Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 13 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 21 questions · 8 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 90–56

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 94–65

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–58

Voted for 1 James Geoghegan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 5 votes · 15 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason an official from her Department has not undertaken a site visit of a school (details supplied) following their request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55984/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase funding for youth services in south Dublin City; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55985/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to address the concerns raised by parents and clinicians following the publication of the SNA review process for 2025-2026 guideline by the NCSE (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55986/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth her policy on the provision of places for children with autism in fee-paying schools, whose teacher salaries are paid by the taxpayer; the way in which such schools are or should be encouraged to provide such places; the other provisos in providing special school places in these facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55987/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if she will undertake an independent review of the registration process for dentists by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54625/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health if she will conduct a review of the school meals and place mandatory minimum nutritional and quality guidelines in place for service providers when contracting with individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56018/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the plans for increasing funding allocations for youth services for Ringsend/Sandymount area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56007/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of employees working in immigration visa services, broken down by role; and the number of applications currently being processed and awaiting decision, broken down by visa type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56008/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on his attendance at the Child Poverty and Well-being Summit. [48906/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken in support of the Rohingya Muslim population in Bangladesh given their ongoing persecution and displacement from Myanmar due to ethnic cleansing and genocide. [55471/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the reasons or justification for the collection of birth certificates or passports of minors and their guardians as part of the application process for the Child (5-8) TFI Leap card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56017/25]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has investigated the possibility of permitting the CRO to accept e-signatures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56022/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will finalise the application process for applications for the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56020/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason his Department is projecting less spending on jobseekers benefit by €175 million in Budget 2026 when compared with spending in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56023/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will include the upgrade works, as recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, at the Ailesbury pumping station in Sandymount in the National Development Plan's departmental programme next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

St Michael's House Group · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Community
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- St Michael's House Lobbying

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 5 votes · 4 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the economy, trade and competitiveness will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50151/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the affordable homes required as a condition as part of the first phase of delivery of Ringsend/Poolbeg/Glass Bottle will be transferred to Dublin City Council; the number that will be delivered, in addition to the 90 social homes already confirmed in this phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54749/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address the impact of issuing certificates of naturalisation, after naturalisation ceremonies for persons who have acquired citizenship, but will miss the voter registration deadline; and his plans to ensure that future such cohorts are not deprived of the opportunity to vote. [54747/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to communicate to the EU Commission under Article 259 TFEU to ask if they will act to enforce EU Law against Hungary in the context of the decision by the administration there to ban a festival (details supplied). [56402/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

St Michael's House Group · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Community
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- St Michael's House Lobbying

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 3 votes · 2 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [51782/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [48476/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

St Michael's House Group · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Community
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- St Michael's House Lobbying

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

St Michael's House Group Budgetary matters
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)