Offaly — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Offaly TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 28 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 John Clendennen · Tony McCormack

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 1 Tony McCormack

Voted against 1 Carol Nolan

Did not vote 1 John Clendennen

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 1 Carol Nolan

Voted against 1 Tony McCormack

Did not vote 1 John Clendennen

Carol Nolan — Independent 3 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance to outline his response to the increase in illegal tobacco products in circulation in Ireland, and the increased tax losses to the exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53051/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will support the introduction of a proposed draught excise rebate scheme that would deliver a 40% rebate on draught excise (beer and cider up to 5% ABV), capped at €20,000 per premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53831/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will address an organisation’s concerns and requests regarding insurance discrimination impacting cancer survivors (details supplied). [54011/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether officials within her Department are authorised to share information received from members of An Garda Síochána seconded to the Department, particularly information relating to ongoing or potential criminal investigations, with other public bodies; whether such disclosures are governed by a specific legal basis under the general data protection regulation, the Data Protection Act 2018, or any internal departmental policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53841/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department has a memorandum of understanding or any formal agreement in place with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions governing the transmission of case files or information from the Department to the DPP; whether officials within her Department are authorised, under any legislation, formal policy, or agreement, to inform other public bodies that a case file has been, or is to be, referred to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; if such disclosures require the approval of the DPP or are subject to any data protection or confidentiality restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53842/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a person's application for the bereaved widows pension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54164/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total value of payments made by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on behalf of his Department since 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53133/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the names of the international protection accommodation contractors for whom the recent Comptroller and Auditor General report could find no proof of ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/25]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the tillage sector is experiencing a prolonged period of challenges; the efforts he is making to support the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53135/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to reports that Ireland will have to use more than 75 per cent of its allocation from the Regional and National Partnership Plan (NRPP) to maintain the CAP budget at its 2027 level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53136/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider placing a pause on all wind energy developments until the new wind energy guidelines are published; when he expects the revised guidelines to be published and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52740/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance provided to planning authorities and An Coimisiún Pleanála to ensure wind turbine noise is properly managed to protect public health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54499/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason his Department only signed a contract for the delivery of four Airbus H145M helicopters, delivery of which will begin on a phased basis in Q1 2027, when the Department was aware that the Air Corps EC-135s are presently at the end of their useful service life; if he will accept that it would have been preferable to have begun the contract negotiations at an earlier point to ensure seamless transition from EC-135s to Airbus H145M helicopters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53134/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport his views around the challenges being experienced by unaccompanied learner drivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53830/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will support the Budget 2026 requests of an organisation (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53843/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the work being undertaken by his Department regarding the implementation of the EU’s plan to offer digital identity to all of its citizens and residents by 2026, under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation. [52842/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports she is providing for family resource centres; if she will commit to delivering requests from the Family Resource Centre Forum which is calling for Budget 2026 to include €240,000 core funding for each of the 121 family resource centres, joint TUSLA-HSE investment in counselling services, dedicated capital funding for infrastructure and sustainability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53823/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will assist in the case of a person seeking treatment for her eyes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53820/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the Office of Public works would support and fund the provision of mobility scooters so that those with conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and mobility issue can have access to sites like Emo Park, Lough Boora in County Offaly; if he is aware that such mobility scooters are provided at the entrance Dublin Zoo for just such a purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54284/25]

John Clendennen — Fine Gael 1 vote · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is doing to ensure that there is no net decrease in land supply from rezoning by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53284/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is evaluating to promote the conversion of older buildings for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53283/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the plans for a location (details supplied), given the growing concern around the rapidly deteriorating state of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54084/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of successful applicants currently waiting to be called to begin training in Templemore Garda College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54036/25]

Tony McCormack — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if legislation is being considered, similar to that set to be introduced in the UK, that will create a smoke-free generation by banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53039/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health if the forthcoming Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine-Inhaling Products) (Amendment) Bill will prohibit all e-liquid flavours, bar tobacco, or will other flavours be permitted under the new legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53040/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the tuberculosis (TB) crisis in Ireland; if she will confirm funding for the National TB Centre and Clinical Team, and for the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital; the timeframe for implementing the Collaborative Tuberculosis Strategy for Ireland 2024-2030, in view of the 30% rise in TB incidence in 2024, the increase in multidrug-resistant cases, the rise in paediatric TB since 2017 (including incidence in children rising from 0.8 in 2023 to 1.3 in 2024), and the fact that TB cases in infants under one year in 2024 equalled the total from the previous ten years combined. [53194/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to take to address the failure of some local authorities to implement national planning and rezoning recommendations in a timely and consistent manner; if he will publish details of the councils which are not complying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53756/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department intends to exercise its powers to directly rezone land where local authorities fail to do so in line with national housing and planning objectives; the legislative basis for such intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53757/25]