Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Excise

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 112–46

Voted for 3 Jerry Buttimer · Pádraig Rice · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 1 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Did not vote 1 Micheál Martin

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 2 Jerry Buttimer · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Did not vote 1 Micheál Martin

Developer Profits Transparency Bill 2023

2025-10-07 · 1 vote · Social Democrats PMB

A bill to introduce a requirement for property developers who are in receipt of State subsidies to publish annual financial statements

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 69–88

Voted for 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Voted against 2 Jerry Buttimer · Séamus McGrath

Did not vote 1 Micheál Martin

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the current welfare and position of the Irish nationals detained by Israel following their being detained after participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla. [53801/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current blockages of aid to locations in Darfur, Sudan, for example, El Fasher; and the position of the Irish Government regarding aid being prevented from accessing locations. [53803/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he is aware of breaches of the arms embargo to Sudan; if he has communicated with any governments suspected of breaking the arms embargo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53804/25]

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will commit to introducing legal recognition for those who identify as non-binary, including an ‘X’ marker option on passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53797/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will enact the recommendations from the 2018 review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 and the former Minister’s report in response to that review, which set out proposals to address several recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53796/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53139/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of an application by a person (details supplied); the expected timeline for a decision to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53144/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration has been given to recognising other proof of residence for fee status classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53145/25]

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update regarding a request for additional accommodation for a school in Cork city (details supplied) to provide appropriate and urgently needed teaching and support space for children who have received a diagnosis of autism. [53581/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the opening of a special class at a school (details supplied). [53785/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the way in which greater downsizing options for those in private housing, who wish, to downsize their home can be provided. [53567/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to dramatically increase the supply of housing under the affordable housing scheme. [53566/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport the status of proposals to reduce the driving test wait times at a test centre (details supplied) in view of the fact it is still well above the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53178/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance to increase the qualifying square area for an exemption of stamp duty on new residential property in view of the fact this can act as a supply side activation measure. [53197/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to revise the approach to the income disregards for the means test for the carers allowance (details supplied). [53805/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Health to examine a serious concern affecting Irish students studying physiotherapy in the Netherlands who are seeking 12-week hospital placements in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53348/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline any possible funding sources to assist an organisation nationally to purchase equipment to digitise patient details and records (details supplied). [53168/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to carry out a full review of the duties (details supplied) of members of An Garda Síochána with a view to maximising their time on high visibility policing. [54120/25]