Dublin Rathdown — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin Rathdown TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 25 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 Maeve O'Connell · Neale Richmond · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

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 Maeve O'Connell · Neale Richmond · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Maeve O'Connell — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Neale Richmond — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

kilternan cemetery park limited & park developments group Health
- Meeting & correspondence with Minister Neal Richmond

Shay Brennan — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Sinéad Gibney — Social Democrats 2 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Health 7 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of routine hospital treatments between September 2024 and December 2024 that were delayed as a result of high flu and respiratory cases in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3287/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of routine cancer treatments in hospitals between September 2024 and December 2024 that were delayed as a result of high flu and /respiratory cases in hospitals, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3288/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics on call each day between September 2024 and December 2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3289/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics on call each day between September 2024 and December 2024 in CHO 6, by local health area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3290/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of paramedics and advanced paramedics in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3291/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health when the free hormone replacement therapy scheme announced under budget 2025 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3292/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if her Department has been made aware of any shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products which are due to be included in the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3293/25]
Transport 4 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport what provision is being made for those who had their driving tests cancelled during the red weather alert during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3894/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to address the backlog in people waiting to take driving tests. [3897/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the actions that have been taken in the past 12 months to improve waiting times for driving tests. [3898/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the current waiting times for each driving test centre, including the number of people waiting for tests and waiting to be invited to apply for a test, and monthly break down, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3899/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners currently slopping out in Irish prisons, by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3281/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the number of people toileting in the presence of another in Irish Prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice the steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in Limerick Women's prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of respite hours for children provided to families in CHO6 in each of the past six months, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3294/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of overnight respite beds for children in CHO6 in each of the past six months, and the occupancy rate of said beds, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3295/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the findings of the chief archaeologist in reviewing the survey of land adjacent to the known burial ground in Sean Ross Abbey in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3299/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the Moneypoint plant in County Clare will cease burning coal by the end of 2025 as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what steps are being taken to reduce the risk of power outages rurally in severe storms and other weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3896/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to urban communities in establishing group sewerage schemes to replace failed shared sewers in older housing estates, similar to the group sewerage scheme grant which is available rurally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether additional funding will be made available to local councils for the purposes of dealing with fallen trees and the damage to council property caused as a result of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3895/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether Irish sovereign wealth and investment funds have investments in illegally occupied territories in Palestine and the Golan Heights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3900/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether Irish sovereign wealth and investment funds have investments in Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3901/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education if she has any plans to expand Irish-medium second level school provision in Dublin Rathdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3296/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the social welfare (bereaved partner's pension) Bill, which completed pre-legislative scrutiny in the Thirty-third Dáil in July 2024, will be included in the spring legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/25]