Cork South-Central — week of Mon, 17 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Cork South-Central TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 22 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Arts (Recognition of Comedy) (Amendment) Bill 2024

2025-11-19 · 2 votes · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Arts Act 2003 to recognise the art of comedy

A sub-amendment · motion passed 69–83

Voted for 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Voted against 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–70

Voted for 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Cost of Motoring

2025-11-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 70–82

Voted for 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Voted against 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

Forty-first Amendment of the Constitution (Reduction of Voting Age to Sixteen Years) Bill 2025

2025-11-19 · 1 vote · Social Democrats PMB

A bill to amend the Constitution

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–65

Voted for 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–67

Voted for 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Nomination of Member of Government

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 Jerry Buttimer · Micheál Martin · Séamus McGrath

Voted against 2 Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire · Pádraig Rice

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Jerry Buttimer — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Micheál Martin — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce Environment
- Latte Levy

Pádraig Rice — Social Democrats 6 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 19 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been seen by the multi-disciplinary team established following the audit of surgeries on children with developmental dysplasia of the hip at CHI Crumlin, CHI Temple Street and the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Cappagh; the number eligible for these multi-disciplinary meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63344/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 26 June 2025, if she has received the clarification she sought as to whether there are issues relevant for the Medical Council following publication of the audit of surgeries on children with developmental dysplasia of the hip (details supplied); if so, the actions taken since that clarification was received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63345/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 8 of 26 June 2025, if she has clarified whether her position as Minister precludes her from making a complaint to the Medical Council of Ireland (details supplied); if so, to identify the relevant legislative provisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63346/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the job description for the strategic programme director role in Children’s Health Ireland; the recruitment process undertaken for appointing the current holder of the position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63347/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her Department drew up the business case for the role of strategic programme director in Children’s Health Ireland; if so, to provide a copy of that business case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63348/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide further details in relation to an issue with the location of the proposed elective hospital for Cork, identified by an official at a recent meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee (details supplied); the steps she is taking to resolve this matter; if the issue identified with the site cannot be resolved, to detail her contingency plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63349/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the HSE assumes the cost of providing qualified sign language interpreters for treatment abroad under the Cross Border Directive (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63352/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a cohort of children are now included in the External Expert Panel review established following the independent audit of hip surgeries at CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63605/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of children included in the external expert panel review established following the independent audit of hip surgeries at CHI and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital; the number with unstable hips; and the number with stable hips, in tabular form. [63606/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the legislation, regulations or policies in place related to privately funded procedures in a public hospital; the oversight arrangements in place (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63607/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if private health insurance claims at a group of hospitals are audited (details supplied); if these audits are conducted internally or externally and by whom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63608/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to clarify if a statement is correct (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63609/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has received a copy of the “snapshot” referred to at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health earlier this year (details supplied); if so, if she will provide a copy of this data; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63610/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the work undertaken to implement the operational recommendations of the independent review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63631/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the National Sexual Health Strategy 2025-2035 to develop the necessary legislative supports to underpin clinical practice regarding consent and safeguarding, as requested by clinical experts prior to supporting access to free contraception for people under the age of 17 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63632/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if work is being carried out in her Department to plan for a medically supervised injection centre in Cork; if any such work will be carried out in advance of the findings of the 18-month pilot phase of the supervised injection facility in Dublin city centre; if any potential sites in Cork have been identified; if consideration is only being given to mobile supervised injection facilities outside of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65000/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will reconsider her decision not to extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers with long-Covid past 31 December 2025; if she will bring forward a permanent scheme for this small group of frontline workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64322/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the expansion of the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy and severe combined immunodeficiency has still not been implemented, despite being approved in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64321/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons she has yet to bring forward interim amendments to the Dentists Act 1985 to address the priority areas identified by an organisation (details supplied); the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64323/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to respond to the findings of a report from a UN special rapporteur (details supplied) that the Irish state continues to permit the transfer of weapons to Israel through Irish ports and airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64056/25]

Séamus McGrath — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Transport 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to examine the transportation connectivity to Cork Airport, and the way in which this can be enhanced by sustainable investment, in view of the request from the airport for a 24-hour bus service to be introduced as soon as possible. [63383/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the proposed works for a primary school (details supplied) in Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64343/25]