Kildare South — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 32 questions · 5 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 Mark Wall · Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 1 Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

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 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mark Wall — Labour Party 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Children 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can provide a location and date of closure for the 759 childcare providers within the State who have closed their doors over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53306/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any sports clubs or sports organisations that have applied for and are in receipt of core funding; their names, and the date they received any such funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53307/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to reduce the qualifying age for the AIM programme run by her Department from two years and nine months to the age of two, given the importance of early intervention for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53308/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has received a business case (details supplied); when a decision on this will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53223/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of death benefits under the occupational injuries scheme can avail of the living alone allowance; if not, if he will consider such a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53769/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 894 of 30 September 2025, if she will consider including a test for prostate cancer in the annual blood test for those men aged 66 years and over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54524/25]

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 5 returns

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd · 5 returns Agriculture
- Proposal for Grant Assistance to Support Investment in Static Slurry Separation Systems
- Proposal for Grant Assistance to Support Investment in Static Slurry Separation Systems
- Inclusion of Agricultural and Forestry Contractors under TAMS and the 2028 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
- Inclusion of Agricultural and Forestry Contractors under TAMS and the 2028 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
- Inclusion of Agricultural and Forestry Contractors under TAMS and the 2028 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Housing 7 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to the question as to whether the procedures and standards imposed by his Department on local authorities seeking to relet properties are giving rise to the significant delays and considerable costs which are arising in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53344/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies that exist within his Department or across local authorities in relation to a prospective tenant undertaking necessary refurbishment or improvement works to a vacant unit immediately after allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53345/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing bodies owning and-or managing fewer than 50 residential units in the years 2010, 2020 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53346/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Afghani families who have been allowed to enter the state as part of “Community Support Programme” and who are in receipt of full social welfare benefits can be considered for standard local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53354/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the manner in which his Department will assist local authorities in further promoting the croí cónaithe scheme and the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the means by which his Department can assist local authorities in turning about casual vacancies in a more expeditious and cost-effective manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53570/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans within his Department to address the current restriction on one-off planning for rural housing across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54306/25]
Education 5 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the position of a school (details supplied) will be considered having regard to the fact the school, when requested, opened a special ASD class four years ago on the specific understanding that additional accommodation would be provided; the reason the proposed extension has not yet been approved to go to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53342/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction of a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53343/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53809/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth f she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53790/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will ascertain from the NCSE the supports that are being made available to a child (details supplied) who has an autism diagnosis and has missed six months of school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53792/25]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review the pension payments of a retired person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53353/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is currently a facility in the State licensed to slaughter equines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53406/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current strength of the poultry sector; how the situation in relation to export stands; if he has concerns about the volume of poultry products being imported into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53407/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53041/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54264/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a submission regarding Pathways to Work 2026-2030 (details supplied); if he is supportive of the proposals therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53791/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade If he will consider the concerns raised in the correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54256/25]

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 4 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has undertaken with racialised women in the development of women’s health policies and strategies, including through task forces, consultations, or other forums such as the Women’s Health Task Force and ‘radical listening’ sessions; to provide details of how participants are selected; the extent to which racialised women can access these processes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53311/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department collects, ethnicity-disaggregated data in reproductive and maternal health services; if so, to outline the categories used and how the data is utilised; if not, to provide the reason such data is not collected and the plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53312/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department has undertaken, commissioned, or funded any research into reproductive health outcomes for racialised women in Ireland (details supplied); if so, to provide details with specific reference to maternal health, menopause, gynaecological disorders, and reproductive cancers; if not, if her Department has considered commissioning such studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53313/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the way in which the forthcoming Equality Data Strategy will apply to women’s health data; the way in which it will capture the experiences of racialised women across key lifecycle stages such as menstruation, pregnancy, postnatal care, menopause, and gynaecological disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53314/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if increased funding will be made available for the second-hand acquisition programme, specifically the tenant-in-situ scheme, in Kildare to combat record and increasing levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in south Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54051/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans to deliver more domestic violence shelters in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54034/25]