Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 29 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 29 Sept – 5 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 66 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Industrial Relations (Boycott of Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2025

2025-10-01 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to amend the provisions relating to the constitution of joint labour committees, so as to provide for cases where organisations of employers or of workers fail or refuse …

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A bill to amend the provisions relating to the constitution of joint labour committees, so as to provide for cases where organisations of employers or of workers fail or refuse to engage in consultation with the Labour Court prior to the appointment of representative (employers) members or representative (workers) members, as the case may be; and to provide for connected matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 61–81

Voted for 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Insurance Costs

2025-10-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 60–82

Voted for 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-09-30 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 75–61

Voted for 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Voted against 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of files referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding individuals involved in the disorder in Dublin city centre on 23 November 2023. [51352/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 3 votes · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 41 total

Social 12 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the eligibility of individuals for an allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if clear written guidance can be provided to Intreo staff regarding the eligibility of social enterprise founders and directors for the back to work enterprise allowance, in view of the Government’s stated policy to support social enterprises and neurodivergent individuals’ participation in economic and social life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51627/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline how the current back to work enterprise allowance eligibility criteria apply to social enterprises registered as companies limited by guarantee, and whether directors or founders working on a contract or employment basis are eligible to apply for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51628/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the back to work enterprise allowance scheme to ensure that it is accessible to founders of social enterprises, particularly those serving vulnerable or neurodivergent adults, given the Government’s commitment to supporting social inclusion and mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51629/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the intention to work on a contract basis for a social enterprise, prior to the enterprise being able to offer direct employment, precludes an applicant from qualifying for the back to work enterprise allowance; and if not, if he will issue guidance to Intreo offices to ensure consistency in decision making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51630/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on any plans to amend the back to work enterprise allowance, or related supports, to better accommodate the unique structures and needs of social enterprises, in line with the Government’s social enterprise policy and the National Disability Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51631/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the levels of maternity benefit and maternity leave, paternity benefit and leave, parental benefit and parental leave which will apply during 2026; and if there are any anticipated changes in any of these due to take place during 2026. [51897/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer's allowance; and to persons on a carer's benefit. [51904/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer's benefit; the typical duration of their claim; and if she has considered greater flexibility under the scheme to cover intermittent caring periods. [51905/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer's support grant; the number of persons who already have carer's payments or domiciliary care allowance; and the numbers who qualify independently of these schemes. [51906/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the take up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive; and the number of children who will benefit from free travel. [51914/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children on child benefit payments; and the way that number has been affected by the extension of payments to those in full-time education up to their 19th birthday. [51915/25]
Children 6 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the granting of an extension for a childcare service (details supplied) under the building blocks improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51625/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the core funding levels of support per hour to childcare providers; the payments for specific additional elements delivered, which will apply for the coming school year; the level of increase in each case compared to last year; and the estimated number of providers and children served by those who have continued operating under the scheme and by those who have left the scheme. [51898/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the maximum level of hourly support paid under the NCS in different age categories for those on lowest incomes, allowing the highest rate of payment; the rate for those at the highest level of income who still qualify for some premium over the universal rate; and the way in which the intermediate rate payable to a particular family is calculated. [51899/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the eligibility criteria for a child to participate in the free early childhood care and education scheme; and the hourly or weekly rate payable to providers that deliver service under the scheme. [51900/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the Access and Inclusion Mode (AIM) has been extended beyond ECCE years; the range of services which are available within ECCE under AIM; the range of services that are now on offer for other childcare settings; and the way in which the number of children served under each element of the programme has grown as a result of the change. [51901/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has received an update on the assessment of the administrative burden for providers of childcare services in complying with eligibility and record keeping under core funding and the national childcare scheme; the simplification proposals which she has implemented and those up for further consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51902/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the income thresholds which now apply for the medical card and for the GP only card; the current level of population eligible for each scheme; and the way the level of take-up has changed over the past twelve months due to the relaxed eligibility conditions. [51916/25]
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand the accessibility of forensic examinations for victims of sexual assault; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36375/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the national framework for endometriosis care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52187/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on the legislation being drafted to further regulate nicotine inhaling products and single-use vapes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52188/25]
Transport 3 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the new investment in each bus route in Dublin for each year from 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51535/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the current prevalence of the practice of injecting additional buses along routes when such routes have reached capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51536/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to facilitate the easier return to Ireland for emigrants, including reciprocal driving licence arrangements with the USA, Australia and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51666/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the mortgage relief scheme in budget 2025; the average value of the relief paid; and if any provision has been made for renewing it for a further year. [51917/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the landlord relief; the cost of the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51918/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the thresholds and rates for Capital Acquisitions Tax; his views on the appropriate relationship for different categories of recipient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will increase the capitation grant for schools in the upcoming Budget, in order to ensure that schools have sufficient funding to cover essential running costs such as heating, electricity, cleaning, insurance and maintenance, and to reduce the need for schools to fundraise or request voluntary contributions from parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51632/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department is taking to address the shortfall in capitation funding for primary schools, given that many schools are currently unable to meet their basic operational costs without relying on parental contributions and fundraising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51633/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider introducing a mechanism to automatically adjust the capitation grant in line with inflation and rising utility costs, to ensure that schools are not forced to divert time and resources away from teaching and learning in order to fundraise for basic necessities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51634/25]
Further and Higher Education 3 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total number of apprenticeship options to be available for enrolment in the coming academic year; and the level of respective enrolment in each of these options for the most recent period for which data is available. [51903/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who will become eligible for the maintenance payment for postgraduate study in 2025. [51920/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of courses and places available in the coming academic year under Springboard and under the human capital initiative; whether new general areas of skill shortage have been added to the range of courses being offered under these options; the payments to be made by students; and if participants on these courses can be paid under SUSI or under the back to education allowance while participating. [51921/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will report on the public consultation on developing an Action Plan for Collective Bargaining; if the public consultation report will be published in advance of the Action Plan; the timeframe for the publication of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/25]
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration has been given to setting up a cross-departmental-agency task force overseeing competitiveness in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52289/25]
Culture 2 questions
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a decision is expected on plans to extend the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52174/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on work currently being undertaken within his Department to liaise with the private sector to ensure there is improvement in communication infrastructure in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52189/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process by which his Department determines the polling day for elections; if maximising turnout rates are considered in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51303/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps his Department are taking to alleviate the backlog in visa applications, particularly for de facto partners of Irish nationals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51302/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered providing additional monetary incentives for households availing of the micro-generation support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/25]

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 24 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Health 17 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research her Department is supporting into the causes, treatment and recovery from strokes; and if her Department is working with hospitals and universities to improve stroke research.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51101/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve care and support for stroke survivors, including research into rehabilitation. [51102/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to stroke research in 2024 and 2025. [51103/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the research being carried out on long-term supports and quality of life for stroke survivors. [51104/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the role of patient voices and stroke survivor groups in shaping stroke research priorities and policy. [51105/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health what progress has been made under the National Stroke Strategy in the area of stroke research. [51106/25]
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if she is aware that patients referred by their GPs for blood tests through the system (details supplied) are experiencing delays of up to two and a half months to secure an appointment, while many GP practices offer to conduct blood tests more quickly but at a cost to the patient; if she will explain the reason a service funded by the HSE out of taxpayers’ money is operating in such a way that patients who cannot afford to pay privately face prolonged delays; and the steps she will take to ensure that free, public blood test services are delivered in a timely and efficient manner. [52490/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [52389/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the plans for a new acute hospital in north Dublin. [52390/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the current structure of stroke recovery services within the HSE; and the supports in place for patient's post-discharge. [52916/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE ensures continuity of care for stroke survivors who are discharged from hospitals or rehabilitation units but still require ongoing therapy. [52917/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the way in which the country’s main neurological hospitals (including Beaumont) select patients to participate in clinical research [52918/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand opportunities for stroke survivors to participate in trials or innovative treatments. [52919/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to establishing a national programme for stem cell transplant trials for stroke recovery in partnership with the HSE and RCSI [52920/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if infrastructure limitations, such as theatre allocation, are preventing the development of stem cell treatment trials for stroke patients; and the way in which these barriers might be addressed. [52921/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to international approaches, such as the Australian or UK models, for stroke rehabilitation; and if Ireland plans to adopt similar practices [52922/25]
- 2025-10-02 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the condition of "stroke" receives the same level of attention and research investment as other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s. [52923/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding initiating driving licence agreements with US states. [51252/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider a streamlined process to allow holders of US driving licences to obtain an Irish driving license. [51253/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of water ingress due to defects at an apartment complex (details supplied). [51518/25]
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if owner management companies will be able to apply for the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme retrospectively. [51520/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the General Scheme of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, and when it is expected that the Bill will come before the Houses for First Stage. [51456/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-09-30 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of problems with the removal of clothes pods, where they have become hotspots for illegal dumping and are not being used regularly for the donation of clothes, as a result of the EU Waste Framework Directive, which requires each Member State to provide a segregated waste collection service; and if his Department will instruct local authorities to remove clothes pods which are not being actively used for the donation of clothes, and are instead being used for illegal dumping and have been damaged. [51612/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-01 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to introduce psychological or psychiatric assessments for parents seeking to assert custody rights over minor children. [52463/25]