Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 15 Sept

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Sept – 21 Sept 2025 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 91 questions · 360 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-17 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–65

Voted for 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 1 vote · 32 questions · 78 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Housing 7 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the case of a company (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with an organisation to prevent this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47972/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the effectiveness of the enforcement mechanisms under section 18 of the Building Control Act 2007 regarding the misuse of the protected title of architect; if any review of enforcement and regulation of this sector is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47973/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1237 of 8 September 2025, if there is a timeline for the passage of this legislation once completed; if there is a further timeline for when qualified recipients will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48733/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1106 of 8 September 2025, the research carried out by his Department which indicated the impact that the provision of a 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large scale housing developments would have on the delivery of these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49383/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1106 of 8 September 2025, if he is concerned of the impact that the removal of the provision of a 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large scale housing developments will have on the long-term liveability and quality of life for residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49384/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1106 of 8 September 2025, if he engaged with elected councillors in local authorities across the country in advance of removing the 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large scale housing developments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49385/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the application under the built heritage investment scheme by a school (details supplied); the basis for the refusal of this application; if this building qualifies under the terms of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49386/25]
Climate 4 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the locations of air monitoring stations in the Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare areas; the criteria for where these stations are located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48185/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement his Department has had with the supermarket sector to encourage the reduction in use of non-recyclable plastic in all aspects of their operating procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48451/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total capacity output available under existing wind generation schemes; the projected output if all wind farms currently at various stages of the planning system were to come to fruition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49042/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in the use of renewable energy systems to minimise their reliance on the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49041/25]
Education 4 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the refurbishment project for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to progress this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47934/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding plans for the provision of secondary school places in Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48187/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding targeted funding to support schools to provide HEPA filters in areas that are prone to wildfires that lead to poor air quality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48188/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the removal of the ancillary grant to a school (details supplied); if the basis for this decision could be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48957/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of both newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47856/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of members of an organisation (details supplied) related to the need to increase funding in counselling and psychotherapy with the aim of establishing universal access to therapeutic services; if this is under review within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48011/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health her views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48974/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of a body regarding a decision (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49144/25]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken or statements he has made related to the alleged downing of a plane used by the President of the European Commission through jamming technology by the Russian Federation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48191/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the list of priorities for the upcoming Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU; if advocating for the tackling of sexual and domestic violence against women will be considered as a core priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48987/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the price volatility of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for transport; his views on whether, if the price per litre is consistently more than the price of diesel, it will act as a disincentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47931/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel for transport as an alternative to diesel; if his Department is carrying out research into the merits of promoting its use at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47932/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits on financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47839/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department’s research carried out into the correlation of income tax rates and disincentivising overtime and promotions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48183/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland's preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on his Department's offices and institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49040/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the position regarding any initiatives that seek to encourage both recruitment and retention of personnel in the armed forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49039/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any Departmental review of the existing rate of payment under the living alone allowance to reflect the increased cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48307/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of recorded cases involving prosecutions for the illegal use of e-scooters and electric bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48190/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a best practice guide for dealing with wild fires; if there is an obligation on a land owner to clear gorse that presents a risk of wildfire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48186/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of senior management in a resource centre (details supplied) related to the shortfall in core funding for their services; the steps she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47955/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48973/25]

New lobbying 78 returns

Front Line Defenders Justice and Equality
- Organisation of Front Line Defenders Award. Irish parliamentary Patrons of the Award include: Senator Malcolm Noonan, Senator Patricia Stephenson, Barry Ward TD, Cormac Devlin TD, Ivana Bacik TD, and Sean Crowe TD.
Cuala Senior Care Limited Health
- Launch of new brand used to bring attention to home care
Care Alliance Ireland Communications
- CAI was a signatory to a sectoral letter re: Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations
Coalition 2030 · 2 returns EU Affairs · Environment
- Coalition 2030 presentation to the Oireachtas EU Affairs Committee to review Ireland's progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
- Letter sent to all Chairs of Oireachtas Committees requesting a time to present to the Committee
The Wheel Community
- The Wheel's Pre-Budget Submission 2026 was sent to elected representatives and relevant government departments in advance of the Budget. It highlights the priorities for the community and voluntary sector, including sustainable funding for the sector, equality of pay, increased compliance requirements, and the hidden infrastructure provided by the sector in areas such as health, social care, housing and climate action.
Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) Housing
- To outline issues facing landlords in the private rental market.
Opportunity Green Environment
- Opportunity Green shared with Committee on EU affairs committee members a new policy briefing on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and request to address the Committee on EU affairs on the Irish Presidency of the EU
Ruhama Justice and Equality
- Invitation to Ruhama's upcoming international conference on combatting pornography, sexual exploitation and sexual violence
Fórsa trade union Education and Training
- Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.
Lir Communications Ltd Housing
- Letter to introduce the ILEA and to request a meeting to discuss industry priorities.
Law Society of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Communicating with two TDs in order to table Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality related to the Decision Support Service and the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015
Q4PR Economic Development and Industry
- Defamation Bill 2024, broader support for media
Hanover Media Strategy Limited · 2 returns Sports and Recreation · Children and Youth Affairs
- AV Room Briefing Event to discuss the ongoing policy challenges in the sports sector
- AV Room Briefing Event to discuss the ongoing crises facing the early years and childcare sector
Acumen Public Affairs Health
- Irish EU Council Presidency (Health work programme and priorities)
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Meet DLR County Business Community
- Meet DLR County Business Community
DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS · 3 returns EU Affairs · Foreign Affairs
- EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
- Request for follow-up discussion on Lives on the Line Campaign, Pre-Budget Submission and EU MFF concerns
- Follow-up emails to a discussion at a meeting of the Joint Committee of European Union Affairs, with meeting requests
National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Role of Young people in Oireachtas Committee Terms of Reference
GSK Health
- Vaccination policy
Irish Wildbird Conservancy · 2 returns Environment
- Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
- Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG EU Affairs
- Submission to the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs in relation to the LGBTQI+ rights situation in Hungary.
