Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 24 Feb

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 59 questions · 2 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 1 Grace Boland

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

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 1 vote · 34 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 34 total

Tourism 11 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the announcements for the Sports Capital Grants for 2025 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the maximum grant that will be awarded through the sports capital grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7481/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a sports club can make applications through the sports capital grant scheme two years in a row; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7482/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department offers funding or grants to encourage women into and to remain in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department offers funding outside of the capital grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures his Department is undertaking to encourage more female representation on political TV and radio segments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7683/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the data sources his Department has used to estimate the availability of 10,000 properties currently available in the short-term letting market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8818/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the data sources his Department has used to estimate there are 10,000 short-term properties that could be made available in the long-term letting market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8819/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how often the data on short-term letting properties are updated and revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8820/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide the location, size and ownership of the short-term properties available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8821/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the factors considered when reducing the numbers of short-term letting properties from 12,000 to 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8822/25]
Education 7 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education for an update on the delivery of SET rooms approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7620/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the work her Department has undertaken to plan for a new school building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7621/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if schools can apply for funding to create and improve sensory rooms they create in their existing school buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7622/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has been sanctioned to open autism classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7623/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if there is remit in the school bus transport scheme to consider Educate Together schools as a form of ethos; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7624/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the work her Department has undertaken to provide a Gaelcholáiste in Swords to meet the needs of the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7625/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education if her Department provides transportation funding for children with special education needs who have to travel to attend an early years education setting appropriate for their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7629/25]
Health 5 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations her Department is engaged with to deliver selumetinib in a cost-effective manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7627/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists registered to accept medical card patients in Dublin Fingal west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7628/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the elective hospital planned for the Connolly Hospital campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8813/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the plans her Department is working on for the expansion of the paediatric services offered in Connolly Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8814/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health her plans for the investment in women’s health for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8815/25]
Children 4 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department's plans to reduce the number of children waiting longer than three months for their assessment of need in CHO 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7572/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her Department's plans for decreasing the number of vacancies on the Balbriggan and Swords children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7551/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has undertaken a review of the ECCE funding provided to the sector with a view to increasing the rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7485/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the waiting lists for CDNT in all CHO regions, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7681/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the changes he may make to the residential land zone tax to allow active farmers continue farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7477/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the mechanisms in place for farmers to seek de-zoning of their land to exempt from them from liability to the residential land zone tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7478/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance if there will be conditions attached to de-zoning requests from farmers in order to qualify for de-zoning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications Fingal County Council received for the Power Up grant in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8816/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications for the Power Up grant deemed eligible for support by Fingal County Council in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide direct flights between Dublin and India given the increasing numbers travelling every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7476/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will undertake a review of the planning permission required for people who wish to build log cabins on their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7626/25]

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Social 12 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that persons wishing to become funeral/wedding celebrants who hold a Master's in chaplaincy are required to undertake a course at considerable expense to be entitled to become a celebrant; if he will examine an exemption from this for holders of relevant qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7566/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time, by payment, in tabular form. [8228/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional needs payments and the number disallowed in 2019 and in 2024, by category, in tabular form. [8229/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the mean and maximum waiting times for additional needs payment, by county, in tabular form. [8230/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to reduce application waiting times for social welfare payments. [8360/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms of the widow's or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or cohabiting couples, and the judgment of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2024; the expected timeline in terms of the legislative changes that are required in respect of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to abolish the means test for the carer’s allowance; if this will be phased out; if he can provide a detailed timeline for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection how Healthy Ireland nutrition standards and specific dietary requirements are enforced in the school meals programme. [8362/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he has taken to ensure storm readiness and to support those impacted by storms given the recent issues that arose in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. [8361/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the renewal of public services cards needs to be done in person and no longer via phone or online; if he will consider facilitating online or over the phone renewals for public service cards, given the challenges this poses for anyone with reduced mobility or for elderly people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8365/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered additional staffing given increased applications for additional needs payments. [8364/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration could be given to the provision of free transport to those in emergency accommodation. [8363/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what funding is in place for persons needing to access residential placements for family members living in Fingal west; if she will detail the application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7567/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that the legislation governing the regulation of childminders means that they cannot employ any additional staff members to work in their home to assist with children with challenging behaviour/holiday cover, and so on; if she will be updating the legislation to cover this eventuality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7568/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that pupils attending a school (details supplied) living in Naul and Swords cannot access school transport, and that Bus Éireann has exhausted all options for these pupils and they still have no school transport; if she has any plans to provide this additional route; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7565/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the position of sports facilities (details supplied) under new alcohol licencing laws; if he intends to amend the draft legislation to include these stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7403/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Polio Survivors Ireland Social Protection
- Annual Cost of Disability Payment

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 1 vote · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if since 1 January 2020 any officials of his Department, or board or council members of any public body under his aegis or employee thereof, or board or council member of any publicly funded body under his aegis or employee thereof, has received funding from his Department or those bodies in excess of €7,500 to attend any executive education or chartered director education in Ireland or overseas; if so, if full procurement rules were followed in each case; if value for money was considered; if reimbursement in the event of early departure terms were agreed and honoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7691/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the development of the National Biomethane Strategy; the progress to date; if a revised timelines exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7692/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS or AEOS farm inspections per county carried out in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the number of visits commenced by arrival at the family home; the earliest time in the day for such an inspection; the latest time in the evening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7693/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice the position of sports facilities (details supplied) under new alcohol licence laws; if he intends to amend the draft legislation to include these stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7352/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice if there are still proposals to legislate for “Jennie’s Law”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8732/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts to make dental treatment available again, free of charge, to medical card holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8085/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to report on progress on any negotiations between the HSE and (details supplied) in relation to the price of the drug Selumetinib (Koselugo), an important drug for the treatment of neurofibromatosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8086/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education when the new special unit for autism in a school (details supplied) will be ready for opening given the building and staffing are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7731/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of providers currently accessing the Core funding steam for early childhood and education services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8731/25]

New lobbying 1 return

IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG Arts
- Sharing of information on IMRO, its activities, objectives and its policy proposals