Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 21 Jan

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Jan – 27 Jan 2019 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 6 questions · 152 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Restoration of Birthright Citizenship) Bill 2017

2019-01-24 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to restore the eligibility of all persons born in the island of Ireland for Irish citizenship

The motion · motion failed 43–82

Voted for 1 Eamon Ryan

Voted against 3 Eoghan Murphy · Jim O'Callaghan · Kate O'Connell

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]

2019-01-24 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 78–45

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Eoghan Murphy · Kate O'Connell

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 21 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 21 returns

The Irish Blue Cross Environment
- Lobbying of all Senators to support the amendments to the Greyhound Racing Bill to be debated by them in the Senate and if accepted and successfully moves through its next stage, should lead to improved welfare for greyhounds, in particular with regards Irish greyhounds that can be exported to countries with very low greyhound welfare standards, which is unacceptable and needs to be prevented
Irish Family Planning Association Health
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018
Rape Crisis Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- Support to deputies regarding the development of legislation inteh area of sexual violence
Oxfam Ireland · 4 returns Foreign Affairs · Budgetary matters
- Oxfam Ireland appearance in front of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade on the future of EU development funds
- Dissemination of Oxfam Ireland's submission to the Irish Aid white paper consultation process
- To inform on Oxfam Ireland pre budget submission and encourage the government to maintain a focus on: official Development Assistance, Corporate Tax Reform and achieving Gender Justice
- Dissemination of Oxfam Ireland's submission to the Irish Aid White Paper consultation process to Senator Ivana Bacik
Screen Producers Ireland Communications
- TV Licence Fee reform Lobby day in Buswells
National Women's Council of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Gender Pay Gap Information Bill
Unite the Union, Ireland Region Education and Training
- Quality and Qualifications Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2018
Montague Communications Ltd · 2 returns Employment
- Pay, terms and conditions of employment for School Secretaries
- To tackle the issue of pilots who should be employees being designated as 'self-employed' contractors
Amnesty International Ireland Health
- Seanad stage of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill
Trócaire · 4 returns Foreign Affairs · Environment
- Ireland's ODA budget
- Action on climate change including passage of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill and other climate related Bills
- Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill
- Supporting sustainable approaches to agriculture internationally
Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) Justice and Equality
- An invite to the first annual Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture. It was a day-long event wherein researchers gave papers, workshops were held, and there was a panel and lectures given about the struggles of sex workers due to increased criminalisation in Ireland, the Criminal Law Sexual Offences Bill.
Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment
- Minister presentation of Annual Transition Statement before the Seanad
John Gallagher Foreign Affairs
- The Yazidi ethnic minority in the Middle East
The ONE Campaign Foreign Affairs
- Overseas Development Aid

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 1 question · 27 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Justice 1 question
- 2019-01-23 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the courts and civil law miscellaneous provisions Bill will be introduced and in particular the provision stating that a certificate under the licensing Acts shall not be granted unless a court is satisfied that permission for development of the premises for the intended use to which the application relates has been obtained from the relevant planning authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3128/19]

New lobbying 27 returns

Hume Brophy Budgetary matters
- Visa Pre-Budget Submission 2019
DEBRA Ireland Health
- Campaigning for a more comprehensive and sustainable nursing care system for the EB community.
Oxfam Ireland · 3 returns Justice and Equality
- Oxfam Ireland asked our supporters to contacts their local TD's to ask them to support the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Recipients requested to support 2nd stage of the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017 due for discussion on 6th December 2018
- Correspondence on the current challenges for refugees in reunifying with their families and requesting Fianna Fáil support for legislative change
Screen Producers Ireland Communications
- TV Licence Fee reform Lobby day in Buswells
National Women's Council of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Gender Pay Gap Information Bill
Pender & Associates Ltd Justice and Equality
- Presentation of submission to Department of Justice and Equality
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Representations to Dublin TDs in relation to the City Regions Ireland agenda.
Nasc Ireland Justice and Equality
- Family Reunification Amendment Bill
Irish Hospital Consultants Association Health
- New Entrant Pay Discrimination, Consultant Recruitment & Retention
Alcohol Action Ireland Justice and Equality
- Coroners (Amendment) Bill 2018
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Sports and Recreation
- On behalf of the European Lotto Betting Association, meeting request to discuss Jim Power's report titled An assessment of the Online Gambling Market in Ireland and its impact on good causes funding by the National Lottery’; a letter to the Minister for Finance outlining why ELBA disagree with an increase in betting duty
Montague Communications Ltd Employment
- To tackle the issue of pilots who should be employees being designated as 'self-employed' contractors
Irish Penal Reform Trust · 3 returns Justice and Equality
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2018
- Inspection of Places of Detention Bill
- Progress in the Penal System Campaign
Aer Lingus Transport
- Notification of the publication of a report on the ‘Economic Impact of Dublin Airport as a Hub’ commissioned by Aer Lingus
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Agriculture
- Community Policing
- Farm Incomes - Ploughing Championships 2018
Trócaire · 2 returns Environment · Foreign Affairs
- Action on climate change including passage of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill and other climate related Bills
- Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill
Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd Justice and Equality
- Discussions regarding proposed amendment to S.30 of the Data Protection Act.
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016
MSD Health
- Lung Cancer Policy
Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) Justice and Equality
- An invite to the first annual Laura Lee Sex Worker Human Rights Lecture. It was a day-long event wherein researchers gave papers, workshops were held, and there was a panel and lectures given about the struggles of sex workers due to increased criminalisation in Ireland, the Criminal Law Sexual Offences Bill.
Friends of the Earth Environment
- National Climate and Energy Plan