Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 11 May

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 11 May – 17 May 2020 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Election of Chairman

2020-05-12 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 6–12

Voted against 1 Colm Brophy

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 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

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

Questions asked 1 total

Transport 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline by route for the roll out of 24-hour bus services in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/20]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 7 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 3 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons who are 16 years of age are required to register in the adult accident and emergency unit in Tallaght Hospital while still being required to have a parent or guardian accompany them at the time of registration; if admitted, if they will be allowed to have a parent or guardian continue to stay with them outside of visiting times and overnight as would be the case in a children’s accident and emergency unit; and when and the reason the decision was made to treat persons who are 16 and 17 years of age in this way. [4416/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if a binding unconditional contract between a health group (details supplied) and the State for the purchase of land was in existence prior to the advancement of funds amounting to €43 million for the construction of a car park and other facilities for the new maternity hospital on a site owned by the group; if so, when the sale will be closed on foot of the contract; and if no such contract has been agreed, the way in which his Department plans to retrieve the funds should the building of the new maternity hospital not go ahead on the site as planned [4431/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the way in which Statutory Instrument No. 541/2019 will affect families that began their IVF donor-sperm procedures prior to 4 May 2020 in relation to the commencement of Part 2 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; and if consideration will be given to delaying the commencement of the relevant sections of the Act until a later date in view of the suspension of IVF procedures and the lack of clarification given to families up to this point. [5144/20]
Foreign 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the arrangements he is making to repatriate Irish citizens that are presently unable to get scheduled flights out of Peru to Ireland, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [5137/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rates of progression from junior to senior cycle in a school (details supplied); and the way in which this compares to rates nationally. [5147/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the employment of staff under the AIM scheme will be clarified; and if staff employed under the scheme are required to have a FETAC level 5 qualification (details supplied). [5151/20]
Culture 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the independent film and television sector does not fall within the remit of the wage subsidy scheme due to the non-permanent project nature of the sector (details supplied); if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that many in the sector were due to commence work on various productions but could not start due to the industry shutdown; and if the regulations or the payment scheme will be amended to support workers in the sector. [5167/20]

New lobbying 3 returns

Corporate Europe Observatory EU Affairs
- EU's proposal for a Digital Services Tax
National Bus and Rail Union Transport
- Coronavirus, Handling cash by Bus Drivers and the establishment of a Public Transport Forum
Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Invitations, launch of Cerrejón human rights report

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 5 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for assessment of needs in south-west areas of Dublin; the waiting times for follow-up supports following an assessment; and if he will introduce new measures to deal with the lengthy delays for assessment of need for children potentially on the autism spectrum. [4914/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is agreement on funding being provided to facilitate a new 72-inpatient care wing at Tallaght University Hospital in 2020. [4981/20]
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if there is agreement on funding being provided to facilitate a new intensive care unit extension at Tallaght University Hospital in 2020. [4982/20]
Foreign 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to implement the recommendation by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in its concluding observations (details supplied) on the combined fifth to ninth reports of Ireland in December 2019; and his further plans to incorporate it into the National Plan on Business and Human Rights. [4913/20]
Employment 1 question
- 2020-05-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to cases regarding pre-entry contributions in circumstances in which contributions under the old revenue and social insurance number are not being accounted for in the case of applicants that are applying for benefits, particularly a contributory pension; his views on whether this could be a systems issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4912/20]

New lobbying 1 return

Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Invitations, launch of Cerrejón human rights report