Dublin Central — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 18 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 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

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 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Children 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department can provide an update on an assessment of need for a child (details supplied). [2495/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that will be taken to replace a cut in service hours in a childcare facility (details supplied) particularly in a community where there is already a shortage of affordable childcare. [3338/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of any ongoing challenges faced by early years educators and childcare providers regarding funding or operational support; and the way she plans to address these issues moving forward. [3339/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm when the review of the operation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 will commence, as it is due this year. [3847/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if there are any ongoing issues with the 39A service that are contributing to frequent cancellations (details supplied); and the immediate measures are being taken to address these disruptions and ensure reliable service for commuters. [3335/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport the steps that are being taken to improve the reliability of the public transport system and reduce the stress and inconvenience faced by commuters, particularly students, who depend on these services to attend school on time. [3336/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the ongoing delays and frequent service disruptions on the Luas and Irish Rail networks, particularly on the DART route between Connolly and Clontarf; and what measures the Government intends to take to address these issues, improve punctuality, and provide clearer communication to commuters on service disruptions. [3340/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the immediate steps she will take to address a shortage of public health nurses in Drumcondra and Glasnevin (details supplied). [2410/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the measures she will take to ensure that preventative healthcare services, such as sufficient provision of public health nurses, are adequately resourced to safeguard the health and well-being of children and families in the future. [2411/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each Dublin station, in each month, over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2517/25]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 1 vote · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice to address the significant delay in providing the appropriate paperwork to a person (details supplied) in respect to an approved spousal visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/25]

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport if the funding provided to county councils for road gritting is restricted solely to regional and national roads. [2183/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Transport the contingency measures his Department has in place to ensure that funding is provided for council municipal districts such as the Edenderry local electoral area in Offaly, which has no national roads and therefore does not meet the criteria for additional funding from central Government for essential road safety services during yellow, orange and red weather alerts issued by Met Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2184/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to Offaly County Council on an annual basis from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [2183/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures in place for county councils to apply for additional funding during severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if An Garda Síochána is still using a building (details supplied) or whether it has instead been transferred to another Department, State agency or body; and if so, to provide the relevant details regarding this change of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2377/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post primary schools in north Offaly that were forced to close during the severe cold weather the country experienced from 6 to 10 January 2025, in tabular form. [2186/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if the supplementary welfare allowance can be used to replace gas boilers for those who do not have the means to pay to replace them on their own (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2454/25]

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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