Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 21 Sept

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Sept – 27 Sept 2020 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 126 questions · 163 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-09-22 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 26–19

Voted for 1 Cormac Devlin

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

The motion · motion passed 28–16

Voted for 1 Cormac Devlin

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 6 returns

JKS Communications Development and Zoning
- DLRCC Draft Development Plan
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry · Health
- To brief on National Small Business Recovery Plan
- To raise the issue of the threat to the continued availability of non-community rated student medical insurance for international students studying in Ireland
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Communication with Senators based in the Greater Dublin Area
Sandyford BID CLG Development and Zoning
- SBD compiled a Sandyford Business District Strategic Study and Action Plan which was submitted to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council when they sought submissions for the County Development Plan 2022-2028. SBD provided a hard copy of the submission to DLR councillors.
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Educational memo on vaping products to all new Oireachtas members

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 3 questions · 35 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to extend the Luas to Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25822/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of a new DART station at Woodbrook, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25821/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to ensure the SBCI are providing extensions to Covid-19 payment breaks for firms that are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/20]

New lobbying 35 returns

JKS Communications · 3 returns Development and Zoning · Education and Training · Health
- DLRCC Draft Development Plan
- Supports for English Language Schools
- Statutory funding for LauraLynn - Programme for Government Commitments
Irish Medical Organisation · 3 returns Health
- Covid 19 Policy response - Protection of healthcare workers
- Covid 19 Policy response
- Covid 19 Policy response - testing and tracing
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 3 returns Economic Development and Industry
- To provide recommendations for the National Economic Plan
- To provide recommendations for the July Stimulus Plan
- To brief on National Small Business Recovery Plan
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Children and Youth Affairs
- For the retention/enhancement of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) with a full cabinet Minister.
Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- We wrote to all TDs in the 33rd Dáil to express our educational and legislative priorities for the new Dáil
Irish Thoracic Society Health
- Submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response regarding concerns regarding the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory healthcare services due to the respiratory effect of COVID-19 and due to the backlog on an already over-burdened system. Particular concerns raised in relation to the onset of the Winter season. We included recommendations for the provision of increased respiratory services in community and hospital settings
Threshold Housing
- Emailed the Deputy the details of Threshold's emergency helpline
Hume Brophy Food
- Good Nutritional Care for Toddlers and Young Children
Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, providing input into insurers response to Covid 19
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update public representatives and relevant officials on corporate news within company and the completion of the merger which sees innogy Ireland renamed as RWE Renewables Ireland.
The Disability Action Coalition Health
- Funding for Section 39 disability providers; the implementation of the recommendations of the Independent Review Group on the relationship between the voluntary sector and the state, chaired by Dr. Catherine Day; the creation of a specific fund for organisations affected by a drop in fundraising income affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic
Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs · Taxation
- Seas Suas submission to Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
- Vat rate on on-trade alcohol
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Agriculture
- Calling for implementation of a more robust policy to protect meat workers from COVID-19
Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- HSE Covid-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Tracking App
- Covid-19 Emergency Regulations
Irish Cancer Society Health
- COVID-19 response
The Union of Students in Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Education and Training
- Support for students who are facing a deportation order. Requesting orders are reversed to allow students to remain in Ireland.
- Submission to the Oireachtas COVID19 Committee on the issues affecting higher education including teaching, learning & assessment, accommodation, funding, international students, student finance and research funding.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Communication with Dublin TD's on importance of Tourism to Dublin Economy
LauraLynn Ireland's Children's Hospice Health
- Briefing on LauraLynn Services & Funding Issues.
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Educational memo on vaping products to all new Oireachtas members
NewsBrands Ireland Communications
- Support for news publishers in Programme for Government
Inclusion Ireland · 2 returns Education and Training · Health
- Supports for pupils with disabilities
- Day services and other services for people with disabilities during Covid-19
The Irish Hospice Foundation Community
- To inform public policy around Covid-19 response
Law Society of Ireland Health
- Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response
National parents Council Primary Education and Training
- Reopening of Schools
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- MS Ireland as members of the Disability Action Coalition sought funding for organisations providing disability services under Section 39 of the Health Act; the implementation of the recommendations in relation to the relationship between the voluntary sector and the state in the Catherine Day Report; the establishment of a specific fund for organisations experiencing decreased fundraising income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 0 votes · 18 questions · 43 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Education 11 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the percentage of students in Gaelscoileanna that received a H1 in Irish in 2020; the percentage of students in Gaelscoileanna that received a H1 in Irish in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25054/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the extent to which the calculation of leaving certificate grades took account of the spelling and grammar waiver and the disability access route to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25055/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the way in which the leaving certificate grade calculation algorithm was applied to those students that did not complete the junior certificate for any reason; the adjustment made in such situations to account for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25056/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the way in which leaving certificate exams held in November 2020 will be marked; if they will be marked according to a curve similar to previous years; the appeals process for that set of exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25057/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in one subject in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25058/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in two subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25059/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in three subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25060/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in four subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25061/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in five subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25062/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in six subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25063/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of students that were downgraded in six or more subjects in the 2020 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25064/20]
Justice 2 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the timeline of the application for a visa stamp by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25225/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the timeline of an application by a person (details supplied) for a spouse of Irish national visa; when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25254/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to protect staff working in open plan offices in Departments; if the advice is for staff to remain working from home if possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25049/20]
Foreign 1 question
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average wait time for applications in the foreign births register section; the timeline for the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students that did not receive an offer for their CAO level 8 choices in 2020; the number of students that did not receive an offer for their level 8 CAO choices in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25053/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the guidance and information being given or that will be given to general practitioner practices regarding patients experiencing long Covid-19 symptoms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25907/20]
Community 1 question
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands when the final tranche of decisions will be made for applications received under the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises; if organisations can be notified on the outcomes of their applications as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25906/20]

