Dublin South-Central — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 15 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 1 Catherine Ardagh

Voted against 3 Aengus Ó Snodaigh · Jen Cummins · Máire Devine

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 Catherine Ardagh

Voted against 3 Aengus Ó Snodaigh · Jen Cummins · Máire Devine

Aengus Ó Snodaigh — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives their much-needed medication. [2372/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason a full medical card was refused for a person (details supplied). [2373/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport when the National Driver Licence Service will provide digital driving licences, as has been done in Australian states, France and currently being rolled out in the UK. [2520/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when a suitable school place will be found for a child (details supplied). [2437/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility requirements for a property to avail of the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme of croí cónaithe, which has received funding under the built heritage investment scheme. [2475/25]

Catherine Ardagh — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Jen Cummins — Social Democrats 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Máire Devine — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Justice 5 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the poor reported systems availability of the new Immigration Service Delivery's Digital Contact Centre; the targeted systems availability for the Digital Contact Centre; the system's actual availability percentage of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the Immigration Service has apparently deactivated phone lines and emails forcing users to attempt contact only via the Immigration Service Delivery's Digital Contact Centre channel, which some users are reporting has poor systems availability; whether other contact methods can be reinstated until the Digital Contact Centre systems availability becomes more reliable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3692/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he will grant an amnesty period for those users who have been attempting to make appointments via the Immigration Service Delivery's Digital Contact Centre but due to poor system availability have been unable to do so, therefore their immigration statuses are now overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3693/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he will grant an amnesty period for a visa applicant (details supplied) as he has been attempting to make appointments to renew his visa via the Immigration Service Delivery's digital contact centre, but due to poor system availability, has been unable to do so; if he will arrange for appropriate personnel to contact the applicant directly to make an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health that the HSE arrange for a site inspection of the Weir Home for Nurses at Cork Street to potential interested parties, to facilitate a comprehensive assessment of refurbishment and interior remodelling be made. [2242/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied) who has been awaiting occupational therapy at Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10; when this child will be seen by an occupational therapist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3694/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric occupational therapists allocated to Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin 10 and or its network; the current waiting list size for paediatric occupational therapy at Cherry Orchard Hospital and its network; the average wait time for paediatric occupational therapy patients in this network who have received a referral; the wait times target for paediatric occupational therapy patients in this network; the number of paediatric occupational therapists that should staff Cherry Orchard Hospital/network; when additional paediatric occupational therapists can be hired for this network; what are the obstacles to hiring the necessary paediatric occupational therapy staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3695/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health to detail the HSE's recommended schedule for post-natal developmental checks; whether the HSE is appropriately staffed to carry out the recommended schedule for post-natal developmental checks; whether she is aware that new mothers in Ballyfermot are being advised by the local public health network that they are not staffed to perform post-natal developmental checks except for at two weeks and three months of age; whether Ballyfermot and/or its network needs additional public health staff to perform post-natal developmental checks and how many additional staff members would be needed to appropriately staff the network; whether all the other networks in Dublin are appropriately staffed for these checks; are there plans to hire such additional staff members and when; what are the obstacles to bringing staffing to appropriate levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3696/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is incarcerated in Cambodia and requires urgent medical attention; what action he and his Department will take in support of this citizen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3689/25]