Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 20 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Jul – 26 Jul 2020 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]

2020-07-24 · 1 vote

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 73–45

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Ministers and Secretaries and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2020-07-24 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 72–46

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 72–46

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Early Years Childcare

2020-07-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–64

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 74–63

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies

2020-07-23 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–65

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Public 2 questions
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of the Office of Public Works with respect to the historic buildings, monuments and artifacts within the Cherrywood strategic development zone; and the plans of the OPW during and post-construction for same. [16982/20]
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expenditure and maintenance by the OPW of the Monkstown Castle (details supplied). [16983/20]
Culture 2 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure ongoing support for local authorities through the Creative Ireland programme. [17289/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that arts and cultural bodies in Dublin are consulted to ensure that they recover and enhance their impact in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17288/20]
Communications 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding will be provided to the better energy communities scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17429/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will resume; the number of test centres that will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17430/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school (details supplied) moving to new premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17432/20]
Employment 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when appointments for public services cards will resume subject to public health advice; her plans to move the process online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17431/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the procedures being taken to cease the closure of playgroups across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17428/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the guidelines issued to nursing homes on family visits will be reviewed to ensure, subject to public health, that the rights of residents and their families are respected and will include an independent appeal mechanism to deal with situations in which agreement cannot be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/20]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 6 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Employment 2 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an oral hearing will be facilitated as soon as possible for a person (details supplied) to determine their eligibility for the State pension in view of the fact they are without a source of regular income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17484/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for a widower's pension by a person (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17486/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide care for post-Covid-19 patients who may suffer ongoing fatigue or develop post-viral fatigue syndrome and if unable to get the correct advice and support may go on to develop myalgic encephalomyelitis; if appropriate care is being provided for those at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16659/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the payment date on inheritance tax as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact many will have been unable to prepare and sell properties in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17485/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-07-23 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the relationship and sexual education programme; when the stakeholder consultation will be completed; the level of funding that is available for the implementation of a new sexual education curriculum in schools commencing September 2021; the plans in place to account for the necessary training in advance of the anticipated roll out of the new curriculum; if this new curriculum will begin in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17697/20]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 6 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Culture 4 questions
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding she has requested in the July stimulus; the way in which she plans to allocate the stimulus to support those working in music, live entertainment and the events sector to sustain performers, crew and event organisers who are unable to recommence work or who will see the work and income available to them dramatically reduced as long as social distancing and public health restrictions remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17392/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of trainees in the live action film sector who qualified and were accredited as a result of such training; the categories; the number of trainees who are now employees of film production companies in receipt of public funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17395/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Film Industry Stakeholder Forum will be convened which was recommended in 2018 by the Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to address disputes and issues in the industry (details supplied); if it will be ensured that all relevant stakeholders, particularly employers in receipt of public funding or tax reliefs and employees who have worked in the sector, are invited to attend and that stakeholders who refuse to attend will no longer receive public funding or support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17394/20]
- 2020-07-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a complete report will be provided on plans to increase biodiversity nationwide over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16086/20]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the discussions he has had with other heads of government since he assumed his position. [16788/20]
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the matters he plans to raise at the European Council meeting. [16790/20]
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the timeline for the implementation of the programme for Government. [16789/20]
Employment 1 question
- 2020-07-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to altering the three month waiting period which applies to school leavers not going on to further education before applying for jobseeker’s allowance for young persons that cannot find work or part-time work during Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16517/20]