Mediahuis Ireland Group Limited Economic Development and Industry
- To raise awareness of the importance of independent media in Ireland and urge Government support to address industry challenges
Irish Cancer Society Health
- Nicotine products
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG Economic Development and Industry
- Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Ibec · 2 returns EU Affairs
- Ibec Competitive Business, Competitive Europe campaign
- EU Capitals Markets Union and Banking Union
Danone Ireland Health
- Meeting with Deputy Barry Ward to provide an overview of the Danone business in Ireland and its position as a health focused food and beverage company.
Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF) Sports and Recreation
- The lobbying intent was to raise awareness of our submission to the Department of Sport of our ask to make a Special Allocation in Budget 2026. The ask was for €5m to fully renovate and restore a derelict building in Dun Laoghaire for use as a National Sailing Performance HQ. This new building will replace the shipping containers which are currently in use, but which have no toilet, shower or changing facilities.
Rockwood Consulting ULC Finance
- Euronext Dublin Pre-budget submission
Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2 returns Communications · Justice and Equality
- Oireachtas Engagement with Civil Society Organisations
- Offences Against the State Act Renewal
Chambers Ireland · 40 returns Trade · Education and Training · Finance · EU Affairs · Energy and Natural Resources
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the WTO by ensuring a more effective multilateralism that caters to business needs.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the position of SMEs in EU and global trade through a more coherent implementation agenda.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including prioritising Free Trade Agreements awaiting signature or ratification including Mercosur and CETA.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including greater focus on the openness pillar of EU trade policy by pursuing new and renewed trade agreements and improving market access for Irish companies.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including promoting higher mobility of skilled workers and improving the recognition of skills and qualifications across the EU.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including its support for a European Strategy for Vocational Education and Training (VET).
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including promoting vocational education and training and dual study systems for apprentices and supporting the mobility of apprentices, through the strengthening of Erasmus.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including incorporating entrepreneurship as well as green and digital skills into education.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing coordination among various stakeholders, including involving the Chamber Network in education and training programme design and delivery.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including focussing on deepening the European Education Area while not calling into question Member States competences in the field of education.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including encouraging lifelong learning initiatives and reducing barriers to entering the labour market.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including following the EU Labour and Skills Shortages Action Plan to address current and future workforce challenges.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including investing in skills development, upskilling, and reskilling while improving the use and coordination of skills forecasts and skills intelligence to meet labour market needs.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplify the EU sustainable finance framework and effectively support small and medium sized companies.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplify the EU sustainable finance framework and effectively support small and medium sized companies.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including improve access to finance for sustainable projects through private investments, which also considers a step-by-step transition toward climate neutrality.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including improve access to finance for sustainable projects through private investments, which also considers a step-by-step transition toward climate neutrality.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the EU Emissions Trading System and implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism within a WTO-compatible framework to prevent carbon leakage and support balanced global climate efforts.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the EU Emissions Trading System and implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism within a WTO-compatible framework to prevent carbon leakage and support balanced global climate efforts.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplifying regulations, speeding up permitting processes for renewable energy projects, reducing administrative burdens, and basing policies on solid data to encourage investment in clean technolog ies to support the Green Transition.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including simplifying regulations, speeding up permitting processes for renewable energy projects, reducing administrative burdens, and basing policies on solid data to encourage investment in clean technolog ies to support the Green Transition.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including securing natural gas supply and exploring the use of carbon-neutral hydrogen to ensure security of supply.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including modernising and expanding energy infrastructure like grids and storage capacities.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including modernising and expanding energy infrastructure like grids and storage capacities.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including acknowledging the role of mid-caps and ensuring a positive outcome from the revision of the EU SME definition.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing digital competitiveness through coherent legislative initiatives that foster a consolidated digital single market and promote regulatory sandboxes to encourage innovation and facilitate innovation and research.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including enhancing advisory services for GDPR implementation, and removing Single Market barriers to the introduction of digital products and services.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including guaranteeing a business-friendly consumer agenda by ensuring fair competition, a stable regulatory environment, and effective policies that enhance consumer purchasing power and protect companies against opportunistic litigation.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including prioritising fair competition by ensuring non-distortive allocation of state aid and increasing financial support to help SMEs digitalise and stay competitive.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including streamlining reporting obligations and reducing the cumulative impact of legislation such as the Corporate sustainability Reporting Directive on businesses.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including guaranteeing a regulatory pause on legislation placing reporting obligations on companies to focus on the correct transposition and implementation of existing legislation.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including diversifying funding opportunities for European businesses and improve digital and financial literacy of entrepreneurs.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including ensuring that EU policies percolate in regional and local territories with the support of the chamber network via initiatives like the Enterprise Europe Network.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening Europe’s competitive edge by enhancing intellectual property protection, investing in applied research, establishing centres of excellence, and streamlining regulatory processes with principles like digital by default and single submissions of information (“once-only principle”).
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including improving efforts to reduce administrative burdens on businesses, especially excessive reporting obligations, to preserve the competitiveness of the single market.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including reduce the growing legal complexity, correctly implementing and enforce EU legislation, upholding the principle of mutual recognition and mitigate the most pressing single market barriers.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including deepening the free movement of goods, services, people (including workers) and capital, increasing cross-border trade, and reducing fragmentation in Europe.
- Commitment to advancing the Savings and Investment Union (SIU), Capital Markets Union, and Banking Union.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including strengthening the EU's competitiveness and attractiveness as a business location by delivering a robust horizontal industrial policy agenda.
- To highlight the EU-level priorities of the affiliated Chambers of Commerce, including deepening the free movement of goods, services, people (including workers) and capital, increasing cross-border trade, and reducing fragmentation in Europe.
JKS Communications Education and Training
- Changes to financial requirements/visa
Concern Worldwide Foreign Affairs
- Concern 2026 Pre-Budget Submission - ODA Helps Build a Better World

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 47 questions · 33 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 47 total

Finance 19 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual yield to the Exchequer from VAT on clothing and fashion retail sales in the latest year available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47909/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the approximate PAYE, PRSI, and USC contributions arising from direct employment in the fashion, design, and craft sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47910/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance whether he will consider sector-specific reliefs or supports such as enhanced capital allowances or start-up tax credits for the fashion and design industry in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47911/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will cost the annual Exchequer impact of increasing the guide-assistance dog allowance from €825 to €1,250; and if he will examine index-linking this allowance from 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47919/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider permitting medical expenses tax relief on verified veterinary bills associated with accredited assistance dogs in addition to the current allowance; if he will publish costings for annual caps of €1,000 and €1,500 per claimant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47920/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the introduction of a refundable tax credit for assistance-dog insurance premiums and mandatory recertification costs, including costings for caps of €300 and €500 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47921/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine a non-refundable tax credit for veterinary expenses for large family pets (cats and dogs), conditional on proof of microchipping, licensing and up-to-date vaccinations; if he will publish costings for credit levels of €200, €300 and €500 per household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47922/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will assess the feasibility of a tax credit for adopting a rescue dog or cat from a registered charity, including proposed parameters such as a €200 per-household annual credit, anti-fraud controls, and expected uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47923/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the VAT treatment of veterinary services and companion-animal medicines, including the scope under the EU VAT directive to apply a reduced rate to neutering, vaccination and microchipping provided by registered veterinarians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47924/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the tax strategy group to prepare a paper for Budget 2026 on options to improve affordability for assistance-dog owners and for households with large family pets, including distributional analysis, compliance incentives for licensing, microchipping and indicative costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47925/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the dividend withholding tax exemption to investment limited partnerships (ILPs) in order that ILPs are treated on a par with other Irish regulated funds; if he will provide an assessment of the Exchequer impact; the anti-avoidance guardrails that would apply; the expected effect on Ireland’s competitiveness in private equity, private credit and infrastructure investment, in the context of mobilising patient capital for housing, SMEs and renewables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48074/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will expedite amendments to broaden the anti-reverse hybrid exemption in order that private asset funds can hold more than 10% in a single issuer while retaining tax-transparent status; to outline the compatibility of such a change with anti-tax-avoidance directives; the safeguards proposed, the international comparators and the timeframe for legislative change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48075/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine expanding the dividend participation exemption to dividends from companies beyond EU or treaty-country jurisdictions, excluding zero-tax territories and those on the EU non-cooperative list; the costs, benefits and risk mitigations, and the impact on Ireland’s attractiveness as a holding company location for private asset managers; the options for inclusion in the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48076/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will expedite targeted modernisations to the Section 110 regime, including rectifying unintended impacts of recent credit rule changes, modifying the day €10 million asset threshold, extending the eight-week election period, and consolidating duplicative interest deductibility provisions; the public consultation plan; the expected timeline for draft legislation; the anticipated impact on private credit and infrastructure finance activity in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48078/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Central Bank of Ireland holds data on the average and median credit card limits of new mortgage applicants in each of the past five years, by borrower type that is, first-time buyer, mover, switcher, income band, and region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48079/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will publish the distribution of credit card limits among new mortgage applicants in each of the past five years for example, €0, €1,000–€3,000, €3,001–€6,000, €6,001–€10,000, over €10,000, together with the corresponding notional monthly repayment assumptions applied by regulated lenders for affordability assessments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48080/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide data on the proportion and number of mortgage applications approved and declined in each of the past five years where revolving credit facilities that is, credit cards or overdrafts were recorded as a material factor in the affordability outcome, including the average reduction in approved loan size attributable to credit card limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48081/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will request, acknowledging the statutory independence of the Central Bank of Ireland, that it compile and publish an analysis of the marginal impact of each additional €1,000 in credit card limit on modelled mortgage affordability and loan size, controlling for income, LTI, LTV, age, and borrower type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48082/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the ongoing work of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy; when he expects it to be finalised; the means by which that strategy will impact Ireland’s plans to increase retail investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49343/25]
Rural 10 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48321/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48322/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48324/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48326/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48328/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48329/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/25]
Enterprise 5 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has an estimate of total employment direct, indirect, and induced supported by the Irish fashion industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47912/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether dedicated enterprise supports will be introduced in budget 2026 for SMEs in the fashion and design sector for example, in areas such as research and development grants, innovation vouchers, or loan schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47913/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is considering a targeted export promotion initiative in budget 2026 to support Irish fashion and design brands, particularly in key markets such as the EU, UK, and US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47914/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans in budget 2026 to expand trade missions or market access programmes specifically aimed at fashion and creative industries to strengthen Irish brand presence abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47916/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the trade-related supports planned in Budget 2026 to assist the Irish fashion sector in navigating post-Brexit rules-of-origin requirements and new US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49539/25]
Defence 4 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the expected date of publication of the maritime security strategy; the way in which potential newly identified capabilities will be funded in view of the fact they are not reflected in the recent National Development Plan review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47812/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the recent article in a publication (details supplied) regarding the future of the multi-role vessel project; the project timelines; whether he is satisfied that the project can be progressed under the recent national development plan capital allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47813/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will publish a percentage breakdown of capital investment by service branch, when he sets out his plan for the national development plan capital allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47814/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied that the PC-9M fleet can continue in service beyond its current expected end-of-life in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47815/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to an issue concerning the wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47818/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection whether current employment in the fashion, textile, and clothing retail sectors making PRSI contributions has been quantified in Budget planning documentation; whether additional activation supports, or training schemes are being considered for this workforce in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47918/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will update the operational guidance for the additional needs payment to explicitly include emergency veterinary expenses for accredited assistance dogs; if he will publish claim statistics and outcomes for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47927/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of planned supports in Budget 2026 for the Irish wool sector aimed at improving farmer returns, such as investment in processing, branding, or innovation initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47917/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the annual animal welfare grant to rehoming charities with a ring-fenced subhead for rescue adoption supports (neutering, microchipping, initial veterinary check); if he will develop a standardised rehoming certificate to support any Revenue-administered adoption credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47928/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide, for each of the past three years, the number of hospital outpatient and day-case attendances where alopecia areata (ICD-10 L63) was recorded as a primary or secondary diagnosis, by hospital group and by hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49344/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultant dermatologists and dermatology clinical nurse specialists, by hospital and hospital group; the number that list hair and scalp disorders as a special interest; whether the HSE has a published clinical pathway for alopecia areata, including step therapy and access to advanced therapies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49345/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic initiatives planned in Budget 2026 to assist the Irish fashion sector in navigating post-Brexit rules-of-origin requirements and new US tariffs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47915/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if data is available for first home scheme participants on the distribution of applicants’ credit card limits; the relationship between such limits and approval outcomes, and the guidance given to applicants on managing revolving credit during the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48083/25]

New lobbying 33 returns

Dexcom Health
- Diabetes Policy in Ireland
Front Line Defenders Justice and Equality
- Organisation of Front Line Defenders Award. Irish parliamentary Patrons of the Award include: Senator Malcolm Noonan, Senator Patricia Stephenson, Barry Ward TD, Cormac Devlin TD, Ivana Bacik TD, and Sean Crowe TD.
Chambré Public Affairs LLP Justice and Equality
- Seeking engagement with members of the Oireachtas to discuss the work of the Northern Ireland Assembly All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling, and discuss gambling policy on the island of Ireland
Gaelic Players Association Sports and Recreation
- The Indecon Report on the Economic and Social Impact of GPA Players and how its findings relate to State funding for inter-county players
Irish Heart Foundation Health
- Oireachtas Heart and Stroke Group.
Genseq diagnostics Ltd Health
- Conducted an Oireachtas briefing session
Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) Housing
- To outline issues facing landlords in the private rental market.
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- MS Ireland launched Pre-Budget submission
Fórsa trade union Education and Training
- Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Dublin Chamber Oireachtas Reception
Pro Life Campaign Health
- Asked TDs to submit parliamentary questions on areas related to abortion policy
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Call for Investment in Budget 2026 to begin to implement the commitments to the development of neurorehabilitation services within the current Programme for Government
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce · 4 returns Justice and Equality · Economic Development and Industry
- Community Safety
- Community Safety
- Meet DLR County Business Community
- Meet DLR County Business Community
Roche Economic Development and Industry
- The development of a National Life Science Strategy should embrace international best practices through a coordinated, cross-departmental approach
National Youth Council of Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Role of Young people in Oireachtas Committee Terms of Reference
The Wheel Community
- The Wheel hosted launch event for our Pre-Budget Submission 2026. It comprised a panel discussion with speakers from community and voluntary organisations and an overview of The Wheel's priorities for Budget 2026. We invited Ministers, TDs and Senators from the most relevant departments and joint Oireachtas committees and several attended in person.
Outhouse CLG · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Finance
- Shared key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community this Pride
- Budget 2026
Rockwood Consulting ULC · 3 returns Housing · Finance
- Brief DPOs on IPOA perspectives on proposals for reform to the rental market regulatory environment
- MPI Pre-budget submission
- Euronext Dublin Pre-budget submission
Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment
- Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
Liquid Gas Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Outreach to relevant stakeholders to introduce Liquid Gas Ireland’s newly appointed Senior Director for Government Affairs and Policy, Alan Farrell, and highlight LGI’s policy priorities for rural consumers and businesses.
Irish Funds Industry Association CLG Economic Development and Industry
- Domestic & EU Legislative Agenda
Irish Cancer Society Budgetary matters
- Pre-Budget Submission priorities
Ibec Budgetary matters
- PII Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
Abbott Health
- Deployment of FreeStyle Libre for people with diabetes
Friends of the Earth Finance
- Advocacy on Budget 2026
Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF) Sports and Recreation
- The lobbying intent was to raise awareness of our submission to the Department of Sport of our ask to make a Special Allocation in Budget 2026. The ask was for €5m to fully renovate and restore a derelict building in Dun Laoghaire for use as a National Sailing Performance HQ. This new building will replace the shipping containers which are currently in use, but which have no toilet, shower or changing facilities.
JKS Communications Education and Training
- Changes to financial requirements/visa

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 226 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 226 returns

Dexcom Health
- Diabetes Policy in Ireland
Psychiatric Nurses Association Health
- Pre Budget Submission and Urging to Cease Buying of TEVA prodcuts
DEBRA Ireland EU Affairs
- Debra and a number of organisations from the rare diseases community (Rare Diseases Ireland, Health Research Charities Ireland, Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science & Industry, Cancer Trials Ireland, Neurological Alliance Ireland, and NCBRS Worldwide Foundation requested support to host a rare diseases conference on the theme of “embedding research and innovation as standard in rare disease care” as an official event of the Irish EU Presidency.
Rosetta Care Ltd Health
- Increased funding supports to independent nursing home operators, legislative changes review, budget submission
Nursing Homes Ireland · 2 returns Health
- NHI's Pre Budget Submission and requested a meeting with the Ministers to discuss NHI's submission
- NHI wrote to Minister Carroll MacNeill regarding the publication of Slaintecare 2025 + in May. NHI acknowledged the ambition of Slaintecare 25+ but raised concerns about its omission of reference to the financial stability of residential care.
