Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 12 May

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 12 May – 18 May 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 110 questions · 16 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–65

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

The motion · motion passed 83–66

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

Parental Choice in Education

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–65

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

The motion · motion passed 87–62

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

Housing and Critical Infrastructure

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–66

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

The motion · motion passed 83–66

Voted for 1 Grace Boland

Voted against 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021

2025-05-14 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to provide a legal mechanism for trade union recognition for workers who comprise at least 20 per cent of the employees in an employment (or any category within that empl…

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A bill to provide a legal mechanism for trade union recognition for workers who comprise at least 20 per cent of the employees in an employment (or any category within that employment).

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 66–82

Voted for 1 Robert O'Donoghue

Voted against 1 Grace Boland

Did not vote 1 Louise O'Reilly

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 7 votes · 84 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 84 total

Health 36 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that only patients on waiting lists under the care of the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital will be referred to the Swords surgical hub when it opens later this year for their procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24047/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to engage with the manufacturers of HRT products to minimise any supply chain issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24048/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will proceed to a formal planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of beds the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23625/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23626/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of staff the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23627/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the medical specialties the proposed new elective hospital for North Dublin will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23628/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures the new elective hospital for North Dublin will be expected to carry out annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to provide what procedures the new elective hospital for North Dublin will perform, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23630/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to confirm if the location for the new North Dublin hospital is on the grounds of Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23631/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the size of the site required for the new North Dublin hospital building and parking area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23632/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the budget for design build and construction of the new North Dublin hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23633/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to deliver a new expanded modern accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23634/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm whether the endoscopy unit in Beaumont Hospital has been taken over and used as an overflow area for emergency department patients and other patients awaiting admission and treatment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23635/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what capacity will the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital have compared to the current emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23636/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what is the budget for the delivery of the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23637/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will the build commence for the new accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how long does her Department believe the project to develop the accident and emergency department in Beaumont Hospital will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23639/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health when will a new inpatient bed block or blocks be built at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23640/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if planning permission is in place with Dublin City Council for the building of these new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23641/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health how many new beds are planned in the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23642/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health what will the total inpatient bed capacity be at Beaumont Hospital when the new inpatient beds are completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23643/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the budget for the delivery of the new inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23644/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if the funds for the inpatient wards at Beaumont Hospital are included in the HSE capital budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE will arrange the construction of fast-track modular-build hospital beds, 50 to 100, on a suitable temporary site location at Beaumont Hospital as an interim measure in 2025, using the planning permission provisions and regulations in the Covid legislation to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health to request the HSE to review and put in place a referral pathway for patients and key resources, to make more use of the Children's Health Ireland Urgent Care Centre at Connolly Hospital particularly for children and parents from the Fingal area, pending the closure Temple Street Children’s Hospital in the coming years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23647/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if the paediatric urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital should be able to deal with an expanded list of particular cases as this centre is easily accessible from Fingal and the more serious cases can be as planned referred on to the new children’s hospital at St James Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23648/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if patients currently on waiting lists for procedures will be referred for the new Swords surgical hub when it opens later in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24070/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to ensure that the fair deal scheme does not impede succession planning in particular the succession of agricultural land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24071/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to commence each section of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24072/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken with the Department of Further and Higher Education and third level institutions to increase the supply of graduates and allied health professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24073/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on her work to ensure even more routine healthcare services are available in the evenings and weekends as mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24074/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work her Department has undertaken through the Laura Brennan HPV Catch Up Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24075/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work her Department has carried out to work towards the full digitisation of Irish healthcare records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work her Department has carried out to establish a national system for electronic prescribing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24077/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department has undertaken to advertise outside of Ireland for healthcare professionals and healthcare workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24078/25]
Housing 26 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many staff were employed in An Bord Pleanála for the years 2020 to 2024, as of December in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23590/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total number of applications awaiting a decision from An Bord Pleanála for 6, 12, 18, 24, 24, 30, 36 and 36+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23600/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of judicial review cases involving An Bord Pleanála in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23601/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many decisions made by An Bord Pleanála were overturned after judicial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23602/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases where An Bord Pleanála agreed with the court to overturn or amend a decision in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the amount An Bord Pleanála spent on legal fees in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage An Bord Pleanála’s budget for legal costs for the years 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many county directors of planning hold professional planning qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recommended number of planners for county councils nationwide, as per various reports and reviews, to enable them to manage their growing workload and function in a timely efficient manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23607/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how any shortfall will be addressed and new planners recruited as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23608/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether all county councils have been instructed to recruit overseas as well as in the Irish market to fill vacancies, including posts in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage f he can provide any monitoring function or statistics or reports on the time it takes to get pre-planning meetings at the various county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23610/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning appeal cases awaiting decision with An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; the number of homes included in those cases; how many involve single homes; how many involve multiple homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23612/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that are now de facto employed in An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23614/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff that will be employed in An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff sanctioned for employment in An Bord Pleanála 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23616/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that will retire from An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff retention rate in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of staff doing overtime in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual budget of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payroll cost in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners working in county councils nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23622/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of hold appropriate professional planning qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23623/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is working towards allowing county councils to apply the derelict site levy throughout the year and not just on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23793/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why county councils can only apply the derelict site levy on 1 January; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23794/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines his Department has in place to deliver the local government reforms mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23795/25]
