Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 2 Mar

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 3 votes · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Health 7 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the reason the National Ambulance Service has asked a cohort of recently qualified paramedics to sign temporary contracts and apply for permanent jobs, rather than automatically transition into permanent positions as they have done historically; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16926/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether there is a risk some newly qualified paramedics will not be hired by the National Ambulance Service as a result of the service’s new application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16927/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether there is a risk the National Ambulance Service’s operations could be disrupted by staffing issues as a result of the service’s new trainee application process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16928/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health whether it is now National Ambulance Service policy to not automatically transition newly qualified paramedics into permanent contracts upon graduation, as they have historically done so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16929/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the reason Skyclarys has not yet been approved for reimbursement despite being authorised for use by the European Medicines Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17273/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17274/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for a 180-day decision timeline are being applied to the HSE’s consideration of Skyclarys, to prevent further delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17275/26]
Enterprise 6 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a property that has been operating as a short-term let for seven or more years will require change of use planning permission with regard to the new short-term letting regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16187/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, whether granny flats or converted garages within the grounds of a principal private residence will be exempt from new regulations and will they be treated as part of the main home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16188/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, whether an Irish principal private home is used by owners living abroad as a family base and as a short-term let will be exempt as a PPH under the new rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16189/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, how second homes and holiday homes will be classified under the new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16190/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, how will planning permission and compliance requirements apply for properties let to students during the academic year and as short-term lets over the summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16192/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, if there is a two-year period to regularise a property, whether hosts will be issued a temporary registration number and allowed to continue operating during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16193/26]
Housing 5 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the 20,000 population threshold area will be determined with regard to the new short-term letting regulations; if specific maps or guidelines will be published; whether a “grandfathering” clause will be included and what criteria will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16185/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to the new short-term letting regulations, whether a requirement to obtain commercial planning permission for a property will mean it will become liable for commercial rates; if commercial planning is granted for a short-term let, will there be a clear and straightforward process to revert the property to residential use in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16191/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider expanding the “Fresh Start Principle” to include individuals who have experienced credit damage arising out of a separation or divorce but are now financially stable for the purpose of mortgage applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16330/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise on a policy issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16331/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the present guidance for gardeners on hedge management; whether small-scale hedge trimming is prohibited between the 1 March and 31 August under section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976, or whether this activity falls under the exceptions for agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16684/26]
Defence 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Defence the options available to a person (details supplied) in a pensions matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16637/26]
Social 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a pensions matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16639/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends for pay transparency for salaries on job advertisements to be introduced; if she expects for this to be in place by 1 June 2026; whether this can be requested of employers prior to legal imposition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16208/26]
Climate 1 question
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the SEAI does not consider the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension a qualifying welfare payment for the warmer homes scheme; his views that this excludes many single people from eligibility for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17397/26]
Transport 1 question
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he will carry out a feasibility study on a proposed new express bus route from Oranmore to Galway city centre. [17399/26]

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the approval process for bempedoic acid (nilemdo) under the drugs payment scheme; the reason for delays in processing individual applications for this medication; if she will ensure that applicants who have exceeded the monthly DPS threshold while awaiting approval will be reimbursed in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17075/26]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 3 votes · 24 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 24 total

Health 6 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to reach out to this family and make sure the situation is resolved. [16647/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason her Department has refused to grant the health card requested by survivors of institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17734/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she agrees that affected families should lead in drafting the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry into spinal care at Children’s Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17738/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to ensure better training and awareness of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among medical professionals, including GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17735/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she will support banning social media companies from targeting toxic recommender algorithms at children as a key part of implementing Operational Recommendation Three of the Final Report of the Online Health Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17736/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the statutory inquiry into spinal care at Children’s Health Ireland will begin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17737/26]
Transport 5 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport to outline the circumstances surrounding an aeromedical evacuation (details supplied). [16633/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the reasons for the difficulty in identifying and accessing a suitable landing site in Gaoth Dobhair; and whether there are sufficient designated and approved landing locations in rural areas such as Gaoth Dobhair to support timely aeromedical intervention. [16634/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the new AW189 Coastguard helicopter will no longer be permitted to land at Otharlann Alt na nGealbhán, Doire; the reasons for this decision; and the alternative arrangements that have been put in place to ensure patients from Dún na nGall and surrounding areas can continue to receive timely access to appropriate medical facilities. [16635/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 13 May 2025, No. 602 of 21 May 2026, and No. 17 of 24 September 2025, to provide details of this examination of overflights of Ireland of munitions to Israel without authorisation; to provide the date upon which this examination commenced; to outline what the examination consists of; whether contact has been made with any of the airlines alleged to have carried these munitions; and when the examination will be completed. [16824/26]
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the continued issues with bus services in Dublin south-west, particularly the S8 and 15b (details supplied) and if he will instruct his Department to address this issue. [17258/26]
Housing 4 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the HAP limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15628/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans by local councils to increase rents for council and HAP tenants reflect the commitment in the Delivering Homes, Building Communities plan to review the rents paid by social housing tenants, or if even more rent increases are planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18049/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the HAP limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17644/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted a poverty impact assessment of the double rent increase facing HAP tenants arising from the abolition of rent controls between tenancies which will increase top ups paid by HAP tenants to landlords and the decision of many local councils to increase council rents for HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17645/26]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first meeting of the delivery and monitoring committee for the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030. [14450/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the well-being framework published by his Department. [14451/26]
Culture 2 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to protect Dublin’s nighttime culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/26]
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he welcomes the upcoming matches between the Irish football team and the Israel national football team, in light of Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16814/26]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of, and the reason for delay in publishing the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland's annual report and financial statement. [17983/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine premises numbers currently registered to premises located within urban or built-up areas, by local authority; the number of equines registered to such premises, by local authority; the number of equines recorded on his Department’s equine identification and registration systems as being located in urban or built-up areas that are not linked to a registered equine premises number; the number of reports and complaints received by An Garda Síochána relating to horses in urban or built-up areas in each of the past five years; the number of investigations initiated, animals seized, and prosecutions commenced arising from those reports, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18162/26]
Justice 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether he or his Department was informed in advance by British authorities about the introduction of live facial recognition technology at Holyhead. [16620/26]
Education 1 question
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her Department to engage with the school to resolve the issue. [17455/26]
Defence 1 question
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the total number of applications received to the Permanent Defence Forces; the number of candidates inducted into training; the number of candidates formally attested and sworn into service; whether induction figures are being reported as a substitute for enlistment; and the way in which her Department assures effective governance, oversight, and value-for-money in recruitment where comprehensive end-to-end attrition data does not appear to be available, for each year from 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [18155/26]

New lobbying 1 return

Ennis Chamber of Commerce Development and Zoning
- Ennis Chamber commissioned a report - Ennis Residential Zoning Profile - to examine how many residential zoned sites within Ennis Municipal District have been partially or fully activated within Clare County Development plan 2023 - 2029. The resulting fact-based report provided a basis for conversations & meetings between Ennis Chamber members, with members of Clare County Council senior management team, locally elected members (councillors and TDs) and with the relevant government Minister

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Finance 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to add a category to the MED 2 form to allow claims for tax relief for cone beam computed tomography dental imaging. [16921/26]
Health 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS WTE vacancies in CHO7; the length of time these roles have been vacant for; the number of patients waiting for an appointment in the area; if she will report on the recruitment campaign to fill these vacant posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16629/26]
Education 1 question
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on the status of the stage 2 (a) submission by two schools (details supplied) with respect to their urgent need for redevelopment. [17897/26]

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