Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 2 Feb

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-02-04 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–63

Voted for 2 Emer Higgins · Shane Moynihan

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will have access to a place finders service. [7414/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the protocol to allow households fleeing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; when the protocol will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8457/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the interim fire safety remediation scheme including the number of schemes that have received a grant award and the value of each grant; the number of applications and units involved in those applications; and for an update on the progress of those projects not designated as pathfinders. [8807/26]
Justice 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for a person (details supplied) submitted in October 2022. [7401/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions since new legislative measures were announced in February 2021 to tackle the illegal anti-social misuse of scramblers, quad bikes and similar off-road mechanically propelled vehicles on public roads, paths, parks and in the public space domain; and to include the number of seizures and convictions of persons found guilty of illegally selling/buying, storing, operating and facilitating aforementioned bikes, in tabular form. [7463/26]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 4 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the rationale for the proposed establishment of regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; to clarify the governance, funding and accountability arrangements for these structures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8672/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which population-based planning, which will be used for the new National Drugs Strategy structures, will address deprivation and local need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8673/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the consultation which has taken place with Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8674/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which the independent, community-led nature, and preventative role, of task forces will be protected in the new proposed regional structures under the National Drugs Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8675/26]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Taoiseach for an update on the programme for Government. [3646/26]
Culture 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if increases for An Post pensioners have been introduced; if there has been a delay in their increase; when they will be approved by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8334/26]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline grants and funding opportunities that are available for people pursuing counselling and psychotherapy qualifications, in particular for course with (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8569/26]
Rural 1 question
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria for a community horse project to be included in Pobal funding; the programmes that Pobal can offer for a community horse project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8685/26]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given for the installation of a new rail link between Blanchardstown and Donabate via Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7387/26]
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a new bus route connecting Captain's Hill in Leixlip, Dodsboro, Chapelizod and Connolly Station. [7389/26]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans the Government has in terms of reforming the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement; the engagement undertaken by her Department in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8690/26]
- 2026-02-05 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the British Government's response to the State's ongoing request for full disclosure and access to all relevant documents concerning the Dublin Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8699/26]
Social 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the Disability Consultative Forum in 2025; the number that will take place in 2026; the dates on which they will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-02-04 Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of significant delays in the commencement of assessment of need, AON, service statements, including the case of a child (details supplied); the actions which are being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the delays in implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7808/26]