Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 3 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 36 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint (Atógáil) [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha]

2025-03-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–70

Voted for 1 James Geoghegan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 1 James Geoghegan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 1 Eoin Hayes

Voted against 2 Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 James Geoghegan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 1 James Geoghegan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 93–66

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 6 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the implementation of the well-being framework launched by his Department. [7362/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the way the new disability unit within his Department will function. [7612/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on children and education and disability will next meet. [5756/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [7613/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the total number of individuals in the prison population living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the supports that they are provided with by the prison service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9127/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if there is an adequate level of understanding of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in respect of the prison psychological service, and throughout wider staff within the Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9128/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if his attention has been brought to reports of threats and intimidation of legal practitioners and Courts Service staff from far-right activists (details supplied); his plans to address serious security concerns arising from such threats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10264/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children on CDNT waiting lists with a diagnosis or a query of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in each of the past two years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9130/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will adopt a standard criteria for the diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9129/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Foróige, National Youth Development Organisation Children and Youth Affairs
- Letter highlighting importance of including a section dedicated to youth work in the Programme for Government

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 6 votes · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Health 8 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE carries out international recruitment campaigns to recruit occupational therapists or speech and language therapists; if she will provide details of such a campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9377/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if the 34 new whole-time equivalent positions for the agencies involved in the HSE’s medicines pricing and reimbursement system, as initially prescribed in February 2023, have now been successfully filled; whether they have commenced their engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9516/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health the actions to be undertaken regarding the Programme for Government commitment to “work towards a more coordinated approach at European level, akin to the Benelux agreement, to leverage benefits similar to those achieved during the Covid-19 vaccination programme”; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9517/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the BreastCheck service to women from 40 years-of-age and over 69 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9858/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the backlog of screening times for the BreastCheck national breast cancer screening programme, including the backlog in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9859/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health what measures are being introduced to recruit and retain more health care support assistants in the HSE in view of delays in certain areas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9863/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health her plans to roll out new primary care centres in Rathmines, Terenure and Baggot Street; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10052/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will detail the current situation in relation to the former Baggot Street Hospital which has been placed on the State’s register for disposal by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10053/25]
Enterprise 4 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the transposition of the Platform Work Directive into national law; the process for the transposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9936/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a cross-departmental working group will be set up to consider the transposition of the Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9937/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will publish a public consultation inviting submissions on draft legislation transposing the Platform Work Directive. [9938/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a detailed timeline on the proposed transposition of the Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9939/25]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach for an update in relation to the establishment of the new disability unit within his Department. [6095/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach for an update in relation to establishment of the new disability unit within his Department. [6383/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach for an update in relation to establishment of the new disability unit within his Department. [7953/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the issue of ghost buses and inaccurate live communication of bus arrival times in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9172/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport if in the context of the almost 10,000 extra people who will soon live in the Poolbeg glass bottle site development, if he will support the acceleration of the extension of the Luas red line to Poolbeg as part of the NDP review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9173/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will assist in the issues raised (details supplied) to ensure the State’s investment in a new school is not damaged and the final elements can be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9709/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education for an update and timeline on the promised new build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 16 February and No. 598 of 25 February 2025, given it is possible to track journeys of individual applications, if a research sampling exercise can be undertaken to provide an answer, under each specified sub-category reflective of that research sampling, to the original question asked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9284/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update and timeline for the removal of the means test for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9860/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of funding utilised by the Higher Education Authority from the National Training Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on a study (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9993/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department could help support the Dublin city task force recommendation for a meanwhile-use strategy for privately owned lands in Dublin city centre to utilise the city’s vacant space for musical, artistic and cultural events, artists workspaces, community spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10058/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether the Six Nations tournament should be a designated event that remains free-to-air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the HSE carries out international recruitment campaigns to recruit occupational therapists or speech and language therapists; if she will provide details of such a campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9376/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-05 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on an application for Carrowteige community water connection in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9861/25]

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