Ciarán Ahern
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Labour Party · Dublin South-West · serving since 2024-11-29
- Vote recorded in 324 of 401 divisions in the archive
- 212 debate contributions
- 811 parliamentary questions asked
Record timeline
- constituency Dublin South-West 2024-11-29 to present
- party Labour Party 2024-11-29 to present
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2026-02-04 · to Education
470. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the results of the school patronage survey will be made public. [7444/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Social
731. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will include Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 in the emergency response payment following significant flooding in the area, resulting in significant damage to properties and household goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8127/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Social
732. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection to include Dublin south-west in the emergency response payment following significant flooding in certain areas which has resulted in significant damage to properties and household goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8129/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Justice
746. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application for revocation of a deportation order by a person (details supplied) who self-deported in August 2019 and has since resided lawfully outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7361/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Justice
836. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to clarify the way in which the State intends on dealing with holders of a temporary protection visa who is being hosted by a member of the public in cases where that hosting arrangement has to cease and no State-provided accommodation is available; the way such cases are dealt with when the temporary protection visa holder is accompanied by their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8395/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Justice
837. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/26]
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2026-02-04 · to Health
1089. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if her Department has carried out research on the effect of privatisation in the home care sector on the pay and conditions of workers in the sector as well as the overall quality of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8080/26]
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2026-01-29 · to Climate
180. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI grant applicants who have been approved for a grant but haven’t drawn it down by 3 March 2026, will be automatically upgraded to the new grant levels for retrofitting windows and doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7298/26]
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2026-01-29 · to Children
388. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/26]
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2026-01-29 · to Children
390. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7059/26]
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2026-01-28 · to Justice
122. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider exercising his discretionary powers to grant leave to remain to an asylum applicant (details supplied) on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6748/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the 5% increase in pensions for retired CIÉ workers which was agreed in August of 2025; to provide an update on the Statutory Instrument required to give effect to the increase; when he expects the Statutory Instrument to be finalised; when he expects the increase to be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5511/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Transport
319. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered the use of water taxis from Dublin Port along the River Liffey to Chapelizod as a means of public transport, similar to TFL operated river boats in London; if so, the estimated cost of establishing such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Education
469. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to examine a policy issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Education
523. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to advise on a policy matter (details supplied); if she will allow retrospective flexibility of the deadline for notifying the NCSE and obtaining a letter of eligibility from a SENO for parents applying for a special school or class place for the 2026-27 school year for their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6053/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Children
832. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with guardians ad litem and their representative body (details supplied) in advance of establishing the Guardian ad Litem Service; the steps she is taking to ensure that the service remains independent of Tusla and her Department given neither of these bodies are explicitly specified under section 35E of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5451/26]
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2026-01-27 · to Health
943. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health the consideration which has been given to the human-rights implications arising from the nationwide digital sharing of patient information under the phased roll-out of the HSE community care record programme (details supplied); which Department or statutory body will have responsibility for oversight and accountability during the early stages of the phased regional roll-out; the way in which compliance and impacts will be monitored in the medium to long-term; the arrangements for governance and accountability during the transition of patient data from community connect to the planned National Electronic Health Record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5590/26]
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2026-01-22 · to Climate
280. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of new gas fired electricity generation in MWs which has been added to the grid in each year since 2020; the location of each of those new gas fired generators; the individual capacity of each; the gas generation capacity (if any) was decommissioned in each of those years; the additional capacity which is planned for addition in each of 2026, 2027 and 2028; and further the level of temporary emergency generation which is in place and the capacity of that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5205/26]
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2026-01-22 · to Health
510. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that they can access vital medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5112/26]
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2026-01-22 · to Health
512. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of service provision issues with a private mental health company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5115/26]
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2026-01-21 · to Climate
17. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for works to be carried out under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4540/26]
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2026-01-21 · to Climate
30. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is the Government's position that Ireland's carbon budgets to 2030 will not be met; and if so, whether this is due to insufficient implementation of Ireland's climate action plans, or if the plans themselves are considered inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/26]
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2026-01-21 · to Justice
193. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of Recommendation 1.12 of the Garda Inspectorate report on Transnational Organised Crime 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4685/26]
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2026-01-21 · to Health
300. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health her views on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4703/26]
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2026-01-20 · to Taoiseach
205. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Taoiseach to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3880/26]