Tipperary North — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 32 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 Alan Kelly · Michael Lowry · Ryan O'Meara

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 2 Michael Lowry · Ryan O'Meara

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

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 Alan Kelly

Voted against 2 Michael Lowry · Ryan O'Meara

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 3 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Justice 8 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a full breakdown of all remuneration details that ever existed or were given to the current Commissioner of An Garda Síochána or his predecessor. [54000/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reforms of An Garda Síochána he will be encouraging the newly appointed Garda Commissioner to introduce. [54472/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in detail the costs to An Garda Síochána of the visit of President Joe Biden in 2023. [50434/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, by Garda district within the Dublin region for the past three years, in tabular form. [54513/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, by Garda district within the Cork region for the past three years, in tabular form. [54514/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, by Garda district within the Tipperary/Clare region for the past three years, in tabular form. [54515/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, by Garda district within the Limerick region for the past three years, in tabular form. [54516/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the complete breakdown of the number of young persons referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme, by Garda district within the Galway region for the past three years, in tabular form. [54517/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the month in which the new HSE outpatients and primary care centre in Nenagh will open fully. [53367/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the year she expects the new national children’s office to be fully opened. [53446/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the details of all contracts that the HSE have entered into for the purchase of lands or buildings here in the years 2023, 2024 and to 1 October 2025. [53487/25]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 232 of 23 September 2025 and 365 of 30 September 2025 (details supplied), the details of the residents at the properties; and the amount of rent paid to the State by those residents in each of the years 2010 to 2025, in tabular form. [53336/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 232 of 23 September 2025 and 365 of 30 September 2025, to detail all expenditure on both properties from 2010 to 1 October 2025, including security any security costs. [53999/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of years it will take before he will be in a position to abolish the means test for carer's allowance. [53384/25]

Michael Lowry — Independent 3 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53227/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of people employed directly by companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53228/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason, in the current consultation process on National Territory Mapping for Renewable Electricity, the maps provided are only available in static PDF format with shaded areas, without scalable or detailed layers showing towns, townlands and other reference points; if he will confirm the reason these maps have not been made available as layers on the Government's own Tailte Éireann National Geospatial Data Hub; if he will commit to publishing these datasets in an accessible and interactive format to enable full public engagement; and if he will extend the consultation deadline in light of the difficulty members of the public currently face in interpreting the proposed areas. [53551/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made, and if a final decision will be made, on the provision of additional time allocation for dyslexic students, taking part in State exams with a professional diagnosis, that have not received a language exemption from the school management or her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54021/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in view of increased recruitment, the plans being considered to train and accommodate trainee Gardaí; and to detail any proposal to expand the facilities at Templemore. [54199/25]

Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 3 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA review of emergency services in the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53163/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the Nenagh community nursing home is due to open, especially now that the HSE have vacant possession of the building for the transfer of patients from a nursing home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53164/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if the recruitment process of staff for the Nenagh community nursing unit has concluded; if all staffing positions have been filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53165/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being provided for cost rental under Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53825/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being provided for social housing under Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53824/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department has taken or plans to take to further incentivise the development of 1-bed units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54080/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider establishing targeted financial supports to accelerate biomass fuel adoption, stimulating rural economic activity and achieving decarbonisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53190/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to exempting agricultural tyres from the extended producer responsibility scheme, as suggested by those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53352/25]
Finance 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance the efforts being made to prevent the abuse of the green lane system with cross-border fuel smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53184/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance to consider increasing inspections under the green lane system to decrease the smuggling of illegal, high-sulphur fuels, crossing into the Republic of Ireland without proper oversight and payment of carbon taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53186/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work being done to strengthen enforcement of the Windsor Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53188/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection his plan to reform the fuel allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53192/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of derogation farms by farm size and number of dairy cows, as per tables (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53942/25]