Dublin South-Central — week of Mon, 24 Feb

What your Dublin South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Feb – 2 Mar 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 37 questions · 1 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 Catherine Ardagh

Voted against 3 Aengus Ó Snodaigh · Jen Cummins · Máire Devine

Aengus Ó Snodaigh — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 21 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 21 total

Tourism 8 questions
- 2025-02-25 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán i gcomhthéacs an tiomantais atá léirithe sa Chlár Rialtais i leith naisc a chothú agus a leathnú le hollscoileanna fud fad an domhain a dhéanann an Ghaeilge a mhúineadh, an bhfuil aon teagmháil déanta aige le Ollscoil Notre Dame faoin bhfógra go ndéanfar Roinn Teanga agus Litríocht na Gaeilge a dhúnadh ag deireadh na bliana acadúla seo chun cur i gcoinne an dúnta nó chun a chinntiú go leanfaidh teagasc agus taighde sa Ghaeilge ar ardchaighdeán san institiúid úd; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7296/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether the review that is taking place into governance within his Department will be external and time-bound; the scope of the review; who is to conduct the review; the timeframe he intends for the review to complete; and if he will commit to publishing the review in full once it is concluded. [8592/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will offer his full support to the Arts Council’s efforts to recoup costs incurred by the IT project through legal redress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8695/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify any positions relating to IT which the Arts Council sought to establish or fill since 2018 and required clearance for from a Government Department, as well as the length of time it took for such a request from the Arts Council to be granted clearance to do so by the relevant Department and the reason for that length of time; what the role was of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8696/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will clarify the meaning of the ‘lessons learnt programme’ conducted in the Arts Council following the incorrect correspondence promising Next Generation Awards funding which had to be rescinded, as outlined in the 2023 Annual Report he recently signed off for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8742/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline the composition of the project steering group overseeing the Arts Council’s IT project throughout its existence; and the representation his Department had on the group. [8743/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will identify the most senior official in his Department who was aware of the Arts Council IT project problems prior to receipt of the 2023 Annual Report in summer 2024; how early they knew about the problems; and the reasons they decided not to inform the then Minister or Secretary General of the waste of almost €7 million. [8745/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will publish in full all correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project and its problems since it received sign-off from the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in 2019. [8746/25]
Public Expenditure 5 questions
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer informed the then Minister of the review conducted on the Arts Council digital transformation programme in 2024 or of the issues raised by the Arts Council in 2023, if so when and if not why not; what issues were raised by the Arts Council with the officer in late 2023; and will he publish the review conducted by the Office. [8421/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the safeguards and oversight procedures, if any, that are put in place by his Department to monitor the projects of State agencies following sign-off on expenditure by the Department, and if his Department's officials followed up with the Arts Council following the sign-off provided to its digital transformation programme in 2019. [8422/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will identify any positions relating to IT which the Arts Council sought to establish or fill since 2018 and required clearance from a Government Department, as well as the length of time it took for such a request from the Arts Council to be granted clearance to do so by the relevant Department and the reason for that length of time; what the role was of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8697/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform what representation his Department had on the project steering group overseeing the Arts Council’s IT project which received sign-off from his Department; what knowledge or personal sign-off did the then-Minister and Secretary General at the time have when sign-off was conducted in 2019 and again when the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer in his Department conducted a review in early 2024; and what specific conditions were attached to the sign-off provided to the Arts Council IT project in 2019. [8744/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish in full every correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project and its problems since it received sign-off from his Department in 2019. [8747/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the school planning areas, by the number of Irish medium primary schools, the total number of primary schools, the number of Irish medium secondary schools and the total number of secondary schools, in tabular form. [8306/25]
- 2025-02-27 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé i gceist aici moltaí na tuarascála a rinne Comhchoiste Oireachtais na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge sa Dáil dheireanach a chur i bhfeidhm maidir le Córas Bronnta na nDíolúintí i leith na Gaeilge agus ar shonraíocht T1 agus T2 na hArdteistiméireachta don Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8501/25]
- 2025-02-27 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé i gceist aici a chinntiú go gcloífear leis an ngeallúint do dhaltaí Gaelscoile i gceantair Bhaile Átha Cliath 2, 4, 6 agus 8 go mbeidh Gaelcholáiste acu le tosú ann i scoilbhlian 2026-2027 i gcomhthéacs an diúltaithe atá déanta ag scoil ainmnithe (sonraí tugtha) don réiteach a bhí fógartha ag a Roinn; an dtabharfaidh sí sonrú ar na céimeanna atá beartaithe aici a ghlacadh chun réiteach a aimsiú chomh luath agus is féidir; an mbeidh cruinniú aici leis an mbrúghrúpa Gaelcholáiste 2468 go luath; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [8502/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection when the carer's allowance means-test will be scrapped. [6763/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration is being given to doubling the training and development grant associated for each community employment participant, given the general increase in cost of materials and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6764/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-02-25 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige cé mhéad maoiniú atá curtha ar fáil ag a Roinn do sheirbhísí luathóige trí mheán na Gaeilge; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aici an maoiniú sin a mhéadú i gcomhthéacs na gciorraithe atá fógartha ag Foras na Gaeilge le déanaí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [6591/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to assist a person (details supplied) who needs a residential placement, universally agreed by them and their family and all the medical and clinical professionals working with them. [7161/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of active and inactive members of each of the branches of the Defence Forces, for each of the past 20 years, and the establishment numbers which is the target number for the Defence Forces in those years. [5286/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Catherine Ardagh — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Children 6 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number, by month of the number of enduring power of attorney that have entered into force, that is, have been activated pursuant to section 71C of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8135/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been registered pursuant to section 69 of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, by month, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8136/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been completed, that is, application for registration submitted pursuant to section 68(1) of the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015, as amended as of 31 January 2025, since the Decision Support Service's establishment, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8137/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of applications for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that are active on the Decision Support Service system as of 31 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8138/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the total number, by month of applications, for the creation of an enduring power of attorney that have been attempted or begun or initiated in any way on the DSS portal, in the period 1 January 2024 up to 1 January 2025, but in respect of which there has been no user activity for a period in excess of six weeks and where the application remains uncompleted, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details, by reference to the period during the period 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025, of the average processing time form the point of submission of an application to the point of the registration of an enduring power of attorney for both online and paper applications for an application for the registration of an enduring power of attorney; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8140/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education the total number of times section 37a of the Education Act 1998 was used; the reasoning for its use, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8951/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education the schedule of building works of autism units and special schools being carried out and completed to ensure provision for special education school places for September 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8952/25]
- 2025-02-27 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Education to provide details, by reference to building works of autism units and special schools scheduled for completion between June 2025 to September 2025, if these works are on schedule to be completed by September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8953/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [7808/25]
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [7809/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the total number of insurance companies operating in Ireland that are registered with the Central Bank. [8206/25]
- 2025-02-26 Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Finance the name of all insurance companies that have signed up to the voluntary code published by an organisation (details supplied) which removes the requirement for consumers to disclose a previous cancer diagnosis after a period of seven years for adults or in the case of children, five years, in tabular form. [8207/25]

Jen Cummins — Social Democrats 1 vote · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Sex Offenders (Amendment) (Coercive Control) Bill 2023; if the Bill will be prioritised within the current Dáil term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/25]

Máire Devine — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of and acknowledges that adolescents in the inner cities face harrowing challenges in their environments due to inequality and disadvantage; her views on whether the term “age-friendly cities” must be expanded to include in particular adolescents who presently have no input into the amenities and features in their surroundings and are often left with little to no safe activities to avoid falling into troublesome behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7740/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-02-25 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice the position of stadiums under new alcohol licence laws (details supplied); and if he intends to amend the draft legislation to include these stadiums. [7224/25]