Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 28 Apr — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Apr – 4 May 2025 · 4 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 68 questions · 11 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024

2025-04-30 · 2 votes · Govt (Justice)

A bill to provide that defamation actions in the High Court shall not be tried with a jury

full description

A bill to provide that defamation actions in the High Court shall not be tried with a jury; to give effect to Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) in so far as it relates to defamation proceedings; for those and other purposes to amend the Defamation Act 2009; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 64–86

Voted for 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

The motion · motion passed 86–64

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Unnecessary Hip Surgeries at Children's Health Ireland

2025-04-30 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–68

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Special Education

2025-04-30 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–68

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Orders of Reference and Establishment of Committees

2025-04-30 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–86

Voted for 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

The motion · motion passed 103–49

Voted for 4 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Final Draft Revised National Planning Framework

2025-04-30 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–66

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-04-29 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–70

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 James Geoghegan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 8 votes · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Finance 6 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the analysis his Department has undertaken since the enactment of the Finance Act, 2024 to close the tax loopholes relating to pension contributions, as disclosed in a confidential Revenue Commissioners report from Summer 2023 reported in a newspaper (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the value of all exports to the United States, by subcategories of firms (details supplied); the details of sub-sectors that are most exposed in the international trade war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19084/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that savings deposit interest rates increase to at least the eurozone average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19085/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to bring down the costs of mortgage interest rates for homeowners and first-time buyers in the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19086/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that high savings deposits in Ireland are being adequately utilised to generate capital investment in the domestic economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19087/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/25]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to better encourage, through financial or non-financial measures, Irish private domestic investors and creditors to support the growth of Irish indigenous businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19088/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will supply any analysis from his Department on the domestic private investment landscape by sector, and in particular, in property versus non-property private investment; the steps he is taking to ensure private investment capital is not disproportionately allocated to property development in a way that over-concentrates domestic private capital risks and wider economic supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19089/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ring-fence CAO places so that students from previous years compete amongst themselves, and not directly against the class of 2025, whose grades are artificially lower by comparison; if not, if grade deflation will be applied to students from previous years entering the 2025 CAO system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19082/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19098/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030. [19184/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19097/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19095/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19092/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19106/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education her views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support her Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19093/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19090/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support her Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19091/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support her Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19099/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/25]

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 8 votes · 20 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the advocacy groups that have contacted her in respect to legislation to amend the Health Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 since taking office; and the plans to meet with advocacy groups. [19534/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department took to arrive at the conclusion that reimbursement was not possible in respect of HRT purchased before 1 June 2025; and if she will make a statement on the rationale for not reimbursing such purchases. [20564/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding some dosages from the free HRT scheme; the reason for excluding some brands not listed on the DPS reimbursable list managed by PCRS from the free HRT scheme; an if she will amend the scheme to include all brands and all dosages, respectively. [20565/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of times she has met with an organisation (details supplied); the agenda and minutes of each meeting; if she has further meetings scheduled with the organisation; ad if she will make a statement on what is proposed for discussion at further meetings. [20566/25]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [13745/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik 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. [18696/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee that deals with rural affairs and community development will meet. [18697/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his plans to establish a transport for Cork stakeholders group with the members and chairs of the Transport SPCs in Cork City and County, to ensure streamlined communication amongst State agencies delivering infrastructural investment in transport in Cork city and county. [20569/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ringfence funding and commit necessary resources, including human resources, to ensure that construction on the Cork Luas commences by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20568/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport his plans to ensure that future greenway and active travel investment stitch in the requirement and funding need for accessible public toilets and not have to rely on private businesses for same; and if he has made representations to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of the matter. [20570/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if he will outline in detail the staffing resources of each Garda station in the Cork city divisions; and if he will contact the Garda Commissioner to ensure the required additional Gardaí are allocated from Templemore this June. [20571/25]
- 2025-04-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for Palestinian asylum seekers who hold a Palestinian passport and Israeli issued identity document; the average wait time for a decision for such persons following an IPO interview; and the average waiting time for such persons who have also presented a medical legal report and have already been deemed 'vulnerable' by IPAS. [21622/25]
- 2025-04-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice his plans to provide international protection to Palestinian protection applicants currently in Ireland through an expedited process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21623/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has commissioned any research on the efficacy of public assessments of need for children who are being educated through Irish, or whose first language is Irish; and if she will make a statement on children whose diagnosis and interventions are being delayed due to the nonprovision of assessments in Irish. [19432/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to amend the mother and baby homes redress scheme to include more institutions and Linden Convalescent Home, Blackrock, in particular. [20567/25]
- 2025-04-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the role of institutions run by Protestant denominations run institutions here; and her plans to examine legacy issues and issues of redress relating to same. [21624/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his understanding of the number of social homes that will be available as part of the first phase of development of the Irish Glass Bottle site; the proportion of these which will be one, two and three beds, respectively; the price of affordable homes on the development; and if he will make a statement on the affordable housing list in respect of the site. [19557/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is central Government funding available for purchase of a site by Dublin City Council (details supplied). [20572/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations Human Rights Committee's Resolution A/HRC/58/L.24/Rev.1; if he supports the setting up of the intergovernmental working group on the rights of older persons; his views on the need for a new treaty on the rights of older persons; if Ireland will hold a national convention to gather inputs from older persons and experts to contribute to the UN drafting process (as requested by Section 4 of the Resolution). [19558/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his plans to purchase a vacant site (details supplied). [20573/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