New lobbying 43 returns

JKS Communications Health
- Statutory funding for LauraLynn - Programme for Government Commitments
National Centre for Youth Mental Health Children and Youth Affairs
- Meeting with Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and BelongTo
Irish Medical Organisation · 3 returns Health
- Covid 19 Policy response - Protection of healthcare workers
- Covid 19 Policy response
- Covid 19 Policy response - testing and tracing
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland · 3 returns Economic Development and Industry
- To provide recommendations for the National Economic Plan
- To provide recommendations for the July Stimulus Plan
- To brief on National Small Business Recovery Plan
MSD Health
- Immunisation Policies
Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Children and Youth Affairs
- For the retention/enhancement of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) with a full cabinet Minister.
Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- We wrote to all TDs in the 33rd Dáil to express our educational and legislative priorities for the new Dáil
Irish Thoracic Society Health
- Submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response regarding concerns regarding the impact of COVID-19 on respiratory healthcare services due to the respiratory effect of COVID-19 and due to the backlog on an already over-burdened system. Particular concerns raised in relation to the onset of the Winter season. We included recommendations for the provision of increased respiratory services in community and hospital settings
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Health
- "Appeared at a virtual meeting of the Covid 19 Oireachtas Committee "
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Health
- Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia and the lack of discussion of the condition at NPHET meetings
Threshold Housing
- Emailed the Deputy the details of Threshold's emergency helpline
Hume Brophy Food
- Good Nutritional Care for Toddlers and Young Children
Insurance Ireland Banking and Financial Institutions
- On behalf of members, providing input into insurers response to Covid 19
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update public representatives and relevant officials on corporate news within company and the completion of the merger which sees innogy Ireland renamed as RWE Renewables Ireland.
Pender & Associates Ltd Children and Youth Affairs
- Seas Suas submission to Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
mytaxi network Ireland (trading as FREE NOW) Transport
- Outline of future transport issues such as green transport, the need for legislation for e-scooters and support for passengers to travel during covid19 pandemic
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- COVID-19
Irish Hospital Consultants Association · 2 returns Health
- Covid-19 crisis and the agreement between the State and private hospitals for additional capacity
- Capacity Requirements to provide non-COVID-19 healthcare and deal with COVID-19 cases
Migrant Rights Centre Ireland Agriculture
- Calling for implementation of a more robust policy to protect meat workers from COVID-19
Irish Council for Civil Liberties · 2 returns Health · Justice and Equality
- HSE Covid-19 Contact Tracing and Symptom Tracking App
- Covid-19 Emergency Regulations
Irish Cancer Society Health
- COVID-19 response
Amnesty International Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Signed joint letter previously sent to government from 936 experts in health systems, public health, social policy, law, human rights, migration and racism to Government on protection of people direct provision from Covid-19 was submitted to the Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response in May
- Sent to Oireachtas Special Committee on Covid-19 Response copy of letter previously sent to Minister for Justice on need for protection of people in direct provision from COVID-19, in advance of committee's hearing on the situation in Direct Provision
Philanthropy Ireland Community
- Promotion of philanthropy, targeting measures for growth of philanthropy for the benefit of civil society, with the support of public policy and fiscal measures.
The Union of Students in Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Education and Training
- Support for students who are facing a deportation order. Requesting orders are reversed to allow students to remain in Ireland.
- Submission to the Oireachtas COVID19 Committee on the issues affecting higher education including teaching, learning & assessment, accommodation, funding, international students, student finance and research funding.
Dublin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Industry
- Communication with Dublin TD's on importance of Tourism to Dublin Economy
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Educational memo on vaping products to all new Oireachtas members
NewsBrands Ireland Communications
- Support for news publishers in Programme for Government
Inclusion Ireland · 2 returns Education and Training · Health
- Supports for pupils with disabilities
- Day services and other services for people with disabilities during Covid-19
AM O'Sullivan PR Ltd. Communications
- To raise awareness of the challenges facing Irish-owned media organisations.
The Irish Hospice Foundation Community
- To inform public policy around Covid-19 response
Law Society of Ireland Health
- Special Oireachtas Committee on Covid-19 Response
National parents Council Primary Education and Training
- Reopening of Schools
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland Health
- Put forward a submission to the Oireachtas Special Committee on COVID-19 Response with details of the challenges people living with MS are facing during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the issues MS Ireland are facing as a result of the pandemic.
UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Energy and Natural Resources
- Lobbying TDs on the transition for heating oil users to use liquid biofuels

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 2 votes · 105 questions · 23 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 105 total

