Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 26 questions · 0 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 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

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 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to make a drug (details supplied) free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2694/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to make a drug (details supplied) free. [2695/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to reduce the cost of breast cancer and endocrine medication. [2696/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a new national student accommodation strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3732/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide additional capacity for the study of occupational therapy; and if he has engaged with the Minister for Health on the matter. [3734/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacant properties owned by bodies under his Department's aegis; the number of derelict properties owned by bodies under his Department's aegis; and if he will make a statement on the need to return them to use or dispose of them. [3733/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice his views on the need to create a standalone offence to prevent sex-for-rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3730/25]

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 2 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if, in light of the commitment in the Programme for Government to review the National Development Plan and consider new public transport projects as part of that review, he will support the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg, as cited at page 150 of the Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy as part of that review; if he agrees that a joined up approach between the 3FM Dublin Port project that is currently before An Bord Pleanála, and includes a proposed ‘Southern Port Access Route’ which involves the construction of a bridge, and the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg has merit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3469/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will ask the NTA to engage at an early stage with a company (details supplied) that has been appointed to design the Sandymount flood defence scheme in a contract fully funded by the Office of Public Works, and administered by Dublin City Council, with a view to adopting a joined-up approach to the scheme which could facilitate active travel measures and connectivity in the provision of coastal cycling infrastructure across Dublin bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3470/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if a report can be furnished from Go-Ahead Ireland bus service in relation to the S4 bus route, where the provider has acknowledged that this route has experienced service frequency issues, and if the report can detail the extent of those issues over the last number of months to today’s date; if he can request that this report includes precise data on the number of buses which were taken off the fleet on relevant affected days; if he agrees that the success of high frequency bus routes and growing passenger numbers is dependent upon buses actually showing up when they are supposed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3891/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1278 of 22 January 2025, in the context of the Programme for Government commitment to review and increase core funding for childcare services, whether she can detail the actions that will be taken to entice childcare providers who have exited core funding back into core funding thereby ensuring the fee cap is maintained for the benefit of all parents; if she will provide a specific dedicated forum for engagement with childcare providers who have exited core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3463/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of services that have withdrawn from core funding, by month and by county, in the past 12 months, up to and including today’s date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to the programme for Government commitment, if she will ensure the full implementation of the recommendations of the HSE/Dublin City Council Joint Ambulance Service Delivery, Task and Finish Group in an expeditious manner that restores funding to Dublin City Council and ensures continuity of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3474/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the proposed HSE primary health care centres in Rathmines, Baggot Street and Terenure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3475/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if the interdepartmental group on the Dublin City Taskforce has considered the proposed funding mechanism contained within the Dublin City Taskforce report of lifting the derogation for rates on State buildings. [3465/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence what plans, if any, his Department has for four homes owned by his Department at 17, 18, 23 and 24 Grosvenor Lodge, Rathmines, Dublin 6; if he is aware that these premises are active files for Dublin City Council’s derelict sites unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3462/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any reforms to the existing thresholds relating to capital acquisitions tax to address persons who have no spouse and have no children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2830/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can detail the ongoing role of the Office of Public Works in relation to the Sandymount flood relief scheme now that a company (details supplied) has been appointed to design the Sandymount flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3468/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he supports the introduction or enforcement of levies such as a tourist tax as set out in the Dublin City Taskforce as a measure which could assist in funding the implementation of the recommendations in the Dublin City Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3471/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education what plans, if any, her Department has for a new school building for a secondary school in Dublin 2, 4 or 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to list the Six Nations tournament as a designated event that must be carried free to air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3473/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail, for 2020 inclusive to date in 2025, in tabular form, the total number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance; the total number of domiciliary care allowance applications that were granted; the total number of applications for the domiciliary care allowance that were refused; the total number of refusals for the domiciliary care allowance that were appealed; the total number of appeals which resulted in the domiciliary care allowance being granted to the appellant; the total number of decisions relating to the domiciliary care allowance that were judicially reviewed; and the total number of judicial reviews of decisions relating to the domiciliary care allowance which resulted in the domiciliary care allowance being granted to the applicant of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3472/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice if he will consider introducing a specific offence for assaulting a retail worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3467/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings the high-level implementation committee has held monitoring the implementation of the Food Vision 2030 Strategy; if he will assess the success of the strategy to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3476/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to the programme for Government commitment, if he will provide details as to how his Department will examine the provision of the personal assistants initiative for persons with a disability in third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3477/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 22 January 2025, to provide the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department, including where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3880/25]

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns