Dublin North-West — week of Mon, 26 May — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin North-West TDs did this week

Mon, 26 May – 1 Jun 2025 · 3 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2025-05-28 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–71

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

Did not vote 1 Paul McAuliffe

Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Broadcasting Act 2009 to give the Comptroller and Auditor General oversight of RTÉ accounts.&nbsp

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 89–73

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes

full description

A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 113–49

Voted for 2 Paul McAuliffe · Rory Hearne

Voted against 1 Dessie Ellis

Restrictive Financial Measures (State of Israel) Bill 2025

2025-05-28 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to empower the Minister for Finance to make regulations imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Israel

full description

A bill to empower the Minister for Finance to make regulations imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of securities issued by or on behalf of the State of Israel; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 75–87

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach

2025-05-28 · 3 votes

The motion · motion failed 4–8

Voted for 1 Rory Hearne

Did not vote 2 Dessie Ellis · Paul McAuliffe

The motion · motion failed 5–8

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

The motion · motion passed 8–5

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 89–70

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Rory Hearne

Dessie Ellis — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paul McAuliffe — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering allowing incremental credit for external science experience to encourage those with a science and STEM background to become teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26779/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an update can be provided on matters raised in correspondence in relation to funding for three schools (details supplied). [27587/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update for the An Saol Foundation's project Teach An Saol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27430/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the timeline of delivery for the implementation of the vaccine compensation programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the series of actions he has proposed to accelerate the delivery of strategic infrastructure and to support the delivery of housing and improvements in competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27888/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his progress to date on the programme for Government 2025 commitment on the re-establishment of borough and town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the concerns raised by members of the Dublin Airport Environmental Working Group on the use of aqueous film forming foam and forever chemicals at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the assessment of need through the psychology service for a person (details supplied). [27757/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the outcome of the discussions at European level regarding the EU Trade Association Agreement with Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27203/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to carry out a review of the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied). [28772/25]

Rory Hearne — Social Democrats 6 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain the rationale for recent comments he made in a newspaper (details supplied) regarding international investors; to provide any analysis his Department has conducted or used on the amount of any such investment in housing by international investors that Ireland is believed to be losing out on; the countries believed to be gaining investment from international investors at Ireland’s expense; the differences between the current yields on new build multi-residential units in Ireland compared to the rest of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27543/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has directly produced, or contracted a third-party to produce, an analysis of the return on investment or yield from private residential investment in Ireland and the factors that may be impacting the levels of such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27550/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. reply 794 of 15 May 2025, if his Department met with the CSO to discuss the changes to data entry on the CRCS; if there is a plan for implementation; if there is a timeline for the implementation of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26764/25]