Finance 26 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in live action film making as PAYE workers and self-employed in each of the years 2012 to 2019; the income earned for both categories in the period; the net income tax paid for each of those categories for each of the years; and the tax foregone in deductions, allowances and reliefs for each of the categories in each of the years in tabular form. [24800/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up to date figures for the number of jobs created by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund in its commercial partnerships; and the locations in which the jobs were created by companies obtaining such investment. [25246/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions. [25504/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt. [25517/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of interest that will be paid on the national debt in 2021 [25518/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated primary Exchequer surplus for 2021. [25521/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through vehicle registration tax in 2019. [25522/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was forgone due to the knowledge box in the latest available figures. [25524/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty charged on the purchase of stocks and marketable securities of incorporated companies here in 2019. [25560/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most recent figures for total household wealth and the property and financial assets less all liabilities. [25562/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up to date figures for the amount paid out annually in motor insurance claims by each insurance company. [25563/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of tax reliefs and exemptions available to property developers. [25564/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to property owners. [25566/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to landowners. [25567/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by imposing a 2% public health levy on the profits of private human health and pharmaceutical companies here including nursing homes and homecare agencies. [25569/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of abolishing the local property tax. [25570/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in shares here in 2019. [25571/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in derivatives here in 2019. [25573/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge in 2020. [25574/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge from tax units paying more than €90,000. [25575/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue which would be generated by imposing €600 per year tax on all second homes, a €1,000 per year tax on all third or fourth homes and a €1,500 per year tax on all fifth or subsequent homes. [25591/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of tax revenue which would be generated by applying a 12.5% minimum effective tax rate on total gross profits before deductions, allowances or reliefs. [25594/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has made available to developers in loan facilities to complete projects by year up to the end of quarter 2 of 2020. [25841/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount NAMA has paid out to date for repair and maintenance of properties in its portfolio. [25845/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of interest paid on the national debt in 2020 that was contracted since 2008. [25846/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of empty properties and land banks that have not yet been sold with regard to the assets of NAMA; and the negotiations that have taken place to acquire these homes for social and or affordable housing. [25847/20]
Health 21 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing homecare package waiting lists [24758/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to hire 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists, respectively [24759/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists for children with autism [24760/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of adding 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network [24761/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 4,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay [24793/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 500 consultants [24794/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s disease specialist nurses that will be employed under the enhanced community care fund (details supplied); if there will be an increase in the number of neurologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24851/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the higher income threshold for eligibility to a medical card for over 70s introduced in Budget 2020 has been applied; if not, when it will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24854/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason for the reduced number of hours for a person (details supplied) at a service; if the reduction is due to staff shortages; if so, his plans to replace staff that may have left or been redeployed during Covid-19 restriction measures; if the original number of hours they spent at the service will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the Carmora service in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin is short-staffed; if so, the reason; if the HSE is responding to the need for additional staffing for the service for persons with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the respite hours available to users of the Carmora services in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin have been reduced; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount it will cost to maintain the current pre-Covid-19 levels of service provision across the health service in 2021 in view of demographic changes and inflation and Covid-19 [25505/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to reduce prescription charges by €0.50 [25506/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the DPS threshold to €50 and €100, respectively [25507/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges. [25510/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to reinstate the 2008 dental treatment services scheme [25511/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of Covid-19 cases nationally including the sectors and industries that the persons work