Kildare North — week of Mon, 17 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 34 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 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Voted against 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–70

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Cost of Motoring

2025-11-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 70–82

Voted for 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Voted against 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

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 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–67

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Nomination of Member of Government

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 3 James Lawless · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Voted against 2 Aidan Farrelly · Réada Cronin

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 6 votes · 2 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 2 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a comprehensive update on the implementation of action 9 of opportunities for youth; the progress being made on the development of a comprehensive mapping tool; the timeline for the completion of same; the way in which GIS is being utilised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63102/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a comprehensive update on the implementation of action 9 of opportunities for youth in respect of the creation of an internal dashboard to support decision-making; the way in which this will work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63103/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Childminding Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Calling for an independent review of the working of the new childminding system.

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Culture 3 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding his Department has given to MMA Sports in the past five years; if his department plans to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63254/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are plans to increase funding for high performance coaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64558/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of payments of sports capital grants to Kildare in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64557/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the current prevalence of the practice of injecting additional buses along routes when such routes have reached capacity; if there are plans for increasing the frequency of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63286/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport the plans and measures considered and implemented by publicly funded public transport operators when it becomes clear there is a lack of services on a particular route to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63285/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Children's Hospital; the current timelines for when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64553/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to introduce primary care centres in the towns of Leixlip and Maynooth to meet the growing population demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64554/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide an update on the supports a family (details supplied) will be provided with after their house was found to have traces of pyrite thereby decreasing their houses value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63255/25]

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Transport 4 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the establishment and implementation of the proposed transport security force, given its importance in improving passenger safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63500/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address service reliability on bus routes in Kildare north, given repeated last-minute cancellations and ghost buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63499/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of public EV charging points installed in Kildare north in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64188/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the number of scheduled services that failed to operate, such as ghost buses, by route, for buses in Kildare north in each month of 2024 and 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64189/25]
Culture 3 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of sports capital grants awarded to clubs in Kildare north in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64194/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the roll out of the National Broadband Plan as of November 2025, including progress in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64379/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail his Department’s engagement with Local Sports Partnerships in promoting youth participation in sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64380/25]
Health 3 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the number of patients from Kildare north currently on an outpatient waiting list at Naas General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64190/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure timely access to an initial CAMHS appointment, given that 4,047 children are currently waiting for their first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64377/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Health the status of the diabetes policy and services review being led by the steering group established in July 2024; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64378/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the means test threshold for the disability allowance in line with the changes made to carer's allowance in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62992/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the age cut-off of seven for the one-parent family payment, in light of the continued care and financial needs of one-parent households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62993/25]
Justice 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visas issued to nationals of South Africa since the introduction of visa requirements in July 2024, by visa category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63688/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications from nationals of South Africa that have been received, granted and refused since July 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63689/25]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland and Local Enterprise Office grants awarded to businesses in Kildare north in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64191/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of positions created and retained in Kildare north through IDA-supported companies in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64192/25]
Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of additional special education places that will be allocated to schools in Kildare north further to Budget 2026, which provided for 3,000 additional special education places nationwide for the 2026/27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64075/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for the sanctioning of special classes in mainstream schools in Kildare north under the 3,000 additional places announced in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64076/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach the unemployment rate in Kildare north in November 2025. [64193/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to accelerate retrofitting supports for households in Kildare north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64187/25]

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether schools are licensed to 'shop around' for school insurance cover to ensure the cheapest option available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64544/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if subsidies could be provided by her Department for schools with school uniforms to lower the cost for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64545/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection if an emergency winter payment to offset the withdrawal of once off payments such as the disability cost-of-living payment will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64546/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Social Protection to conduct a review of the impact budget 2026 will have on disabled households over the winter months given the removal of once-off payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64547/25]