Dublin Central — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 39 questions · 8 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 1 Paschal Donohoe

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

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 1 vote · 21 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 21 total

Health 19 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who died following complications arising from an implanted cardiac device and multiple missed clinical red flags at CHI Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23013/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate an independent external clinical review of the care provided to a child (details supplied) at CHI Crumlin, given multiple missed clinical red flags, the apparent failure to act on Holter monitor results, and concerns regarding the veracity of posthumous documentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23014/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin has reviewed its internal handling of the medical care and communications with the family of the late child (details supplied); if any disciplinary action or systems reform has followed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23015/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason no investigation, follow-up, or treatment was pursued in relation to a leaky heart valve identified in the medical records of a child (details supplied) in both 2017 and 2022; to outline the standard of care that applies in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23016/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if any existing paediatric valve replacement therapies, including transcatheter options such as the harmony valve, were considered in the case of a child (details supplied); if not, the reason such interventions would have been ruled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23017/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will direct Children’s Health Ireland to publish clinical criteria used when determining whether a leaky heart valve in a paediatric patient with a cardiac history requires further investigation or treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23018/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland filed a mandatory report under medical device regulations to the manufacturer of either the cardiac pacemaker or Holter monitor used in the care of a child (details supplied) following her death; if not, to provide an explanation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23019/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to outline the statutory obligations on hospitals to report adverse incidents or deaths potentially related to medical devices, including pacemakers and Holter monitors; and if these obligations were met by CHI Crumlin in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23020/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if CHI Crumlin considered growth-related complications, such as lead strain or displacement when planning the long-term management of an implanted pacemaker in a child (details supplied) given their family’s height and the warnings raised by the father of the child prior to the initial implantation in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23021/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI introduces protocols requiring that parental concerns, particularly those regarding surgical risks are formally documented and reviewed as part of informed consent processes for high-risk paediatric interventions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23022/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints or concerns from other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at CHI; if she will publish a summary of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23028/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if there are standardised national protocols in place for the long-term monitoring of children with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers; if she is satisfied that these are consistently applied at CHI sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23029/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to outline the current governance and accountability structures overseeing paediatric cardiology services within Children’s Health Ireland; to confirm whether independent clinical audits are routinely undertaken in cases involving rare complications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23030/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if her Department tracks data on rare complications associated with pacemaker leads in paediatric cases; if she will publish the number of such cases recorded in Ireland since 2010, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23031/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the Holter monitor data collected from a person (details supplied) in May 2024 was reviewed within an appropriate clinical timeframe; if she will provide the timeline of when data was received, assessed, and acted upon by CHI; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23032/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will review clinical protocols at CHI Crumlin in relation to paediatric patients presenting with reported dizziness and known cardiac conditions, including the adequacy of the hospital’s response in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23033/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she has any plans to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner role in Ireland, modelled on the UK and Scottish systems, to provide independent advocacy and accountability following serious failings in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23034/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to detail how the new Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023 will ensure families like that of a person (details supplied) receive full, timely disclosure of risks, adverse events, and post-treatment concerns; if the Act will apply retrospectively in any way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23035/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if she will initiate an external audit of how Children’s Health Ireland manages diagnostic data and patient-submitted information (e.g. Holter monitor diaries); if she will investigate whether failures to retain such materials have impacted patient outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23036/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the process being put in place to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to "examine ways to facilitate people who are on work permits to move jobs more easily and legally, while protecting the integrity of the immigration system"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22221/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a specific timeline for the commencement and completion of works at a school (details supplied); acknowledging that previous responses have indicated that works are scheduled to commence in the second half of 2026; if she will clarify whether the planning permission will remain in place to allow the project to proceed as planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22955/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland Community
- Supports for social enterprises.

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 1 vote · 18 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 15 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the national stroke strategy in order that its recommendations are implemented in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22172/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been made available for the national stroke strategy; what the funding is being used for; the actions being implemented in 2025 as part of the national stroke strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22173/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the estimated costs of ensuring adequate national capacity to deliver cardiac rehabilitation to all patients for whom it is recommended, ensuring that staffing and resources are protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22174/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans that have been established to fund the implementation of the new cardiac rehabilitation model of care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22175/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the names of the hospitals that have written to the chairperson of the board of the HSE in 2024 to raise concerns about their funding allocation for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [22195/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the plans she has to increase bed capacity and resourcing to address overcrowding and pressure on the accident and emergency department at Tallaght University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22377/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department will take steps to ensure medical card eligibility thresholds are reviewed and adjusted regularly in response to rising social protection payment rates and inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22697/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of National Treatment Purchase Fund spending per speciality, per year, from 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22983/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on the Waiting List Action Plan in 2022, 2023, 2024, and projected for 2025; a breakdown of that spending per HSE or National Treatment Purchase Fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22984/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of acute hospital beds delivered from 2022 to date in 2025, and projected to the end of 2025, per year, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22985/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total spend by the National Treatment Purchase Fund on the treatment of Irish patients in Northern Ireland and the whole United Kingdom, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22986/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of spending by the National Treatment Purchase Fund of private providers of care, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22987/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total sum of money allocated to the National Treatment Purchase Fund from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22988/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the total sum of money spent by the National Treatment Purchase Fund from 2018 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22989/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when she anticipates the report on the National Treatment Purchase Fund for 2024 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22990/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction to date in 2023, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22176/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the plant protein drinks and drinks containing milk fats covered by the sugar sweetened drinks tax as they have a calcium level below 119 milligrams per 100 millilitres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22430/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of abolishing the parental levy on the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22177/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Screen Producers Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- Meeting with representative to discuss Screen Producers Ireland policy priorities
FTI Consulting Health
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Introductory Outreach

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health
- AV Room Briefing

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 4 returns

The Open Doors Initiative Employment
- Shared the work of ODI and requested meeting with Minister.
Workday Limited Economic Development and Industry
- US Ireland Partnership for Growth congressional staff delegation - Workday was a delegate member
British Irish Chamber of Commerce Trade
- Sent paper with proposals to strengthen UK-Ireland trade and investment.
Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network Arts
- Increased practical, policy, legislative and financial supports towards the development of Street, Circus and Spectacle arts