Dublin West — week of Mon, 5 May

Emer Currie — Fine Gael 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted or commissioned a value for money assessment or audit of the performance of PSO buses purchased over recent years, particularly with respect to reports that some buses may have proven not to be fit for purpose and are now in storage and not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22919/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 April 2025, to provide details on the customer demand criteria used by Dublin Bus in its service review process; whether this category refers solely to demand on existing services, or if it also includes demand for non-existing services, such as new routes or additional services on current routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22932/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the procurement of the electrification of bus depots to allow for the rollout of the b-spine under the BusConnects plan in Q2 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23098/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the National Transport Authority regarding the creation of a transport security force, similar to the airport police and customs officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23099/25]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to enhance the promotion of CeADAR's educational supports for Irish businesses, including free courses and access to AI regulatory sandboxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22576/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of applicants and recipients of the grow digital voucher in 2024; the total cost of the scheme in 2024; the budget allocation for the scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applicants and recipients of the Enterprise Ireland's digital process innovation offer, in 2024; the total cost of the scheme in 2024; the budget allocation for the scheme in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22579/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines for public consultation and preparation of proposed new planning guidelines for solar farms, including on high-value agriculture land. [22762/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who, following divorce proceedings, no longer resides in the family home but still has their name on the property title, despite having no financial stake in the property, can be considered eligible under the ‘fresh start’ principle when applying for a local authority home loan or an affordable purchase home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23088/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing start-up SMEs to claim the research and development tax credit over a longer period of years, noting many start-ups may have low corporation tax liabilities in their early years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22580/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places being provided as part of each of 2024 and 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, software development, e-commerce, and "traditional" ICT courses; the cost of providing the courses in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22577/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider expanding the remote working policy to include a specific organisation (details supplied); to clarify whether this organisation currently has a remote working policy in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22965/25]

Jack Chambers — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 17 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 17 returns

The Open Doors Initiative Employment
- Shared the work of ODI and requested meeting with Minister.
Galway Harbour Company · 16 returns Transport
- Port Update and briefing
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- Port briefing / progress update
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration
- CEO extension and renumeration

Paul Donnelly — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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

Roderic O'Gorman — Green Party 0 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to link the Sports Ireland Campus to transport hubs, including the Navan Road Parkway station; when such links will come into being; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22456/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the introduction of free public transport for children under the age of nine that was announced in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he can provide an update on the delivery of next generation ticketing, given that one year has passed since the signing of the contract for this upgrade; the timeline his Department is considering for the completed process; if he intends to expedite this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when commuters will be facilitated to pay public transport fares using a bank card or phone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22839/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll out by his Department of new measures funded under Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22840/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority real-time app is to be replaced; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22838/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when work will begin, and be completed, on the velodrome at Sports Ireland Campus; if capital funding is currently provided for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22454/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when work will begin, and be completed, on a cricket crease facility at Sports Ireland Campus; if capital funding is currently provided for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22455/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Finance for the potential inclusion of people who have undergone scoliosis spinal fusion surgery within the disabled drivers and passenger's scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken by his Department, in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, to update the existing electoral register and ensure that is it accurate, to make provision for postal or other forms of voting for people who may be outside the State on the day of polling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22457/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice if a kosher food option is available to residents in international protection. [22458/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Herr Ltd Community
- Requesting changes to EPA & Uisce Éireann Policy to allow for urine separation, collection and treatment by domestic houses, local communities and Irish Water to treat separated urine to recycle phosphorus and nitrogen and to remove pharmaceuticals

Ruth Coppinger — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of complaints made against a service (details supplied) over the past five years, by year and unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22110/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health for details of the 286 letters mislaid by a hospital administration in early 2021, including if any of those were referrals; if this affected the National Gender Service, and any patient impact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22111/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista Building has been approved by HSE Estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22112/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista building has been approved by HSE estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23008/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress on the updating of the current voting register given the issues around inaccuracies that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the policy around providing alternative ways to vote before and on the day of elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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.

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