Dublin South-Central — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Dublin South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 23 questions · 4 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 Catherine Ardagh

Voted against 3 Aengus Ó Snodaigh · Jen Cummins · Máire Devine

Aengus Ó Snodaigh — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 14 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 14 total

Tourism 8 questions
- 2025-05-07 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé tar éis dul i gcomhairle le hoifigigh pleanála teanga agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, agus (plé a dhéanamh) an ndearna sé plé lena hoifigigh sa Rannóg Turasóireachta, maidir leis an leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht atá ag baint tithe ón margadh tithíochta do theaghlaigh agus do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht? [22806/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support and implement the proposal adopted by motion of the General Assembly of Aosdána to establish an Annual Day to Celebrate Freedom of Expression in Solidarity with Embattled and Imprisoned Artists throughout the World. [22807/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the other agencies, along with RTÉ and the Arts Council, under his auspices that have had failed or partially failed multimillion euro IT projects; if he will make full disclosure of when his Department became aware of any issue with each such IT project; and if he will provide the correspondence between his Department and each agency in relation to same. [23118/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the second research report into the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be completed and published, and if he will commit to a continuation of the scheme in some form following the pilot’s completion later this year. [22803/25]
- 2025-05-08 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aithníonn sé go bhfuil fadhb cruthaithe de thoradh arbharr leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht – ar fadhb é atá ag baint tithe ón margadh tithíochta do theaghlaigh agus do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht – i gcás na pleanála pleanáil teanga don Ghaeilge chun pobail Ghaeltachta a athchóiriú; cén beart atá i gceist aige chun dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo; agus an bhfuil a Roinn fós ag cur bac ar na treoirlínte geallta don phleanáil sa Ghaeltacht mar a bhí curtha ina leith ag an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta? [22767/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason he has, in response to successive parliamentary questions, refused to identify the most senior official in his Department who was aware of the problems relating to the Arts Council IT project and who failed to inform the Minister; the reason he has refused to publish correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project, which cost the taxpayer €7 million, and if he will do so now; and when he expects the reviews into governance and culture both at the Arts Council and at the Department to be completed. [22805/25]
- 2025-05-08 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an dtacaíonn sé le Treo Straitéiseach Fhoras na Gaeilge 2025-2030 foilsithe le déanaí; cén maoiniú breise atá beartaithe aige, má tá, chun cuspóirí an Treo Straitéiseach seo a bhaint amach? [22766/25]
- 2025-05-08 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aontaíonn sé leis an Fhoras na Gaeilge ina Treo Straitéiseach 2025-2030 foilsithe le déanaí áit a deir siad gur gá “dul i ngleic le fadhb na ndíolúintí”, go bhfuil “fás na Gaelscolaíochta ina stad le blianta” agus gur gá an Ollscolaíocht trí Ghaeilge “a fhás” ar mhaithe le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge atá faoina chúram mar Aire, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dul i gcomhairle leis na Rannaí Oideachais agus Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Nuálaíochta, Eolaíochta agus Taighde chun na dúshláin seo a phlé. [22804/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason a counterflow system cannot be used on the M50 during major accidents to allow the motorway to continue functioning, preventing total gridlock, as has been the case several times in recent years. [12074/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of plans in relation to a reduced bus service serving the communities of Bluebell and Inchicore; if he will instruct the Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair to meet with the affected communities to take their concerns on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to put in place a proper driver testing system with minimal wait times for tests. [22061/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of the OEM IT brands represented in the ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services; if he will highlight the OEM IT brands on the tender that are EU-owned; and his views on the way in which the tender assists with EU digital sovereignty. [22742/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of regeneration projects (details supplied); if he will provide a description of the type of works intended; the funding allocated to date or committed to each project; the date of the initial project submission from Dublin City Council; the indicative timeframe for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22741/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the options available to a family to secure treatment for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22645/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Catherine Ardagh — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Jen Cummins — Social Democrats 1 vote · 4 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to roll out the Government proposal of phone pouches in schools; if she has a timeline for the roll out; if there is a plan as to who will administer this in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22104/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated additional cost of increasing the primary school capitation grant by €75 per pupil for the period 1 September to 31 December 2026; the estimated additional cost of maintaining such an increase for a full year, from 1 January to 31 December 2027; and to provide, in each case, a detailed breakdown of the total additional allocation required. [22391/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of reducing average class sizes in mainstream primary schools by two pupils per class for the period 1 October to 31 December 2026; the estimated cost of maintaining this reduction for a full year, from 1 January to 31 December 2027, with the same detailed breakdown of additional expenditure. [22392/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the number of sraith pictiúr the incoming sixth years will have to learn under the new Leaving Certificate reforms. [22403/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) · 3 returns Education and Training
- Increased funding for second-level education
- Teachers' terms and conditions
- Curriculum at second-level education

Máire Devine — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport for evidence of proactive steps being taken to improve the long driving test waiting times at Dublin-area testing centres; and the average waiting times per month from January 2024 through April 2025 inclusive, in tabular form. [22655/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the local residents’ opposition to the National Transport Authority’s plans to halt left-turns out of an estate in Dublin (details supplied); if he has been given a petition from the residents outlining their opposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22654/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the situation of an Irish citizen abroad (details supplied); to ask whether he and his Department can assist. [22394/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date on which the 1924 civil births, 1954 civil marriages, and 1974 civil deaths will be published and when the death register images for 1864-1871 will be published, on a website (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22366/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the contact details for the office of the chief nursing officer for official purposes, as they do not seem to be readily available. [22433/25]