Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 47 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 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

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 against 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 3 votes · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Health 8 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2547 of 8 September 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the correspondence from the HSE in relation to the provision of a device (details supplied) that assists in the care of people with diabetes; the actions she will take to expedite the provision of this support in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52971/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of foot care for the elderly (details supplied); the actions she will take to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54202/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with Coimisiún na Meán in relation to implementing the international code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54358/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to her by an organisation (details supplied); the action she will take to address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54312/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the total funding requested by HSE for breastfeeding related supports for Budget 2025; the percentage of the total amount requested that was granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54313/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of spending by her Department on breastfeeding supports, in tabular form, by year, since 2022; how this funding was distributed by CHO and maternity hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54314/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health for a status update on development of the national breastfeeding strategy, the progress and plans for the launch of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54315/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if following the publication of the "Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) on the Island of Ireland: A Guidance Document for Creating an All-Island Preparedness Plan" publication on 28 March 2025, work has commenced of development of an IYCF-E plan, or when work will commence on the development of such a plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54316/25]
Housing 6 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of creating a grant scheme to support families with adult children, that have additional needs, to build garden dwellings that will allow their children to have independence while still being close to their support network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53323/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the provision of allocated housing for those that work in front-line public sector jobs including teachers, nurses and members of An Garda Síochána; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52741/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the success of the tenant-in-situ scheme to date; if he proposes to expand it and allocate additional funding to local authorities under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52742/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review and extension of the first homes scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53950/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the expansion of the first homes scheme to first time buyers of second-hand homes, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53951/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the proposed planning exemption for small bike sheds in gardens; the work ongoing in his Department into this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54543/25]
Children 4 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this child has access to the services she requires; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53140/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2408 of 29 July 2025, the position regarding the work ongoing with various groups (details supplied) to address their concerns regarding the decision support service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53647/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the comments of the President of the High Court in relation to decision support service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53648/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2408 of 29 July 2025, to detail the reports on the monitoring and oversight taking place since April 2025 regarding the transfer of wards of courts to the decision support service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53649/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school principals related to the level of capitation funding not keeping pace with the rate of cost increases for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53721/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 17 September 2025, if her attention has been drawn to the net shortfall in ancillary grant funding experienced by a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to address this shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54427/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards carer's allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52972/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the merits of eliminating the means test for the carer's allowance; the research his Department has carried out into this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52973/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding the enforcement of nitrate pollution related to farming; if his attention has been drawn to algal blooms, related to the overuse of nitrates, causing discoloration and other issues to the water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54254/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether existing regulations are adequate to prevent the excessive use of nitrates leading to potential run off into the water system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54255/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Government support for Irish Aid; if this is under review in the international context of the United States of America cutting USAID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53347/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review and extension of the help to buy scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53949/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding the retail crime strategy; the timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/25]

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on measures undertaken to date, to enable the private sector to deliver more homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53818/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he is taking to incentivise apartment building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53819/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Foreign 5 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans to increase funding for Irish Aid in order to compensate for the collapse of USAID-funded schemes abroad. [53250/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to intervene in the case of a sibling of an Irish citizen (details supplied) who is detained in Venezuela; and whether his Department will offer consular assistance in this case. [53320/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, whether the Government has any issue recognising the state of Lebanon, considering the participation of a proscribed organisation in its Government, or whether the policy determining that Ireland will not permit foreign governments to facilitate the participation of proscribed organisations in their governments it recognises applies exclusively to a prospective Palestinian state. [53349/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism cannot play any role in a prospective Palestinian state, whether he also considers that the Likud party, National Unity party, Shas party, Otzma Yehudit party, National Union–Tkuma party, or New Hope party can play any role in the future of the Israeli state, given that each has participated in what he considers to be a genocide. [53440/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 30 September 2025, wherein he considers that an organisation proscribed for terrorism must decommission its arms in a new Palestinian state as it is guilty of war crimes and terror, whether the same applies to the Israel Defense Force, which in the opinion of the Government is guilty of war crimes and genocide. [53441/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) will be approved for the treatment of Von Hippel-Lindau disease in view of the fact that this medication has EU approval. [53172/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to ensure an individual seeking medical evacuation from Gaza (details supplied) is given a specific medical offer from CHI Crumlin, as all other prerequisites for medical evacuation have been met. [53179/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health whether she will consider increasing funding for chiropody appointments for older people, in order to maximise ability to live independently; and whether there are additional schemes that an person (details supplied) could avail of to ensure that their mobility will be maximised over the long term. [54411/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 25 September 2025, whether he will issue guidance to employers concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza in particular, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza may save a large number of lives. [53315/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will issue guidance to community and voluntary organisations concerning the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza, considering the special conditions that apply there, namely that the people of Gaza are subject to genocide, and that therefore the sponsorship of employment permits for Palestinians in Gaza may save a large number of lives. [53580/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the data he has available on the number of households that were rendered ineligible for social housing due to an uplift to the working families payment in January 2025. [53167/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a summary of all changes to the rental accommodation scheme in the past year, including any relevant circulars issued to local authorities, any changes to relevant regulations, any new funding made available for the scheme; and whether the scheme is now available to new applicants who are at risk of homelessness. [53229/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection for a summary of all recent changes to means tests for the disability allowance, including any changes to income disregards and maximum working hours. [53220/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, separately, the fixed charge, the annual management charge, and the contribution charge that will apply to My Future Fund participants; to specify if and how much the three aforementioned charges differ for participants who will be actively contributing and those who will not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53971/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for details concerning the purchase of H145 helicopters by the Defence Force Air Corps, in particular the details of the tendering process ahead of this purchase; whether any consideration was given to the fact that these helicopters contain 'Helionix' subsystems manufactured by Israeli manufacturer (details supplied); and whether he is aware of the reports on the systems contained in the defensive aids for the purchased helicopters. [53014/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she will consider a location (details supplied) to be equivalent to a mother and baby institution for the purposes of determining eligibility to receive a financial award under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, where an individual spent time at both this location and at a scheduled institution, but insufficient time at the latter to qualify for an award. [53665/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline any funding streams appropriate for a residents’ group to apply for funding roof repairs and large-scale building upgrades for a community centre (details supplied). [53294/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the Environmental Protection Agency is excluded from Ombudsman oversight, and the alternative accountability mechanism exist that are accessible to members of the public. [54022/25]