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

What your Tipperary North TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Nov – 23 Nov 2025 · 3 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 20 questions · 0 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 1 Alan Kelly

Voted against 1 Ryan O'Meara

Did not vote 1 Michael Lowry

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 83–70

Voted for 1 Ryan O'Meara

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 1 Michael Lowry

Cost of Motoring

2025-11-19 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 70–82

Voted for 1 Alan Kelly

Voted against 1 Ryan O'Meara

Did not vote 1 Michael Lowry

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 1 Ryan O'Meara

Voted against 1 Alan Kelly

Did not vote 1 Michael Lowry

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–67

Voted for 1 Ryan O'Meara

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Michael Lowry

Nomination of Member of Government

2025-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–69

Voted for 1 Ryan O'Meara

Did not vote 2 Alan Kelly · Michael Lowry

Alan Kelly — Labour Party 4 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that there is consistency in signage on motorways for tourist attractions for centres (details supplied). [54624/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA review into the operation of bus services for Nenagh town which as was committed to will be concluded; and if consideration will be given to the creation of a transport hub in the railway station (details supplied). [58444/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health if her Department plans to close permanently the health centre in Killenaule, Tipperary (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63840/25]

Michael Lowry — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ryan O'Meara — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Education 11 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63804/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63805/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Lithuanian Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63806/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Lithuanian Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63807/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Polish Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63808/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Polish Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63809/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of curricular Portuguese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63810/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular Portuguese Leaving Certificate examination sits in 2015, 2016, 207, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63811/25]
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of non-curricular foreign language Leaving Certificate examination sits, by year from 2015 to 2025, and by language, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63812/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions her Department is putting in place for schools to pay part-time staff such as SNAs, secretaries and caretakers for attendance at whole-day mandatory child protection training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64932/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provision her Department is making to ensure that schools are fully staffed in situations where school staff on approved forms of leave for example, job share accrue an entitlement to time off in lieu as a result of attending mandatory child protection training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64933/25]
Housing 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63524/25]
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to families with a child that is a wheelchair user and who are seeking accessible housing, but do not qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64654/25]
Children 2 questions
- 2025-11-18 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current waitlist time for overnight respite at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63601/25]
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the scope of the new round of the building blocks grant 2026 fund; if the funding will include new builds; if the funding will allow for the purchase and renovation of an existing property for conversion into a preschool and-or childcare facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64168/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-11-19 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress to date of the Nenagh flood relief scheme; when this project will proceed to the next stage; the estimate budget for this scheme, if yet determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64208/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-11-20 Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health her response to HIQA’s review on the delivery of urgent and emergency healthcare services in HSE Midwest; when decisions will be made with regard to the recommendations in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64089/25]