Offaly — week of Mon, 23 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jun – 29 Jun 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 38 questions · 2 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 1 Carol Nolan

Voted against 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–104

Voted for 1 Carol Nolan

Voted against 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–83

Voted for 1 Carol Nolan

Voted against 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

The motion · motion passed 104–48

Voted for 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

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 3 Carol Nolan · John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

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 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

The motion · motion passed 83–69

Voted for 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-06-24 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Did not vote 1 Carol Nolan

Carol Nolan — Independent 7 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-06-25 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to caretaker costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34670/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns raised by a school (details supplied) with respect to SET hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34671/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when SNA allocations for school year 2025-2026 will be announced, given that primary schools still have not been given their allocations.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34672/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on proposals to provide new accommodation for a school in County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34804/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a pure oak plantation that is seven years old and in contract be converted to agroforestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34190/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ash dieback site that was approved for replanting with pure oak can be withdrawn and money paid back or if it is possible to convert such a site to agroforestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34191/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of the funding provided by his Department to improve the rail network and train connectivity in County Offaly in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the entitlements of EU and UK nationals living in Ireland to jobseekers allowance, jobseekers benefit, children’s allowance, and any other additional supplementary or emergency payments; to outline the conditions attached to such claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34490/25]

John Clendennen — Fine Gael 8 votes · 26 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Transport 12 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the take-up of EV charging schemes for sports clubs, community facilities and town and village centre residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34002/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of a map displaying all public transport services, nationally and regionally, including a print version as well as an online, digital version; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34001/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport when Tullamore might receive a bus service akin to that recently established in the town of Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34785/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport if the safer routes to schools programme will be opened for new applications, if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34787/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport to outline how schools might benefit from the active travel funding in the absence of access to the safer routes to schools programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34788/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport of those schools that expressed an interest in the safer routes to school programme when it was introduced in 2021, the number that are yet to receive funding through the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34789/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport for the breakdown of schools that have benefited from the safer routes to schools programme since its inception in 2021, by round of funding allocated and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34790/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of the schools active in the safer routes to school programme that have benefited from the reduced speed limit on rural roads introduced in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34791/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport when a bus stop will be provided for a village (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34792/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of registered taxi and hackney licences in operation in Offaly in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35175/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received by the National Transport Authority from Offaly based operators for the 2025 electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV) grant scheme when it launched in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35176/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of successful applications for the 2025 electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV) grant scheme awarded to Offaly based operators in the first round of applications, which was launched in February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35177/25]
Health 5 questions
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if recent evidence from UK studies indicating that the shingrix (recombinant zoster) vaccine may reduce the risk of dementia and provide cognitive benefits has been considered in her Department’s assessment of the vaccine for inclusion in the national immunisation schedule; if these potential wider health benefits will be factored into future evaluations of the vaccine’s cost-effectiveness and public health value; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34783/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34793/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to delaying the implementation of the alcohol labelling provisions under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 which is due to come into effect in May 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34794/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of e-health records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34813/25]
- 2025-06-26 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Health the progress in transforming the health service into a seven-days-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34812/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the redesignation of special schools that cater for children with mild general learning disabilities; the impact this may have on their current students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34799/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extra capacity that will be provided by redesignating schools for children with mild general learning disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34800/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current capacity for special education places in County Offaly; how this compares to the potential places within the county from September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34801/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the options that may be available to a person (details supplied) to rectify an historical recording error regarding an alleged period of missed contributions towards social insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34797/25]
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people approaching the State pension age of 66 years within the remainder of 2025 who do not have the required social insurance contribution record to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a funding application (details supplied) to Enterprise Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34786/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning applications that are referred to An Bord Pleanála, that are subsequently approved; to provide a breakdown of these figures for each of the midlands counties of Westmeath, Offaly and Laois for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34795/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-06-25 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided in Budget 2026 to deliver a community neurorehabilitation team for the midlands and northeast in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the rollout of community neurorehabilitation teams across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34784/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd · 2 returns Agriculture
- Visible Environmental Management Cost (vEMC) Tyre Recycling Cost for Agricultural Tyres 2025
- FCI Meeting request with the RSA to discuss any proposed changes to W licenses

Tony McCormack — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Transport his Department's plans to expand town bus services in regional towns across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34105/25]
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s plans for providing a town bus service for Tullamore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34106/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the plenary meeting of the Labour Employer Economic Forum which he chaired on 4 April 2025. [33561/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-06-24 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the current funding allocation to the Edenderry school completion programme, which receives €25,000 annually, the majority of which is absorbed by staffing and rent costs, leaving little to no resources for direct student support; and if she will consider providing additional funding to ensure that meaningful interventions and supports can be delivered to students in need. [33582/25]