Tipperary South — week of Mon, 2 Mar

What your Tipperary South TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Mar – 8 Mar 2026 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 9 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026

2026-03-04 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 to regulate the use of recommender algorithms by video-sharing platform services

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–63

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

The motion · motion passed 81–63

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2026-03-03 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 84–68

Voted for 1 Michael Murphy

Voted against 1 Seamus Healy

Did not vote 1 Mattie McGrath

Mattie McGrath — Independent 0 votes · 3 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 3 total

Housing 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities under the housing adaptation grant approve and fund modular bathroom pods where they are deemed the most appropriate method to meet the applicant’s needs, and in a timely manner, given they already pay for stairlifts which are modular and temporary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16395/26]
Children 1 question
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital funding supports currently available to early years providers and crèches seeking to expand their premises in order to accommodate additional childcare places; and whether any funding streams exist to assist with the purchase or provision of temporary accommodation while permanent structures are being planned or constructed. [16961/26]
Rural 1 question
- 2026-03-04 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to address concerns regarding the Tidy Towns competition and the apparent structural bias affecting rural communities and smaller settlements (details supplied). [17304/26]

New lobbying 1 return

Vape Business Ireland Health
- Legislation on vaping

Michael Murphy — Fine Gael 3 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Health 4 questions
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether specific waiting list reduction targets have been set for orthodontic assessment and treatment in south Tipperary for 2026 and 2027; the numerical reduction targets for each year; the projected maximum waiting time by the end of 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17513/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of approved whole-time equivalent posts in south Tipperary and the south-east community healthcare area for professions (details supplied); the number of those posts currently filled and the number vacant, by grade; the duration for which each vacancy has remained unfilled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17512/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health whether there has been a change in policy within the National Ambulance Service regarding the transition of graduating paramedics from specified purpose contracts to permanent positions; the reason for requiring an internal competition process; the number of paramedics which are affected in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17908/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child whose application for placement (details supplied) was refused solely on jurisdictional grounds despite the absence of any equivalent specialised preschool provision in their own catchment area; whether CHO boundary rules override clinical recommendations in such circumstances; the mechanism which exist to permit cross-boundary placements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17935/26]
Children 2 questions
- 2026-03-03 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a child (details supplied) referred to CDNT4 in 2022 and identified in March 2024 as requiring speech and language therapy has not yet received intervention; the steps that will be taken to ensure that this child is urgently assessed and provided with appropriate speech and language therapy supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16332/26]
- 2026-03-05 Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure that children with complex disabilities can access specialised early-years placements where no appropriate service exists within their immediate CDNT catchment area; whether flexibility is permitted across CHO boundaries in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17934/26]

New lobbying 1 return

Vape Business Ireland Health
- Legislation on vaping

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

New lobbying 1 return

Vape Business Ireland Health
- Legislation on vaping