Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 22 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Sept – 28 Sept 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 26 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 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Energy Costs

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Child Poverty and Homelessness

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-23 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 3 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 1 vote · 3 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to Okur-Chung Syndrome, an ultra-rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the CSNK2A1 gene which affects neurodevelopment, and of which there are seven cases in Ireland; if she is aware of any research into the disorder; if not, whether she will consider having such research commissioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49659/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department remains committed to developing a school at an already identified and designated site (details supplied); to provide an update on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50884/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to delivering a new above the shop grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50866/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Wind Energy Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Offshore Wind Action Plan
Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Finance 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider tax relief on school voluntary contributions; the estimated total sum in monetary terms made in terms of such contributions by the public on an annual basis; and what the possible implications of such a relief are. [49698/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there is a formal protocol or process in place to facilitate home-schooled students, particularly those with additional educational needs such as ADHD, to sit the Leaving Certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50442/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 9 July 2025, how the progress in reduced probate processing times outlined (and any more up-to-date figures) have been achieved; if he has any information on the minimum and maximum probate processing times; if the Government restarted accepting probate applications from non-solicitors; if he will indicate the Government plans which he is leading to speed up the process of probate processing times, including the introduction of an eProject process as part of a broader modernization of the court system [49326/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the funding approved for an organisation (details supplied) given key commitments outlined in Budget 2025 by the Minister for Health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50389/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 7 votes · 18 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 18 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 7 May 2025, the current status of the National Gender Service moving to a new location. [49686/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will instruct her Department to consider expanding CAR-T therapies for patients over the age of 26 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49759/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of staff who have left before their regular retirement age, in St. James’ Hospital, Crumlin Hospital and Temple St. Hospital, in tabular form. [49768/25]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when subminimum pay rates for young workers will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50574/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will support increasing the national minimum wage to €17 per hour to address the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50126/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will support a substantial increase in the national minimum wage in 2026 to address the cost of living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50125/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to ensure that there are no more deaths of children who have been under the care of Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50114/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to alleviate childcare costs for parents forced to rely on childcare services that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme due to a lack of alternative options in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50115/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the harm to the environment caused by the Asian hornet; and if he will instruct his Department to investigate the issue and ensure the population of this invasive species is under control. [50686/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the function of the Traveller Accommodation Unit (TAU); the means by which funds from the TAU are allocated for housing in traveller communities; whether the funds can be used to staff traveller liaison officers, or other key support workers in Local Authorities; the amount of funding local authorities are allowed to draw down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50998/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has analysed the impact on child poverty of the previous Minister's decision to more than double penalty cuts to jobseekers' payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50504/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have had their jobseekers' payments cut, by month, to date in 2025; the amount deducted from payments as a result; to compare this with previous years; if his Department has analysed the impact this has had on child poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50505/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to provide an ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and the timeline for this provision. [50917/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the case of a child (details supplied) who has been diagnosed with autism while in secondary school and needs a place in an ASD unit; and in view of the fact the child’s current school does not have such a unit, to be facilitated in transferring to another school with an appropriate unit. [50918/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the review of the Multi Unit Developments Act. [50919/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 346 of 27 February 2024, and Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 7 March 2023 and Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 29 November 2017, to provide an update on the progress on the payment of an ex-gratia payment to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50925/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-09-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to examine overflights of Ireland of munitions to Israel without authorisation; and when this examination commenced and will be completed. [50689/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his views on the reason persons from Ireland provided more submissions than all other EU states combined, in response to the call for experiences of people to explore the implementation of Directive 2019/1937 (Whistleblowing Directive); and if he is satisfied that the Directive has been properly transposed. [50939/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- EU corporate accountability policy

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Children 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting to access speech and language therapy in the CHO7 area, by CDNT, in tabular form; the number of those waiting more than one year; the number waiting more than four years; and the average waiting time to access those therapies.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49642/25]