Dublin Rathdown — week of Mon, 14 Sept

What your Dublin Rathdown TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Sept – 20 Sept 2020 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 28 questions · 76 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-15 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 1 Neale Richmond

Did not vote 3 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan · Sinéad Gibney

The motion · motion passed 34–11

Voted for 1 Neale Richmond

Did not vote 3 Maeve O'Connell · Shay Brennan · Sinéad Gibney

Maeve O'Connell — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Neale Richmond — Fine Gael 2 votes · 28 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Health 8 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of publicly funded fertility care as promised in the programme for Government; the form of supports that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23278/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of prostate screening in view of the steep drop in referrals from general practitioners in spring 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23279/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of the transfer of the National Maternity Hospital from Holles Street to St. Vincent’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23287/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of the increase in income threshold for those over 70 years of age to access medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23288/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be implemented to support those whose mental health has suffered as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23289/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to clear the backlog of cancer screening checks that have built up due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status for those working in contact tracing in University College Dublin regarding the offering of pay and contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/20]
- 2020-09-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the number of inspectors from the Health Service Executive, Health and Safety Authority and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine deployed to monitor whether pubs are adhering to the Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24374/20]
Foreign 5 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken in response to the withdrawal of Poland from the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23300/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to reinforce the commitment to the rule of law throughout the EU in view of the worrying developments in some member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23301/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether European Union member states that do not respect the rule of law should be banned from receiving aid from the EU coronavirus recovery fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps Ireland is taking to promote democracy and the rule of law in Hungary following revelations from an organisation (details supplied) that Hungary is no longer a democratic state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23303/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has voiced concerns about the ongoing violence and unrest in the United States of America over previous months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23304/20]
Climate 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the status of the roll-out of the national broadband strategy in view of the fact that broadband speeds here are among the slowest in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23291/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if measures have been considered to encourage phone network providers to waive data roaming costs for Irish persons who were stranded in mainland Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic with no safe way to return home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23292/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the status of the climate action bill promised within the first 100 days of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23293/20]
Transport 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the plans in place to allow for a return to sport for children in and out of schools in view of the fact that sport has been linked to 55 cases of Covid-19 in August 2020 alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23298/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the public funding that has been given directly or indirectly to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the details of the plans to maintain social distancing on public transport when usage eventually increases due to schools returning and the gradual return to the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23294/20]
Finance 3 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance when a review of the tax bands will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the employment wage subsidy scheme as it relates to cash flow issues for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23297/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reintroduce the Investment Limited Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2019; when he expects to have it enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/20]
Defence 2 questions
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the contributions by Ireland to PESCO since joining in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23305/20]
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the involvement by Ireland in EU Common Security and Defence Policy missions over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23326/20]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the plans in place to establish a citizens' assembly in 2021 to discuss the proposal to bring a directly elected mayor to Dublin. [23299/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for personal public service number applications; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23327/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a decision not to award an eligible student (details supplied) a place on the HEAR CAO programme will reviewed based on the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23705/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-09-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice her plans to propose amendments to the Personal Insolvency Act 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23367/20]

New lobbying 4 returns

Cicero Consulting Dublin Limited Banking and Financial Institutions
- s.519(c) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
ActionAid Ireland Health
- We contacted every TD and Senator in the Oireachtas via email to ask them if they would support our call the end FGM in Ireland by 2030. This would involve supporting the establishment of a National Action Plan on FGM in Ireland. We asked them to either respond to us directly via email or to tweet about their support on Twitter.
Construction Defects Alliance Housing
- Redress Scheme for Apartment Owners affected by Fire and other Defects
Irish Family Planning Association Health
- National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights

Shay Brennan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Sinéad Gibney — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.