Social Justice Ireland Public Expenditure and Reform
- Letter with a copy of Social Justice Matters 2025 sent with a request for a meeting.
Coeliac Society Of Ireland Food
- VAT Treatment of Gluten-Free Bread
National Print Museum CLG Heritage
- Seeking support with the future accomodation of the National Print Museum

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 7 votes · 22 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new disability unit within his Department. [18211/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; and if he will outline the logic behind their approach. [18439/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI [18440/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; and the level of take-up. [18443/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024 [18445/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; and if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out. [18446/25]
Children 4 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will outline the steps being taken to entice childcare providers who have exited core funding back into core funding, thereby ensuring the fee cap is maintained for the benefit of all parents; if she will provide a forum for engagement with childcare providers who have exited core funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20999/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she agrees that childcare providers’ administrative burden is too high; if she can detail the steps she will take to alleviate that burden, particularly for smaller providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20998/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legislative and regulatory provisions in place to protect neurodivergent adults in the workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18936/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide a progress report update in respect of each of the recommendations contained within the Autism Innovation Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18955/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a matter regarding a disability allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20626/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the use of artificial intelligence to improve the processing of claims and payments by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21723/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his plans for the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a new working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21724/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18935/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider extending the science implementation grant to fund schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18940/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 309 of 10 April 2025, if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20110/25]
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); whether there are any further options available to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps he is taking to cultivate investment in artificial intelligence in the context of his action plan for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21722/25]
- 2025-05-01 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on his action plan for competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied that the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority is sufficiently resourced to fulfil its statutory mandate and, in particular, to complete its decision-making process as expeditiously as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of an incident (details supplied); the plans he has in place to ensure that those who commit animal cruelty face the full force of the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18954/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-04-29 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide emergency funding to extend a course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18941/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

National Print Museum CLG Heritage
- Seeking support with the future accomodation of the National Print Museum
Parkinson's Ireland Health
- Various politicians were lobbied to support increased HSE section 39 funding for Parkinson's Ireland.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 6 returns

Social Justice Ireland Public Expenditure and Reform
- Letter with a copy of Social Justice Matters 2025 sent with a request for a meeting.
Doras Luimní Justice and Equality
- Joint letter with other NGOs on : Implementation of EU Pact on Migration and Asylum; civil society dialogue
Sensational Kids CLG Justice and Equality
- Emails to seek the release of held investor approvals needed to release funding to progress the current construction phase of the National Child Development Centre and allow accounts to be brought up to date.
CyberSafeIreland Children and Youth Affairs
- Children's online safety
Bauer Media Audio Ireland Justice and Equality
- Introduction to Bauer Media and Impact of Regulation on Broadcasting
Cork Business Association Community
- Meeting to discuss Community Safety Warden project and the security and safety priorities of CBA member businesses