Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 42 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-07 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–60

Voted for 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Voted against 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 28 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Environment 10 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of dedicated funding that will be provided to each local authority to monitor and enforce the smoky coal ban and any future solid fuel regulations as part of the clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the forthcoming clean air Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22905/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the maximum fine administered for breaches under the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22906/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency by local authorities in each of the years 2019 to 2025, and to date in 2025 under the updated solid fuel Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions as reported to the Environmental Protection Agency by local authorities in each of the years 2018 to 2024, and to date in 2025, under the updated solid fuel Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22909/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23145/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted and heat pumps installed to date as part of the National Retrofitting Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will set out the Government’s plans to significantly expand Ireland’s interconnection capacity with Great Britain and continental Europe; if there are plans to fast-track key interconnector projects before 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23162/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the actions being taken to enable profitable exports of surplus renewable electricity from Ireland, including reforms to electricity market structures and agreements with neighbouring countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of progressing private wire legislation as mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23164/25]
Transport 6 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to introducing a learner driver support programme in Dublin Bay north, in view of the current driving test waiting times of 29 weeks at Raheny and 23 weeks at Killester, both of which are significantly above the Road Safety Authority’s ten-week target, and the corresponding low pass rates of 52.6% and 35.8% respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22882/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2025; the number of electric vehicles registered annually in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23150/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be taken to address the significant increase in aircraft noise over Howth (details supplied); and the steps being implemented to ensure residents are informed and any potential impacts on wildlife are mitigated. [23153/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the National Transport Authority has allocated tens of millions of euro in public funding without adequate assurance that the funds were used for their intended purpose, specifically the transport of people using wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23156/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the policy of the National Transport Authority with regard to meetings with individuals working in the transport industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23157/25]
Finance 4 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the continued rise in house insurance costs is placing an unsustainable burden on individuals, particularly pensioners; if he intends to introduce measures to reduce these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22901/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions (NOx) levy in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23147/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the current nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levy was doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23148/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if the current nitrogen dioxide (NOx) levy was applied to both categories A and B vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23149/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he and his Department officials will visit a new clubhouse development (details supplied) to speak with the board. [22889/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are plans for the installation of an all-weather pitch and running track in St. Anne’s Park, Dublin, given the large number of cancelled matches last year and the need to improve youth and public fitness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22888/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to strengthen our cyberdefence capabilities in light of increasing global threats to digital infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18129/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on progress in enhancing our capacity to respond to climate-related emergencies, including through the role of the Defence Forces in civil defence and disaster response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18130/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review an application for a school building project (details supplied); and the reason approval has not yet been granted. [23155/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice the current status of Ireland’s ratification of the Budapest Convention on cybercrime; if he will provide a timeline for when ratification is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23160/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health to clarify the status of the regulations relating to alcohol labelling, which were signed into law by the previous Minister in May 2023 following an extensive notification process to the European Union and the World Trade Organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22902/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

Trinity College Dublin Students' Union · 2 returns Education and Training
- Meeting about student housing
- Official Languages Act (amendment) 2021
Conradh na Gaeilge Gaeltacht
- An maoiniú leis an nGaeilge agus an nGaeltacht a fhorbairt; Reachtaíocht na Gaeilge a láidriú nó reachtaíocht eile a d'fhéadfadh tionchar a imirt ar an nGaeilge nó ar an nGaeltacht a láidriú; An Ghaeilge a láidriú sa chóras oideachais; Tithíocht Gaeltachta

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Finance 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce insurance costs which have been increasing year on year; the percentage increase in home insurance from 2018 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22753/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an updated timeline for the new permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22748/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the processing times for medical priority applications for social housing, which are currently taking upwards of 12 months in some local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22752/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a news article (details supplied) highlighting that three children in danger could not be provided with special care; the action she will take to ensure there are sufficient places available for children in danger as required; if she will oversee a recruitment and retention drive to ensure that special care is fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22302/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the previously planned specialised multi-professional team for auditory processing disorder is delivered in CHO9; if there are plans to provide auditory processing services nationally; if she will provide interim pathways for access to assistive technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22301/25]

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of multidisciplinary auditory processing disorder services within the CHO 9 Health Service Region in north Dublin; how these services compare with the provision of APD services statewide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22355/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure adequate auditory processing disorder assessment capacity within the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22356/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who is seeking supports for autism and an auditory processing disorder, but is encountering significant delays despite being finally accepted onto the local children's disability network team; if assurances can be given that the child will receive appropriate supports locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22357/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 1 vote · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress of the regional and local EV charging network plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the electrification on the greater Dublin area’s rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22874/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which his Department will work with officials throughout government to ensure the tourism industry is supported across all regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23102/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on his Department’s engagement with members of the tourism industry in relation to data compiled by the CSO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/25]

New lobbying 1 return

The Alliance for Zero Carbon Heating Energy and Natural Resources
- The role of low carbon renewable liquid fuels in home heating and the introduction of a Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO)

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the appointment process for the position of the head of the Housing Activation Office. [22056/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12932/25]