Tipperary South — week of Mon, 13 Oct

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Oct – 19 Oct 2025 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 26 questions · 0 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 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

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 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

Reform of the Defective Concrete Redress Scheme

2025-10-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–63

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-10-14 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Did not vote 2 Mattie McGrath · Seamus Healy

Mattie McGrath — Independent 0 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 5 questions
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that guidelines for the treatment and management of Covid-19 were not issued to GP's until 27 April 2020, ninety days after the first case of Covid was recorded in Europe on 24 January 2020; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55632/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that treatment guidelines for the hospital sector had been issued by NPHET and were in place and fully operational several months prior to the issuing of guidelines for the nursing home sector on 27 April 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing guidelines to the nursing home sector; if she has sought an explanation for the delay in the issuing of guidelines for the sector, bearing in mind that several hundred nursing home residents had died prior to the eventual issuing of guidelines on 27 April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55633/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the hospital guidelines during Covid in place on or before 23 March 2020 expressly directed the use of hydroxychloroquine as an antiviral treatment; the reason NPHET included it in their treatment guidelines for hospital patients and at the same time requested that it should not be used by GPs in the community or in the nursing homes the very place where it was most badly needed and where it has been safely prescribed by GPs in the community for many decades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55634/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason the IMC president (details supplied) did not inquire into nursing home fatalities, when this matter was brought to her attention in writing, upon the resignation of a council member as far back as April 2020; if she has engaged with the IMC in relation to this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55635/25]
- 2025-10-15 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department ignored concerns raised in April 2020, by a member of the IMC in relation to the catastrophic loss of life within the nursing home sector; the reason this matter was not investigated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55636/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if upgrades to the N24 and Tipperary town bypass have been included in the funding allocation from Budget 2026; if not, the reason the project has been excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55475/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport if upgrades to Waterford- Limerick rail line have been included in the funding allocation from Budget 2026; if not, the reason the project has been excluded; when this project will receive a full budget allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55476/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding Clonmel from the recent expansion of the Living City Initiative; the criteria used to select Athlone, Drogheda, Dundalk, Letterkenny and Sligo for inclusion; if he will acknowledge the regeneration needs of Clonmel as a town of comparable size and historic character; and if he will commit to reviewing this decision with a view to including Clonmel in the scheme. [55458/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if children with emotional and behavioural challenges will continue to be supported with SNAs; the proposed changes to the SNA supports; where children with additional needs present with emotional and behavioural challenges as opposed to primary care needs; the way in which these children will be supported if they do not have access to an SNA; the way in which school classrooms will function if children with emotional and behavioural challenges do not have access to a SNA to be supported outside of the classroom during periods of overwhelm; if she is aware of the difficulties being faced by school teachers as a result of classroom disruption due to children’s emotional and behavioural challenges going unsupported; if she has consulted with teacher and school principal representative bodies in relation to any proposed changes to the SNA structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54784/25]

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 5 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 12 questions
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a suitable long-term residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE to identify or develop appropriate residential care options for individuals with complex psychological needs and acquired brain injury who do not meet existing service criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54843/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the critical shortage of health care assistants in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area; the immediate measures being taken to address the waiting lists for home support services for older persons and those requiring post-hospital care.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54927/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the current number of individuals in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area who are awaiting allocation of home support hours; the average waiting time for new applicants; and the steps being taken to reduce these waiting lists. [54928/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if additional resources or recruitment initiatives are planned to increase the availability of home support staff in south Tipperary, given the current shortage of health care assistants and rising demand for services. [54929/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to outline the funding allocation for home support services in south Tipperary in each of the past three years; and whether additional funding will be made available in budget 2026 to meet increasing demand. [54930/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken any targeted recruitment campaigns for healthcare assistants in the south-east community healthcare area; and, if so, to provide details of the outcomes and timelines for deployment of additional staff. [54931/25]
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider establishing a specific retention and recruitment initiative to support rural and regional home support services, including in Clonmel, where staff shortages are acute. [54932/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties in making contact with a service (details supplied), with repeated phone calls and emails from members of the public and public representatives going unanswered; the measures being taken to ensure this vital service is accessible and responsive to patients and their families in the southeast; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56432/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if there have been recent staffing or organisational changes within a service (details supplied) which will explain the recent lack of communication and responsiveness; if she will provide details of the current point of contact for public representatives and constituents seeking assistance with patient transport in the southeast region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56433/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the governance and oversight arrangements in place for the HSE Patient Transport Service in the southeast; if she will ensure that there is a dedicated and accountable liaison point for public representatives to raise urgent cases where elderly or vulnerable patients require transport to hospital appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56434/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the impact that recent communication failures within a service (details supplied) have had on patients awaiting hospital transport in the southeast; and the immediate steps being taken to ensure that no patient misses a hospital appointment due to the inability to reach the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56435/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will commit to reviewing the operation of the HSE patient transport service in the southeast with a view to improving response times, accessibility, and communication with the public; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56436/25]
Social 3 questions
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the policy whereby compensation awards received by individuals following serious accidents are taken into account in the means assessment for disability allowance and related supports; and if she will review this practice, given that such awards are intended to compensate for loss, injury, and future care needs rather than to constitute income or savings. [56437/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether it is unfair and inappropriate for compensation awards arising from personal injury or trauma to be treated as means for the purpose of determining eligibility for disability-related benefits; and the steps being taken to ensure that such awards are disregarded in means testing where they are intended to improve the quality of life of the injured person. [56438/25]
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will undertake a review of the current means testing arrangements for disability allowance to ensure that compensation or court awards arising from serious injury are not unfairly counted as income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56439/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-10-14 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the inter-agency engagement involving his Department, Tipperary County Council, Tuath Housing, and An Garda Síochána regarding public safety concerns at the modular unit development on Heywood Road, Clonmel; the outcomes of that meeting; and the further actions planned to address ongoing community concerns. [54555/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-10-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the feasibility of introducing a national scheme, similar to the mobility scheme in the United Kingdom, that would allow parents or carers of children with complex medical needs to utilise a payment such as the domiciliary care allowance towards the cost of obtaining a wheelchair-accessible or disability-adapted vehicle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56077/25]

Seamus Healy — Independent 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns