Dublin Rathdown — week of Mon, 22 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Rathdown TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Sept – 28 Sept 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 4 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Special Education School Places

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

The motion · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

Energy Costs

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

Child Poverty and Homelessness

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-23 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 82–65

Voted for 2 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan

Voted against 1 Sinéad Gibney

Did not vote 1 Neale Richmond

Maeve O'Connell — Fine Gael 7 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details regarding her Department’s plans to reduce the cost of childcare to €200 per month per child; and if she will provide a timeframe for the delivery of this key Programme for Government commitment. [49996/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department’s work regarding the development of State-led childcare facilities. [49997/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department covers the cost of any unitary charges arising from public private partnership contracts for further or higher educational institutions; and if so to list the institutions and the cost associated. [50195/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Marketing English in Ireland Economic Development and Industry
- Sector Briefings

Neale Richmond — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy

Shay Brennan — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to establish a national start-up campus modelled on the successful French 'Station F'; if a well-supported and ready-to-go site in Sandyford would meet the criteria as a potential location for such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50691/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy

Sinéad Gibney — Social Democrats 7 votes · 17 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 17 total

Enterprise 10 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if an assessment was carried out on the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to ensure its compliance with public sector duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason the completion of an Action Plan on Collective Bargaining is not a priority action under the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, particularly as collective bargaining coverage in Ireland is far below EU averages and the impending deadlines for establishing an action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50140/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the resources being provided to ensure transparency, enforcement and compliance in the sale of dual use products, in view of commitment 20 of the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity to facilitate growth in the area, and the additional burden it will place on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number and value of successful dual-use export licence applications; and the number of refused applications, by quarter since January 2021, in tabular form. [50767/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether there are concerns in his Department regarding due diligence on the granting of licences for dual use goods, particularly in light of plans to expand Ireland's role in the dual use market, per the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50822/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the advances his Department have made in preparing an action plan for collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50797/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the means by which workers' rights will be advanced in tandem with the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity, particularly in light of previous commitments around the living wage, paid sick leave, sub-minimum rates of pay and the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50796/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on the development of a single application procedure for immigration and employment permission, mentioned in the Action Plan on Competitiveness and Productivity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50798/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to attract non-energy intensive and environmentally sustainable industries and investment to Ireland, in line with efforts to decarbonise and meet our 2030 climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50799/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps his Department is taking to support indigenous SMEs to adapt to US tariffs and to insulate themselves from the impact of trade disruptions like tariffs in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50800/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the discussions his Department has had with the Data Protection Commission regarding protecting citizens from the misuse of their location data being sold online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50540/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action his Department will take regarding the investigation carried out by RTÉ (details supplied) which show that the data of people in Ireland can be used to track the movements of individuals, presenting a threat to their personal safety and right to privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50541/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or bodies under his aegis plan to issue guidance on preventing the tracking of location data to women's refuges to ensure the safety of their service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50542/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will commit to expanding and extending basic income for the arts in Budget 2026, in light of the publication of the two-year report which has confirmed previous findings around the sustained positive impact on recipients’ lives, sectoral retention, and time committed to artistic practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49975/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has engaged with the Department of Social Protection on barriers to artists in receipt of disability allowance participating in the basic income for the arts scheme; the means by which this may be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49976/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has been briefed on the potential threats to national security posed by the sale of location data which can then be used to track individuals entering sensitive areas such as military bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50543/25]
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department has taken to address the threat of location data being sold online and used to track persons entering and exiting military bases and secure areas, the places they go and live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50544/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy