Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 12 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Jan – 18 Jan 2026 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 29 questions · 33 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mercosur Trade Agreement

2026-01-14 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 69–85

Voted for 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–70

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

The motion · motion passed 85–70

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Uisce Éireann Infrastructure Delivery, Accountability and Repair Timelines

2026-01-14 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 85–70

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

The motion · motion passed 85–70

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-01-13 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–67

Voted for 2 James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 6 votes · 15 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Social 8 questions
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the 55 cent fee that will be charged to account holders enrolled in My Future Fund; the details of how that fee is calculated; how it will be apportioned to the various service providers associated with the fund that is, investment services, administration services, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74196/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of how the 55 cent fee that will be charged to account holders enrolled in My Future Fund was calculated; how fee changes will be calculated and decided upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74197/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for maternity benefit that were unsuccessful in each year from 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74474/25]
- 2026-01-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place in his Department to change the public services card provision, given data protection concerns of various stakeholders. [2753/26]
- 2026-01-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide any analysis on the inflation of costs associated with energy, housing, and groceries for people dependent on social protection supports for the majority of their income; and the way in which that compares with increases in social protection payments over the past five years. [2755/26]
- 2026-01-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide analysis carried out by his Department on the net financial effect on individuals and families when a disabled person turns 16 years of age, given that disabilities payments commence but the domiciliary care allowance ends. [2754/26]
- 2026-01-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers estimated to be due refunds as a result of the late introduction of regulations associated with auto-enrolment introduced in late December 2025 and which changed how employers calculated reductions in take-home pay. [2751/26]
- 2026-01-15 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of all analysis his Department has carried out on the introduction of a permanent cost of disability support payment; and to provide an update on the progress his Department has made on introduction of such a payment. [3314/26]
Transport 3 questions
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on the Fitzwilliam cycle route project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74473/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on supporting the use of private residential on-street EV charging in Dublin for properties without private parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74475/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport his views on approving the use of charging arms to support on-street EV charging in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74476/25]
Finance 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the EU laws his officials were referring to when they advised against targeted VAT changes in their pre-Budget 2026 submission as described in the media (details supplied). [75171/25]
Education 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider centralising applications for first-year primary and post-primary school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74477/25]
Culture 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide funding to secure the future of a complex (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74566/25]
Health 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for registration with the Irish Medical Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74472/25]

New lobbying 2 returns

Property Owners Association of Ireland Limited (IPOA) Finance
- Sought support for the IPOA's pre-budget submission 2026.
Grow Remote Ireland CLG Employment
- Phone calls to elected reps offices to remind about upcoming All Party Group meeting in Leinster House

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 6 votes · 7 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 3 questions
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans for the roll out of a national programme to provide stronger supports for children in the transition from primary to secondary school with a particular focus on addressing bullying and cyberbullying. [74850/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth if Circular CL0072/2022, or any other Departmental circular relating to the scheduling of days, permits a school or ETB to direct a teacher to return to work prior to 1 September without restoring them to payroll from the date on which they are required to attend. [74876/25]
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of the special education budget used for reading recovery, expressed as a value and as a proportion of the special education budget, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1877/26]
Justice 2 questions
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the position of citizenship applicants who had achieved the requisite three years residency but who have fallen short of the five years required under the new regime; to clarify the position of persons who had not yet commenced the process of applying for citizenship; his plans to provide for legal pathways to immigration and citizenship acquisition here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74274/25]
- 2026-01-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on his Department’s Bill to enable the taking of oral testimony for the purposes of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry; the rationale for only applying the Bill to retired officials with their advance written consent; the provision for access to records, in addition to the oral questions provided for, subject to vetting; and when he envisages such a Bill becoming law. [2577/26]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to lower the threshold at which the artists resale rights apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74273/25]
Children 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reform the national childcare scheme to cover children with complex medical needs who are deemed unsuitable for group childcare settings due to their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74272/25]

New lobbying 4 returns

UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee Transport
- Bus services to UCD
Unite the Union, Ireland Region Employment
- Extreme weather protection for workers
National Women's Council of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025
European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG Justice and Equality
- Hate Speech & Hate crime

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 6 votes · 7 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [69535/25]
Climate 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; if these regulations have been prepared in draft form; the level and degree of consultation with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage as required under the relevant provision of the Act and the form that consultation took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74482/25]
Education 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider issues regarding a new school campus (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75039/25]
Housing 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to commence all relevant provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which would enable the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; the level and degree of consultation the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment has had with him, as required under the relevant provision of the Act and describe the form that consultation took; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74483/25]
Social 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a cost estimate for extending the free travel pass to children in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74642/25]
Justice 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level and degree of consultation the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment has had with him concerning all relevant provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which would enable the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment introduce secondary legislation to implement scale of fees, capping the costs of environmental planning judicial reviews as per part 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; if he can detail the form this consultation has taken and the number of meetings which have taken place under this statutory consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74484/25]
Health 1 question
- 2026-01-13 Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the issues outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75034/25]

New lobbying 6 returns

Harry McGee Community
- Contacts between Ranelagh Gaels and Dept of Defence officials and a TD.
UCD Students' Union Company Limited by Guarantee Transport
- Bus services to UCD
Intuit Inc. Banking and Financial Institutions
- Requested and had meetings with relevant politicians and officials with the aim of better understanding the digital transformation landscape for SMEs in Ireland, and the opportunities to improve their access to AI and digital tools. Intuit Inc. has a presence in Ireland through Intuit Ireland Software Limited which is registered with the Central Bank of Ireland as an account information service provider.
Grow Remote Ireland CLG Employment
- Phone calls to elected reps offices to remind about upcoming All Party Group meeting in Leinster House
Age Action Budgetary matters
- Funding for a Programme for Government commitment
ALONE Health
- Provided members of the Artificial Intelligence Committee with copy of opening statement and offered opportunity to ask any follow up questions on presentation

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 0 questions · 16 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 16 returns

COPE Galway CLG Finance
- Seeking the balance of the capital cost for the development of COPE Galway's Modh Eile House Domestic Abuse refuge at 47 Forster Street, Galway. tment of it own finds i in Modh Eile House.
Rape Crisis Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- the matter of disclosure and the protection of counselling notes of sexual violence survivors
National Bus and Rail Union Justice and Equality
- Transport Police Force to be operated by An Garda Síochána
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Health
- Increasing Violence and Aggression towards Migrant Communities in Ireland
SAFE Ireland National Social Change Agency CLG T/A SAFE Ireland · 3 returns Justice and Equality
- Invitation to Safe Ireland Cavan Monaghan's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence event on 28th November.
- Opening of new Sonas Refuge
- Meeting with the Minister for Justice, 4th December 2025
Rape Crisis Midwest CLG Justice and Equality
- Use of counselling notes in sexual violence cases
Ruhama Justice and Equality
- The Ministers spoke at a Ruhama conference on combatting pornography, sexual violence and sexual exploitation and the launch of Ruhama's Annual Report 2024
UL Student Life Justice and Equality
- Calling on the Minister to take immediate action regarding homophobic and racist attacks in Limerick
MOVE Ireland Justice and Equality
- Minister for Justice Jim O Callaghan invited to take part in MOVE Ireland's launch of 2024 annual report.
Age Action Budgetary matters
- Funding for a Programme for Government commitment
European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG Justice and Equality
- Hate Speech & Hate crime
Simon Communities of Ireland Housing
- Joint Letter to Min O'Callaghan Re: Requirement for persons seeking protection to sleep rough before accessing services
Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Wrote letter to minister about communication issues with his Department and request to meet
- Submitted PQ