Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 31 Mar

Barry Heneghan — Independent 6 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Education 5 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will engage directly with a school regarding the urgent need for an on-site, after-school service for all students attending the school; if she recognises the significant strain on working parents due to the lack of after-school care; and if she will consider introducing a transport scheme to help families access alternative providers where local options are unavailable. [15760/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education if her Department is assessing the case for urgent action in respect of the health and safety concerns regarding the condition of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15762/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the actions she is taking to expand mental health supports in primary and secondary schools, including the provision of structured training and resources for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16177/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD places in primary and secondary schools in the Dublin Bay north area for each year from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the plans to increase capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16258/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education for a list of all primary and secondary schools in Dublin Bay north including their full address, in tabular form. [16259/25]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of coastal flood defences in Dublin Bay; the amount that has been allocated to improving coastal defences over the next ten years given the increased threat of coastal flooding due to climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16265/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the employment rate of people with disabilities across the civil service. [6434/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to review or update the integrated pension scheme, not only for Defence Forces personnel but also for other frontline public sector workers, including Gardaí, firefighters, and nurses, given ongoing concerns that younger members of these professions may not receive their full pensions upon retirement due to the structure of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6034/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s response to Israel breaking the ceasefire and launching new phase of aggression against innocent civilians living in Gaza and in southern Lebanon. [15540/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s response to the devastating earthquake in Myanmar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16505/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, if she will confirm whether or not supports and services including advocacy are provided to adults aged over 26 years that were in Tusla or health board or HSE accommodation as a child, including disability residential homes; and if so, if she will provide details of same. [15761/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to deal the lack of childcare spaces in Dublin Bay north; to provide the number of childcare facilities in Dublin Bay north; the projected need for childcare spaces from 2025 to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16264/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to comment on recent suggestions that there will be no further reductions in student fees, which contrasts with the commitment to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government in the Programme for Government; if he can give reassurances that this commitment remains a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15759/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in light of the 20% recruitment target in the Official Languages Acts for the State system, if his Department has spoken to any university regarding third-level courses through the medium of Irish, and training in the language available to students across the country; and if so, when we can expect that at least 5% of third-level courses will be available through Irish, as demanded by the Irish Students' Union (details supplied). [16507/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16260/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the targeted measures being introduced to address the growing issue of drug supply to minors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the HPV vaccination catch-up programme to include additional year groups under the age of 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16262/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she supports free car parking for patients attending hospital; whether the Government could provide the income that would be lost if this measure was implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16512/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the other tariffs that the United States could impose that could deeply impact the Irish economy, excluding pharmaceutical exports. [16086/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the preparations his Department has undertaken to protect the Irish economy from potential US tariffs, specifically those that target the pharmaceutical industry. [16085/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent meeting with the United States president; and if will address the key outtakes from the discussions regarding Irish-US current and future relations. [12433/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on what proactive measures are being implemented to address the increasing prevalence of speeding e-scooters and e-bikes in public pedestrian laneways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the name of the provider that currently holds the largest contract for delivering hot school meals to primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16181/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide greater details of plans to set up a local government taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will commission a report to investigate the benefits of using oyster farms to tackle water pollution in Dublin Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16506/25]

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 6 votes · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Finance 6 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he intends to take action that will assist first time buyers who cannot secure a mortgage on a one-bed apartment due to the lower loan-to-value limit on these homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15629/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the mitigation measures his Department will implement given the recent ESRI working paper on the impact of deglobalisation and protectionism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16440/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16239/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16240/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that owners of vacant commercial property are not able to write off their commercial rates obligations as business expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16241/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16337/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health her plans to fund a community neurorehabilitation team for the north Dublin area as promised in 2019, in order to provide access to vital therapies for people living with neurological conditions throughout north Dublin; if she is aware that the north Dublin area, the location of the National Neuroscience Centre in Beaumont Hospital, and the Major National Trauma Centre in the Mater Hospital, does not have a neurorehabilitation team in the community for these patients when they return home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15315/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will take action to expedite a fair deal application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16324/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure the fees paid to pharmacists are increased (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16460/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will address the medicine shortages that are forcing pharmacists to source expensive unlicensed medicines for patients with medical cards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16461/25]
Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase the core funding for higher education institutions and ensure that it is index linked going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the free fees initiative to the BSc programmes in education studies and early childhood education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15704/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that Marino Institute of Education is recognised as eligible for the various additional funding streams provided for by the HEA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15705/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that Marino Institute of Education is allocated devolved grant funding for campus maintenance and sustainability initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15706/25]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach for an update in respect of the programme plan for child well-being. [12275/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with transport will meet next. [12276/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing will next meet. [12277/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare applicant (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15402/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to increase the upper age limit for domiciliary care allowance eligibility from 16 to 18 years old; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15423/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the extension of the homeowner's once-off payment in respect of 2024 mortgage interest payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16339/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is scope for a person (detailed supplied) to qualify for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering revising the price ceiling for the first home scheme in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if it can be ensured that a person’s (details supplied) travel document renewal is processed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps being taken to examine ways to enforce age verification obligations on online service providers and hold them to account for failure to do so, as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the recent investigation by an organisation (details supplied); if he will take action on the animal rights violations it exposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15697/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will give consideration to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to assessments of needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15555/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15867/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of new special schools and special classes that have been sanctioned in Dublin bay north for the 2025-2026 school year; if all of these will be open and operational by September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16467/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the status of the Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16340/25]

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a place in a designated special school will be secured for a person for September 2025 for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16000/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a fair deal scheme application for a person (details supplied); if she is aware that this delay resulted in the expiration of the ten weeks of approved transitional care funding, resulting in this applicant’s family receiving a bill for over €12,000 in costs thus far; if the Minister will ensure this fair deal scheme application is processed urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16272/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 6 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [7636/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent discussions with President Zelenskyy. [9837/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the new projects that will be delivered under the Shared Island scheme in the next five years. [9838/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance if he is concerned by the contraction of the domestic economy as shown by the quarterly national accounts for the final quarter of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way Ireland’s taxation system could help citizens mitigate risks with regard to the impact of climate change as identified in the Climate Change Risk Matrix as published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to expand the warmer homes scheme to people who live in a property held in trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health whether in light of HIQA’s determination that the shingles vaccine is not cost-effective for those over the age of 50, she will consider instead offering the vaccine free of charge to those over 65; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16482/25]

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 12 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 12 total

Justice 8 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of offenders who served their full sentence in respect of convictions for criminal offences; and the number of offenders who served half of their sentence in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 where additional sentence has been handed down by the courts. [15436/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for dog fouling in each of the four Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15437/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for littering in each of the four Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15438/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of scramblers that have been seized in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15439/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for dangerous, reckless and careless driving on scrambler bikes in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15440/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users carrying no insurance in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15441/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users wearing no helmet in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15442/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice the number of prosecutions for scrambler bike users driving against the flow of traffic in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15443/25]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 10 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16094/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he has any plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16095/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the proposed new divisional Garda headquarters at Northern Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants that have not shown up for driving tests in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [15435/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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