in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25593/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each CHO; and the number of persons waiting for beds. [25722/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there are research teams or research clinics set up to treat and research the conditions those recovering from Covid-19, post-covid19 infection are suffering, including but not solely chronic fatigue; if there is medical research ongoing, the detail of the different research and treatment facilities and teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26034/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the treatment and research into the ongoing health complications of patients who are post-Covid 19 infection; the types of conditions being examined for inclusion in post-Covid-19 treatments and research; the locations the research and treatment is being conducted from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26035/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or another organisation is researching the conditions affecting patients post-Covid-19 infection; if they are being considered as post viral fatigue syndrome patients; if so, if they can be examined at a later date to ascertain if they are possibly suffering from ME as a result of Covid-19 infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26036/20]
Social 14 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated amount that would be raised by increasing the employers rate of PRSI by 2%. [25581/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional revenue which could be generated by establishing a new band of employers' PRSI of 19.75% on incomes over €90,000 per year and to increase the existing 10.955% by 2% to 12.995%. [25588/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving pandemic unemployment payments of €203, €250 and €300 per week by the sector in which they previously worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25592/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out annually in rent allowance in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the projected amount for the remainder of 2020 and 2021. [25688/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of ensuring the State contributory and non-contributory pensions are available to all those that reach 65 years of age. [25689/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the transitionary pension. [25690/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to introduce a universal State pension of €250 weekly and reduce the pension age to 65 years of age. [25691/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the funds saved following the transfer of recipients of rent allowance to HAP, leasing arrangements and RAS have then been transferred to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; the organisation responsible for the latter payments; and if so, the amount in each of the years since the commencement of the payments. [25693/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating a concurrent payment of half-rate illness benefit and jobseeker’s benefit in addition to one parent family payment and widow’s and widower’s pensions. [25695/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase child benefit in respect of children over 12 years of age by €30. [25697/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing cuts to the back to education allowance. [25699/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase social welfare payments to 2009 levels. [25840/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of measures (details supplied). [25849/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the income limit for back to school allowance to €700 to allow a couple who have both lost their employment and are on Covid-19 payments to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26047/20]
Housing 10 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of deep retrofitting all local authority and social housing stock to the highest standard by unit; and the cost of installing solar panels in the same housing stock. [24751/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and the projected spend for 2019 and 2020 on leasing, HAP and RAS agreements between local authorities and landlords by authority and type of agreement; and the number of the arrangements that are direct transfers from rent allowance arrangements. [24802/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the RAS and HAP housing transfer lists. [25700/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full cost of emergency accommodation in 2019; and the projected cost for 2020 and 2021 by local authority and type of emergency accommodation, that is, hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels and family hubs. [25701/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing applicants on local authority lists. [25714/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of building council housing on publicly-owned land that is fully serviced. [25715/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of building 1 to 4-bed homes on fully serviced publicly-owned land. [25716/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to provide a home to each person on local authority homeless lists, that is, excluding use of the private rental market in 2021. [25717/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated amount it would cost to increase Part V from 10% to a statutory minimum of 20%. [25720/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties here; the number suitable for social housing; and the number that have been considered for acquisition by local authorities by authority. [25721/20]
Education 8 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio to 18:1 by paying all staff on the pre-2011 pay scale.. [24805/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:22. [24806/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing special education provision by 15% on the 2018 level. [24807/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if secondary school students are obliged to wear face masks in school in cases in which a student has a condition such as ASD which precludes them from wearing a mask; the instructions to schools in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24869/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if specific medical reports are needed by schools to exempt secondary school students from wearing a mask; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24870/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if special supports are available for parents and students in cases in which a student is required to stay at home for health reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24871/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of measures (details supplied). [25850/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans to set up a formal appeals process for students that have had their leaving certificate results downgraded by her Department as against the grade awarded to them by their teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25997/20]
