Wicklow — week of Mon, 10 Nov

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Nov – 16 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 50 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 1 Edward Timmins

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Pat Casey · Simon Harris

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding provided to childcare service providers under the Core Funding model each year since its introduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61580/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is evaluating to assist childcare providers in constructing their own premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61581/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the supports in place for small companies and businesses to enhance their understanding of profit and loss and cash flow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62194/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the strategies in place to reduce bullying in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62193/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to reflecting inflation in the means test calculation for certain State benefits, such as the non-contributory State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62212/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to reintroduce Citizen Information offices in areas where they have been closed in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62213/25]

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 1 vote · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Foreign 3 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the oversight mechanisms which are in place to monitor and assess the effectiveness and impact of Ireland’s climate finance channelled through multilateral funds and organisations; and the way in which the Government ensures equivalent oversight and accountability for this funding as for finance provided through civil society and bilateral partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62372/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government has delivered on the commitment in Ireland’s Climate Finance Roadmap to scale up climate finance channelled through bilateral partnerships and civil society organisations, rather than primarily through multilateral funds and institutions; the progress on this commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62373/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the thematic focus of Ireland’s international climate finance commitments post-2025; whether the principle of a just transition will be explicitly integrated into Ireland’s future climate finance programming; the measures being taken to ensure that Ireland’s climate finance is provided as grant-based finance not only at the point of disbursement but also in practice throughout the full financing cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62374/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the commencement date for Part 3, Chapter 5, Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, which will require local authorities to prepare a strategy relating to the creation, improvement and preservation of sustainable places and communities, including the reservation of land for use and cultivation as allotments and community gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62640/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the publication date for a guide to the provision of allotments and community gardens by local authorities which was first promised to be completed by December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62641/25]
Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-12 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department and the National Transport Authority are taking to respond to the recent push by employers to bring workers back into the office, in view of ongoing reports of overcrowding on rush hour DART and LUAS services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61582/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reissue a national survey on allotments and community garden provision to all local authorities to give a national overview of the provision of allotments and community gardens across Ireland, following figures released by FOI in April 2025 that only 16 out of 31 local authorities responded to the national survey issued by his Department in 2024, and which includes no responses from any local authority in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62642/25]

John Brady — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 37 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 37 total

Housing 13 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in development levies collected by each local authority for each year between 2010 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62691/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in uncollected development levies by each local authority for each year between 2010 and 2025, the duration of time for the uncollected Levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62692/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding spent on clearing Cherry Laurel for each year between 2000 and 2025, including location and cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62693/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding spent clearing Rhododendron for each year between 2000 and 2025, including location and cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62694/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans on including Cherry Laurel to the list of invasive alien species of national concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62695/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give details of all enforcement actions that have been taken under Section 17(1) of the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 374/2024); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62696/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans to clear Cherry Laurel from the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62697/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on costs of removing Cherry Laurel from the Glen of the Downs in County Wicklow for each year from 2000 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62698/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Section 42 deer hunting licences from 2015 and 2025, by county, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62701/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer that were killed under Section 42 licence for each year between 2015 and 2025, by county, type of deer, in tabular form. [62702/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer that were killed under standard deer hunting licences, by type, county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62703/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to start construction on a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62706/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to purchase lands for the National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Glen of the Downs to expand the ancient woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62708/25]
Transport 12 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being taken to improve public transport accessibility services on buses and train services in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61713/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of park and ride facilities that are being developed in County Wicklow; the locations; at what stage the plans are at regarding planning/construction; a timeframe for delivery; the total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62540/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans to extend the DART to Wicklow Town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62541/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if additional carriages will be added to the Dublin to Rosslare rail line to help address the serious overcrowding issues on the trains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62542/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding for the upgrade of the N11 will be made available; when works will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62543/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the N11 bus priority scheme; if funding is currently available for the scheme; the phases and timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62544/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to carry out costal protection works at the Murrough in Wicklow Town to protect the rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62545/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the plans to extend the LUAS to Bray; the planning completed on the project to date; the cost of the project to date; for a timeframe for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62546/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the planned new Local Link service between Bray and Glendalough in County Wicklow, including when the service is due to commence; to provide details of the schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62547/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport the projects in Wicklow that will be prioritised and funded following the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62548/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be made available to progress the N81 Tallaght to Hollywood Cross upgrade scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62549/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of road traffic accidents on the N81 in County Wicklow for each year between 2015 and 2025; the type of accidents; if anyone was injured; if there have been any fatalities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62550/25]
Justice 5 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to outline plans for the currently vacant Wicklow District Courthouse in Wicklow town; if funding will be made available for its refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62562/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the details of plans to increase capacity in County Wicklow for the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62563/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the breakdown of all associated costs including, heating, electricity, security, maintenance, repair work on the currently vacant Wicklow District Courthouse in Wicklow town for each year between 2010 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62564/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank, in each Garda station in Wicklow, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62566/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of deportations of EU citizens from Ireland for each year between 2000 and 2025; the details of where they were deported to and the associated costs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62567/25]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on the deer management strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62699/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on deer management units, including the locations, number of staff, and their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62700/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of road traffic accidents per county involving deer between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62704/25]
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been culled in each county between 2015 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62705/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-12 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a school transport route (details supplied) will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61720/25]
- 2025-11-12 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the remaining improvement works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62126/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-13 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the details of plans to upgrade the Garda station in Greystones; when work is due to commence; the timeframe for delivery; the cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/25]

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.