Tipperary South — week of Mon, 15 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 15 Dec – 21 Dec 2025 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 8 questions · 1 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 Mattie McGrath · Seamus Healy

Voted against 1 Michael Murphy

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 1 Seamus Healy

Voted against 2 Mattie McGrath · Michael Murphy

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 Seamus Healy

Voted against 2 Mattie McGrath · Michael Murphy

Mattie McGrath — Independent 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Justice 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number people that have been prosecuted for breach of the in-camera rule in family courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71327/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the behaviour support service currently being delivered through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) in Cashel and Clonmel will continue; if funding has been secured for this service in 2026; if funding has not been committed; the reasons for this decision; if she will urgently review the matter given the significant shortage of services already affecting CDNT teams in south Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71308/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance given that the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, is due to conclude its affairs and wind down operations by the end of 2025, to outline the arrangements in place to ensure that any unresolved investigations or litigation, particularly those involving significant public funds, are fully pursued; the person or body that will be responsible for ongoing investigations into alleged fraud or irregularities in current cases where matters are still arising, in particular two cases (details supplied); the person or body which will take responsibility for these investigations; if he will commit to a full and thorough investigation into both matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71751/25]
Foreign 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the Government’s recent commitment of an additional €125 million in financial support to Ukraine, the accountability mechanisms in place to ensure Irish taxpayers’ money is used for its intended purpose; the way in which she will verify that funds provided by Ireland are properly monitored and safeguarded (details supplied); the oversight arrangements that exist at EU and national levels; if Ireland has any direct auditing or reporting requirements for these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71752/25]

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 3 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Transport 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment, by driving test centre, by month, from January 2025 to date in December 2025, in tabular form. [72021/25]
Health 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will urgently intervene to ensure that a child (details supplied) receives an appointment with CAMHS and receives immediate access to appropriate mental-health and behavioural supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71408/25]
Rural 1 question
- 2025-12-16 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department's Community Centres Investment Fund can provide support in circumstances where an existing community centre, due to age, structural condition or non-compliance with modern standards, must be demolished and fully rebuilt; if such full-rebuild projects are eligible for funding under any strand of the scheme; if not, whether the eligibility can be changed for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71548/25]
Children 1 question
- 2025-12-18 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted or commissioned any recent analysis of the financial sustainability of small and medium-sized childcare providers under the current core funding model; and if she will publish the findings of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65167/25]

Seamus Healy — Independent 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

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