Transport 7 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of halving all public transport fares and for providing free public transport to all persons in full-time education. [24756/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual yield for motor tax projected for 2021; the yield in each of the past five years; the way in which the funds were allocated; and his plans for allocation of the funds in 2021. [25652/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to restore the CIÉ subvention to 2008 levels. [24796/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the financial penalties that will be applied to companies by the NTA as a result of the bus services provided by them not meeting the targets set out in its contract. [25848/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the demands of representative groups of taxi drivers will be agreed to, namely, to dissolve the taxi advisory committee and instead establish a national transport forum with strong representation from these representative groups, to extend the ten-year rule for replacing taxis to 12 years, to instigate an immediate moratorium on the issues of licence and to establish a licence buy-back scheme for taxi drivers wishing to exit the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the role of the IAA in oversight of the health and safety of passengers and workers in airports in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25887/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with the DAA in relation to protecting jobs at the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25888/20]
Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the UK Prime Minister. [24047/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing will next meet. [22649/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the role of his Department in the development of the forthcoming plan for dealing with Covid-19. [25609/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [25610/20]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of planting 125,000 hectares of foresting with a mixture of broad leaf and native species. [25516/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers are being informed that EU priority habitats of community importance (details supplied) are ineligible for CAP funding in view of the fact EU governing regulations listed in Annex 1 of the Habitats Directive show such sites as being eligible; the reason farmers are being informed that EU treaties and laws agreed to preserve and maintain EU sites of community importance compel them to preserve and maintain their properties for free; the treaty or law in which such a policy was agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters in relation to Coillte Nature (details supplied). [26044/20]
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the agricultural appeals office is complying with EU law and governing regulations when making decisions on appeals regarding payments denied to farmers for preserving EU designated priority habitats of community importance; if it is policy to drive farmers that own such sites off their land by withholding EU funding from them (details supplied); his views on whether the EU Commission has been misled by the State on the environmental protection policy being implemented here; if Ireland is in breach of the birds and habitats directives which result in the imposition of millions of euros in fines from by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26101/20]
Climate 2 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the estimated cost of bringing waste collection services back into public ownership. [24798/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire will be brought into the State intervention area to provide high speed broadband (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/20]
Public 2 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of repealing the FEMPI legislation. [24803/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of paying all employed public sector staff on the pre-2011 pay grade. [24804/20]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing student grants to their highest historical levels. [24808/20]
- 2020-09-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider increasing the number of higher education places available through the HEAR and DARE schemes in order to provide students experiencing educational disadvantage the opportunity to obtain their preferred third-level places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24853/20]
Media 2 questions
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to safeguard the jobs of the 35,000 persons in the arts and entertainment industry that have been locked out of their employment when they and their families have been waiting six months, in an industry worth €3.5 billion to the economy annually, for a particular plan for their industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25742/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans for the €3.5 billion entertainment industry that employs 35,000 persons; the timeline for the €6 million pilot project; when she expects to publish the findings of this pilot project; and the number of seats she plans to offer to this industry on the planned recovery taskforce. [25743/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the estimated average cost of keeping one young person in remand in a youth justice remand facility for one year. [25726/20]
- 2020-09-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the average estimated cost of recruiting four youth workers, one team leader and an administration person in the youth work sector for one year. [25727/20]
Foreign 1 question
- 2020-09-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the Greek authorities with a view to helping relocate more of the refugees, particularly unaccompanied minors displaced from the Moria camp in Greece; and if he will implore the Greek authorities to make sure that minors are registered as minors and not as adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26266/20]

