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

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2025 · 5 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 30 questions · 3 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 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–70

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Cost of Motoring

2025-11-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 70–82

Voted for 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Voted against 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

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 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–67

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Nomination of Member of Government

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 2 Martin Heydon · Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Voted against 2 Mark Wall · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Did not vote 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mark Wall — Labour Party 6 votes · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Education 4 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on an application by a school for an ASD unit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62763/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures her Department is taking to ensure that every child with a disability can access a genuinely inclusive education in their local school with the necessary supports, staffing, and resources in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63213/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which her Department plans to address the decline in the number of early-intervention and special classes for children with additional needs in Cork; her Department’s plans and timelines for expanding provision in the county to address the identified shortfall and ensure equitable access for all children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63214/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Education and Youth the duration of a criminal conviction, and the time since such a conviction, which is taken into account when assessing the suitability of a driver to drive a Bus Éireann school bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64128/25]
Health 4 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE diabetes prevention programmes in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63211/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of dieticians that are currently employed in the Kildare Chronic Disease Hub in Naas, County Kildare, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63212/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of pre-diabetes clinics in each health area; the location and the number of dietitians at each location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64126/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the current position with the roll out of a national diabetes prevention programme; the number of and locations of where this programme is located; the expected delivery time for all locations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64127/25]
Children 3 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current locations under consideration for a pilot public childcare scheme to begin in 2026; the number of childcare places that may become available at these locations; an exact timeframe when these pilot schemes will be up and running; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64129/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria for selecting locations for the forthcoming public childcare pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64130/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of money allocated to the building blocks childcare scheme; the locations and amount allocated to each location over the past two years; the number of childcare places provided by this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64131/25]
Social 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide data by metrics (details supplied) on the wage subsidy scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64132/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of companies in receipt of wage subsidy scheme strand three grant for employment assistance officers; the number of employment assistance officers employed under strand three; the amount expended on strand three in the past five years, 2019-2024; the grant available for strand three; the last year that grant was increased; and if he has any plans to increase the grant, given that employer costs have increased significantly since the last increase in the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64133/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 6 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture
- Urgent Request for Meeting – Inclusion of Agricultural & Forestry Contractors in Ireland’s CAP 2028 Strategic Plan

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 9 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 9 total

Culture 2 questions
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to encourage teenagers to participate in sport. [64567/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will support the creation of a youth culture pass, similar to the KulturPass in Germany, for 18-year-olds in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64568/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the implementation of ‘Digital for Care: A Digital Health Framework for Ireland 2024-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63883/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health the action she is taking to improve stroke care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63884/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address concerns regarding a passport application appeal, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63794/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address concerns regarding the preparedness of schools to treat medical emergencies, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63365/25]
Social 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the impact of the withdrawal of support payments on persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63368/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns regarding the escalating cost of childcare, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63356/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will act on issues raised in correspondence regarding private rented properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64252/25]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 3 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of capacity issues in terms of primary school places in Kildare town; the steps she will take to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64017/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she intends to publish an implementation plan for the opportunities for youth strategy; when the plan will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64018/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the youth affairs 2025 budget that is allocated for capital projects; the channels that exist for communities to access that funding to secure a youth space; if specific funds are reserved for repurposing old buildings as youth spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64019/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider extending the short hop zone to Newbridge and surrounding areas to aid with the cost-of-living of commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62392/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve safety on the N7/M7 road from Kildare to Dublin in view of frequent crashes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62393/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in CDNT 11 (south Kildare and west Wicklow) waiting over one year for engagement with children's disability network team, CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64026/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the west Wicklow and Kildare south children's disability network teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64078/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated code of practice for local authority approved housing bodies nominations will commence. [64364/25]