Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 10 Nov

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 48 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2025-11-12 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 80–61

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 1 Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Housing 11 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation for social housing acquisitions in 2026. [61213/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of Uisce Éireann's draft capital investment plan 2025-2029, following its submission to the CRU for approval in October 2025. [61299/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of cost rental active tenancies, by cost rental providers (details supplied), in tabular form. [62502/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of cost rental tenancies, by Local Authority administrative area, in tabular form. [62503/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the 2024 expenditure and 2025 allocation, under sub head A3, by funding stream including SHIP, Land Acquisition fund, development levy waiver refund etc. [62504/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of a single stage approval process for social and affordable housing delivery. [62505/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of average social housing new build costs for 2024, for each of the schemes used to fund social housing, including SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS turnkey, CALF turnkey, to include the revenue component and full unit cost for the CALF schemes, by local authority area. [62506/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which mixed tenure social and affordable development approvals are dealt with by his Department. [62507/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that have responded to Circular 2025/01 regarding designation of UDZs issues on 6 June 2025; and if he has received any requests for UDZ designation from any local authority. [62516/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount provided to local authorities for vacant social housing acquisitions in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of such acquisitions purchased in each year. [62517/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the dates on which meetings took place of the Housing Activation Office; the Housing Activation Delivery Group and the Housing Activation Industry Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62518/25]
Education 6 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth in relation to letters of eligibility from the NCSE, if the cut-off date for parents to notify will be removed with a view to allowing families apply, as needed, given delays to assessment of needs, AON, processes and the need to submit assessment reports alongside an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61560/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Circular C30/2014 will be reviewed and updated given the document is over a decade old and given developments within special education in that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61561/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school places for pupils with special educational needs in each primary school and secondary school in Dublin Mid-West, in tabular form. [61562/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the NCSE relate framework; the supports which are available to students such as classroom breaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61563/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to increase funding for the provision of SNAs to ensure all children and young people who require assistance can access it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61564/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the opening of a new special school in Lucan; to provide details of the current weekly hours of attendance for class groups; the weekly hours of attendance going forward; and information on school transport arrangements for the students of the school. [61565/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine and respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied). [61821/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans regarding communications to members of a leisure centre (details supplied); who have paid membership fees but cannot access facilities; if the Department will ensure information is provided to members via management of the facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60985/25]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Education 6 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the D15 pilot scheme for common enrolment; if there are plans to roll this out in other areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61240/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to change the arbitrary deadline of 1 October for parents or guardians to submit a letter of eligibility for the admission of students with a disability or special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61241/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently intervene to resolve the issues arising from the NCSE’s SNA Review Guidelines 30214, to protect the essential work of SNAs in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61242/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the supports provided to teachers to upskill to meet the special educational needs in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61243/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of NEPS assessments that have been provided in schools to date in 2025; the locations of each; her plans to increase NEPS assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61244/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school (details supplied) will be fully open; the current opening hours; the number of pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61245/25]
Children 4 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average waiting time for assessment of needs in the Dublin Midwest constituency; the steps which are being taken to reduce waiting times in the Dublin Midwest area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61910/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the Clondalkin CDNT will move to the new primary health care centre on the Boot Road, from a location (details supplied); the reasons for the delay; when she expects it to be operational; to provide a breakdown of the staff that will be in the new location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61909/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when Clondalkin CDNT will move from Scoil Mochua to the new primary health care centre on the Boot Road; the reasons for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61234/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the schemes available to an organisation (details supplied) to fund the building of their early childhood and family centre; how they can apply for this; if she will engage with the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62356/25]
Justice 3 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the gym and leisure facilities at a location (details supplied); when services will be reopened to members of the local community; if he will guarantee that these services will remain open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61070/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the list of successful applicants of the Community Safety Fund; the funding each project received; the total number of applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61416/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will ensure that the normal operation of a local restaurant (details supplied) can resume; if his Department has had any engagement with the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61753/25]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on justice, migration and social affairs will next meet. [56981/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on disability will next meet. [56980/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a GP service will operate in the new Adamstown primary care centre; when these services will be operational; how local residents can apply to be patients of the GP service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61327/25]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Justice 8 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the plans in place to reopen the leisure centre at a location (details supplied), to ensure it remains open in the long-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61277/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on information made available through FOI requests in relation to antisocial behaviour, drug use and dealing and security incidents at a facility(details supplied); the number of individuals in total who have been recorded in each year from 2023 to date for such various breaches; the enhanced plans being put in place to protect other residents on the campus and the wider community from such individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61278/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current and future plans for the use of the address hotel, Citywest as an international protection location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61279/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline in full his proposal to make a site available for a Garda station on the Citywest Hotel campus; the precise communications with the Garda Commissioner in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61280/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a review of security staffing numbers has taken place or will take place in relation to the Citywest Hotel campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61283/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to amend the current policy of the community engagement team not routinely meeting with individual residents and to facilitate a consultation day (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61284/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the references to Irish cultural norms, including in relation to interactions with women and children in public and activities considered antisocial behaviour are contained in the current edition of the IPAS Resident Handbook; when an update is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61286/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if any classes or exams in relation to Irish cultural norms, including in relation to interactions with women and children in public and activities considered antisocial behaviour have taken place at the Citywest Hotel site, or are scheduled in the near future; if there are any locations where such training currently takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61287/25]

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if an allocation will be ringfenced from the Shared Island Initiative funding to further cross-Border sporting initiatives in the years ahead. [55022/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if there are specific cross-Border sporting initiatives, beyond the sports club EV charger scheme, envisaged as part of the Shared Island initiative. [55023/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports which have been provided to South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council to bring the Farmleigh Bridge, Silver Bridge or Guinness Bridge spanning the River Liffey back into use for pedestrians and cyclists. [61513/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an overview of his Budget 2026 measures to support people seeking employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62065/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the use of a standardised marking distribution also known as a bell curve for Irish as is used in English and maths standardised tests. [62490/25]