Tipperary North — week of Mon, 5 May

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 1 vote · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Justice 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that thousands of firearms surrendered in response to S.I. No. 187/1972 - Firearms (Temporary Custody Order), 1972, commonly referred to as the 1972 weapons, are still held by An Garda Síochána some fifty years later, despite the order being in force for only a month; and the action he proposes to take to return those 1972 firearms to their rightful owners or to their beneficiaries where such owners may now be deceased. [22423/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda Commissioner has provided him with a copy a report (details supplied) [22429/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for the dates and attendance list of all meetings his Department officials, advisers or any combination of representatives has had with RTE in 2025, distinguishing physical and virtual meetings, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [22852/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when social housing qualification thresholds will be reviewed, considering the current threshold in Tipperary is, €30,000 for a single person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/25]

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.

Michael Lowry — Independent 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if he will address the issue of the tax band for old age pensioners, which has remained unchanged at €36,000 for several years; if he is aware that recent increases in the old age pension have resulted in some pensioners, such as those with small additional incomes, being pushed back into the tax net and facing a 40% tax rate; if he will consider adjusting the tax band to ensure that pensioners on small incomes are not adversely affected by these increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22530/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if persons who have undergone scoliosis spinal fusion surgery can qualify for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, which provides relief from VRT and VAT on the use of an adapted car, an exemption from motor tax, and an annual fuel grant; if he plans to alter the qualification criteria for the scheme to include scoliosis spinal fusion survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22549/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance given the ongoing concerns about discrimination in inheritance tax policy, particularly affecting single and childless citizens, the reason these individuals are subject to less favourable tax-free thresholds compared to other groups; if he will commit to a complete reform of the inheritance tax system, rather than merely tweaking the Group A, B, and C thresholds; if he will reconsider the terminology used for Group C recipients, who are often loved ones and lifelong friends, and ensure that the tax policy reflects their importance in people's lives; and, given the impact on one million single and childless citizens, the measures the Minister will take to ensure that the inheritance tax policy is fair and non-discriminatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will support the allocation of additional resources to the Department of Education to fund a proposed scheme where caretakers are paid directly by a Department body; if he will ensure that small rural DEIS schools, such as a school (details supplied), receive adequate funding to cover essential maintenance and upkeep; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22575/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional funding can be allocated to small rural DEIS schools (details supplied) to cover essential maintenance and caretaker roles, given the significant financial strain these schools face in maintaining their facilities; and if she will consider implementing a scheme where caretakers are paid directly by a Department body to ensure consistent maintenance support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22573/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will support proposals concerning the Shallee project and the development of facilities at Shallee Mine in Silvermines, County Tipperary; if he has been made aware of previous correspondence issued to his Department (details supplied); if he will review this correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22529/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently address the critical funding shortfall in the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme to ensure that pensioners, who have not received an increase in 15 years, receive the financial support they deserve; if he will provide the necessary funding through his Department to rectify this situation, or alternatively, incorporate this pension scheme into the general public service scheme to guarantee fair treatment for these public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/25]

Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Defence 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the professional instructor payment will be paid to commissioned officer instructors in the Defence Forces, as committed to by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17824/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has considered the introduction of service commitment schemes to retain key specialist functions within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17825/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to engage with Irish Rail to ascertain their plans to introduce additional services in 2025; if consideration has been given to increasing the number of services serving stations in Tipperary, which would improve the availability of rail travel within the county; if Irish Rail would consider increased services on the line that serves Thurles and Clonmel, to increase the availability of public transport between the towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22300/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends to introduce legislation to establish one single national body with authority over the entire river Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22124/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications were received for the Shannon Callows flood scheme 2023; the number of these were approved without appeal; the number of appeals taken against refusal for admission into the scheme; the number of appeals successfully awarded to applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22123/25]

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Votes this week

Questions asked 4 total

New lobbying 1 return

Questions asked 7 total

Questions asked 5 total