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

What your Kildare South 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 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 1 Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 3 Mark Wall · Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mark Wall — Labour Party 6 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she will confirm that a court protection order that includes named children applies to all schools and should be enforced by school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9396/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if a school place can be secured for a student (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9397/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the ownership of a school (details supplied); if she will confirm the details; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9398/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to increasing the number of judges at District Court level; the current number of judges at District Court level; if he will outline the plans to increase the number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9393/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the backlog with guardianship right cases in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9394/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider a question posed by an Irish citizen (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9399/25]

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- Making known the ISME policy priorities for the program for government
The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd · 2 returns Agriculture
- To request an extension of the hedge cutting deadline until Mar 17, 2025 on the grounds that Storm Eowyn has caused major disruption to work and has exacerbated the need for hedge-cutting to be done on the grounds of safety.
- The Association of Farm Contractors in Ireland (FCI) requests the government extend the current open period for the operation of hedge maintenance on public roads and farms by 16 days up until March 17, 2025.

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to schools, or other bodies under the aegis of his Department, who are providing educational support to women and girls in Afghanistan suffering under the Taliban regime which limits females access to education; if this is an area where more can be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9706/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland can take, acting unilaterally or in tandem with European partners, to support the democracy building work of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarussian opposition leader living in exile in Lithuania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9698/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the supports Ireland can give either unilaterally, or working with European partners, to help women and girls in Afghanistan who are suffering under the rule of the Taliban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9708/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all funds owing have been recouped to Kildare County Council in respect of private serviced sites which they have developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the directions given by his Department to local authorities whereby it is guaranteed that regular communication takes place between each local government planning department and the forward planning unit within the Department of Education to meet developing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9693/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline directions given by his Department to the HSE in respect of engagement with each planning authority having regard to the need to monitor adequate medical services in local areas, including, for example, GP, dental and community care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the reason nurses working for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were not included in the pandemic special recognition payment, nurses, who were at risk during the pandemic and worked right through it and if there are any plans to reconsider service to be included in any of the four cohorts for the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9092/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the amount paid per patient to opticians who are contracted to see medical card patients; her views on whether there should be a difference in the amount paid to an optician versus an ophthalmic surgeon, where in the case of the ophthalmic surgeon, who is also contracted by the HSE to see medical card patients, does extra by dilating the patient and doing a full retinal examination, thus helping to shorten waiting lists and identifying health issues at an early stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9307/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Mental Health Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9320/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide the establishment figures for the permanent Defence Forces in each of the years 2000 to 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9695/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of bed spaces available in the Defence Forces system; the number currently occupied; the number not in regular use; the number capable of being made useable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9696/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the number of car parking spaces available at Kildare town train station prior to the current refurbishment of the car park; the number that will be available after the works are completed; what plans Irish Rail has to meet the additional demand that will arise from its being included in the new Dublin commuter zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9690/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport the current position regarding the interaction between his Department and Kildare County Council with regard to the need to provide a new bridge across the River Liffey in the vicinity of Newbridge (Droichead Nua) in order to alleviate the severe traffic congestion in this rapidly growing town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9691/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-04 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if she will detail the precise arrangements in place within her Department to ensure effective engagement, on an ongoing basis, between her forward planning unit and each local authority in order to ensure that her Department can meet the demands arising from new residential developments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9692/25]

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns