Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 15 Dec

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2025 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 101 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health (Waiting Lists) Bill 2024

2025-12-17 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of pri…

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A bill to amend and extend the Health Act 2004 and for that purpose to provide for the conferral of additional functions on the Minister for Health in relation to setting of priorities and performance targets by that Minister in relation to maximum waiting times for health and personal social services; to amend the National Treatment Purchase Fund Board (Establishment) Order 2004 to provide for additional reporting, revised corporate governance and accountability arrangements; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion failed 66–80

Voted for 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed)

2025-12-17 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 71–73

Voted for 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Fox Hunting) Bill 2025

2025-12-17 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes

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A bill to amend the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban the hunting of a fox or foxes; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion failed 24–124

Voted for 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Voted against 3 Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Did not vote 1 Barry Heneghan

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 48 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 48 total

Health 15 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of personnel employed across all State agencies who support special education in post-primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71388/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if an audit has been carried out on the number of hours that Health Service Executive professionals spend in post primary schools, in tabular form; the mechanisms that exist to coordinate assessments when multiple students in the same school require support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71427/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to aligning primary care, child and adolescent mental health services and children’s disability network team boundaries with school addresses rather than home addresses in order to improve service coordination and data collection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71428/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the data sharing arrangements that exist for students identified through the continuum of support who are also on assessment of need or child and adolescent mental health services waiting lists; if a shared national system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71430/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if a cross departmental cost analysis has been undertaken of total expenditure across the National Council for Special Education, Oide, the National Educational Psychological Service, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, children’s disability network teams and primary care teams; if she will provide any available expenditure data, in tabular form; if restructuring this funding into multidisciplinary school based teams has been considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71432/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of inspections, compliance notices, closure orders or enforcement actions issued by Food Safety Authority of Ireland and authorised officers in meat processing facilities over the past two years; the types of breaches detected; the follow-up actions taken in each category, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72331/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current waiting list for chronic pain services at Beaumont Hospital; the number of patients waiting more than four months; the number of patients aged over 65 years within those lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72332/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the additional resources and personnel that will be provided to D-Doc Services during the upcoming Christmas-New Year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72333/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the concerns raised by an association (details supplied) regarding the recent statement of the Irish Medical Council on the prescribing and administration of Botulinum Toxin which asserts that this medicine may only be prescribed by a registered medical practitioner or dentist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73078/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the legal basis, if any, for the Irish Medical Council to issue guidance that appears to restrict or contradict the prescriptive authority of Registered Nurse Prescribers as provided for under Regulation 5A of the Medicinal Products Prescription and Control of Supply Regulations 2003 to 2020 and related amendments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73079/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm that the regulation of nursing practice including nurse prescribing and the scope of practice for nurses administering prescription only medicines such as Botulinum Toxin is a matter for the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland as the statutory regulator (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73080/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the RSV vaccination for children cannot be purchased privately by parents for children who are outside the age bracket for immunisation but who have underlying health conditions which has already resulted in hospitalisation when the child contracts RSV; if she will make the vaccine available to people who wish to purchase it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73153/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of a minor injuries unit for Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73155/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for the inclusion of donor assisted fertility treatments within the publicly funded assisted human reproduction scheme; the measures being taken to ensure that same sex couples who undergo fertility treatment abroad are afforded the same legal recognition and parentage as heterosexual couples under Irish law (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73522/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether she plans to engage with LGBTQ advocacy organisations in the development and implementation of the expanded assisted human reproduction scheme and associated legislation in order to ensure that their specific needs are adequately addressed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73523/25]
Education 7 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of personnel employed across all State agencies who support special education in post primary schools (details supplied); the total annual expenditure associated with these roles, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71387/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department collects centralised comparative data on levels of student need across post primary schools; if so, if she will provide these data in tabular form; and if not, the rationale for requiring schools to determine need in the absence of national benchmarks given delays for professional assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71398/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated number of administrative hours that schools spend each year on reasonable accommodations in the certificate examinations applications and assistive technology applications; if she will provide these estimates in tabular form; if she will consider introducing a high trust model similar to the Irish Exemption system to streamline this workload; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71399/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers currently working in special education teaching roles hold a recognised qualification in special education; if she will provide this information in tabular form; if the Department plans to expand conversion or upskilling routes; the training is provided to external professionals who work with schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71400/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration has been given to redeploying elements of the Inspectorate to provide in school training and collaborative planning support rather than focusing primarily on compliance based inspection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71426/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the data sharing arrangements that exist for students identified through the continuum of support who are also on assessment of need or child and adolescent mental health services waiting lists; if a shared national system is planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71429/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of parents who have submitted a notification to the NCSE by the 1 October deadline requesting a special school place for the 2026-2027 school year in Dublin, by postcode, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71947/25]
Justice 5 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the trend in reported burglary activity across the Coolock, Raheny, Howth and Clontarf Garda districts including any notable increases or decreases compared with 2022 to 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71946/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the stage reached in the preparation of the Stardust redress scheme; the remaining steps before proposals are brought to Government for approval; the indicative timeline for the commencement of payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71949/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 9 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72334/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 9 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72335/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to a unit (details supplied) as of 9 December 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72336/25]
Children 5 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade posts filled at a service (details supplied) in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72337/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking to address the ongoing lack of affordable early learning and childcare places, particularly for working families; whether she has assessed the impact of rising childcare costs on parents’ ability to remain in employment, including in areas such as Dublin Bay North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73237/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average waiting times for assessment of need determinations under the Disability Act 2005, broken down by CHO area, in tabular form; the steps her Department is taking to reduce delays and ensure timely access to statutory assessments for children, including those in Dublin Bay North; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73237/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which her Department is ensuring that multi-annual capital funding for disability services in Dublin Bay North is aligned with rising local demand, particularly in relation to respite provision, therapy spaces, and residential supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70844/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the current and future funding allocations for an organisation (details supplied), including any planned increases to support service delivery and disability provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64600/25]
Climate 5 questions
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the proposed private wires legislative framework; the timeline for bringing forward primary legislation to allow direct electricity supply arrangements between renewable generators and consumers; how his Department is engaging with EirGrid, the CRU and ESB Networks on implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73230/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to accelerate the delivery of offshore wind energy projects, including grid connection, planning timelines and port infrastructure readiness; the key barriers currently delaying deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73231/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the public consultation on Ireland’s National Building Renovation Plan will be launched, having regard to the requirement under Article 3 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive for the plan to be finalised by 26 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73741/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the one-stop shops for the energy performance of buildings, required under Article 18 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2024 and due to be launched by the end of May 2026, will be implemented in Ireland; whether these one-stop shops will provide supports beyond energy renovation, including guidance on adaptive reuse of existing buildings and wider building related challenges faced by citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73742/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a full analysis of the carbon impact of all actions contained in the policy framework Delivering Homes Building Communities will be carried out and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73743/25]
Housing 3 questions
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place to improve the pre-application engagement process for renewable energy projects under the implementation of the RED III directive; if he intends to increase resources or staffing within the National Parks and Wildlife Service, National Monuments Service or other relevant bodies to enable developers to submit more robust applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73519/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce measures to ensure greater consistency across local authorities in their approach to assessing and issuing certificates of completeness for renewable energy planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73520/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to maintaining the current system whereby renewable energy developers may choose to submit their planning applications either to local authorities or to An Coimisiún Pleanála; the rationale for any proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73521/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence if she has requested or intends to request naval support from France for Ireland’s 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union, including any consideration of a French Navy vessel operating in Irish waters; if her Department has engaged with the Office of Public Works and Áras an Uachtaráin regarding a proposal to rename a section of the Phoenix Park (details supplied) in honour of General Charles de Gaulle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71897/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence the current operational naval capacity available to monitor and secure Ireland’s maritime area, including patrol days, vessel availability and staffing levels, in order to protect critical national infrastructure at sea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71898/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport when phase eight of BusConnect Dublin will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72330/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the revised National Development Plan timeline that now pushes delivery of DART Plus South-West into the 2030s; the impact this revised schedule will have on housing development and on providing reliable alternatives to car travel for commuters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72359/25]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [69689/25]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Howth Harbour dredging project; the timeframe for the commencement of dredging works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71948/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the notice of closure issued to an organisation (details supplied); the engagement his Department has had, or plans to have, with the organisation; the supports available to protect vital cultural infrastructure of this kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73082/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the continuing rise in insurance costs for households small businesses and community groups including the reasons for recent premium increases; the extent to which further reductions in claims costs have been passed on to consumers; the actions his Department will take to improve affordability competition and transparency in the insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69891/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs
- To celebrate the 20th Birthday of Sphere 17 RYS, we invited a number of Local TD's the the centre to ask for additional funding and support of our youth service.

