Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 31 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Mar – 6 Apr 2025 · 5 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 for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Housing Emergency Measures

2025-04-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

The motion · motion passed 90–72

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-01 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle

2025-04-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 71–96

Voted for 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

The motion · motion passed 96–71

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of Cheeverstown House, Templeogue, Dublin 6W; if it is ultimately planned to wind down and close this facility, or whether it will it continue to be a much-needed centre for people with additional needs in the locality; if there are any plans to re-open the swimming pool and hall; whether the HSE have a long-term plan for the Cheeverstown House site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15772/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider extending the deposit return scheme to other waste materials, such as glass bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15886/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the updated guidelines for flexitime arrangements for public and civil service workers will be published; if he intends resuming flexi-time arrangements for public sector workers that were in place prior to the temporary suspension introduced during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15888/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health for an update on the free HRT scheme announced in Budget 2025; when the scheme will commence for qualifying patients; if she will arrange for women who should have benefited from the scheme since 1 January 2025 to be reimbursed any expenses accrued up to the formal commencement of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15887/25]

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health to review hospital car-parking charges for certain cohorts of patient (details supplied) [15036/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health is she aware that once cancer treatment is completed, some patients are prescribed high tech medication for which the HSE can only allow a three-month script, meaning patients have to go into the hospital every three months just to get a prescription; and if she sees any practical way of overcoming this costly and time-consuming inconvenience. [15039/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the progress of allocating the historic funding for pulmonary fibrosis in Budget 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15078/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the regional executive officers or HSE Department given Section 39 granting authority for pulmonary fibrosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15079/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health on the progress of the 0.2 WTE pulmonary fibrosis clinical care pathway lead role that was originally committed to by the HSE in April 2023, but remains unstaffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15080/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider tax relief on oxygen, electricity costs and travel expenses for those who suffer from pulmonary fibrosis, in the context of Budget 2026, similar to those received by kidney dialysis patients (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15082/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the category A threshold under capital acquisitions tax and expanding the range of individuals that can qualify under this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16277/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the qualifying conditions for tax relief on oxygen tanks for those who suffer from lung fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16276/25]
Public Expenditure 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Poddle and Whitechurch stream flood alleviation schemes, including expenditure and timeline for completion. [15013/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the Whitechurch Stream flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16316/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the River Poddle flood alleviation scheme, including expenditure and timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16315/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the protocols for Garda when a member of the public can track their stolen items to a specific location as a consequence of GPS or mobile tracking of devices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15014/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on whether ten weeks’ notice for the town that’s hosting the National Day of Famine Remembrance is acceptable given the amount of preparation that must be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16372/25]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 6 votes · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 31 total

Health 10 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline whether there are plans to provide additional financial assistance to drugs and alcohol task forces to assist with the extra costs associated with the commencement of pension auto-enrolment from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14981/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists employed by the HSE in each CDNT nationwide; and the number of vacancies for psychologists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists in each CDNT nationwide. [15026/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 19 February 2025, given that the National Gender Service is unable to provide any examples of companies that have operated in contravention of Irish Medical Council Guidelines, if it will commit to no longer indicating that compliance issues exist. [15721/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, if the National Gender Service can explain what local reference ranges are, and their relevance. [15722/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, given the National Gender Service indicated the 600 pmol/L is arbitrary and lacks evidence, if it plans to remove it from their endocrine guidelines; and if not, the basis on which for doing so. [15723/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 19 February 2025, given the National Gender Service indicates that it cannot reliably quantify the potential for risk and benefit, to outline the National Gender Service’s best estimate of the false negative and false positive rate of its assessment process. [15724/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 19 February 2025, if she will provide a list of all training sessions and other meetings the National Gender Service had with the Northern Irish health services, including the date, and purpose of the meeting, in tabular form. [15725/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 19 February 2025, if she will provide a list of all radio and TV interviews by staff of the National Gender Service which were given in their National Gender Service-capacity, in tabular form. [15726/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of complaints made against St. Columcille's Hospital over the past five years, broken down by year and unit, in tabular form. [15727/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 19 February 2025, the means by which people with lived experience will be involved in the Gender Healthcare programme; and if it will be in line with the Inform, Consult, Discuss or Collaborate degree of engagement in the HSE's Better Together: The Health Services Patient Engagement Roadmap. [15728/25]
Agriculture 6 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the Republic of Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland, who have had at least one race or trial in the Republic of Ireland, are included in the figures given for non-coursing greyhounds with an inactive status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently with an active status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, broken down by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15329/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take action to ban the use of sow stalls and farrowing crates on Irish pig farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13712/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of his Department’s investigation into the animal welfare issues raised in a recent investigation into Irish pig farms by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13711/25]
Finance 4 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance his views on the risks posed by Government plans to increase lending by the banks to property developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a wealth tax in order to broaden the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16227/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will reverse his decision to abolish cost-of-living supports in the next Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16153/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the steps he plans to take to compensate for potential reductions in Government revenues as a result of US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16152/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the implications for a pupil who is granted an exemption from Irish in primary school, including what they should be doing during Irish class. [15291/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if sufficient supports in school are being provided for a pupil (details supplied) with dyslexia. [15292/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she is aware of a case (details supplied) in which a child with additional needs in Tallaght is unable to get a place in a special school; if she will instruct her Department to take all necessary steps to ensure that more resources to schools in the area to made available to facilitate new places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16006/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after storm Éowyn. [15509/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach how he intends to increase the coordination role of his Department in national security. [12377/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to several complaints regarding employee behaviour and the nutrition provided (details supplied); if her Department will examine these matters and ensure that people in their facilities receive an appropriate level of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15970/25]
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents in the Tallaght area are facing difficulties with securing creche spaces (details supplied); will the Minister instruct her Department to ensure that creche places become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16002/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he satisfied with the level of the progress made to date under national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is satisfied that the level of capital funding allocated to national strategic outcome No. 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030 is adequate given the recent comments by the chair of Uisce Éireann that the water system is in a desperate state (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16191/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the fact that at present there is no dedicated pathway for migrants with disabilities within Ireland’s housing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15855/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the fact that at present there is no dedicated pathway for migrants with disabilities social support systems; if he will instruct his Department to create the necessary steps to ensure people with disabilities are given the support they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14979/25]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the allegations of human rights abuses being suffered by workers from the Cerrejón mine in Colombia, and the immense damage being done to the surrounding areas and its indigenous people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15502/25]