Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 47 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 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

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 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Ciarán Ahern · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Paul Murphy

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if a plan is now in place to ensure staffing levels in Ballyboden primary care centre, in particular OTs and physiotherapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2518/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if plans are in place to recruit additional public health nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2522/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to confirm the direction of travel on licensing an immunotherapy treatment (details supplied). [3189/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering additional funding to local authorities such as South Dublin County Council, to enable the council to pursue in a more aggressive way the replacement of sodium bulbs with LED lighting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the short-, medium- and long-term future of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme and the social housing variation of same, given that the issue is causing a lot of anxiety among tenants in Dublin south west with South Dublin County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3098/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-02-06 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice for an update in respect of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3643/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if there is a particular reason as to why the child support payment is taxable for those in receipt of invalidity pension but not on other payments such as illness benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2279/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education whether she would consider the idea, as exists in social housing, of a mutual transfer facility for students with neurological challenges who find that the educational setting for them is either above or below their needs and whose schooling is inadequate as a consequence if they were able to mutually transfer with a child from another school whose school setting is considered inappropriate also, that a direct swap could be facilitated. [2910/25]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Children 14 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company; if any Government bodies are still using the services of the company; and if so, will she provide details of this cooperation. [2409/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Child Care Act 2024, childminders are not permitted to have regular back ups, and have numerous other challenge (details supplied); and if she will ensure that conditions for childminders are up to Tusla standards. [2436/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the shortage of speech and language therapists and a hiring freeze, there is a growing number of children who cannot get the help they need, many of whom have been waiting on the list for years; if she will commit to ending the hiring freeze, providing these children with the specialists they need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2546/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the national childcare scheme policies which are restricting after school services for children transitioning to primary school, as well as the financial strain it has been putting on families, the actions she will take to resolve these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2548/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether she agrees that multi-annual funding should be introduced for the youth work sector in order to enable multi-year planning and continuity of youth work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2639/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1068 of 9 April 2024, to outline the progress on the development of a ‘workforce development plan for the youth sector, to support the recruitment and retention of staff and volunteers in the sector’ as committed to by her predecessor (details supplied). [2640/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason employer pension contributions are not included in eligible costs for the youth service grant scheme pilot; whether she agrees that pension costs should be included as an eligible cost given that youth work is experiencing a recruitment and retention crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2641/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the capital funding being made available to the youth work sector in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2642/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the budget allocation for youth work and youth affairs in 2025; how the funding is being allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2643/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total capital funding allocation for youth work within each budget per year from 2009 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2644/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total current funding allocation for youth work within each budget per year from 2009 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2645/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total allocation to each youth work funding scheme per year for the years 2014 to 2025, or from when the funding scheme was introduced if later than 2014, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2646/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans, if any, to address the shortage of childcare places in Dublin south west, which according to a recent report has the worst shortage of childcare places nationally (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3436/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps she will take the stop the closure of the afternoon session of an organisation (details supplied), a vital community service provided by the Dublin City Childcare Committee and funded by her Department; the reason parents have been told at very short notice that the session is to close from next week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3528/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if funding will be made available to carry out necessary works in a special school (details supplied) given the poor and unsafe conditions. [2876/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when the planned national survey of parental preferences relating to school ethos, gender mix and education through English or Irish will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3238/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the commitment in the programme of the previous Government to deliver 400 multi-denominational schools by 2030 still stands despite its omission from the current Programme for Government; the steps she plans to take to increase the number of multi-denominational schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3239/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the number of vacant teaching posts in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin south west constituency; how this compares to the national average, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3434/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide therapeutic support for child asylum seekers and refugees coming from war zones including Gaza. [2326/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health her views on the fact that there is currently no national screening for prostate cancer, which can be performed with a simple blood test; to commit to supporting the creation of a national screening service for prostate cancer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2424/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that many procedures are not covered by the medical card; and to commit to expanding access for all necessary medical procedures, including dental implants, under the medical card. [2428/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE were informed of the deaths from bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to avert the danger to public health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3699/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in relation to Ireland's announced endorsement of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism, that endorsement includes endorsement of the illustrative examples that accompany the definition, which the Government had not previously considered to be an integral part of the definition, and which he has previously expressed concerns in relation to. [2133/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the recent comments by US President Donald Trump advocating for the forced displacement and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2916/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will instruct his Department to work with an organisation (details supplied) on an order to deliver aid to Gaza in light of the dire humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3728/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what contacts have been made with his Department by the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure in relation to transboundary issues arising from plans for mining in the Sperrins; what arrangements, if any, have made been to facilitate public engagement and consultation in this jurisdiction in relation to these transboundary issues; what concerns his Department has about transboundary impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2899/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death) of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to prevent and track any contagion to wild animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3697/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the ongoing abuse of horses throughout the country with some horses left malnourished, abandoned, and suffering in urban and rural areas alike; the action he will commit to in order to prevent further cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2551/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in 2024; the steps that were taken to prevent and track any contagion to farm animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3700/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied), benefitting from State and semi-State contracts, has been operating in a manner which has been causing workers distress; and if he will commit to investigating the company’s conduct, ensuring that working and pay conditions are up to an acceptable standard. [2545/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for when the means tests will be removed for carer’s allowance; if there will be any change to the way carer’s allowance is taxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2549/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if his Department sets the fees for solicitors on the Legal Aid Board's private panels or only sets out the overall budget. [2505/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a plan in relation to the steps that will be taken with XL bullies which cannot be rehomed by 1 February 2025; if so, the details of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2550/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the delays and cancellations affecting bus services (details supplied); the way he will address this issue this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of Public Works was informed of the deaths from bubonic plague (also known as the Black Death) of monkeys at Dublin Zoo in the Phoenix Park in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3698/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether a large scale infrastructure investment in the National Basketball Arena is necessary considering the fact that the current facilities are insufficient to meet the growing demand driven by population growth, youth demographics, and increased interest in sports among diverse communities, and a significant redevelopment could address these issues by expanding capacity, enhancing amenities, ensuring the arena can continue to serve as a vital hub for sports and community activities in Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3722/25]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the difficulties that public transport users are having with the S6 bus route as operated by a company (details supplied) in Dublin; and the steps that will be taken to improve the punctuality and reliability of this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3097/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance whether there is a backlog of pension declarations with the Revenue Commissioners owing to difficulties in accepting pension files from private companies; if so, the number of individuals affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2241/25]