Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 5 May

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 5 May – 11 May 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 37 questions · 12 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 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 14 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Transport 5 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22341/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the budget allocation for Iarnród Éireann security personnel at stations in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22342/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to bring forward a new national aviation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23103/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the corrective actions he will take to ensure that the transport sector meets its emissions reductions targets by 2030 and does not exceed the sectoral emissions ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18068/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the roll-out of the proposed transport police force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23104/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí based in the Garda Mounted Unit, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22344/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year costs to recruit an additional 300 prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22345/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice if he will provide an update on the visa application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE stroke clinical nurse specialists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22346/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in each public PrEP service in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of vacancies in each of those PrEP services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22347/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general surgeons with a special interest in colorectal surgery based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22348/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to ensure that children in publicly funded schools are not required to attend religious instruction against the wishes of their parents, in line with the constitutional right to freedom of conscience and Article 44.2.4 of the Constitution; if she supports children's constitutional rights not to attend said religious instruction; if her Department includes sacramental preparation under the definition of "religious instruction"; what specific action her Department will take during the current communion season to ensure that children who opt-out of religious instruction's rights are upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22352/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital budget allocation for Tourism Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22349/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Finance if he will expand eligibility for the disabled drivers and passenger’s scheme to include people living with scoliosis and recipients of corrective spinal fusion surgery who have been left with permanent impairments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23065/25]

New lobbying 4 returns

The Medical Protection Society Limited · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Attendance at an event around the human and financial cost of clinical negligence claims on Wednesday 5th March 2025
- Follow up communications after 5th March event on clinical negligence and pre-action protocols
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.
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)

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland Community
- Supports for social enterprises.
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.
The Open Doors Initiative Employment
- Shared the work of ODI and requested meeting with Minister.

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 3 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of progress towards the implementation of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22154/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on recruitment to the Defence Forces across the Air Corps, Army, and Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17829/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if he has considered a surcharge/tax on the profits that the largest operators of IPAS centres have been making for redistribution among the wider local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23003/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland Community
- Supports for social enterprises.
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 Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 17 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 11 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide €1.5 million increased funding to services (details supplied) in the next budget. [22567/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a death certificate has not been issued to the family of the deceased over a year after their passing (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to investigate the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22060/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 19 February 2025, if the Gender Healthcare Programme considers that there may be a conflict of interest given previous advice given by its staff outside the context of programme to GPs, and if so how they plan on managing that conflict. [22070/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 6 March of 2025, that given it has been previously stated that there's no requirement for the Gender Healthcare Programme to be aligned with the approach of any particular organisation, the reason the model described for prescribing gender hormone therapy for adults is that of just one particular organisation of the many providing this care to Irish trans people. [22071/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 1 April 2025, given that hormone levels can guide dosage increase treatment decisions, would advising GPs to not monitor hormone levels for their trans patients make it difficult for their prescribing clinicians to make treatment decisions. [22072/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 1 April 2025, the reason the Gender Healthcare programme chose the consult model for engagement, rather than discuss or collaborate. [22073/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1576 of 17 January 2023, for an update on the design of the Gender Healthcare Programme's stakeholder engagement plan. [22074/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health for the current status and timeline of the National Gender Service moving to a new location. [22075/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of numerous cases of trans people being denied gender affirming care, with care being withdrawn with no reasoning being given (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to investigate these matters and ensure that trans people receive the gender affirming care they need. [22334/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason gambling is not covered as a primary addiction under the tier 4 national beds scheme; and if she will consider doing so. [22568/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded beds were provided under tier 4 addiction services, by month for 2024, in tabular form. [22569/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to comment on options available to parents of children with additional needs who wish to make complaints about the treatment of their children in schools (details supplied); beyond complaints to Boards of Management the recourse parents have when they feel their children have been badly treated or their rights infringed upon [22093/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give a detailed account of guidelines and training given to teachers, SNAs and other school staff in relation to "challenging behaviour" in children with additional educational needs. [22094/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth to give a detailed account of the use of seclusion and restraint in schools as a means of dealing with "challenging behaviour" in children with additional educational needs, including the most recent figures for the prevalence of seclusion and restraint; the steps taken since the last report on seclusion and restraint in schools from the Ombudsman for Children. [22095/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a breakdown of the number of special classes in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; if she believes the number is proportionate to the number of students in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22546/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the naturalisation process is taking an excessive amount for individuals coming from Pakistan, with one case taking 24 months; if he will instruct his Department to investigate this matter and ensure that applications are treated fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22700/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of instances where interpreters passed on privileged information outside of their interpretation work to International Protection Office (IPO) officials, having gained this information due to their ability to communicate with an international protection applicant in their first language, and which had negative consequences on the asylum application of the people they had interpreted from; if so, how many such instances he is aware of in the past three years; and whether the IPO continues to use the services of those interpreters. [22701/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Foreign Affairs
- Parliamentary Question submission re arms tenders from Israel
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.

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Social 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time it takes for a successful additional needs payment to be paid after receipt of an application. [22463/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of public long-term residential care facilities in the Tallaght area; if a census of the area has been recently taken to confirm the growing number of older people in the area; if there are plans to increase the capacity of public beds locally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22306/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to Lebanon; on the engagement he had with his counterparts in the Lebanese Government, particularly regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and on his views on how conditions could be improved for Irish Defence Forces personnel serving on peacekeeping duties there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15503/25]

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.