Further and Higher Education 8 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new further education and training college announced on 12 December 2022 in Swords will proceed to a formal planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23583/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what has happened in the last 26 months to advance the badly needed further education and training college planned for Swords and provide 1,000 campus places and 6,000 outreach or online places to service the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23584/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the construction timeline for the new further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23585/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budgeted cost of the further education and training college planned for Swords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the target date to open the planned further education and training college in Swords, Fingal, where the population is increasing, the labour market is at full employment, and there is a need for a training college to upskill persons of all ages in Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23587/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether funding has been identified and set aside to build the further education and training college planned for Swords as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the location of the site in Swords where the planned further education and training college will be constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23589/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to increase education and training of new planners, including upskilling and conversion courses for professionals with relevant suitable experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/25]
Transport 6 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the estimated increase in income Irish Rail expects to receive with the new commuter fares announced this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23796/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the amount of income Irish Rail received from train fares in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23797/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport why Irish Rail is operating the northern commuter line at reduced capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23798/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport which train services will be impacted on the northern commuter line by Irish Rail operating at a reduced capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23799/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport how long Irish Rail is planning to operate the northern commuter line at a reduced capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23800/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport why there were only four carriages on the 8.53am train from Skerries to Dublin on 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23801/25]
Finance 4 questions
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total amount paid out by the State Claims Agency for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24695/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance to provide the total amount paid out by the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24696/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the projected financial impact on an organisation (details supplied) if the personal injury guidelines are revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24697/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Finance the projected financial impact on the State Claims Agency if the personal injury guidelines are revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24698/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23803/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the campaigns her Department have undertaken to recruit teachers who qualified in Ireland and moved abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23804/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the campaigns her Department has undertaken to recruit qualified professionals from abroad to work within the disability services such as the children’s disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23802/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Grace Boland asked the Taoiseach when the CSO will publish an updated set of the "Employment Analysis of Maternity and Paternity Benefits 2019-2022”. [24700/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Rare Diseases Ireland Health
- Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 20 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Social 6 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any plan to implement recommendation No. 12 from the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands, Report on Means Testing in the Social Welfare System in Ireland, October 2024 (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/25]
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of the average processing time, average appeal processing times, the number of applications that were successful, the number of applications rejected, the number of rejected applications appealed, the number of appeals granted, and the average length of time from application to final decision, for each of the years 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024 and for the first quarter of 2025, for several social welfare payments (details supplied), in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23754/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting eight months for a decision to be made in respect of his appeal of a rejected application for the working family payment; if he is aware of the undue hardship and distress this causes the appellant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24990/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of working family payment applications received; the number of working family payment applications awarded; the number of working family payment applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks from date of application submission to award in the first instance; the number of working family payment applications that were carried over to the next year; the number of appeals made regarding working family payment; the number of appeals allowed; the number of appeals partially allowed; the number of appeals rejected; the number of appeals carried over to the next year, by year, from 2020 to 2025; the average time in weeks from date of application submission to final decision in respect of an appeal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24991/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 292 of 10 April 2025 and 1418 of 29 April 2025, without mentioning or outlining “child benefit”, whether all parents or guardians of newly adopted children under 18 are eligible for the new baby grant, regardless of the child’s age on date of placement; if there is a cut-off age whereby adopted children are deemed ineligible for the new baby grant on their date of placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25064/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish internal documents specifying particular protocols used by deciding officers to award applications for social welfare income payment beyond just the publicly available operational guidelines; in particular if he could publish the ‘homeless protocol’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25065/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that due to delays in funding approval for certain service users, an organisation (details supplied) must pay out of pocket to provide meals and that there is no mechanism by which the organisation can back-date funding once approval comes through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23983/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of people diagnosed with liver disease in Ireland in each of the years, 2014-2024, by gender, in tabular form. [24526/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of people under the age of 40 years diagnosed with liver disease in Ireland in each of the years, 2014-2024, by gender, in tabular form. [24527/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue which would be raised in the event of levies (details supplied), in tabular form. [24528/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yearly revenue that would be raised in the event of VAT increases (details supplied) and for this information to be provided in tabular form. [24529/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the services for persons of all ages with physical and intellectual disabilities based in Lusk; if she can outline in detail plans for future services; the stage these plans are at; the estimated timeframe for delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24505/25]
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the number of persons of all ages living in Lusk with physical and intellectual disabilities who require services who are registered with the HSE; the number that receive services locally; the number that have to travel to neighbouring towns for services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24510/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any facility to transfer between local authority housing lists in cases of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23727/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the tenant in situ social housing acquisition programme for Fingal West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23726/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the details of the procedure to be followed by a school and the board of management to facilitate the continued employment of a person past their 70th birthday (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24944/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide details of the procedure to be followed by a school and the board of management to facilitate the continued employment of a person past their 70th birthday (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25062/25]
Environment 1 question
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the energy poverty action plan will be scrapped; if it is to be revised, to outline all of changes being made, particularly all changes being made to the fuel allowance; any changes being made to income disregards for the fuel allowance, and a clear timeline for when this is projected to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25063/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the persistent and worsening failures of the Bus Éireann 101 service which services communities between Dublin and Drogheda, including Balbriggan, Balrothery, and other North County Dublin towns; if he is aware of systemic collapse of operational standards on this route that affects the daily wellbeing, financial stability, and social functioning of hundreds, if not thousands, of residents in Dublin Fingal; If he is aware that despite multiple formal complaints made directly to Bus Éireann since February 2025, service users report that no response has been received; if he is aware that on the evening of 15 February the 18.35 and 18.55 services from Busáras to Drogheda failed to arrive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24993/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will consider active consultation with the broader community in Lusk regarding the reopening of the Lusk Round Tower and Belfry; if, in particular, he will include the Round Tower and Belfry’s keyholder of 35 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24992/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