Cork Chamber · 7 returns Health · Tourism · Energy and Natural Resources · Transport · Education and Training · Taxation · Housing
- A meeting between Cork Chamber and the Health Minister
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Cork Chamber Pre-Budget Submission 2026
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 78 returns Finance · Social Protection · Energy and Natural Resources · Environment · Taxation
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Deer Management
- IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Farm Finance
- Social Protection Measures - Agricultural Education & Youth Participation
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Regional Veterinary Labs
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - VAT on Vaccines
- Social Protection Measures - Cost of Employment
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland
- Fallen Animals
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Baling Assistance Payment
- Pigs - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- Energy From Farms - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) for Renewable Energy
- Social Protection Measures - State Pension Access & Equity
- Farm Schemes - Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs)
- IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Farm Schemes
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - National Liming Scheme
- Farm Schemes - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Sheep
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Suckler Cow & Beef
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Knowledge Transfer Scheme
- Dog Control
- IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Penalties
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farms
- Measures to support Climate Action on Farm - Wildlife Control Programme Resources
- Herd Health Plans
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - TB
- Equine- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Energy From Farms
- Protein Crop Supports
- Cross Sector Support - LEADER
- Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Multi-Species Sward Scheme Including Red Clover
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Poultry
- IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to support Farm Enterprises - Tillage
- Aquaculture
- The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of Commercial Horticulture
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Horticulture (including Potatoes & Mushrooms)
- Animal Health - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- Automation in the Mushroom Sector
- Spent Mushroom Compost Scheme
- Social Protection Measures - Class S PRSI Contributions
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Seed Potato
- Biosecurity
- Protein Crop Supports
- Bluetongue/Foot & Mouth Disease Preparedness
- Forgotten Farmer Scheme
- Cross Sector Support - Walks Scheme
- Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme- Administration
- Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Engagement with Farmers
- Organic Farm Scheme - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
- Agri Taxation - Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)
- Planning & Infrastructure Challenges for Renewable Energy
- Cross Sector Support - Farm Safety
- Horticulture Land Rental Scheme
- Greater Targeted Support for Hill Farmers
- Uplands Recreation Scheme
- Agri Taxation - Commercial Rates on Farm Buildings & Agricultural Land
- Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Farm Forestry
- Bord Bia Marketing Assistance Programme
- Designated Area Payments
- Agri Taxation - Stamp Duty on Agricultural Land
- Succession Farm Partnership Tax Credit
- Agri Taxation - Agricultural Relief (CAT)
- Mountain Access Projects
- Income Volatility Measures for All Agricultural Sectors
- Agricultural/Business Relief Capital Acquisition Tax (CAT) Values
- Agri Taxation - Capital Gains Tax (CGT)
- Farm Assist Scheme Reform
- Fair Deal & Older People in Rural Areas
- Energy From Farms
- Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - General Actions
- Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) - Energy From Farms
- Farmer Owned & Operated/ABP Type 9 Biogas Plant - Energy from Farms
- Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Scoring
- Agri Taxation - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Scheme (tyres)
- Uisce Éireann's Non-Domestic Tariff Framework (NDTF) (Water Charges)
- Taxation Measures to Support Climate Action
- Energy From Farms - Small-Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (SRESS)
- Stock Relief - Agri taxation
- VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
Merchants QuayIreland Ltd Community
- Proposals re drug treatment, homelessness, mental health and related matters
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation · 2 returns Health
- Reported increase in racially motivated violence and aggression toward migrants, particularly affecting internationally educated nurses and midwives within the Indian community
- Motion Endorsed at INMO ADC 2025 regarding WPATH Standards of Care
Irish Association of Social Workers · 2 returns Social Protection · Children and Youth Affairs
- The Irish Association of Social Workers respond to organisational abuse in RTE Investigates, Inside Irelands Nursing Homes
- Statement from IASW in support the calls of families and family representative groups for transparency and reform in Children’s Health Ireland (CHI).
Care Alliance Ireland · 2 returns Budgetary matters
- Seeking sustained annual funding for National Carers Week under the Carers Gaurantee.
- Seeking funding for a Policy & Research Assistant
ARI Health
- ARI policy recommendations as included in the pre-budget submission to the Department of Health, including medical card, Dental Treatment Scheme, prescription charges, shingles vaccination, cancer screening, hospital waiting times, homecare. Whole of government strategies for positive aging, combatting ageism and establishment of an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People.
North Dublin Home Care Community
- Launch of a dementia café
Lir Communications Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Letter to request meeting to discuss the location of the National Advanced AHR Centre in Cork.
- Letter to request meeting to discuss the location of the National Advanced AHR Centre in Cork.
The Wheel Community
- The Wheel's Pre-Budget Submission 2026 was sent to elected representatives and relevant government departments in advance of the Budget. It highlights the priorities for the community and voluntary sector, including sustainable funding for the sector, equality of pay, increased compliance requirements, and the hidden infrastructure provided by the sector in areas such as health, social care, housing and climate action.
Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians · 2 returns Health
- Letter to Minister Carroll MacNeill requesting a meeting to discuss new eye care services for patients in Ireland.
- Pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance, Health, Social Protection, and Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation outlining recommendations to improve and sustain primary eye care services.
NCBI Health
- Aids and appliances for visual impairment
Irish Heart Foundation Health
- Meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to discuss key areas of the IHF policy agenda
Tiglin Challenge Ltd Health
- Proposal for Dedicated Women’s Detoxification Facility
Genseq diagnostics Ltd Health
- Requested meeting re. Ireland's genetic testing capacity
Think Bodywhys CLG Health
- Mental Health / Eating Disorders
Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) · 2 returns Housing
- To outline issues facing landlords in the private rental market
- To outline issues facing landlords in the private rental market.
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Health
- Met with Minister Carroll MacNeill, along with representatives from other LGBTQ+ organisations, to discuss the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ young people, the HSE's Model of Care consultation on trans healthcare, and the needs of LGBTQ+ older people.
The Federation of Independent Retailers Health
- Letter sent to Minister of Health re Tobacco and Vape Licence.
Irish Sports Matters Ltd t/a the Federation of Irish Sport Sports and Recreation
- Pre Budget Submission for Budget 2026
Home and Community Care Ireland Health
- Paediatric Home Support Rate Review
LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice Health
- Increased resources for children's palliative care
Ruhama Justice and Equality
- Invitation to Ruhama's upcoming international conference on combatting pornography, sexual exploitation and sexual violence
National Women's Council of Ireland · 3 returns Health · Budgetary matters
- Improvements to Abortion Provisions
- Women's Health Services
- Budget 2026
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- MS Ireland launched Pre-Budget submission
Youth Advocate Programmes Ireland CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- YAP Ireland National Event 2025
Delta Centre Health
- Challenges facing Section 39 Disability Service providers /Staffing turnover across the sector / Service users choosing to receive their day services from their residential setting / Enhanced need / Pension Auto enrolment /Planning for residential placements. /requirement for a second respite house /Improved access for families to transport supports. /Unanswered DSAMTs submitted to the HSE/Additional Social worker
Shine Health
- Shine emailed the Minister for Health and MEP Maria Walsh to highlight the importance of elevating the profile of mental health as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026
Age & Opportunity Justice and Equality
- Pre-budget Submission (for 2026 Budget)
Association of Optometrists Ireland · 2 returns Health
- 6/8/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) – correspondence with Office of Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to inform upcoming meeting with Optometry Ireland re level of payments to Optometrists for public eyecare schemes. The meeting was at that time set for late August but was subsequently cancelled by the Minister.
- 21/5/2025: Association of Optometrists (Optometry Ireland) – Notice issued to Minister for Social Protection and Minister for Health of a number of accounts of breach of Optometrists' contract regarding the Medical Card and PRSI eyecare schemes.
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED Children and Youth Affairs
- Advocacy on Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2025
221+ Patient Suport Group · 2 returns Health
- Meeting and correspondence with Minister for Health regarding the future of 221+
- Update to members of Oireachtas on 221+ work
St Patrick's Mental Health Services Justice and Equality
- The CEO co-signed a letter calling for an end to the use of therapy or clinical notes of sexual assault survivors in legal cases related to rape and sexual assault.
Hanover Media Strategy Limited · 2 returns Sports and Recreation · Health
- AV Room Briefing Event to discuss the ongoing policy challenges in the sports sector
- Sharing proposal for early access pilot programme
Q4PR Health
- Briefing on the work and future plans of Stryker in Ireland
Law Society of Ireland Health
- Law Society response to a consultation by the Department of Health on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Legislation.
National Gallery of Ireland Arts
- Invitation to Picasso exhibition opening
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Dublin Chamber Oireachtas Reception
Irish Pharmacy Union · 2 returns Health
- Pharmacy Service Reform and Fee Modernisation- Framework Agreement
- Invite to attend the Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) Conference in Dublin
Irish Council for Psychotherapy Education and Training
- The ICP is a united group speaking on behalf of psychotherapists and psychotherapy training schools, which operate to rigorous standards of competence and professionalism. Funding for Wellbeing and Mental Health Supports in Post-Primary Schools / Department of Education Counselling in Primary Schools-Pilot (CPS-P) 2023-2025 https://tinyurl.com/afyjy85y
Mental Health Reform · 2 returns Health
- The Mental Health Bill
- PBS Campaign
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd Health
- To engage with key stakeholders on funding for oral health prevention schemes in Budget 2026
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Call for Investment in Budget 2026 to begin to implement the commitments to the development of neurorehabilitation services within the current Programme for Government
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Meet DLR County Business Community
- Meet DLR County Business Community
Roche Health
- Reform of national pricing and reimbursement systems for new medicines and sustainable increased investment in innovative medicines
National Youth Council of Ireland Health
- UN political declaration on NCDs
Dublin Simon Community Health
- Revised letter seeking support from Ministers to secure funding for Ushers Island Homeless Treatment Facility
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Budgetary matters
- Irish Rural Link's Pre-Budget Submission sent to Relevant Ministers and Opposition Leaders and Spokespeople
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm · 2 returns Finance
- AsIAm Pre Budget Submission
- AsIAm Pre Budget Submission
Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company Public Expenditure and Reform
- Policy and regulatory developments directly impacting on the National Lottery
American Chamber of Commerce Ireland Finance
- AmCham Budget 2026 submission
Sandyford BID CLG Finance
- Sent SBD's pre-budget submission to DPOs to seek their support for the association's objectives
Down Syndrome Ireland · 2 returns Health · Education and Training
- Request for support of a child with Down syndrome.
- Funding for SLT and SLTA programme
Disability Federation of Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Letter to editor (Irish Times) regarding under 65s in nursing homes
- DFI Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Matheson LLP Justice and Equality
- Proposed pre-action protocols in personal injury and medical negligence civil litigation
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Ireland) DAC Health
- Sharing a Proposal for an Early Access Programme for Innovative Oncology Medicines Budget 2026
Outhouse CLG · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Finance
- Shared key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community this Pride
- Budget 2026
Vape Business Ireland Finance
- RVI pre-budget submission
Áiseanna Tacaíochta CLG Health
- Requesting a meeting to explore the opportunities identified in the Programme for Government (PFG) that will enhance the lives of people with Disabilities.
Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - IACP · 3 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- IACP Pre-Budget Submission 2026
- Use of Therapy Notes in Legal Cases Involving Sexual Assault in Ireland.
- Publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board of CORU
Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment
- Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association · 5 returns Health
- Number of Clinical Trials in Ireland
- Delays regarding the reimbursement of vaccines in Ireland.
- Self-Care Socio Economic Findings Report
- Future Framework Agreement
- Future Framework Agreement
Novartis Ireland Limited · 2 returns Health
- Launch of the Rare Disease National Strategy at Department of Health
- Letter to Tanaiste about access to innovative treatment for Irish patients
Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture
- Issues and challenges facing sport horse sector
Stryker Health
- Briefing on the work and future plans of Stryker in Ireland
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG · 3 returns Justice and Equality · Health
- Invitation to attend Pride Breakfast
- Met with Minister Carroll MacNeill, along with representatives from other LGBTQI+ organisations, to discuss the needs of LGBTQI+ older people, the health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ young people, and the HSE's Model of Care consultation on trans healthcare.
- Commencement of Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, Establishment of Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority, Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill
Uplift Trade
- Uplift members emailed members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and asked them to perform full pre-legislative scrutiny of the changes to the Arbitration Act that would allow the Government to ratify the CETA trade deal. Uplift members also emailed members of the cabinet asking them asking them not to give cabinet approval to amend the Arbitration Act.
RGDATA Health
- Introduction of new licence for selling vapes and increase in licence fee for selling tobacco products.
Irish Cancer Society · 3 returns Health · Budgetary matters
- Nicotine products
- Migrant communities access to healthcare
- Pre-Budget Submission priorities
Liquid Gas Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Outreach to relevant stakeholders to introduce Liquid Gas Ireland’s newly appointed Senior Director for Government Affairs and Policy, Alan Farrell, and highlight LGI’s policy priorities for rural consumers and businesses.
Movember Health
- Liaison on the upcoming launch of the Real Face of Men's Health report which makes clear the need for the government to progress the National Men's Health Action plan, with a range of recommendations on priority areas including the need for cross government support statement and clarity on initial funding for the action plan.
ALLIANCE OF MEDICINES FOR IRELAND COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE · 2 returns Health
- Meeting with the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
- Correspondence on behalf of Medicines for Europe regarding the priorities of the organisation in relation to European legislation
Pfizer · 2 returns Health
- Expansion of the National Immunisation Programme to include RSV protection for infants and older adults
- Ireland's medicine reimbursement system and funding for access to new medicines and vaccines
Ibec · 3 returns EU Affairs · Health
- Medical Technologies Regulation - Impact on healthcare & innovation in Europe
- National Clinical Trials Office
- Surgical capacity in the North-West
Respond Housing
- Construction specific funding model for AHBs.A cost recovery model to address legacy issues with CAS/CLSS units.Funding of communal facilities and staffing for large schemes.Expanding access to Cost Rental Homes.CREL funding model should have in-built flexibility.Funding for deep retroftting of S and A housing and fuel poverty.A multidisciplinary approach to address family homelessness.Improve outcomes in Early Learning and School Aged Care
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Health
- Engagement with Oireachtas members on health policy issues
Irish Medical Organisation · 7 returns Health · Foreign Affairs
- Measures to protect children from the harms of social media, pornography, and too much screen time.
- Slaintecare
- Health Inequalities
- Community Ophthalmic Services Medical Treatment Scheme (COSMTS)
- Alcohol Policy
- Conflict in Gaza and Procurement Policy
- Alcohol labelling Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2015
Transgender Equality Network Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
- TENI advocates for equal rights and access to healthcare for trans people.
Chime Health
- To advocate for a National Hearing Care Plan
daa plc Transport
- Meeting with Minister of Health to provide an update on daa activities and priorities.
Irish Sailing Foundation (ISF) Sports and Recreation
- The lobbying intent was to raise awareness of our submission to the Department of Sport of our ask to make a Special Allocation in Budget 2026. The ask was for €5m to fully renovate and restore a derelict building in Dun Laoghaire for use as a National Sailing Performance HQ. This new building will replace the shipping containers which are currently in use, but which have no toilet, shower or changing facilities.
Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Several professional bodies, including AOTI, wrote to the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Ms. Norma Foley TD., to highlight our collective concerns about the draft HSE Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol
- The Health and Social Care Professions Alliance (HSCPA), of which AOTI is a member, met the Minister for Health on 27 August 2025 to discuss 3 key areas: the long-term plan for Chief HSCP Officer; the approach to regulation of HSCP professions not named in the HSCP Act; and HSCP workforce planning including Programme for Government commitment to double the graduates in several HSCP professions including Occupational Therapy.
Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Human Tissue Act 2024
- LGBTI+ Rights
National Infertility Support and Information Group Health
- NISIG emailed members of the Oireachtas our 2026 pre-budget submission. Key asks in the pre-budget submission included funding our NISIG Helpline, a request for a wider and more sufficiently funded public funded IVF scheme. Also, that eligibility and criteria be broad, equitable, inclusive and reflective of those who seek infertility treatment. Also, that donor conception must be ready to roll out in conjunction with the establishment of the new Regulatory Authority
Rare Diseases Ireland Health
- Seeking to highlight rare diseases during Ireland's EU Presidency in 2026 with an official event during the presidency
ALONE Budgetary matters
- 2026 pre-budget submission
Mars Foods Ireland Limited (t/a Mars Ireland) Health
- Email to Jennifer-Carroll MacNeill
Affordable Medicines Ireland Company CLG Health
- Representations from Affordable Medicines Ireland concerning the framework pricing agreement on medicines.
Irish Men's Sheds Association Community
- Discussion the re-establishment of the Men's Shed Grant
Abbey Theatre Arts
- Communications between representatives of the Abbey Theatre and Government
Vulcan Consulting Limited Health
- Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs · Health
- "IASLT alongside colleagues from PSI, AOTI, IASW, INDI wrote to the Mnister highlight our collective concerns about the HSE’s draft Autism Assessment & Intervention Pathway Protocol and to request an urgent meeting."
