Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 57 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 Cian O'Callaghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Voted against 1 Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Voted against 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

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 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Health 9 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the specific State supports in place to help those looking to quit nicotine inhaling products, such as vapes and nicotine pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53834/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans to expand the QUIT Programme to cater for those looking for specific supports to quit nicotine products, such as vapes and pouches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53835/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of trainee psychologists graduating from doctoral courses in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of those graduates who took up positions with the HSE within two months of graduating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53849/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at location (details supplied) in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53993/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current plans in place to modernise the health system by moving from paper-based patient records to electronic health documentation; the time frame for the roll-out of a national electronic health record system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54158/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken an assessment of each hospital nationwide in respect of accessibility for persons with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users; if she is aware that many hospitals still lack automatic doors throughout their facilities, creating significant difficulties for both patients and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54159/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to retain and recruit radiology staff across the health service, given their critical role in diagnostics, treatment pathways, and reducing waiting times for patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54160/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to support radiology staff in relation to career progression, working conditions and professional development, in recognition of their essential role in the delivery of timely and effective patient care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54161/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the plans for trauma and emergency care capacity at a hospital (details supplied); if she will consider the urgent need for a dedicated emergency trauma unit and theatre to respond to the hospital’s high volume of emergency cases and to reduce current pressures on staff and patients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54162/25]
Children 5 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider removing the means test as a qualifying criterion for blind welfare allowance, in recognition of the additional financial burden experienced by people who are blind or vision impaired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53833/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the locations within Dublin 5, 13 and 17 where young parent support programmes are located, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53844/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for an occupational therapist to make an assessment for a housing adaptation within CHO 9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53845/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently provide a public update on Ireland’s position regarding ratification of the UNCRC second optional protocol, including a clear time frame for action within 2025, given the pressing international and child protection context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54155/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the UNCRC second optional protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54350/25]
Transport 4 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if a disability impact assessment was carried out prior to the decision to remove Grade 1 faults; if such an assessment exists; if this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53838/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will install anti slip grip on the steps leading down to platforms 1, 2 and 3 at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional buses that would be needed to increase the frequency to every 20 minutes on Mondays to Fridays and to every 30 minutes on the weekends for Dublin Bus route number 6 from Abbey Street towards Howth Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53995/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review options for a limited no fault compensation scheme for public transport passengers injured in accidents where no negligence is found, as highlighted in a court case (details supplied) to ensure medical and rehabilitation costs are not left uncovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54006/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill, including pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025 and completion of the legislative process by Easter recess 2026, to ensure the statutory remediation scheme can open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; the number of applications validated and units covered; to provide an update on the retrospective payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53837/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that local authorities, particularly Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, have adequate staffing and resources within their vacant homes units and asset management teams to meet national targets on tackling vacancy and dereliction; if he will publish up-to-date staffing levels, turnover, and plans for resourcing these teams in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40203/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the vehicles currently attached to the Garda dog unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53850/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will examine whether changes to the civil liability framework are needed so that passengers injured on public transport in pure accident cases are not left without support, including consideration of a no fault model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54007/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will give an immediate assurance that Ireland will ratify the Budapest convention without any further delay; and to confirm that this will be completed before the end of 2025 in order to prevent Ireland remaining an international outlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54154/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the income limit to be eligible for fuel allowance for persons aged over 66 to €560 per week for a single person or €1,120 for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53847/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 if the living alone allowance increased to €26 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53848/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to address the rise in unregulated hairdressing services operating from homes and informal settings, in view of the impact on legitimate businesses and loss of revenue to the State; if he will consider introducing regulation and formal apprenticeship schemes for the hairdressing industry to ensure proper training, certification and oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53840/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans to expand semiconductor related education and training pathways, including apprenticeships, post leaving certificate programmes and postgraduate research, in order to meet the workforce requirements of advanced chip manufacturing facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54157/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he met formally with a person (details supplied) during the recent UN General Assembly week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53996/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider revising the existing regulations governing ESB Networks to allow apartment residents to install and use solar panels on balconies, in line with successful models already in place across continental Europe, including Germany which operates on the same electrical system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54542/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he met with his Japanese counterpart during the recent UN General Assembly week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53846/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if an impact assessment study was carried out before the decision to stop sending payslips to civil and public service pensioners, especially those who have no access to online; if so, will the findings be made available and will the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53832/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to ensure the basic income for the arts scheme is made permanent and expanded beyond the current pilot programme, given the evidence from the recent evaluation that the scheme improves productivity, reduces financial insecurity, enhances well-being and increases community engagement for artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53839/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide details of the scale of capital investment required in serviced sites, utilities and digital infrastructure to make Ireland competitive in attracting semiconductor fabrication plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54156/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures currently in place to ensure compliance with the right of children to opt out of religious instruction, and that suitable alternative educational activities are provided in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54537/25]

