Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 13 Oct

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 9 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 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Confidence in the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

2025-10-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 94–65

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted against 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Darragh O'Brien

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted against 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Darragh O'Brien

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 3 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify a recent statement by the Teaching Council about a timebound provision that will allow teachers who trained abroad to complete the Droichead process and transfer to Route 1 registration; when this timebound provision will be implemented; the process for eligible teachers to apply; and if she will give assurance that this route will remain open long enough to allow those already teaching in Ireland to complete Droichead. [55533/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the fact that the domiciliary care allowance for a child with type 1 diabetes stops when the child is 16 years old, and not when the child finishes full time education, but the same support is required until the child is out of full time education, if he will consider changing the criteria to reflect this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55677/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the consultant psychiatrist of a person (details supplied) will be permitted to diagnose them with ADHD and prescribe appropriate medication if necessary. [55819/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

St Michael's House Group · 3 returns Budgetary matters · Community
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- St Michael's House Lobbying
- St Michael's House

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

St Michael's House Group · 2 returns Budgetary matters
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- Pre-Budget Communication to the Seanad, Ministers and TD's highlighting the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the critical sustainability issues that are facing the organisations providing supports for these individuals - this includes St Michael's House.

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 5 votes · 6 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Social 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will re-examine an application made for carer’s allowance (details supplied) in respect of backdating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54577/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was not awarded the blind pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54897/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with CORU on the proposed changes in regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors, which include the removal of mandatory personal therapy and clinical supervision, along with the creation of a rigid separation between counselling and psychotherapy; if her Department has concerns over these changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54948/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to prioritise the provision of the planned online drug payment scheme refund application system to allow online application and document upload capabilities and allow the delivery of refunds by electronic fund transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55531/25]
Defence 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the exclusion of Defence Forces members from WRC remedies under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 is intended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54892/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth if school bus escorts are entitled to be paid to attend mandatory, full-day child protection training courses that special needs assistants are paid for under the Croke Park Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54933/25]

New lobbying 3 returns

St Michael's House Group · 3 returns Budgetary matters · Community
- Invitation to TD's to visit St Michael's House (December 2024)
- St Michael's House Lobbying
- St Michael's House