Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 24 Feb

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 58 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-02-25 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–62

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 1 vote · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on water quality will next meet. [7360/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [5758/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [7361/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the informal EU leaders meeting in February. [5759/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the status of the development of a national security strategy. [7363/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; and to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State. [7758/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the treatment of Uyghur people in Xinjiang; his further views on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China; and if he will report on recent and prospective engagements with government officials in China. [7294/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 11 February 2025, the rationale for non-participation in case C-829/24; and if he will report on his Department’s engagement with civil society organisations in Hungary. [7353/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7750/25]
Environment 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average waiting time for the SEAI warmer homes scheme in each county, in tabular form; the reason for delays in the scheme. [7290/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a statement on staffing at the SEAI. [7291/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7748/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his views on the regulation of Israel Bonds by the Central Bank of Ireland. [7292/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7749/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 908 of 18 April 2023 and No. 363 of 25 April 2023, his views on the need to retain in-person Citizens’ Information Services; if Dublin south CIS continues to search for an alternative affordable premises, as advised in the responses; and if she will make a statement on the meaning of affordable in the context of securing a new premises. [7293/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7757/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7745/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7755/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7747/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by her Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of her Department; to outline the duties she intends to delegate by statutory instrument to her Minister of State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7746/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7759/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7753/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice for a digital copy of the ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7754/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7743/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by her Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of her Department; to outline the duties she intends to delegate by statutory instrument to her Minister of State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7744/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by her Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of her Department; to outline the duties she intends to delegate by statutory instrument to her Minister of State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7752/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/25]

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 1 vote · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Children 5 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps she intends to take to implement the programme for Government commitment to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home with sensible regulations that fit home-based care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7879/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she agrees that childcare providers’ administrative burden is too high; the steps she will take to alleviate that burden, particularly for smaller providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7878/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 322 of 20 February 2025, if she will highlight by reference to the specific text provided in the reply which sentence or set of sentences replied to the specific question asked; if she agrees that the commitment contained in the programme for Government as set out in the parliamentary question is a brand new policy which is without prejudice to all of the previous policies set out in the reply to the parliamentary question; if she is committed to implementing the commitment made in the programme for Government to extend the national childcare scheme to childminders working in the family home, with sensible regulations that fit home-based care; how that specific commitment will be fulfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8988/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8991/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 19 February 2025, if the Health Service Executive could respond to this Deputy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8992/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the reason the grant for newly qualified teachers only applies to those who qualified through the Professional Master of Education route and not to those who qualified through the direct route; if she is considering expanding the eligibility criteria to include all newly qualified teachers, given the high cost of living and specific challenges faced by teachers, such as those with medical conditions that limit their ability to drive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7174/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that have a live application for funding under the emergency works scheme; the precise nature of the works in each school; the status of each application, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7421/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 that form part of her Department’s school building programme; the precise nature of the building project in each school; the status of each project, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7422/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin bay south, including their full address and Eircode, in tabular form. [7885/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive sanctioned weekend, double assist home help hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7264/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will investigate a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7834/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she could ask the HSE to identify, by reference to name, address and eircode, all buildings or land owned by the HSE located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8993/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was rejected; if the application could be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 398 of 5 February 2025 and 183 of 20 February 2025, his views in respect of a tourism accommodation levy in light of the Minister for Finance’s reply that such a levy, if introduced, would be collected at a local level, by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8994/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to revoke S.I. No. 376/2023 in light of the Programme for Government’s commitment to utilise State lands to develop appropriate State-owned facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8995/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach the way the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4438/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach how the new disability unit within his Department will function. [4798/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of critical skills employment permits that have been granted between 2020 and 2024 and to date in 2025 for categories (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7228/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a progress update on the 40 actions detailed in Powering Prosperity – Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy which are to be completed by the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7407/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the revised and retitled Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill General Scheme will be published; if he agrees with his Departmental ministerial brief that this Bill will be of particular assistance in planning, introducing and collecting an accommodation levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7402/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify each entity which received funding from the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, by name, address, description of project, funding stream, application status, and total grant provided, located in Dublin2, 4 and 6, between 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7452/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 496 of 18 February 2025, if he can detail the specified medical criteria referred or provide a copy of the criteria upon which the assessment is made; if he can confirm that it is a medical assessor in his Department who determines whether the medical criteria is met in the first instance; if he can confirm where an application is the subject of an appeal, if a medical assessor is responsible for determining that appeal where it relates to medical criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February 2025, if he will confirm that the Department collates certain information in respect of applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7677/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on whether there is a need to enhance the community use of the playing pitches at Cathal Brugha Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6099/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he expects the report by the Defence Forces in relation to the suitability for renovation of the derelict homes owned by his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6098/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence (details supplied) submitted approximately three to four months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7175/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the works undertaken by the Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied); the progress that has been made in delivering a new apprenticeship training centre at this location; for which craft apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects by name, address and amount located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 which have received funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in relation to plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 20 February 2025, if he will inform Dublin Port, and ask the National Transport Authority (NTA) to inform Dublin Port, that the NTA has instructed a company (details supplied) in the context of their live planning application which is before An Bord Pleanála; if he will seek a report from Dublin Port, which can be furnished to this Deputy, as to whether the proposed construction of a new bridge across the River Liffey as part of the southern port access route could involve a joint project with the NTA and Transport Infrastructure Ireland to facilitate the crossing of a Luas on such a bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8989/25]

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns