Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 15 questions · 5 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 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Crosscare Children and Youth Affairs
- Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young people through an online chat programme.
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) Social Protection
- Providing relevant TDs with FLAC’s Preliminary Analysis to the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025.

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to housing first tenants and the creation of new housing first tenancies arising for the failure to successfully complete the tender process to date. [22152/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the funding to be made available to the Housing Activation Office; if media reports of a €1 billion fund over five years is correct; if so, if this funding will come from within the existing expenditure allocation; and if not, if it will be additional and require a further supplementary estimate for 2025. [22448/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the rural, Gaeltacht and islands planning guidelines will be published. [22850/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if priority is afforded to applicants who opt to take their driving test through Gaeilge in relation to driving test waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22085/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment to undertake their driving test. [22086/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Crosscare Children and Youth Affairs
- Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young people through an online chat programme.

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the commitment given by the RSA to open a new driving test centre in south Dublin; if a location has been selected; the process for selecting a location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22643/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the increase in driving test waiting lists in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22642/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the future plans for Baldonnel Aerodrome; the number of personnel stationed there; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17744/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures his Department will take to improve pay and conditions of the Defence Forces over the term of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 8 April 2025, if she will provide clarification on the four prefabs at a school (details supplied); when they will be replaced, as the school has informed me that they have not received any information from the Department regarding the replacement of prefabs, that they know nothing about any design team or issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22590/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the amount of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau each year from 2020 to date in 2025; the amount returned by CAB to the Exchequer for the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22444/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding and support provided by his Department for grassroot soccer clubs in the Dublin mid-west area; the new schemes he is proposing for clubs over the next term of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22644/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing scheme available to single people who are over the threshold for social housing but not earning enough for affordable rental; his plans to assist single people in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Crosscare Children and Youth Affairs
- Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young people through an online chat programme.

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 2 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 2 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department supports Dublin local authorities in planning and delivering local road infrastructure beyond direct grants; if there are plans to review this support model to better reflect the scale and complexity of urban transport needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22046/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the creation of the new transport security force, including an indicative timeline for its rollout and its projected size; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Crosscare Children and Youth Affairs
- Crosscare's Youth Information Service wrote to a wide range of TDs on 17th of April 2025 seeking support for the continued work of the 'Youth Information Online Chat Service' - an initiative of Crosscare, YMCA Cork, Youth Work Ireland and Spunout offering information, advice and guidance to young people through an online chat programme.