New lobbying 23 returns

Oxfam Ireland · 2 returns Budgetary matters · Foreign Affairs
- Circulated Oxfam Ireland Pre Budget Submission and Oxfam Report "Responding to New Global Realities"
- An Oxfam Ireland paper "Responding to New Realities" circulated to deputies addressing issues arising from Covid 19 Pandemic on vulnerable communities.
Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Health
- Policy update re Brexit and the supply of medicines in Ireland
Irish SME Association Economic Development and Industry
- We wrote to all TDs in the 33rd Dáil to express our educational and legislative priorities for the new Dáil
Friends of the Earth Environment
- Request the Programme for Government includes a committment to faster and fairer climate action
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union Budgetary matters
- Webinar - SIPTU Fiscal Policy
Threshold · 3 returns Housing
- Emailed the Deputy the details of Threshold's emergency helpline
- Emailed the Deputy details of the issues facing our clients.
- Meetings with TDs to discuss upcoming legislation on Residential Tenancies
Montague Communications Ltd Housing
- Redress scheme for apartment owners affected by fire and other defects
RWE Renewables Ireland (formerly Innogy Renewables Ireland Limited) Energy and Natural Resources
- Update public representatives and relevant officials on corporate news within company and the completion of the merger which sees innogy Ireland renamed as RWE Renewables Ireland.
Hanover Media Strategy Limited Arts
- Covid-19 Recovery Plan for Irish Photographers and Videographers
Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) Justice and Equality
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offenses) Act 2017
Disability Federation of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Programme for Government 2020
Irish Hospital Consultants Association · 2 returns Health
- Covid-19 crisis and the agreement between the State and private hospitals for additional capacity
- Capacity Requirements to provide non-COVID-19 healthcare and deal with COVID-19 cases
The Union of Students in Ireland · 2 returns Education and Training · Justice and Equality
- Highlighting concerns and requesting DPO's to raise questions of the Minister for Further & Higher Education in relation to issues affecting student nurses.
- Support for students who are facing a deportation order. Requesting orders are reversed to allow students to remain in Ireland.
DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Foreign Affairs
- Overseas Development Assistance Commitments in the new Programme for Government
Stop Climate Chaos coalition · 2 returns Environment
- A grassroots campaign to encourage members of the public to ask for faster and fairer climate action.
- A grassroots campaign to encourage members of the public to ask for faster and fairer climate action.
Trócaire Foreign Affairs
- Business and Human Rights
UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) Energy and Natural Resources
- Lobbying TDs on the transition for heating oil users to use liquid biofuels