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of the criteria needed in order to obtain a primary medical certificate (PMC) set out under s 36(b)(ii) of the Finance Act 2020; if he will ensure that those with severe neurodevelopmental disabilities are not excluded from obtaining a PMC, and as a result, availing of the new grant-based scheme (formerly DDS) led by the Department of Transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53224/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance to provide an updated list of all investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies directly or indirectly associated with operations in the occupied Palestinian territories, with reference to the (A/HRC/59/23) report of the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54317/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department has any plans to legislate on the issue of the lack of compensation for persons injured in non-negligent accidents on public transport, in which liability cannot be assigned to any party; if he believes that there is a role for the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53765/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will examine a case (details supplied) in which an applicant is experiencing significant delays in their de facto partner visa application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53766/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider reviewing a case (details supplied) in which a UK-trained clinical psychologist, and Irish citizen, cannot return to Ireland to practise due to administrative barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53767/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider reviewing the HSE assisted human reproductive scheme to allow for reciprocal IVF to be covered under the scheme to ensure that same sex couples are not excluded from obtaining financial assistance when seeking IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54270/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to advocate for the immediate release of Palestinian customs income currently being withheld from the Palestinian Authority by Israel; the action he has taken to support the Palestinian banking system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52951/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will work with the NCSE to ensure that the request from a school (details supplied) to open two additional autism classes will be sanctioned without delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54187/25]

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 24 September 2025, the estimated savings to the Exchequer given that these teaching posts were budgeted for with specific reference to schools in the DEIS scheme. [54252/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will immediately intervene in the case of a child (details supplied) who has been unable to secure an appropriate place in a secondary school for this coming year, despite extensive engagement by the parents with the National Council for Special Education and CDNT teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54250/25]

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health for an update on what section within the HSE is responsible for the purchase and evaluation of insulin delivery systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53015/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health to outline the evaluation process for insulin delivery systems within the HSE to ensure the best possible product is made available to each patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53016/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is undertaking to enable local authorities to identify suitable sites for urban development zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53464/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is evaluating to reduce building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53465/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans his Department has to increase prison capacity in line with the country’s rising population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54032/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Department’s plans for the further recruitment of judges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54033/25]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has considered freezing student contribution fees for students who are participating in an internship and do not avail of college facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53629/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance the measures being undertaken by Revenue to combat black market activities from unregistered barbers and hairdressers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54376/25]

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider removing the two-year tenancy rule on tenant in situ applications. [53009/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is expected that the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 will be introduced; if this piece of legislation can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Finance the reason a spouse who is legally required to vacate the family home under judicial separation loses principal private residence relief for capital gains tax; and if his Department will consider amending the Finance Bill to treat such absences in line with other valid exemptions such as employment abroad. [53021/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the policy regarding the Civil Service mobility scheme in circumstances where an applicant has previously lodged a complaint against the Department or body to which they are seeking transfer; and whether an applicant who has previously lodged a complaint to the Department or body they are transferring to would be prevented from taking up a post. [53963/25]