Business in the Community Ireland Environment
- Regulatory changes at EU level, our submission reflects our distilled insights from engaging with corporates in their compliance journey.
Irish Federation of University Teachers Education and Training
- Pervasive issue of precarious employment in Higher Education
Uplift Justice and Equality
- Uplift members sent emails to their Sinn Fèin TDs asking them to ensure that Sinn Féin is a party that is welcoming, inclusive and who listens to the experiences and expertise of transgender people.

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 7 votes · 6 questions · 11 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she considers a class size of 39 pupils to be excessive for a single teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23713/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the ongoing delay in funding approval for the refurbishment and establishment of ASD classes at a school (details supplied); if this funding will be expedited so that the school can proceed with the necessary preparations for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24907/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the NTA to improve the bus service in Fingal West with increased capacity and more frequent service, most notably the 33/33x and 101 bus routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23649/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Justice if steps are being taken to reform the licensing laws to support Ireland's night-time economy and cultural life, including the introduction of an annual night club licence, longer opening hours for cultural venues and transferring the licensing laws to the responsibility to the Department of Arts, Media, Communications and Sport to better support a vibrant and flexible arts and culture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24467/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details on the percentage of early years providers accessing the Government’s core funding scheme that pay an hourly educator rate of €15 or above; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23476/25]
Tourism 1 question
- 2025-05-14 Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the progress made under the Memorandum of Understanding between his Department and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the reform of grassroots football league structures; if his Department has engaged with the organisation regarding the impact of league instability; the t supports being considered to ensure that children and teenagers, particularly in areas such as Fingal, continue to have access to viable and competitive local youth football leagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24545/25]

New lobbying 11 returns

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Arts
- Implementation of fair and proportionate support for news and current affairs independent radio sector including proposals announced in last budget; calling for level playing field for radio vis a vis other sectors in regulatory and legislative proposals; promoting engagement and regular interaction with stakeholders.
Screen Producers Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- Introductory meeting with representative to provide overview of Screen Producers Ireland
Polio Survivors Ireland Health
- Emailed TDs
TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Education and Training
- TU Borrowing Framework, Accommodation, Cost of Living, Healthcare
Rare Diseases Ireland Health
- Re-launch All Party Group on Rare Diseases. Update on the need for a new National Strategy for Rare Diseases, including background data on rare diseases in Ireland and the challenges that people living with rare diseases face.
Wool in School Education and Training
- Wool education and climate smart skills
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Artificial Intelligence
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 4 returns Agriculture
- Nitrates Derogation
- Nature Restoration Law (NRL)
- Labour Party Spokesperson for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine
- Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025