Kildare North — week of Mon, 22 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Sept – 28 Sept 2025 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 33 questions · 1 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 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

The motion · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

Energy Costs

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–63

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

Child Poverty and Homelessness

2025-09-24 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

The motion · motion passed 77–63

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-23 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 1 James Lawless

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 7 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50501/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50493/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50485/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50487/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50502/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Finance the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50492/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50498/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50491/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50490/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50486/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50496/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50500/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50497/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50483/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50484/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if she will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in her Department on annual basis. [50495/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50494/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50499/25]

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 7 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to create a business incubator for startups similar to station F in France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50835/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the average annual number of high potential start-ups supported by Enterprise Ireland in the past decade; the year in which the most start-ups were supported; the year in which the least were supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50834/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools enrolled in the school meals scheme in 2025; the percentage of waste analysis has been done in these schools; and the nature of the reporting mechanism. [50836/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place for the pension auto-enrolment; the means by which they are proceeding; and if the deadline of the 1 January 2026 is still achievable. [50837/25]

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Enterprise 4 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will carry out a consultation on how to shape the agenda of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to appoint a semiconductor advisory committee, as set out in the recommendations of the national semiconductor strategy, Silicon Ireland; whether or not the Department is seeking expressions of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50352/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being considered to ensure that regulatory oversight under the European Union AI Act does not create barriers to AI start-ups and SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50602/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the details of the preparations underway for the establishment of the national AI office by August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50601/25]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the means by which his Department will consult on shaping the agenda of Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50348/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects to have a draft timetable for the various EU Ministerial engagements for Ireland’s EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50349/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline communications he has had with the European Commission to date in respect of the impact of tariffs on the pharmaceutical and medtech sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50350/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being implemented to ensure that the shortage of after-school childcare places does not act as a barrier to parents returning to the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50173/25]
- 2025-09-23 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken by her Department to address significant childcare waiting lists, including the almost 2,400 children currently awaiting a place in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50172/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection to address delays in processing illness benefit and invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50783/25]
- 2025-09-25 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50782/25]

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Wind Energy Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Offshore Wind Action Plan