Dublin Central — week of Mon, 14 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Jul – 20 Jul 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 17 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025

2025-07-16 · 2 votes · Govt (Housing)

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 and certain other enactments

full description

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2024, the Planning and Development Act 2000 and certain other enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

A sub-amendment · motion failed 68–89

Voted for 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

A change the Seanad made to the bill · motion passed 88–68

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation (Transfer of Functions) Bill 2024

2025-07-16 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to give further effect to the Aircraft Noise Regulation in so far as it relates to Dublin Airport by transferring the functions of the competent authority for the purpose…

full description

A bill to give further effect to the Aircraft Noise Regulation in so far as it relates to Dublin Airport by transferring the functions of the competent authority for the purposes of that Regulation from the Fingal County Council to the Environmental Protection Agency; and to provide for connected matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 69–88

Voted for 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

Endometriosis Care in Ireland

2025-07-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 88–69

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted against 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Gary Gannon · Paschal Donohoe

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-07-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Justice 7 questions
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of female prisoners in the Dóchas prison who were pregnant on committal between 2021 and 2024, including the 22 pregnant women recorded in 2024 and the 12 to date in 2025; and if he will outline any measures being taken to divert pregnant women charged with non-violent offences from custodial settings. [39462/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will state clearly whether women with children are currently being held in the general female prison population alongside other prisoners; and if so, how this aligns with the rights of the child under the UN convention on the rights of the child. [39463/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if she will commit to expanding the availability of community-based sentencing, specifically tailored for mothers with dependent children; and his any plans to introduce gender-responsive, family-sensitive alternatives to prison for women who do not pose a risk to public safety. [39464/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the percentage of pregnant women in custody who are on remand; the number of these cases that involve non-violent offences; and whether he will consider issuing revised guidelines to reduce the use of custodial remand for pregnant women, particularly in cases involving minor or survival-related offences. [39465/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to confirm the number of babies born to women in custody between 2021 and 2024; and to provide details on the supports available to pregnant women and mothers in custody, including whether all births took place in hospital settings. [39466/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific measures being taken to address the health and safety of pregnant women in custody, in light of persistent overcrowding in the Dóchas Centre, operating above its 105-bed capacity and Limerick Prison's female wing, which has been reported as running at over 150% of its stated capacity; and whether pregnant women are currently being accommodated in cells without adequate medical access or privacy. [39467/25]
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether she will commit to prioritising the use of non-custodial measures, such as bail supports, or community-based alternatives, for pregnant women; and whether any portion of the upcoming prison system expansion or penal reform strategy will be ring-fenced for the protection of pregnant or postpartum women in conflict with the law. [39468/25]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 6 votes · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the model whereby funding follows the patient (MFTP) for vasectomy services, as with termination of pregnancy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39807/25]
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been, or will be, given to extending free family planning to the provision of vasectomy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39809/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health that Children's Health Ireland would produce a booklet of medical acronyms that can be given to parents of all new admissions in the CHI group. [40463/25]
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the current ownership status of each site and the building of each primary care centre, respectively, nationwide, delivered via her Department and HSE public private partnership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40298/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-07-16 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth to clarify within every special school if every teacher and SNA, respectively has the appropriate qualification; and if not, the number of teachers and SNAs, respectively do not, out of the total number of teaching and SNA staff and if she will make a statement accordingly. [40095/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to review the sectoral emissions ceilings for carbon budgets 1 and 2 in view of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent call that ‘sectoral ceilings must be revised to account for updated science in emissions inventory data’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40367/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the safeguards that are in place to ensure that installers of private optical fibre infrastructure will remove legacy copper wire installations, cabling and hardware once the roll-out has occurred; the role ComReg will play in ensuring this work is completed and who is responsible for ensuring that all traces of legacy equipment are addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40369/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grounds on which a SUSI grant recipient can change their status from dependent to independent; and the documentation required as evidence of that. [40283/25]

New lobbying 1 return

FASD Ireland CLG Health
- Delays with the introduction of health information labelling on alcohol

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-07-15 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [35556/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-07-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the provision of improved access to therapeutic services for children with additional needs, regardless of their school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40207/25]

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

IRISH MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANISATION CLG Budgetary matters
- Submission of IMRO's pre budget submission