Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 18 Nov

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 18 Nov – 24 Nov 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 37 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Hospital Overcrowding

2019-11-21 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–66

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Katherine Zappone

Voted against 2 John Lahart · Paul Murphy

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Seán Crowe

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 20–88

Voted for 1 Paul Murphy

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · John Lahart · Katherine Zappone

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Seán Crowe

Finance Bill 2019: Order for Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 45–19

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Katherine Zappone

Did not vote 4 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Finance Bill 2019: Fifth Stage

2019-11-20 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 45–19

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Katherine Zappone

Did not vote 4 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart · Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Education 2 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be a delay in a school project (details supplied) due to cutbacks in the school capital programme. [47166/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to issues in relation to SUSI criteria (details supplied); his plans to amend the legislation to allow for change in this criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47369/19]
Finance 1 question
- 2019-11-19 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to insurance companies (details supplied) that are using an auto-renew system in which customers are automatically signed up for another one year policy; if there is legislation to prevent such a practice occasional policies such as travel insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47803/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-11-21 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered establishing a transport security unit to tackle widespread and dangerous antisocial behaviour on public transport and at public transport hubs. [48418/19]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 2 votes · 33 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 33 total

Transport 7 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average household spend on public transport each year. [47189/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of electrifying all rail networks here. [47190/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of completing the Western Rail Corridor on the basis of electrified rail. [47191/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional buses, rail carriages and trams required to meet existing demand for public transport. [47192/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected impact of fare-free public transport on consumer demand. [47193/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on average each year on contracts to private operators for public transport provision; and the operators in receipt of the contracts. [47194/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on average each year on subsidies to public transport operators; and operators in receipt of the subsidies. [47195/19]
Education 5 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional staff and the role of each required to meet existing demand in the education system; and the cost to hire same. [47196/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional staff required to reduce classroom sizes in primary and secondary level education to an average of 17. [47197/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the average amount spent each year on subsidies for private education institutions. [47198/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost to bring all private education institutions into public ownership. [47199/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider removing the ex-gratia scheme implemented in view of the ruling in the O'Keeffe case in 2014 which continues to prevent victims of sexual abuse receiving payments from the State. [47434/19]
Communications 5 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected cost to retrofit all public buildings to a passive zero carbon standard. [47228/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected cost to retrofit all homes to passive zero carbon standards. [47229/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projected cost to rapidly transition Ireland to 100% wind, solar, wave and hydro energy by 2030. [47201/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons employed in fossil fuel extraction and energy production. [47202/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the top 100 companies with the highest emissions. [47203/19]
Children 5 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount the average household spends on childcare each year. [47207/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the amount spent each year on subsidies for private childcare services. [47208/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated number of additional childcare staff that would be required to meet existing demand for childcare services. [47209/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated amount it would cost to establish a national childcare service with all childcare provided free at the point of use, including the hiring of new staff to meet existing demand. [47210/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average amount spent each year to assist low income persons in securing childcare services. [47211/19]
Health 3 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the amount the average household spends on private healthcare and private health insurance each year on average. [47217/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff needed and the roles to meet existing demand in the health service; and the amount it would cost to fill these roles. [47218/19]
- 2019-11-21 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a continued delay in the access to medication for patients with multiple sclerosis in view of the fact that there are a new drugs recently available and accessible in other EU countries, for example, siponimod; the steps he will take to expedite access of such drugs for patients; and the timeframe for same. [48467/19]
Housing 3 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if any local authorities have commissioned the construction of zero carbon homes. [47230/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projected cost to build a zero-carbon home. [47231/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projected cost to build 100,000 zero carbon homes. [47232/19]
Public 2 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected cost to transition to a four-day work week without loss of pay in the public sector. [47205/19]
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated number of additional jobs that would be created in the public sector by a transition to a four day work week. [47206/19]
Employment 2 questions
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated impact on emissions in a transition across the economy to a four-day work week. [47204/19]
- 2019-11-20 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time her Department retains data on the route, time and date of journeys taken by individual public service travel pass users in view of the fact that the Secretary General of her Department acknowledged to the Committee of Public Accounts that data is retained. [48108/19]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2019-11-19 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the distribution of CAP subsidies across small, medium and large farmers. [47233/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.