Waterford — week of Mon, 3 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Waterford TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Mar – 9 Mar 2025 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 30 questions · 2 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 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Waste in Public Expenditure

2025-03-05 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 56–102

Voted for 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Voted against 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

The motion · motion passed 90–69

Voted for 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-03-04 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 John Cummins · Mary Butler

Voted against 2 Conor D McGuinness · David Cullinane

Conor D McGuinness — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad atá á dhéanamh chun dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim thithíochta sna ceantair Ghaeltachta. [10111/25]
- 2025-03-06 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil imní air mar gheall ar an easpa Oifig Poist i nGaeltacht na nDéise le nach mór bliain anuas – an tseirbhís stáit deireanach a bhí ar fáil sa cheantair Gaeltachta seo, an oibreoidh sé le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta chun scéim dá chuid a athrú nó a leathnú ionas gur féidir tacú le saincheadúnaí an tseirbhís a chur ar fáil, nó an gcuirfidh sé scéim nua ar bun é féin chun seirbhís Oifig Poist a athbhunú i nGaeltacht na nDéise. [10110/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health her views on the worry and deep frustration of families and individuals in County Waterford and across rural Ireland about the shortage of GPs and the consequent difficulties being experienced by many patients accessing timely GP care, especially in rural communities. [10113/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned about ongoing delays in approving the application for a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford city; and her views on whether it acceptable that Waterford is the only city in the State, and the south east the only region, without such a service. [10828/25]

David Cullinane — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Health 23 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of adults and children, and separately, the number of special care patients, adult and children, who are on dental surgery waiting lists, in tabular form; the breakdown by waiting timeband and by county; the number on waiting lists for dental surgery under general anaesthesia; and the median waiting time for each. [9553/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of public dentists who can provide public dental services for public dental waiting lists by location, in tabular form; the number and details of each location which provides services; and the staffing composition of each service. [9554/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if there is an avenue for people on public dental waiting lists to be provided with access to community or private providers. [9555/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of intensive care and high-dependency unit beds across the State, by hospital; the number of beds sanctioned per hospital; the number of additional beds planned per hospital; and the timeframe for delivery in each case, in tabular form. [9557/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of days in 2024 on which ICU occupancy exceeded 90%, 95%, and 100%, at each relevant public hospital, including statutory and voluntary, across the State, in tabular form. [9558/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists, consultants in dentistry, dental surgeons, orthodontists and other dental care workers who were employed by the HSE, at the end of each year from 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [9562/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the targets set for each year by the National Ambulance Service for implementation of its workforce and capacity review, in tabular form; and the progress against such targets for each year since the commencement of the strategy. [9563/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the review of gender healthcare and the development of an updated clinical model for services; the timeframe for completion of this work; and the staging posts remaining in completing this work. [9564/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the funded HRT scheme announced in Budget 2025; what discussions her officials have had with the Irish Pharmacy Union in relation to the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9853/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on whether injectable semaglutide medicines will be made available to obesity patients on the drugs payment scheme before the end of the year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9854/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing shortage of prescription packs (60 tablets) of soluble Solpadine, not to be confused with the over-the-counter packs available without prescription available in 12 and 24 tablets; if officials from her Department have discussed the shortage with the HPRA or manufacturer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9855/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the introduction of pharmacist prescribing; what recommendations from the expert taskforce have been achieved so far; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9857/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of disciplinary procedures taken against staff of National Ambulance Service for contacting managers out-of-hours and the policy as it relates to contacting management out of hours. [10044/25]
- 2025-03-05 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of National Ambulance Service roster polices as it relates to local rosters and regional rosters; the service’s plans as it relates to regional rosters [10045/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will publish the review of specialist cardiac services; when she will publish a comprehensive cardiovascular health strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10077/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has ensured that plans are in place to safely and appropriately staff the new children’s hospital to ensure there are no delays following handover from the contractor and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10078/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health when she will implement paramedic specialist grades for the National Ambulance Service; to provide an update on the review of roles and responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10083/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will deliver a genuinely free hormone replacement therapy scheme similar to the universal contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10082/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status of adult safeguarding legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10086/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she will fund the expansion of Jigsaw services to ensure that no county is without a Jigsaw primary mental health care service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10085/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to deliver a seven-day health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10084/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 17 October 2024, if he will provide an update on the replacement of an ophthalmologist and the current status of services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10253/25]
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on each of the following HSE campaigns (details supplied) in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [10384/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport his position on funding for transport infrastructure upgrades in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8754/25]
- 2025-03-04 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport if he will deliver funding for the N24 and N25 upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8753/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-06 Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice the average timeline for each stage in the recruitment of a new Garda, from application to job offer, by county, in tabular form. [10262/25]

John Cummins — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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

Mary Butler — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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