Wicklow-Wexford — week of Mon, 6 Oct

What your Wicklow-Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Oct – 12 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 26 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 Brian Brennan · Malcolm Byrne

Voted against 1 Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin

Financial Resolution No. 4: Value-Added Tax

2025-10-07 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 95–65

Voted for 2 Brian Brennan · Malcolm Byrne

Voted against 1 Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin

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 Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin

Voted against 2 Brian Brennan · Malcolm Byrne

Brian Brennan — Fine Gael 3 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of difficulties facing many transport companies (details supplied); if she has plans to make changes to the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53693/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52960/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the carer’s benefit claim for a person (details supplied); the options available to the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54132/25]
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance can be paid to a qualifying household when there is a change of circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54527/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of differences in eligibility criteria for certain business types (details supplied) paid under the power up grant; whether they should be included in the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53768/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied); what is the timeframe for finalising it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53017/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the publication of the pre-feasibility report following a study on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54364/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the circumstances regarding grant aid for a property (details supplied); if the person is entitled to a vacant property refurbishment grant or any other funding in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54509/25]

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Malcolm Byrne — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Education 6 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider giving greater devolved power over school spending to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53081/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on talks to resolve the dispute involving school caretakers and secretaries. [54127/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the construction of a school (details supplied); and if there is a target completion date. [54128/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports that are available to schools in north Wexford to assist where a student experiences mental health difficulty. [54129/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports that are available to schools in south Wicklow to assist where a student experiences mental health difficulties. [54130/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the process by which Oide and her Department generally approves the use of new technology in schools, including on a trial or pilot basis. [54131/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which artificial intelligence is being used or the way he envisions it could be used by his Department and agencies within the aegis of his Department in making climate predictions and preparing for extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48642/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that Ireland has by far the highest number of residents to councillor ratio of any EU country, that he will consider increasing the number of local councillors nationally as part of the next review of local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/25]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline progress toward allowing the creation of professorships in the Technological Universities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53077/25]
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline progress on the construction of new on-campus student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53078/25]
Climate 2 questions
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on a possible global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54024/25]
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he would consider Ireland hosting a future Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54025/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the number of persons recorded as unemployed for 12 months or more; of those, the numbers unemployed for 24 months or more and those unemployed for at least three years, four years and five years. [53079/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-07 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department has in place, or plans to put in place, to protect the professional title of ‘accountant’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52935/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures Ireland has in place in the event of a drone attack being launched in Irish air space by another State or third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54061/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the upgrading of Gorey Garda Station. [54057/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-08 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to report on the number of Gardaí based at Courtown/Riverchapel, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54058/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-09 Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health in view of the withdrawal of a medication from the Irish market, if other drugs to replace this medication have been approved by the HSE, including (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54456/25]