Wexford — week of Mon, 12 May — Watch Them Work

What your Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 12 May – 18 May 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 5 questions · 99 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–65

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

The motion · motion passed 83–66

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

Parental Choice in Education

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–65

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

The motion · motion passed 87–62

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

Housing and Critical Infrastructure

2025-05-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–66

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

The motion · motion passed 83–66

Voted for 1 James Browne

Voted against 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

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 2 George Lawlor · Johnny Mythen

Voted against 1 James Browne

Did not vote 1 Verona Murphy

George Lawlor — Labour Party 7 votes · 2 questions · 7 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the processing of a passport for a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-13 Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the current status and repair timeline for the Barrow Bridge in New Ross; the reason Iarnród Éireann has not been more proactive in pursuing funding for repairs from the insurers of the ships that struck the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23252/25]

New lobbying 7 returns

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Community
- Irish Rural Link Information Day in Buswells Hotel with presentations on Community response to Storm Eowyn and the impact it had on Rural areas
Local Development Companies Network CLG Community
- Oireachtas Members were invited to an event launching a rebrand of the Local Development Companies Network and highlighting the work of the LDCs
Cuala Senior Care Limited Health
- Launch of new brand used to bring attention to home care
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.
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Artificial Intelligence
Sage Advocacy Health
- services provided by Sage Advocacy to survivors of institutional abuse
Restaurants Association of Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- Meeting with George Lawlor on the current state of the hospitality sector

James Browne — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 0 questions · 80 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 80 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.
Climate and Health Alliance Transport
- Funding ratio on public transport and road maintenance.
Irish Self Catering Federation · 2 returns Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Response to US Tariff Announcement
- Invited TD's and Ministers to meet with Business Leaders from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown to discuss local and global economic concerns
Irish Council for Social Housing Housing
- Housing budget for AHBs: Increase funding
Cork Chamber · 4 returns Development and Zoning · Housing · Taxation · Public Expenditure and Reform
- Email to call on the minister to increase the volume of zoned land
- Email to discuss the steps needed to reform housing output and increase supply
- An email to the minister to call for changes to the tax system to encourage more housing development
- Letter to highlight concerns with National Development Plan and National Planning Framework
Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) Housing
- Meeting request to discuss the rental market, rent pressure zone legislation, and tenancies of indefinite duration.
Crosscare Housing
- On 9 May 2025, NGOs Crosscare and dePaul wrote to Ministers O' Callaghan (Justice) and Brown (Housing) to ask them to agree a joint policy position giving direction to local authorities and IPAS on how to accommodate the 1000's of people with leave to remain but who are stuck in IPAS accommodation.
Focus Ireland · 4 returns Housing
- Ending long-term homelessness
- Independent Appeals system for Local Authority decisions
- New Appointment - Housing Minister
- Tenant in situ scheme
Licensed Vintners Association · 2 returns Housing
- Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
- Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant
NCBI Education and Training
- Invitation to the Wayfinding Centre
Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) · 2 returns Heritage
- Social media video asking to reform the Arterial Drainage Act
- Social media video asking to ensure strong wetland restoration measures in the Nature Restoration Plan
Society of St. Vincent de Paul · 4 returns Budgetary matters · Housing
- Welcoming Ministers and requesting a meeting
- National Homelessness Action Committee meeting
- Meeting with Minister for Housing and Officials
- Concerns re changes to the Tenant In Situ Scheme
Construction Industry Federation (CIF) · 4 returns Housing
- Letter to Minister James Browne giving thanks for his attendance at the IHBA Housing Summit 2025
- Letter to Minister James Browne TD to discuss the Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) and issues concerning it.
- Forwarded Irish Home Builders' Association (IHBA) document re: Interventions to Increase Housing Supply to Minister James Browne TD
- Meeting with Minister for Housing
The Irish Traveller Movement Justice and Equality
- Programme for Government policy provisions . Traveller accommdation policy. Formation of Oireachtas Committee
Irish Association of Social Workers Housing
- IASW statement regarding the removal of prioritisation for housing for young adults leaving state care.
Threshold · 4 returns Housing · Tourism
- National Homeless Action Committee Q1 2025 Meeting
- Private rental sector developments
- Regulation of short-term lets
- Draft Programme for Government
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.
Airbnb Ireland UC Tourism
- General Scheme of Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025
Rockwood Consulting ULC Housing
- Requested to meet to discuss the Seller's Legal Pack Bill and to seek reforms to the conveyancing process
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Taxation
- Commercial Rates
Chambers Ireland · 40 returns Trade · Tourism · Foreign Affairs · EU Affairs · Economic Development and Industry · Sports and Recreation · Local Government · Justice and Equality · Employment · Education and Training · Community · Environment · Energy and Natural Resources · Defence · Children and Youth Affairs · Taxation · Finance · Transport · Public Expenditure and Reform · Marine · Housing · Development and Zoning
- The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
- The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
- The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
- The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
- The need for the new Government to build strong international partnerships with the EU, the UK and the rest of the world.
- The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government.
- The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government.
- "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
- The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government.
- "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
- "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
- "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
- "The need for the new Government to foster thriving towns and cities. This includes enhanced garda resourcing; tackling vacancy and dereliction; investing in community infrastructure, supporting retail and hospitality businesses; and enhancing the role of Local Government. "
- The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation.
- The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation.
- "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
- "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
- "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
- "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
- "The need for the new Government to ensure a sustainable and resilient future by taking climate action, diversifying the energy mix, securing sustainable childcare funding, investing in skills development, defending our critical national infrastructure and promoting business innovation. "
- "The need for the new Government to tackle the costs of doing business. This includes reforming business taxation, reviewing employment legislation, applying the SME Test, expanding trade relationships and increasing access to finance. "
- "The need for the new Government to tackle the costs of doing business. This includes reforming business taxation and supporting legislation, reviewing employment legislation, applying the SME Test and increasing access to finance. "
- "The need for the new Government to tackle the costs of doing business. This includes reforming business taxation, reviewing employment legislation, applying the SME Test and increasing access to finance. "
- "The need for the new Government to tackle the costs of doing business. This includes reforming business taxation, reviewing employment legislation, applying the SME Test and increasing access to finance. "
- "The need for the new Government to tackle the costs of doing business. This includes reforming business taxation, reviewing employment legislation, applying the SME Test and increasing access to finance. "
- The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes.
- The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes.
- "The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes. "
- The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes.
- "The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes.
- "The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes.
- "The need for the new Government to invest in and deliver essential infrastructure to drive competitiveness. This includes housing, grid, water, ports, transport, and aviation infrastructure, as well as the need to support sustainable, streamlined planning processes. "
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- The need for the new Government to protect Ireland's existing competitive advantages. This includes fostering business growth; attracting innovation, tourism and talent; investing in education; utilising the National Training Fund and making the most of our renewable energy potential.
- Safety in urban areas.
- Safety in urban areas.

Johnny Mythen — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 3 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-05-13 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the number of patients on the public waiting list for cataract surgery as at the end of April 2025, male or female, age, and how long they have been waiting on the list for the CHO 5 area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23806/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the non-filling and delayed filling of vacant and suppressed posts, which is leading to unsafe staffing levels in nursing and midwifery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24917/25]
- 2025-05-15 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts and suppressed posts exists in CHO 5 in midwifery and specific to each hospital; the number of vacant nursing posts exists in CHO 5, specific to each hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24918/25]

New lobbying 6 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited · 2 returns Community · Health
- Irish Rural Link Information Day in Buswells Hotel with presentations on Community response to Storm Eowyn and the impact it had on Rural areas
- National meals on Wheels Information Day to highlight the work of the Network and of Meals on Wheels providers
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.
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.
Sage Advocacy Health
- services provided by Sage Advocacy to survivors of institutional abuse

Verona Murphy — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 6 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.
Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Registration for Short-term legislation Bill (STTL)
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Community
- Irish Rural Link Information Day in Buswells Hotel with presentations on Community response to Storm Eowyn and the impact it had on Rural areas
Local Development Companies Network CLG Community
- Oireachtas Members were invited to an event launching a rebrand of the Local Development Companies Network and highlighting the work of the LDCs
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.
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture
- International Women's Day