Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 24 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Mar – 30 Mar 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 26 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024: Céim an Choiste

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Voted against 1 Grace Boland

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 1 Louise O'Reilly

Voted against 1 Grace Boland

Did not vote 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality

2025-03-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 2 Louise O'Reilly · Robert O'Donoghue

Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 4(2)) (Scheme Termination Date) Order 2025

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–109

Voted for 1 Louise O'Reilly

Voted against 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

The motion · motion passed 110–47

Voted for 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

Voted against 1 Louise O'Reilly

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 7 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages the need for supports for farmers and Irish food producers in the event of the introduction or increase of tariffs on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the efforts to support generational transfer of Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail the work of his Department on achieving a greater gender balance in apprenticeships; the take-up of the supports to help achieve a better balance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13382/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work of his Department with stakeholders regarding the use and adoption of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13383/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the financial supports available for schools that are struggling to fund the everyday running costs such as utilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14335/25]
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education the financial supports available to primary schools (details supplied) that are struggling to pay utility bills due to the capitation grant of over €100,000 not keeping at pace with rising utility costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14336/25]
Rural 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress of developing a national funding platform to provide a verified source of the funding provided to third sector organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14101/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the status of the Empowering Communities Programme, which is designed to combat disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14100/25]

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Rural 5 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to address economic and social inequality in 2025 in urban and rural areas; the initiatives he will undertake within his Department; and if he plans to progress funding for same. [14510/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the new rural development plan given that the current plan, Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, expires in 2025. [14509/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available for local authorities in developing 'Town Centre First Plans'; how these plans will be funded; the number that have been progressed; and how success is measured in implementation of these plans. [14508/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to address the need to resource and future-proof the public participation network by ensuring adequate core funding and staff resourcing to meet their workload. [14513/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider an initiative to enhance skill building in communities without a community association or centre. [14507/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Polio Survivors Ireland Social Protection
- PQ to extend cost of disability payment to those on the state pension with disabilities

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 6 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that women have always been integral to the family farm but that their crucial role has often not been fully recognised or acknowledged, if he will implement the recommendations of the report “Highlighting Pathways to Empower Rural Women to Have Sustainable and Equitable Livelihoods in Farming"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13824/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the ongoing funding deficiencies in State marine infrastructure, particularly in counties like Donegal, which has 155 piers and harbours to maintain (details supplied); to outline plans to increase investment in marine infrastructure to support both local economies and tourism development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13825/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the significant disparity between the forward malting barley price offered by a company (details supplied) of €240/t and the €300/t sought by growers, and considering the fears raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding transparency in the pricing mechanism, if he will direct the Office of the Agri-Food Regulator to investigate whether fair pricing and transparency exist within the malting barley supply chain, from farm to final product; the measures his Department will take to ensure that malting barley growers receive a sustainable return on their produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13827/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address concerns around declining numbers of young people entering farming, particularly in light of financial uncertainty and environmental pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13823/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the ongoing delay in updating the TAMS reference costs, which has been flagged by an organisation (details supplied) as creating uncertainty and delaying investment in essential farm infrastructure, to provide a definitive timeline for the completion of this review; the measures his Department will take to ensure that grant aid reflects actual material costs, such as concrete and steel, to support farmers in making necessary improvements, particularly in areas related to water quality and slurry storage; and the discrepancies in the TAMS dairy equipment scheme’s terms and conditions regarding grant aid for multiple robotic milking machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13826/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason an eight-year-old child (details supplied) is facing an 18-month wait for an initial speech and language assessment; the immediate steps that will be taken to address the excessive waiting times for children requiring essential developmental support; if the child will be given urgent access to speech and language therapy given their age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13317/25]
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage level of staffing in each Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) in Fingal; the average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a child referred to each CDNT at the current staffing level in Fingal; and the estimated average wait time, in months, for a first appointment for a child referred to each CDNT in Fingal if staffing were at 100%, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14109/25]
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the Government's plan to introduce a maximum fee of €200 for early childhood and education places; how her Department intends to manage this fee reduction; and what measures will be in place to support providers to implement this while maintaining quality and ensuring affordability for parents. [14244/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications given that our country has banned fracking due to its well-documented impacts on public health and the environment, how he justifies the importation of fracked gas from the United States, where communities have suffered severe health and environmental consequences from this practice; if he will ensure that our energy policies do not contribute to the harms we have deemed unacceptable within our own borders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm the commitment to delivering the MetroLink project, particularly in relation to its role in improving public transport access for north County Dublin; if he will provide an updated timeline for its approval and construction; if he will outline any measures being taken to prevent further delays and cost escalations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13394/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education given that children are accessing access and inclusion model support in early years settings, if she will clarify that these figures are being used when determining allocations for primary school ASD classrooms, special needs assistant support and resource teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13861/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans being considered to extend the proposed permanent annual cost of disability support payment to individuals who are in receipt of the State pension, given that disability-related expenses do not cease at 66; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13873/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health to provide a list the recommended services that should be available in a primary health care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14776/25]