Dublin Central — week of Mon, 31 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Mar – 6 Apr 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 49 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn

2025-04-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

Housing Emergency Measures

2025-04-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

The motion · motion passed 90–72

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-01 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 95–72

Voted for 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle

2025-04-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 71–96

Voted for 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

The motion · motion passed 96–71

Voted for 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 3 votes · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 30 total

Justice 18 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16009/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the protocols that will be in place to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not inappropriately routed through accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if all unaccompanied minors be referred to Tusla immediately upon arrival under the new screening process; how this will be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16011/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the oversight mechanisms that will be in place to ensure that asylum and migration management regulation returns or deportations are not carried out in breach of Ireland’s non-refoulement obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16012/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the budget that will be allocated to fund State-assisted voluntary returns under the revised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16013/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department has sought legal advice on the compatibility of the asylum and migration management regulation procedure and border procedures with the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16014/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department plans to ensure ongoing compliance with Article 18 of the EU Charter (Right to Asylum) and international protection obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16015/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department will publish regular statistics on the number of applicants processed through each stream (standard, accelerated, inadmissible, border), and the outcomes of those procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16016/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, how his Department intend to ensure that the seven day screening process allows for adequate legal support and medical-vulnerability assessments, particularly for traumatised applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16035/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps being taken to ensure that vulnerable applicants, including victims of trafficking, torture, or LGBTQ+ individuals, are not incorrectly streamed into accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16036/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact; if applicants will have access to independent legal advice before being allocated to a specific asylum procedure stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the number of legal practitioners which have or are intended to be contracted or resourced to provide early-stage legal advice under the reformed international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16038/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the current average time between an applicant's arrival and their first legal consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16039/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his department has or intend to undertake a cost analysis on funding the legal aid board to meet increased early-stage demand under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16040/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if there will be an independent oversight body or ombudsman monitoring the implementation of the new international protection framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16051/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the steps his Department will take to ensure that attacks on proposed accommodation sites for the new reception centres are treated as threats to the rule of law, and that those responsible are held accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16116/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline, given that the new international protection screening process includes identity verification, fingerprinting, and biometric checks within seven days of arrival, if he will explain the legal and operational basis for accommodating applicants in large-scale holding centres beyond that point; if his Department has considered community-based alternatives such as regular check-ins with Gardaí, particularly for low-risk applicants, in line with best practice in rights-based migration systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16118/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if his Department intends to or has commissioned or reviewed a human rights impact assessment on the use of institutional or shared reception centres for international protection applicants, in light of the State’s historical record of harm in institutional settings - including industrial schools, Magdalene laundries, and direct provision; the guarantees he can provide that the State is not repeating a pattern of social containment and exclusion, particularly in the design and operation of new reception centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16119/25]
Children 11 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Irelands national immigration plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if her Department has or intend to undertake a capacity audit of IPAS accommodation services to assess if they can meet the demands of faster case processing and potential increases in refusal decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16041/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, when the public tender will be issued for the operation and management of new state-run reception centres under the reformed international protection process; the expected timelines for awarding those contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16052/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if her Department will publish the criteria used to evaluate bids for the management of reception centres, including standards for human rights compliance, transparency, and experience in providing trauma-informed care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16053/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, when her Department intends to publish the list of proposed or approved locations for the new State-run international protection reception centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16054/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the factors being used to determine the suitability of these locations, including access to health, education and public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16055/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if, in light of recent reports that the Government has shelved plans for emergency accommodation centres in areas where arson attacks or threats have occurred, she will clarify the criteria now being used to determine the suitability of locations for international protection accommodation and the new State reception centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16056/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department is concerned that withdrawing from certain areas in response to intimidation risks setting a precedent where illegal activity can influence or veto State policy on the placement of accommodation for international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16057/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, if it is the intention of her Department to introduce a formal community consultation protocol in advance of opening the new State-run reception and future emergency accommodation centres, in order to counter misinformation and ensure local services are supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16113/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline specific resources being allocated to local authorities and community safety partnerships to manage tensions and support integration where new reception centres are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16114/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, the measures in place to ensure that private operators or NGOs running reception centres are not incentivised to quietly withdraw from contentious locations, thereby undermining the State’s legal obligations and community integration efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16115/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has assessed the long-term impact of recent media reports that the Government has reversed the decisions to locate emergency accommodation in areas that have been subject to intimidation, local protest and/or arson on the integrity of Ireland’s international protection system; the assurances that can be given that future site selections will not be influenced by such intimidation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16117/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance the evidence framework that was used in deciding not to increase the tax on derelict properties as a means of alleviating the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/25]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 6 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 8 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she intends introducing registration for care workers and home carers, much like registration of social care workers through CORU following qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15052/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at Beaumont Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15060/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the capital budget or total capital spend at the Mater Hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15061/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to increase HSE home support hours for the elderly following a report that CHO 4 has had a waiting list of over 1,000 since 2022, which is the highest currently in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15076/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients claimed for code N08Z under the cross-border directive in 2022, 2023, and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15909/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the details of any public information campaigns undertaken to raise awareness of the use of HHC vapes, particularly with parents and within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16166/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have had treatment for eating disorders funded by the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16175/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time and length of the waiting list for children to access insulin pumps for the management of diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16336/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is investigating the potential ways to re-introduce a film tax credit for regional productions; if he would support such a tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15107/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to take to amend Ireland's obligations under Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129 and ensure that all securities licensed by the Central Bank of Ireland are not used for the financing of war efforts in Israel or any other country in the world and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16514/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of health and social care professional positions approved, and the number of social care professional positions filled, in each Cork city CDNT, from 2023 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15074/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current wait times for a child to receive an initial assessment for autism in the Cork city HSE area. [15075/25]

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Taoiseach 7 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the engagements he had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after storm Éowyn. [10820/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the progress made by his Department in reducing child poverty and promoting well-being. [10821/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [9163/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [7555/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, a statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [7556/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [9165/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will meet next. [9167/25]

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns