Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 3 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 14 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 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Voted against 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Did not vote 1 Eoin Ó Broin

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Franchise Association Economic Development and Industry
- Government supports currently not available to the Business Format Franchise community in Ireland

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Environment 4 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to the report published on 10 December 2024 (details supplied) which found "a significant blind spot in Ireland’s climate action planning", resulting from a failure to include direct demand for natural gas from connections to data centres; the engagement he has had with the Environmental Protection Agency and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland on the matter; and the actions he proposes to address what the researcher termed the blind spot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9311/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has engaged with stakeholders in relation to the situation whereby grid constraints from the excessive data centre demand are negatively impacting the connection of housing to the electricity network. [10348/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on EU obligations for establishing separate textile waste collection and establish an extended producer responsibility scheme. [10346/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on progress in fulfilling the obligations in article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2023/1791 regarding a database for data centres. [10347/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes that are forecast to be delivered with the additional €450 million funding under funding streams (details supplied). [9312/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of schemes and units funded through 5 programmes and funds (details supplied) that are waiting for departmental approval; and when these decisions will be made, in tabular form. [9850/25]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to encourage more people to become post primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9248/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if people who do a postgraduate certificate in education in the north of Ireland can finish their induction in the south of Ireland; to provide details on this process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9249/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when four prefabs will be replaced at a college (details supplied). [9873/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the pilot project for a mental health crisis de-escalation team in operation in Limerick; the length of time the pilot will be running for; the funding provided to the pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9010/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice for an update on legislation regarding CCTV usage; when this legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9227/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if Deputies will sit on local community safety partnerships similar to the joint policing committees; the reason for this decision; if he will provide details of the membership of the partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9533/25]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Rural 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future plans and possible expansion of the Empowering Communities Programme.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9156/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place for the locating of a fire station in Lucan. [10437/25]