Dublin Central — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 41 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 2 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock

Voted against 1 Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 1 Paschal Donohoe

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted against 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 1 Paschal Donohoe

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 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock

Did not vote 2 Mary Lou McDonald · Paschal Donohoe

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 3 votes · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Justice 25 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide figures on the number of domestic violence victims presenting to services under the umbrella of Cuan in 2024. [53161/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of probationary Gardaí allocated to each Garda station, in each county, by division, in tabular form. [53651/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals under the age of 18 in the State who are subject to a deportation order, broken down by age cohort 0–4 years, 5–11 years, 12–18 years; if he will provide the number of individuals who have been present in the State for less than one year, for one year, for two years, and for three years or more, for each cohort, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53773/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to his Department’s statement that it costs an average of €122,000 per person to process an international protection application, if he will provide a detailed breakdown of that figure; the average cost of processing an application up to the point of a first-instance decision, excluding subsequent appeals and accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53774/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time to process an international protection appeal by IPAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53775/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of appeal decisions issued by IPAT to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53776/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of appeal decisions issued by IPAT to date in 2025, the number of applicants that were granted refugee status and the number granted subsidiary protection, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53777/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total cost of the deportation flight to Pakistan on 23 September 2025, which carried 24 people on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53778/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a human rights observer was present on board the deportation flight to Pakistan on 23 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53779/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration of the 24 individuals deported on the flight to Pakistan on 23 September 2025, the number that had spent time in prison prior to deportation; the average length of time they were detained; the prisons in which they were detained, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53780/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of civilian staff currently employed in An Garda Síochána; and the equivalent figures for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53781/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of community Gardaí currently allocated to each Garda division; and the equivalent figures for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53782/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in the context of the enhanced voluntary return scheme payments, if he will provide a line by line breakdown of the average costs to the State that are saved when an applicant withdraws at this stage after the first decision; and the number of additional applicants that would need to avail of the scheme for it to be cost neutral or cost saving compared with an applicant proceeding to conclusion. [54113/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given reports that the probation services worked with 17,000 people last year with about 500 staff, how his Department will expand community service orders without overwhelming probation and setting the policy up to fail; the additional funding, training and supports that are being ring-fenced; and the timeline for implementation. [54116/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration given the Judicial Council noted in 2022 that 23% of community service assessments did not convert into community services orders (the main reasons for this being a lack of available work in the community in a given area or at a given time, or that the individual was unable to cooperate due to being in employment, childcare-related issues or their need to access mental health, health or addiction supports), whether his Department intends to put mechanisms in place to ensure that, should a person be given a community service order of, say, 300 hours, they can complete these in a manner that takes into account existing employment or childcare obligations, or that they may need to be in addiction counselling at a time that might coincide with the order. [54117/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of the international protection applications made in the State between 1 July and 30 September 2025 by applicants from Georgia, India and Brazil, for a breakdown of the total number of applications; the number of applications refused at first decision; the total number of appeals lodged, and of those appeals; the number in which refugee status was granted; and the number in which subsidiary protection was granted; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54294/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to international protection applicants that are not given an offer of accommodation upon arrival, the process by which those applicants are contacted when a subsequent offer of accommodation is made; the methods of communication used; and the length of time applicants are given to respond to the offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54295/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in relation to international protection applicants not offered accommodation on arrival (details supplied), if he will provide a breakdown of the number of cases recorded as inactive because the applicant could not be contacted; the number recorded as inactive because the applicant expressly declined the offer of accommodation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54296/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of individuals detained in the State pending deportation between 24 September and 3 October 2025; and the prisons in which they were held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54297/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of individuals detained pending deportation to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54298/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average length of time individuals have been detained pending deportation to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54299/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the five longest individual periods of detention pending deportation in 2025; the duration in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54300/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount that was originally budgeted for the development and implementation of the bedspace bed management system for international protection accommodation beds; the final spend to date on the system, including procurement, development, licensing and ongoing support costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54301/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the bedspace bed management system was rolled out; whether the bedspace bed management system is now fully operational for all beds in the international protection system; and if not, to detail which categories of accommodation remain outside the system, and the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54302/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedure that was used for the management and allocation of beds in international protection system prior to the introduction of the bedspace system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54303/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to clarify if three children (details supplied) will be included in the next planned Gaza Medevac Initiative evacuation; when this evacuation will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53131/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health to clarify when, and the process by which, family members of evacuees under the Gaza Medevac Initiative, with specific reference to minor or adult children dependents, will arrive in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53132/25]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 3 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 6 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all model four hospitals, and Connolly Hospital, University Hospital Kerry, Letterkenny University Hospital, Wexford General Hospital and Mercy Hospital Cork, from January 2025 to September 2025, by month, and by ages 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-69, 70-75, 75-85, 85-90, 90+; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52969/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number waiting on trolleys in emergency departments and wards in all CHI operated hospitals, by month from January 2025 to September 2025 and by ages 0-1, 2-3, 4-8, 9-12, 13-16; in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52970/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, but leave before they are fully assessed in the years 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form and by number and percentage of total presentation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52974/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of people who presented to accident and emergency departments, per level four hospital, where the presentation might have been more appropriate at another service, the number of presentations that were considered inappropriate for accident and emergency, in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, by number and percentage of total presentation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52975/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an auditory brainstem response hearing test which the person was referred for in June 2023, or a timeframe as to they can expect to receive this appointment for this essential hearing test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53218/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health further to the decision to subsume CHI into the HSE, the plans that are being progressed for the buildings and land at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght when the move to the new children’s hospital takes place. [54476/25]
Justice 5 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of juvenile liaison officers across each Garda district for each of the years 2020 to 2025. [53370/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the name, location and staffing allocation in each youth diversion project in the country in 2025. [53371/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the location of each probation service team across the country, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2025. [53372/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to list the location of each probation service team in Dublin, and the staffing allocation per grade, for each service in 2020 to 2025. [53373/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the share of offenders that are offered restorative justice/practice as part of their sentencing in 2024, and to date in 2025. [53374/25]
Education 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the departmental policy relating to the presence of asbestos in school buildings and whether it is acceptable that children would be walking on broken asbestos tiles on a daily basis. [53375/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools a project management company (details supplied) has been appointed by her Department to project manage or provide other construction consultancy services between 2019 and 2025. [53376/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the implementation group will be established to oversee implementation of the recommendations of the review of out-of-school education provision published in May 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54218/25]

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.