- Meeting with Minister for Health. IASLT COO attended as Co-Chair of the HSCPA.
Alcohol Forum Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Campaign to ensure that alcohol is meaningfully included as a priority in the new National Drugs Strategy in development in the Department of Health
- To raise concerns and recommendations in response to Revision 3 of the Political Declaration for the 2025 United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and the Promotion of Mental Health, on which silence has been broken.

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 12 questions · 23 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Education 7 questions
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has engaged with Bus Éireann regarding the ongoing failure to secure a school transport provider for students at a school (details supplied); will she outline how her Department intends to support the resumption of this essential service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49527/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has considered the use of smaller buses or local operators to bridge the gap in school transport provision for children at a school (details supplied); to confirm the timeline envisaged for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49528/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department is coordinating with the Department of Education and Youth to ensure that children with additional needs do not lose out on schooling due to tendering failures or shortages of bus drivers; if either Department have an estimate of the number of children currently missing school or relying on private taxis due to issues with school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49529/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware that at least 12-children accepted into a school (details supplied) have been unable to attend school this term due to the absence of a transport provider; the immediate steps her Department will take to guarantee school transport for these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49523/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has contingency measures in place for children with additional needs when a bus provider withdraws from a route or retires; the reason such measures have not been applied in the case of students attending a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49524/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports available to families currently being advised to use taxis at a cost of approximately €80 per day in the absence of school transport such as the case in a school (details supplied); if her Department will cover the full cost of such transport until a permanent solution is found; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49525/25]
- 2025-09-18 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will review the current school transport tendering process to ensure continuity of service for children with special educational needs; the changes which are being considered to avoid repeated disruption to vulnerable students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49526/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to identify the members of the National Drugs Strategy review steering group. [47817/25]
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason a recent decision was made to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider when NAS ICV resources are already available; the safeguards in place to ensure that this is not the beginning of a wider privatisation agenda within pre-hospital emergency care; if she will clarify the way in which the Government will protect the future of the ICV service and ensure the professional integrity of paramedics, EMTs, and advanced practitioners within NAS; if she will review the decision to outsource this contract and commit to strengthening and investing in NAS resources rather than diverting public funds into private services; if she will engage in meaningful consultation with staff representatives to safeguard the future of their profession and protect the public interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49140/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to establish a process or mechanism by which Irish citizens in Gaza, who have lost their documentation during the ongoing genocide can be issued with urgent or temporary documents to assist in their evacuation; the steps he will take in the case of Irish citizens trapped in Gaza (details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 1092 of 19 March 2025, if he will investigate the delay in the publication of the Report of the Inspector of Prisons into the death of a person in Mountjoy Prison on 3 January 2022; if he will acknowledge the distress this is causing the family of the person who are awaiting the publication of the report for a long time in order that an inquest can be held; if he will take steps to expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48442/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-09-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department intends to carry out a feasibility study or impact assessment on a voluntary code for bilingual labelling and packaging, as committed to in the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030; if a lead official has been appointed to oversee this work; and if he will now initiate this process in light of the Department of Health’s confirmation that it would support and assist such an initiative in relation to food information for consumers; and if he accepts that, with only five years remaining in the strategy, no meaningful progress has been made on this commitment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48054/25]

New lobbying 23 returns

HAIL - Housing Association for Integrated Living Housing
- Invitation to HAIL Annual Report Launch
Society of St. Vincent de Paul Energy and Natural Resources
- Retrofitting Supports for energy Poverty
Ruhama Justice and Equality
- Invitation to Ruhama's upcoming international conference on combatting pornography, sexual exploitation and sexual violence
Fórsa trade union Education and Training
- Letter and emails seeking support for Fórsa's campaign seeking public sector pension status for school secretaries and caretakers. There was also a briefing held for Oireachtas members in the Oireachtas AV room.
RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Health
- Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022
Alice Public Relations Housing
- Housing Alliance Campaign: focusing on the role Approved Housing Bodies are playing to help solve the housing crisis and their vision for the future
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Meet DLR County Business Community
- Meet DLR County Business Community
Mental Health Reform Health
- PBS Campaign
The Wheel Community
- The Wheel hosted launch event for our Pre-Budget Submission 2026. It comprised a panel discussion with speakers from community and voluntary organisations and an overview of The Wheel's priorities for Budget 2026. We invited Ministers, TDs and Senators from the most relevant departments and joint Oireachtas committees and several attended in person.
Disability Federation of Ireland Budgetary matters
- ODG Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Outhouse CLG · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Finance
- Shared key priorities and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ Community this Pride
- Budget 2026
Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment
- Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG · 2 returns Housing
- AV Room Briefing on Appeal Structure and Follow Up Communications
- Letter to Oireachtas Housing Committee
Ibec Budgetary matters
- PII Pre-Budget 2026 Submission
Respond Housing
- Construction specific funding model for AHBs.A cost recovery model to address legacy issues with CAS/CLSS units.Funding of communal facilities and staffing for large schemes.Expanding access to Cost Rental Homes.CREL funding model should have in-built flexibility.Funding for deep retroftting of S and A housing and fuel poverty.A multidisciplinary approach to address family homelessness.Improve outcomes in Early Learning and School Aged Care
Friends of the Earth · 2 returns Finance · Housing
- Advocacy on Budget 2026
- Input into Housing Committee Work Programme
ALONE Budgetary matters
- 2026 pre-budget submission
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland · 2 returns Environment
- New EU Multi-annual financial framework, MFF for EU 27 Heads of State EU Council Meeting 26-27 June 2025
- National Maritime Security Strategy & Human Rights and Environmental issues with Green Hydrogen in Africa