Limerick City — week of Mon, 23 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Limerick City TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jun – 29 Jun 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 20 questions · 7 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages

2025-06-25 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 64–82

Voted for 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

Voted against 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–104

Voted for 1 Maurice Quinlivan

Voted against 3 Conor Sheehan · Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–83

Voted for 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

Voted against 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

The motion · motion passed 104–48

Voted for 3 Conor Sheehan · Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

Voted against 1 Maurice Quinlivan

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022

2025-06-25 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided…

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A bill to require pharmaceutical companies, medical equipment suppliers and their servants or agents, to declare payments, gifts, donations or other transfers of values provided to healthcare professionals or health care organisations on an annual basis.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–67

Voted for 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

Voted against 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery

2025-06-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–69

Voted for 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

Voted against 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

The motion · motion passed 83–69

Voted for 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

Voted against 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-06-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 87–66

Voted for 2 Kieran O'Donnell · Willie O'Dea

Voted against 2 Conor Sheehan · Maurice Quinlivan

Conor Sheehan — Labour Party 8 votes · 15 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to fully staff two additional ADHD teams. [33523/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in emergency medicine that were on duty within the accident and emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick for each night of the week commencing 9 June 2025. between the hours of 8pm and 8am, in tabular form. [33524/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of children aged under 13 awaiting dental screening in CHO3, in tabular form. [33525/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the current resources and staff allocation to Limerick Palliative Care, including the provision for home care palliative care and residential palliative care; and the current vacancies within this service. [33526/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, given that Marino Institute of Education is a third-level higher education institute and not-for-profit charity funded directly by her Department, consideration will be given to extending the eligibility of free frees to students in the BSc in Early Childhood and BSc in Education Studies course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33705/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, given that core funding for Marino Institute of Education has remained stagnant in 2005, she will review the core funding settlement for the institute with a view to index linking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33706/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if, in light to the popularity of Irish-medium education, she has any plans to increase the number of places offered on the course at Marino Institute of Education given the shortage of teachers applying for positions in Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33707/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO of Gas Networks Ireland. [33521/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of builders that have signed up to the statutory register under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, broken down by year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of capital investment in housing in 2024 and 2025 respectively by programme, in tabular form; to outline any additional capital investment in housing carried out by local authorities, the LDA and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Marino Institute of Education will be brought under the auspices of the Higher Education Authority like all other ITE providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33709/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to implement the recommendations of the Sahlberg report on the structure of teacher education in Ireland in respect of the integration of Marino Institute of Education with the Higher Education Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33710/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to the US Secretary of State in the past two months. [33520/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €170 for children aged between 4-11 years old and €305 for children aged over 12. [33522/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-06-26 Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for a join family visa to be processed for a family where a non-EU citizen is joining their non-EU citizen spouse; if additional staff have been allocated to the visa processing department to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35033/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Limerick Chamber · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Limerick Chamber Meeting with Deputy Conor Sheehan
- Limerick Chamber made a submission to the National Development Plan Review 2025

Kieran O'Donnell — Fine Gael 8 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Limerick Chamber · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Economic Development and Industry
- Limerick Chamber met with Minister of Justice regarding policing and crime in Limerick. Limerick Chamber also met and corresponded with Minister and TDs regarding same.
- Limerick Chamber made a submission to the National Development Plan Review 2025

Maurice Quinlivan — Sinn Féin 8 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Limerick Chamber Economic Development and Industry
- Limerick Chamber made a submission to the National Development Plan Review 2025

Willie O'Dea — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 5 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if she will accelerate the approval and funding of the new drug givinostat to treat the one-hundred boys currently living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34122/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if it is her intention to bring Children’s Health Ireland under the remit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34602/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI report on future capacity requirements for GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34603/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is correct to state that a teacher (details supplied) would only receive an annual pension of €1982.65 after over 17 years of teaching; if there is a way for this individual to buy back credits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34185/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if provision has been made to continue the Economic and Social Intervention Fund in Limerick in 2026 and beyond, given that it is a critical instrument to help address disadvantage in Limerick city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Limerick Chamber · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Economic Development and Industry
- Limerick Chamber met with Minister of Justice regarding policing and crime in Limerick. Limerick Chamber also met and corresponded with Minister and TDs regarding same.
- Limerick Chamber made a submission to the National Development Plan Review 2025