

Voted for 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 2 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Justice 11 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the number of people currently serving custodial sentences in the State, by prison location, the capacity currently occupied in each prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the criteria for transferring prisoners to open prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3752/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of people currently employed within the Irish prison service, by role and by prison/office location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3772/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the average annual cost of housing a prisoner within the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of each of the Irish prison centres, by location, in tabular form; how many are over capacity; how many people are detained in each facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3796/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that have occurred in Irish prisons that have resulted in disciplinary action, per year since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3797/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners in the Irish prison system that are subject to isolation restrictions for over 20 hours per day and for over 23 hours per day, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3798/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the capacity of open prisons in the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3799/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of staff within the Irish prison service that are directly involved in the Prison Service escort corp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3801/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people currently detained in female prisons within the Irish prison system, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number people employed directly within female prisons within the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3803/25]
Health 5 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in a hospital (details supplied), by role, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3911/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the average daily patient intake in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3912/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3915/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the patient capacity levels in a hospital (details supplied); the number of times this was exceeded in January 2025, by patient levels, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3920/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of staff hired at a hospital in the last three years (details supplied), by role, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3923/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the Government's policy on the independence of Somaliland; if any research or diplomatic efforts have been carried out by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3735/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; the progress to date on any amendments or new legislation in this regard, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3807/25]

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the care plan, including transport, being put in place for a person (details supplied) as his family are awaiting an update but to no avail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2256/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Dental Association Health
- Invitation by email to Minister for Health to attend and address the membership at the IDA Annual Conference dinner on May 16th 2025ernence

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Health 7 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include the medication lumateperone (which is for the treatment of bipolar depression) onto the drugs repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2482/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3710/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the total number of on-the-road/operational staff working on emergency ambulances and intermediate care vehicles across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3926/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics rostered to provide advanced life support on the road/operational across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3927/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount currently spent on private ambulances annually by the HSE and the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the fact that section 39 workers are now balloting for industrial action, she will mandate her officials to allow them to fully implement the WRC agreement of October 2023, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues on pay; if it is her intention to fully restore the link between section 39 workers and the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3931/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if, in light of the overwhelming votes by multiple grades of workers in the health service for industrial action over the issue of the pay and numbers strategy, it is her intention to scrap this strategy and instead base recruitment and staffing levels on ensuring patient safety and patient need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3932/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the delays in driver testing centres across the country; the measures being taken to address these delays; the budgetary measures being taken in this regard; to further explain the reasons there are no job vacancies for RSA driving instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the delays for first tests and for retests at the Dún Laoghaire test centre; the reasons for the delays; the measures being taken locally to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3717/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he will take to address the exclusion of coeliac children from hot school meals, to ensure their dietary needs are met in a fair and equitable manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2481/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3711/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children are now in emergency homeless accommodation; to provide details on the length of time children are being left in emergency accommodation under the following categories: 1-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and more than 24 months; if he has any policy or plans to establish a policy of a maximum stay time in emergency accomodation for children, given the seriously adverse impact on their well-being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3930/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by her Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3702/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in light of the fact that section 39 workers are now balloting for industrial action, she will mandate her officials to allow them to fully implement the WRC agreement of October 2023, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues on pay; if it is her intention to fully restore the link between section 39 workers and the public sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3933/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3708/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3706/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3707/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by her Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3704/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3716/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3701/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programs or Department operations, if any, are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3709/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/25]