Dublin North-West — week of Mon, 24 Feb

What your Dublin North-West TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 18 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 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 1 Rory Hearne

Did not vote 1 Dessie Ellis

Dessie Ellis — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of the waiting list is for a child to see a children’s disability network team for a child resident in Finglas, Ballymun, Whitehall and Beaumont; and when a child (details supplied) will be seen by the CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7176/25]

Paul McAuliffe — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated by his Department to local authorities to process the croí cónaithe grants; and the number of additional staff allocated to vacant property units in local authorities. [7197/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Dublin City Council has requested additional staffing support for the vacant property unit for the purpose of processing croí cónaithe grant applications. [7198/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total value of croí cónaithe grants paid out in 2024 compared to the total amount of funding available. [7199/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if transport will be provided to the central remedial clinic in the case of a person (details supplied). [8537/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to grandparents that look after their grandchildren on a full-time basis; if she is planning additional supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8750/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce an enhanced "DEIS Plus" programme for schools in areas of high deprivation. [8371/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the expected timeline for delivery of the additional school accommodation scheme project and the review of the stage 2b report for a school (details supplied). [6815/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the number of people waiting to see an orthopaedic consultant in the Mater Hospital; the number of those waiting for six months or more; the number of those waiting for one year or more; and when they expect waiting times to be reduced. [7252/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the anomaly in communication from his Department in relation to tachographs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8522/25]

Rory Hearne — Social Democrats 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department conducted research to inform the Government decision not to re-introduce a ban on no fault evictions; if so, if he will make this research publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of spending by the Land Development Agency in the years 2023 and 2024, including a breakdown of that spending by type/area of expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8185/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all local authorities have furnished details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers; if so, if he will outline this information, by local authority; the number of actions and fines issued under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for each respective local authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the changes he intends to make based on this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8823/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the child poverty and well-being programme in his Department. [4622/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on work being done in respect of early diagnosis interventions and access to services as referenced in the Disability chapter of the Programme for Government. [6427/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the number of properties subject to the vacant homes tax (details supplied); the measures being taken to increase the effectiveness of this tax in respect of bringing vacant properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education if work is being done to establish a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a child-centred, school-based service across occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, and psychology in primary schools in the Ballymun area, given current levels of need; if she will engage with the Ballymun Implementation Board established by the Government in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8184/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice if he will meet with the Ballymun Implementation Board; if a senior official from his Department will be appointed to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8186/25]