Dublin West — week of Mon, 3 Feb

What your Dublin West TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Feb – 9 Feb 2025 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 41 questions · 2 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 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers

Voted against 3 Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman · Ruth Coppinger

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 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers

Voted against 2 Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman

Did not vote 1 Ruth Coppinger

Emer Currie — Fine Gael 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education for an update on the new building for a school (details supplied), including overall student intake and the timings and phases for construction and delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3167/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education for any details on the general location of an additional special school in Dublin north; the projected student intake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3169/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education for an update on the special schools pilot providing delivery of in-school therapy supports to children in selected special schools, in addition to existing services being provided through children’s disability network teams (CDNTs); if there are plans to extend this scheme to other special schools such as a school in Dublin (details supplied) which has recently accepted 12 new students but has not been given any additional supports or wrap-around services from the nearest CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3171/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will review the decision not to include the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3158/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding access to the shingles vaccine by including it under the medical card or drug payment scheme for eligible cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3159/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health if she intends to set a deadline for the future inclusion of the shingles vaccine in the national immunisation programme; if her Department will explore ways to improve the cost-effectiveness of introducing the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3160/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the special schools pilot providing delivery of in-school therapy supports to children in selected special schools, in addition to existing services being provided through children’s disability network teams (CDNTs); if there are plans to extend this scheme to other special schools such as a school in Dublin (details supplied) which has recently accepted 12 new students but has not been given any additional supports or wrap-around services from the nearest CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3170/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarity on the accommodation recognition payment available to those providing accommodation to people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive since March 2022; if the scheme is ending on 31 March 2025; and the communication that has been sent to tenants of those properties and the property owners. [3175/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide the full costs involved in strategic reviews, studies, consultations, and plans in relation to the Phoenix Park, including the Phoenix Park Visitor Experience, the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Study, and Phoenix Park Parking Strategy, in tabular form. [2954/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates on which a newly established steering group between Dublin local authorities and his Department will meet to prepare a strategic plan for the future management of areas used by Brent geese to ensure balance is struck between the development of essential local amenities and protection of the species under the European Birds Directive; if a list of the members of this steering group will be provided; the terms of reference and scope for the strategic plan; and the timeframe for completion of the plan (details supplied). [2575/25]

Jack Chambers — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Cobh and Harbour Chamber Community
- Advocacy for the upgrade of the R624 road to Cobh and improvements in public access from the sea front in Cobh town centre

Paul Donnelly — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Defence 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2892/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank, that would be required to train a new Army cadetship class consisting of 60 persons. [2896/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the estimated number of Defence Forces personnel, by rank that would be required to train a new Naval Service cadetship class consisting of 50 persons. [2897/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the extra costs that would be required to extend security personnel on the Dublin Bus fleet until the end of 2025. [2884/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the level of capital investment undertaken at each Coast Guard station nationwide in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [2885/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if all new DART carriages coming into the fleet over the next few years will have overhead luggage space to be able to hold small suitcases and so on. [2886/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of refurbishments that were carried out at Irish embassies during 2024; and the nature of refurbishments that are scheduled to be carried out at Irish embassies during 2025, in tabular form. [2882/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he had a bilateral meeting with his German counterpart at the most recent EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting. [2883/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the new school (details supplied) where children, staff and teachers are finding it difficult to continue using prefabs indefinitely and in particular in cold weather conditions. [2191/25]
- 2025-02-06 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education for an update on the critical works needed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3619/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent on purchasing baton guns for armed gardaí in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2887/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of fixed penalty notices, FPNs, that gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2024; and if An Garda Síochána is notified if that FPN has been paid or not. [2888/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE midwives based in each of the three maternity hospitals within Dublin as of 28 January 2025; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 28 January 2022, in tabular form. [2889/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE stop smoking advisors employed by the HSE currently within CHO9; the length of time each of those posts has been vacant since; and the estimated timeframe in which those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [2890/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the CEO or other senior officials from major companies he spoke with during the recent World Economic Forum in Davos. [2891/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2893/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE clinical psychologists based at a location (details supplied) as of 28 January 2025; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 28 January 2022, in tabular form. [2881/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to visit the east coast of the United States on an education trade mission before Easter 2025. [2895/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts a company (details supplied) had with his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the nature of services this company provided to his Department; and the amount his Department paid the company for such works, in tabular form. [2894/25]

Roderic O'Gorman — Green Party 2 votes · 12 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 12 total

Housing 6 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure has formally notified the Government of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB, as required under the Espoo Convention and EIA Regulations, given the shared waterways between both jurisdictions. [3305/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a formal notification has been made of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB; when this will be published in a national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland to ensure full public awareness, particularly regarding potential impacts on the River Finn SAC and species such as the Atlantic salmon. [3306/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps the Government will take to ensure that proper transboundary environmental impact assessments are conducted for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, particularly concerning water quality and ecology in the River Finn SAC, as required under the Habitats Directive. [3307/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the public consultation period in the Republic of Ireland will last for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project; and what efforts will be made to engage relevant environmental authorities and the public, given the significant potential environmental and health risks associated with the proposed gold mine and its infrastructure. [3308/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received responses from the four Dublin local authorities to his letter of 18 October 2024 regarding Ireland’s Obligation under the EU Birds Directive; for an update on the work the four bodies are undertaking with the National Parks and Wildlife Service on a comprehensive review of inland sites used by brent geese to inform an overarching plan for the conservation of this species and the management of the sites that the birds use; if the local authorities have sought any additional resources to undertake this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3303/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to the Department HLGH Working Group review of the current engineering qualifications declared under s160 of the Local Government Act 2001. [3519/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the risks posed by the discharge of toxic chemicals and the proposed 17-storey mine waste facility in the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, the measures the Government is considering to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is fully involved in the review of this project and its potential transboundary impacts on water quality and public health. [3309/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of the drafting and approval process for the heat Bill, including the expected timeline for its introduction to the Government; and the steps taken to amend legislation to extend CRU’s regulatory role to all district and communal heating systems, including existing gas-fired schemes, in order to ensure full consumer protection. [3518/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the use of a private residential dwelling home as a residential care home for children in the care of the State, where that care is being provided by a private provider contracted to Tusla, requires a change in either the planning status of the private residential dwelling, or a change in its planning use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3301/25]
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline her Department’s policy on the charging of non-refundable registration fees by early learning and care centre providers; whether this breaches the requirements of the core funding contract; if there is any upper limit to the registration fees that can be charged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3517/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the urgent diplomatic actions the Government is taking to prevent the execution of a person (details supplied), a Kurdish humanitarian worker and civil society activist sentenced to death in Iran; and whether he will publicly condemn this sentence while engaging with his Department to apply diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to halt this execution and end the persecution of activists. [3520/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-05 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health what preparations have been made to roll out the free hormone replacement therapy scheme, as outlined in Budget 2025. [3302/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Arthritis Ireland Health
- Arthritis Ireland invited ministers to attend a launch and demonstrate support for research report detailing the financial burden of living with arthritis.

Ruth Coppinger — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns