Kildare South — week of Mon, 26 May — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 26 May – 1 Jun 2025 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 37 questions · 2 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 for 1 Martin Heydon

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 2 Fiona O'Loughlin · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

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 3 Mark Wall · Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 1 Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

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 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-05-27 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 89–70

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mark Wall — Labour Party 5 votes · 22 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 22 total

Children 8 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a draft will be published of the National Plan for Irish Provision in the EY and SAC sector; if this draft will undergo a public/stakeholder consultation before it is finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27366/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will honour the State’s commitment to promote the Irish language by implementing a rights-based approach to Irish-medium immersion early childhood education and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27367/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an official definition of Naíonra; if she will clarify if this is an Irish immersion education setting that operates through the Irish language only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27368/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will explore the possibility of developing a public directory for Irish-medium preschool services, Naíonraí, in order that parents can access their local setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27369/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the home support services available to provide family carers with in-home respite supports between the hours of 10pm – 8am; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27566/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the number of overnight home support hours that were delivered by HSE direction provision and authorisation scheme providers, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27567/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the number of support hours delivered by HSE direct provision, and authorisation scheme providers, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27568/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a procurement process was carried out by her Department for awarding a contract to a company carrying out research on the development of a national childcare agency; if so, the details of this procurement process and the details of the contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27937/25]
Health 8 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of support hours delivered by HSE direct provision, and authorisation scheme providers, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26739/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of hours of specifically family carer in-home respite only the HSE has delivered, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26740/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the means by which the authorisation scheme charge out rate for overnights was arrived at a figure below that of a daytime rate; to explain how the HSE allocate a charge out rate for an overnight rate below that of the previous Tier 1 tender and below that of the current daytime hourly rate for a premium awake overnight service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26741/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to outline the home support services available to provide family carers with in-home respite supports between the hours of 10pm – 8am; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26742/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if the procedures (details supplied) are available after surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26935/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of overnight home support hours that were delivered by HSE direction provision and authorisation scheme providers, by CHO, for the year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26975/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health if sanction has been given to cover a post at a health facility in County Kildare (details supplied); the timeframe for such a sanction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28893/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of a health care facility in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28894/25]
Environment 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or the SEAI have plans to change the qualifying criteria for the warmer homes scheme including that the home must be built pre-2006, given the number of years the scheme has been in operation and that many of the houses built since 2006 are now in need of retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; the average waiting time in May 2024; the plans to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth when schools will receive their allocations of SNA for the forthcoming 2025/2026 educational year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27609/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the up-to-date position with the opening of a secondary school in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27610/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding allocated to Youthreach services in County Kildare for the past four years to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27938/25]
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of young people availing of Youthreach services, by county, for the past four years to date, in tabular form; the numbers waiting for a Youthreach place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27939/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers to lobby newly elected Government Representatives in advance of the programme for government to support a campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Muiriosa Foundation Health
- Disability Service Providers to lobby newly elected Government Representatives in advance of the programme for government to support a campaign spearheaded by the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on his attendance at the informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Gymnich on 7-8 May 2025. [26950/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any concerns that a deal between Ukraine and Russian brokered by the United States could result in Russian aggression being rewarded with territorial gain; the discussions he has had with EU counterparts in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27451/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the proposed EU review of the Israel Association agreement; if there is a timeline in place for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27452/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on the new accelerating infrastructure taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27893/25]
- 2025-05-29 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will report on work being done on an evidence-based assessment of the barriers impeding timely infrastructure development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27894/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent engagement with the US President. [26753/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-05-28 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding the second hand capital assistance scheme and the need for additional funding to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27922/25]

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 6 questions
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, rapid response vehicles and motorcycles on a 24-7 basis based at each ambulance station within Kildare, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26697/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing two additional "see and treat gynaecology clinics". [26698/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neonatologist based at Rotunda maternity hospital, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26699/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing two additional postnatal hubs. [26700/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the protocols in place in relation to the use of anaesthesia during the performance of cervical biopsies, considering accounts of women who were not administered anaesthetic and who describe the procedure as extremely painful and traumatic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27528/25]
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of midwifery-led clinics operational in Kildare at the moment, clinic staff levels and hours provided for and changes in the service, in the last five years. [27532/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme, from 2021 to date in 2025. [26696/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-05-27 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to deploy a person at the grade of assistant principal officer level, from within his Department, to be posted at the Irish Embassy London. [26695/25]