Dublin North-West — week of Mon, 12 Oct

What your Dublin North-West TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2020 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax

2020-10-13 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 91–53

Voted for 2 Paul McAuliffe · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Dessie Ellis

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018

2020-10-13 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their …

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A bill to amend the Trade Union Act 1941 and the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 to confer on authorised unions the right to have their representative duties to their members for collective bargaining and disciplinary matters recognised by employers and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 62–84

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

Dessie Ellis — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paul McAuliffe — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Environment 3 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for an expansion of the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; his plans to allow persons that have availed of the scheme to be eligible again.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30081/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence with their household waste disposal charges in view of the fact that more operators are moving towards pay-by-weight contracts. [30380/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance the tax reliefs available to persons who are working from home; and if he is considering further tax credits to support workers in this regard. [30075/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance his plans to lower the VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30076/20]
Defence 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence when will the commission on the Defence Forces be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30047/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Defence if he will consider permitting an association (details supplied) to associate with a representative body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30048/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the quantity of the winter 'flu vaccination purchased; his plans for additional quantities to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30071/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health his plans to incentivise pharmacists to carry out off-site vaccination clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if the feasibility of pairing students of very high-risk families to very high risk teachers via an online learning platform will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25941/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the status of measures being put in place to improve pay and conditions for school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25940/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for allowing taxi drivers and other self-employed persons access more support schemes similar to other SMEs from which they are currently excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29973/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports provided by his Department to Dublin businesses since the city and county entered level 3 under the living with Covid-19 framework. [30597/20]

Rory Hearne — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.