Kildare North — week of Mon, 3 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 20 questions · 3 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 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 1 Aidan Farrelly

Voted against 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Did not vote 1 Réada Cronin

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 6 votes · 9 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Tourism 4 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has engaged with Fáilte Ireland in respect of a building in Dublin city centre (details supplied); the amount expended by Failte Ireland on maintaining the integrity of the building on an annual basis since it closed to-date in 2025; if the OPW has been consulted in respect of the building since it closed to-date and if there has been an expressions of interest in utilising the building by any public and or private body in 2024 and to-date in 2025. [9723/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide further details in respect of his plans to review spending by bodies under his remit and-or aegis. [9994/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to address the issue of price gouging in the tourism sector in the context the State hosting high-profile international sporting events and performances. [9995/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to continue funding for the basic income for the arts scheme announced as part of Budget 2025 beyond the current three-year pilot scheme; his plans to establish permanency in respect of this funding; if it will apply to the same cohort of artists who are currently recipients of the payment or if there will be a new application process for all eligible artists; if the scheme be expanded to assist recipients outside of the pilot scheme; the timeline for when applications will be invited from interested artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he and or his officials and or Defence Forces personnel have communicated to any of their Ministerial or Departmental colleagues and or third parties in respect of drone delivery operations and or operators in the context of Casement Aerodrome in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025; the nature of those communications; and if such operations are included on his and or Defence Forces risk register. [9142/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of fighter jets the Government intends to purchase; if he will provide the make and model of the aircraft; the estimated cost of each aircraft; the hourly cost of flight per aircraft; the type of munitions these aircraft will have capability to carry; the circumstances in which the aircraft will be permitted to reach and exceed the speed of sound; the number of personnel that will be required to maintain these new aircraft; the number of these personnel will be in addition to those currently employed by the Air Corps; the cost of hiring and retaining additional personnel per annum; if they will be based at Casement Aerodrome; the plans in place to mitigate the considerable additional noise pollution that will be generated by these aircraft for the residents of the neighbouring communities compared to the Air Corps’ current aircraft, if he has engaged with either management of Shannon or Dublin Airports in respect of basing the aircraft at those locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-2025. [4927/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number and value of claims by Gardaí that were injured during the course of their duties, processed by the State Claims Agency, in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [9216/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has paid each external security company to provide security personnel at Intreo offices to date in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the contract with each security company due to expire, in tabular form. [10439/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Galway Regional Youth Federation Company Limited by Guarantee Children and Youth Affairs
- Young people and youth workers visited Leinster House
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 Lawless — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will examine timelines for the further reductions in child care costs under the national childcare scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9792/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to examine the issue of childcare shortages (details supplied); her plans to resolve this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10363/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the provision of extra ASD school places in north County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9793/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- Making known the ISME policy priorities for the program for government

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Education the reason there is a shortage of Home Economics teachers currently; how her Department plans to address this issue as schools have been left without teachers for Home Economics classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10260/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 20 February 2025, how a decision was made to award the contract in question since demonstrating compliance with planning law was a mandatory requirement of his Department’s own request for tender and as it would have been evident to his Department that this requirement could not be met by the tenderer because the relevant planning authority, Kildare County Council, had already determined the proposal to be in breach of planning law. [10259/25]

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education the reason members of Dáil Éireann are prohibited from being members of an education or training board and, therefore, a board of management under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013, 34 (b); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9028/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education the status of progress of the development of a school (details supplied). [9029/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health for an update regarding the proposed primary care centre in Maynooth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10050/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to expand GP services in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10051/25]

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a location (details supplied) has been earmarked as a site intended for an International Protection Accommodation Services site; if there will be community consultation regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9813/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department received an offer from a person (details supplied) for an International Protection Accommodation Services centre at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9814/25]