Kildare North — week of Mon, 31 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Mar – 6 Apr 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 32 questions · 1 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 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Housing Emergency Measures

2025-04-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–72

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

The motion · motion passed 90–72

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-01 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Confidence in the Ceann Comhairle

2025-04-01 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 71–96

Voted for 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Voted against 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

The motion · motion passed 96–71

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 6 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Justice 5 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted for driving without motor insurance, careless driving, dangerous driving, driving while under the influence of a banned substance, and driving and or being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [14992/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people accepted into the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by gender, ethnicity and the age groups under 21, 21 to 25, 26 to 30, 31 to 35 and over 35; and the number of persons that dropped out of college before attestation. [15064/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people that deferred a place to the Garda college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that declined a place to the Garda training college in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [15065/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of probationer Gardaí in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, that resigned and were dismissed before passing their probationer period; and the number that had the probationer period extended. [15066/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to the Kildare division as of 24 March 2025; and if he will provide the corresponding figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form. [15246/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts under active recruitment, broken down across disciplines, including, but not restricted to, psychology, radiation therapy and social work across units, in CHO7, in tabular form. [15244/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE HSE-employed staff in palliative care teams within CHO7, by location, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [15247/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dermatologist registrars based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [15248/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for WTE cardiological specialist, by job title and by CHO region, in tabular form. [15249/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish ambassador to Italy has visited the city of Naples in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025; and if so, the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [15245/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average time to process foreign birth register applications; and if he will provide a schedule, by number of persons and country, waiting to have their application processed to completion. [15332/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14990/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the drivers disqualified in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county; the number that surrendered their licence, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14991/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the current balance of the national debt; the annual cost of servicing same; and the details of the debt amount in the context of GDP and GNI. [15195/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the schedule of bilateral loans the State has with other States; the balance of each loan; the rate at which each was borrowed to term of loan. [15196/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in respect of the built heritage investment scheme. [15194/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects funded under the 2023 and 2024 historic structures fund, in tabular form. [15243/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education the policy and or guidance developed and disseminated by her Department to schools and teachers on the use of AI by students, particularly in cases where there is a possibility of students submitting work in homework, assessments and or continual assessment and or examinations of which they are not the author of and have relied on AI to generate answers; whether she or her Department have considered what the appropriate use by students of AI is; if there is a danger of falling standards as a consequence of the use of AI by students; if she and or the State examination commission have conducted an impact assessment in the context of the CAO points system as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16381/25]

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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Joe Neville — Fine Gael 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Minister with responsibility for trade with regard to potential tariffs on Irish goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15714/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Finance his views on the operation of the accelerated capital allowance for childcare services; if this is achieving the aim of assisting employers in providing childcare services; if not, if other steps could be taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-02 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has, in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, considered a policy around land use and development due to the increased competition for arable land in areas such as north Kildare, for new technologies such as solar farms. [13821/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps his Department can take to support the Minister with responsibility for the OPW in facilitating the resolution of Castletown House, Celbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16236/25]

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will be issuing updated travel advice for people intending to visit the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15451/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent conversation with the US secretary of commerce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15452/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the total amount of funding allocated for the development of district heating projects and the conduct of district heating feasibility studies over the past five years, by local authority area and project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15321/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department plans to introduce additional funding for local authorities to develop district heating schemes in order to support Ireland’s climate and energy targets; if he will outline any future funding commitments, including potential new schemes or expansions of existing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15322/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance the proactive measures his Department is implementing to mitigate and support the most vulnerable sectors of the economy from the potential risks for substantial economic disruption due to impending US tariffs. [15890/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Finance if he will be reviewing the category C thresholds in relation to capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16281/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil 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 5 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16097/25]
- 2025-04-03 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the cumulative funding to be allocated under the NDP in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16098/25]

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has applied for an autism spectrum disorder class with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15753/25]
- 2025-04-01 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the length of time it takes to process an application for a special transport grant; how many special transport grants applications have been received in the last five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15754/25]