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 3 votes · 11 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 11 total

Finance 7 questions
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the banking sector using high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73718/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73179/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the work being carried out to reduce insurance premiums, including public liability insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73182/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73181/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to non-bank lenders after the crash; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69734/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research that was carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70374/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the research carried out by his Department into the potential fiscal and housing market impacts of the new tax reliefs for property developers announced as part of budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69732/25]
Transport 2 questions
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the implementation of EU Regulation 2018/858, in particular, the introduction of a national conformity assessment body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72763/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the Horse-Drawn Carriages Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73314/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps her Department will take to ensure that a child (details supplied) can access a suitable educational setting for the remainder of the 2025/2026 school year. [71570/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025; if his Department intends on proceeding with the Bill’s current provisions to prohibit sex for rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71491/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs
- To celebrate the 20th Birthday of Sphere 17 RYS, we invited a number of Local TD's the the centre to ask for additional funding and support of our youth service.

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Education 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a child (details supplied) can attain an eligibility report in order to allow them to transfer to a special school due to a change in their living arrangements which makes attendance at their current school unworkable; when the letter process to obtain a parent notify letter will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72571/25]

New lobbying 1 return

The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Agriculture
- Asked TD’s to support a bill proposed by Deputy Ruth Coppinger, PBP, to ban fox hunting in Ireland

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 3 votes · 26 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 26 total

Education 6 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the level of engagement her Department has had with special schools in relation to the Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign run by the HCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71494/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the special schools in Mayo which will be supported under the current Education Therapy Service recruitment campaign; the levels of supports from OT, and speech and language therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71496/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71930/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73311/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth the timeline for when occupational therapists and speech and language therapists will be recruited from a recruitment drive to service children in several counties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73312/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on WRC talks with a union (details supplied) involving school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73444/25]
Children 5 questions
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when locations will be prioritised under the forthcoming childcare capital investment programme; whether towns in Kildare North will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72843/25]
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the outputs of the childcare forward planning model will be published; the way in which local population growth projections will be incorporated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72844/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the upcoming changes to the national childcare scheme for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72946/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to provide capital investment to build or purchase State-owned childcare facilities, to create additional capacity in areas where unmet need exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72947/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the current support provided for personalised budgets; her plans to expand this scheme to better support people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62155/25]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [67523/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the Conference of the Parties summit in Brazil. [67524/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs will next meet. [67525/25]
Climate 3 questions
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on Ireland's progress towards meeting its legally binding carbon budgets, in view of the Environmental Protection Agency's confirmation of a 2% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 following a 6.8% reduction in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72845/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department’s investment in climate adaptation projects, and estimates of adaptation investment needs between now and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73226/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department have forecasted the viability of Ireland becoming a net exporter of wind energy by 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73227/25]
Finance 3 questions
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the way the taxation system could help citizens mitigate risks with regard to the impact of climate change, as identified in the Climate Change Risk Matrix, as published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69920/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the timeframe for the introduction of the new derelict property tax; the way in which this data will be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65834/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the role of the new equity risk capital investment programme for homebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65835/25]
Defence 2 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence the progress made to date on reaching her Department’s Programme for Government commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72032/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence to provide details of the drone threat identified on the day of President Zelenskyy’s visit; the way in which her Department plans to combat future incursions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72031/25]
Health 2 questions
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the full list of funding options available to Tiglin Lighthouse Project in Dublin north city, given the significant engagements it delivers each year and rising staff costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73074/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health if phased dispensing will still be provided free of charge for patients at the request of their physician; whether the HSE expects this to take place for many existing patients; when the approved list of medications will be provided in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73443/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which local authorities are being supported to integrate the findings of recent research on climate-driven rainfall extremes into planning and infrastructure decisions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72846/25]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation how user data is being safeguarded when the digital wallet is introduced; how it is expected that data will not be shared with ISPs; how his Department will determine the efficacy of the pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73445/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Sphere 17 Regional Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs
- To celebrate the 20th Birthday of Sphere 17 RYS, we invited a number of Local TD's the the centre to ask for additional funding and support of our youth service.

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 15 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 15 total

Health 6 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the name of the clinics that are held at Coolock primary care centre; and the frequency with which each of those clinics are held, in tabular form. [71805/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the name of the clinics that are held at Kilbarrack health centre; and the frequency with which each of those clinics are held, in tabular form. [71806/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the locations currently within CHO 9 where HSE employed dentists are based in each primary care centre and health centre, by grade, in tabular form. [71807/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the services that are currently being provided at Bayside primary care centre; the WTE staff, by job title working within this centre; and if any further services are being proposed for this centre in the first half of 2026. [71808/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health if her Department funds drug addiction prevention initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73694/25]
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding her Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention initiatives for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [73696/25]
Transport 4 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female bus drivers currently working for Bus Éireann, in tabular form. [71801/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female bus drivers currently working for Dublin Bus, in tabular form. [71802/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the up-to-date position regarding a new coastguard building at Howth Harbour; and when this project will move to the next stage. [71803/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the number of qualified female train drivers currently working for Iarnród Eireann, in tabular form. [71804/25]
Defence 3 questions
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence her views on the reported drone sightings in north Dublin during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Ireland; and the measures in place to detect, deter and disable unauthorised drone activity during high profile visits from international dignitaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72320/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence her views on the reported drone sightings in north Dublin during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Ireland; and the measures in place to detect, deter and disable unauthorised drone activity during high profile visits from international dignitaries. [71840/25]
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Defence if she will report on the Defence Force's existing capabilities for detecting, assessing and responding to unauthorised drone activity within the State; and whether current resources, equipment and training are adequate given the increasing prevalence of unmanned aerial systems. [71841/25]
Education 1 question
- 2025-12-17 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the DEIS Strategy; and when it will be published. [72849/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if youth diversion programmes undertake drug addiction prevention initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73695/25]

New lobbying 1 return

Polio Survivors Ireland Justice and Equality
- Wrote to the Joint Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to express urgent concern regarding the challenges faced by persons with disabilities living within the Direct Provision system.