Wicklow — week of Mon, 5 May

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the potential impact of the proposed Short Term Letting and tourism Bill 2025 in increasing the number of properties available to rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21238/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the potential impact of the proposed short-term letting and tourism Bill on tourism in 2025, in particular on rural areas; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of accommodation hosts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22894/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Transport to examine issues with commuter fares resulting from the new Dublin commuter travel zone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22878/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Saint John of God Hospital clg Health
- Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 1 vote · 9 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Transport 5 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce a policy to ensure that there is no increase in public transport fares until we are on track to meet our transport-related carbon emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23026/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the NTA to provide a direct bus service between Wicklow town and Greystones to connect to the DART network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22842/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for a progress report on the battery-operated DART to Wicklow town, and timeline for its operation; the actions that have to be taken before that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22843/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the capacity issues on the Rosslare-Dublin commuter train, where only four carriages often service commuter towns like Wicklow, with commuters consistently left standing for over an hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22841/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the public concern at the closure of the Herbert Road Junction in Bray as part of the N11-M11 upgrades; if his Department will examine an alternative to that closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22844/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across County Wicklow, by the number of EMTS, the number of paramedics, and the number of advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22350/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason County Wicklow was excluded from the National Ambulance Service expression of interest to train new advanced paramedics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22351/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2023, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23055/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2024, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23056/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Saint John of God Hospital clg Health
- Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.
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)

John Brady — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to carry out an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; if so when this inquiry will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22044/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a full-time ambulance service for areas in Wicklow (details provided); when this service will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23037/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding given to Bray Drug and Alcohol Task Force from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23042/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health to outline the drug rehabilitation and addiction services available in Wicklow; a detailed list of the services they provide; the number of patients served; the current waiting lists for addiction treatment in CHO 6; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23043/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the addiction services are available in Wicklow for young people and children under the age of 18; the number of patients served; the current waiting lists for these services; the services they provide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23044/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a site has been acquired for the building of a new school (details supplied); if so, the details of the location and associated costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22571/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to increase the number of early intervention classes in primary schools in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23039/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken tot increase the number of specific speech and language classes in primary schools in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23040/25]
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measure being taken to increase the number of moderate general learning disability classes in mainstream schools in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23041/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of costs that have been spent on a facility (details supplied), since the centre was opened, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of costs that have been spent on a facility (details supplied), since the centre was opened, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22588/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice to provide information on the total number of people currently residing in IPAS centres in County Wicklow; the number in each IPAS centre in the county, by sex, by nationality and by age ranges, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22589/25]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his plans to bring RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the timeline for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/25]
- 2025-05-07 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the external review of the governance and culture at the Arts Council that has been commissioned; if he will provide a timeframe for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22103/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-08 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the development of an adult disability service in a town (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23038/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Saint John of God Hospital clg Health
- Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 7 returns

Alcohol Forum Ireland Health
- Signatory to a number of letters calling on Government to commit to the introduction of alcohol health labelling as provided for in legislation, through the provisions of the Public Health Alcohol Act
National Union of Journalists Foreign Affairs
- Irish government decision to endore Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism and the IHRA definition on antisemitism definiton on antisemtism
Opportunity Green Environment
- Irish Presidency and EU ETS negotiations
Defence Security Industry and Research Ireland CLG Defence
- IDSA membership interests: To represent IDSA's membership on certainty surrounding industrial participation policy: IDSA has strongly recommended the need to develop the nation’s defence industry strategy and thereby determine a defined industrial participation policy in defence procurement (in compliance with national/EU regulation).
Saint John of God Hospital clg Health
- Invitation to attend the launch of Buddy's Cafe in St Joseph's Centre, Shankill.
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign EU Affairs
- Letter regarding Enforcing EU law at the Gymnich meeting in Warsaw
ARI Justice and Equality
- Advocacy regarding Ireland’s potential co-sponsorship of UN HRC58 Resolution on the Rights of Older Persons

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Votes this week

Questions asked 3 total

New lobbying 1 return

Questions asked 9 total

New lobbying 2 returns

Questions asked 15 total

New lobbying 1 return

New lobbying 7 returns