Kildare South — week of Mon, 24 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Mar – 30 Mar 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 17 questions · 0 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 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 1 Martin Heydon

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–88

Voted for 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 1 Martin Heydon

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme

2025-03-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–71

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

The motion · motion passed 87–70

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Triple Lock Mechanism and Irish Neutrality

2025-03-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 87–69

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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 Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Martin Heydon

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

The motion · motion passed 110–47

Voted for 2 Mark Wall · Martin Heydon

Voted against 1 Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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 7 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Rural 5 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the ongoing plans within his Department that exist to address the continuing challenges that communities in rural areas face with the cost of and access to transport services; if it will be included in a new future development strategy for rural Ireland to replace Our Rural Future; his plans for such a new strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14916/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the senior alerts scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the number of applications for the past three years; if there are plans to change or enhance the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications to date for the town and village renewal scheme for 2025; the amount of funding allocated to the scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans Government has to follow up on the Our Rural Future policy 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of funding under the community centres investment fund grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a facility closing in County Waterford (details supplied); the plans she has to keep the facility open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13726/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to consider permanent funding to support the drug related intimidation and violence engagement programme; her plans with this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14732/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role his Department takes on ensuring access to broadband and telecommunication services in rural communities; if he has plans to address the lack of coverage for both broadband and mobile signal in many areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14932/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current position on the rollout of the national broadband scheme; the coverage per county; the timeframe on areas not covered; the role his Department takes on ensuring access to broadband in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14931/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role her Department takes on the provision of early years education and care in rural communities; to outline their locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14933/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current uptake on the ECCE scheme; the number of childcare providers involved in the scheme; to provide a breakdown of these by location; what plans she has to reform or amend the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14940/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-03-25 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers due to be made redundant in County Waterford (details supplied) will be able to avail of the pay-related jobseekers benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13725/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice the current position with the community text alert scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the plans to change or enhance the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14934/25]

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Environment 2 questions
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the total expenditure by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on external consultancy services over the past five years, by year, by SEAI business unit, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14742/25]
- 2025-03-27 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of consultant reports commissioned by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland over the past five years, including the title, author, date of completion, the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14903/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education if a person (details supplied) can get assisted technology and an SNA, following refusal of the assisted technology and the school’s decision not to apply for an SNA, even though the SENO says this person falls under the guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14466/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-03-26 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether only two institutions in the country providing the early childhood education degree, the Marino Institute and the National College of Ireland, are excluded from the free fees initiative (FFI) scheme, when in fact other courses provided by these institutions are included in the FFI scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14338/25]

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns