Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 7 Sept — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Sept – 13 Sept 2020 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 41 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Report of the Committee of Standing Orders and Dáil Reform

2020-09-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–56

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

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

Cancer Screening

2020-09-10 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 79–64

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 78–65

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

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020

2020-09-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion failed 15–125

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-08 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 1 Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin

The motion · motion passed 28–17

Voted for 1 Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin

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 4 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Social 6 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection when scheduling for appointments for the public services card will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22145/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements being made to give persons that are unable to get a public services card the free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22146/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payments that have been activated in each county quarterly from Q1 2018 to Q2 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22149/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to requesting the assistance of local employment service personnel in processing and progressing those on jobseeker’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22150/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment that take up a springboard course will continue to receive the payment at the prevailing rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22151/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22152/20]
Health 6 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the development of a national respite support scheme for children under six years of age living with a serious disability; and if not, if support will be provided to a foundation (details supplied) in order that it can expand its pilot programme. [22161/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the matter of allowing hotels to operate wedding functions later than 11:30 p.m. will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the occupational counselling available to front line staff that have had to deal with increased mortality rates during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22157/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22158/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the GMS for persons over 70 years of age will become active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22159/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the GMS scheme for children under 12 years of age will become active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the status of the establishment of childcare Ireland. [22367/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to increase the range of after-school services in schools and community hubs in Dublin. [22366/20]
Transport 2 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review or amend the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets during the lifetime of the Thirty-third Dáil to ensure it meets international best practice to protect the rights of persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22155/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that persons over 70 years of age can access NDLS services online; if he will consider extending their licences for a full year; if the requirement for a general medical test will be waived in view of advice given to such persons about Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the aviation and car rental sectors will be included in the Covid-19 industrial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will correspond with local authorities to remind them of their legal obligations to ensure the rights of persons with a disability are adequately considered in interim mobility plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22154/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of preparations to reopen a school (details supplied); the status of preparations for permanent facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22237/20]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 6 votes · 2 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Education 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the introduction of free, safe and adequate period products for publicly funded educational spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21251/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if the report from the National Treasury Management Agency on the number of treasury units in the HSE has been implemented (details supplied); if not, the reason; the plans in place to implement same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/20]

New lobbying 3 returns

Foras Muiridhe na h-Eireann (Maritime Institute of Ireland) Heritage
- Local politician Jennifer Carroll Mac Neil invited to visit the National Maritime Museum of Ireland
Restaurants Association of Ireland Tourism
- Requested written Submission to the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response on Reopening the Economy.
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Budgetary matters
- Brief on matters of concern to DRCC

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 5 votes · 20 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Social 6 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in payments for school crossing wardens for school holidays; if the summer payments will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22211/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the provisions in section 29 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22685/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow persons on a pandemic unemployment payment whose work is unlikely to return for the foreseeable future to retrain with schemes such as Springboard without their payment being affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22213/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the right of employees to invoke redundancy after a protracted period of lay-off as was the case prior to the Covid-19 emergency legislation with regard to section 29 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020, in view of the fact failure to do so leaves many workers in temporary lay-off trapped and unable to move to other employment for fear of losing their redundancy entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22686/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for parents of children that are sent home from school as a result of Covid-19 and that therefore have to miss work to care for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23006/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for persons self-isolating or awaiting results from a Covid-19 test and have to miss work as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23007/20]
Climate 3 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if a company or a person is prohibited from operating waste disposal services using the permit of another company in cases in which they have been convicted for illegal dumping in the past; if it is an offence if they continue to operate using the permit of another company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21181/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if the ESB Networks works to replace domestic electricity meters with smart meters will be rolled out nationally; the entity that carried out the safety testing on the meters in relation to radio frequency EMFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if ESB Networks, in replacing electricity meters with smart meters, allowed customers to refuse to have smart meters installed; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22266/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if vacant buildings will be refurbished and retrofitted in order that they can be used by a school (details supplied) to provide extra space and classrooms in order that social distancing can be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22214/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the advice, support and guidelines in relation to school reopening that have been established for parents that have serious underlying conditions that would make them at high risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid-19 and that are concerned whether or not it is safe in this context to send their children back to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23004/20]
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education when planning permission will be submitted for the new Dún Laoghaire Educate Together; the timeline she envisages for this school to be ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23005/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether the model of accommodation for asylum seekers leads to a well-integrated society; if not, his plans for alternative models in view of the recent death by suicide in a direct provision centre in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22332/20]
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if there are specific financial measures to support small play schools with Covid-19 compliance, for example, to employ extra staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22219/20]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his plans for State visits. [22650/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to help small businesses, such as restaurants, which had to close for a period of months to assist with the rent payments that are still due even though they were not trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider buying back taxi licences from those who wish to retire as a result of not being able to work due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if financial supports will be put in place for student nurses and midwives that are unable to work whilst on placement (details supplied); if he will consider increasing the financial supports offered to student nurses and midwives and other student healthcare workers in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2020-09-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if legislation is planned to further protect animals and pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-09-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to abolish third level registration fees in view of the fact that many students will not be attending lectures as normal, will have extra IT costs due to online learning and will find it more difficult to find work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22648/20]

New lobbying 2 returns

Samaritans Ireland Health
- Letter Slaintecare and the Programme for Government
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Foreign Affairs
- Call on Government to take action to end Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza in light of COVID-19 crisis