Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 17 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Feb – 23 Feb 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2025-02-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 101–55

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Provision of Special Education

2025-02-19 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Housing Crisis

2025-02-19 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 84–67

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that the primary care centre in Balbriggan is being under-utilised while waiting lists for health services in north County Dublin continue to grow; if she has plans to use this space by increasing the availability of services within the Balbriggan medical centre; to provide details of the additional or expanded services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5865/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the use of directly employed GPs to alleviate the chronic waiting times for GP services in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5866/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the current services offered by the HSE in the medical centre in Balbriggan, and the hours for which each service is available on a weekly basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5867/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the private healthcare and therapy services offered in the primary care centre in Balbriggan; the number of hours private services are offered in this facility on a weekly basis; the amount of income the HSE derives from this service, by money received for room rental and equipment rental; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5868/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will be taking to ensure that protections are in place for workers who are or want to work remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6620/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to act on the requests made by a campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline the process by which compensation can be claimed for damage to property sustained during a Garda operation on a private dwelling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5666/25]

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 6 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Agriculture 12 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the compensatory package and holidays of each CEO or CEO equivalent in each public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether, since 1 January 2020, any HR department in any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department has been party to a non-disclosure agreement with any staff member in relation to issues of bullying, harassment, victimisation, confidential disclosures, data protection concerns, damage to the environment, or any matter of potentially criminal behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the combined value of all art purchased or owned since 1 January 2020 by his Department or any public body or publicly funded body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5887/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees or the WTE in each Department, public body or publicly funded body under his aegis; the corresponding number on 1 January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the scale of commonage dormancy in Ireland; if there are any individual commons parcels where all shareholdings have become dormant; what plans exist for these commons and if he would like; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5889/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of merino sheep herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5890/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of Galway Sheep herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and whether; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5891/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of Dexter cattle herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5892/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of Kerry Cattle herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5893/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of goat herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5894/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, more than 20 years after the merger of Bord Glas into Bord Bia, the stated objectives of the time were achieved; whether horticulture has grown at the rate envisaged in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5895/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the development of llama and alpaca herds in Ireland; the estimated numbers of such in each of the years 2020 to 2024; what financial supports exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5896/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education when a place in a local primary school will be available for a child (details supplied) who requires a place in an ASD classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5768/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education the list of schools in Fingal that are on the waiting list for an ASD classroom; and the length of these waiting lists. [5769/25]
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education to report on any plans for upgrading autism services in a school (details supplied) to provide additional SNAs and a special unit for autism; whether any grant funding has been made available for such upgrading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6311/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe for the assessment of the basic income for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5977/25]
- 2025-02-19 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an off-the-shelf IT solution an option as part of the tender for the Arts Council IT scheme or if bespoke solutions were the only systems considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency has submitted its report in relation to the expansion of the defective blocks scheme to additional local authority areas to his Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6867/25]
- 2025-02-20 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; when the decision will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6868/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-18 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake a review of the current BreastCheck screening process to consider extending the breast check programme to both younger women, and those beyond the age of 70 years; if she will provide an update on the backlog of screening times for BreastCheck national breast cancer screening programme; and the steps being taken to deal with the backlog. [5501/25]