Dublin Rathdown — week of Mon, 12 Oct

What your Dublin Rathdown TDs did this week

Mon, 12 Oct – 18 Oct 2020 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 36 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 3 Catherine Martin · Josepha Madigan · Neale Richmond

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

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 against 3 Catherine Martin · Josepha Madigan · 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 · 36 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 36 total

Justice 11 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applications granted in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29579/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if there has been a delay in the processing of citizenship applications due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, the size of the application backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29580/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered moving citizenship ceremonies online due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29581/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of knife crime convictions in each of the years from 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29593/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of knife seizures by An Garda Síochána in each of the years from 2005 to 2019, including the age range of those holding the knives, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29599/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of stabbing assaults in each of the years from 2005 to 2019, including the age range of perpetrators, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29600/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tackle the issues of knife crime and knife holding among teenagers and young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29601/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí attached to Dundrum Garda sstation, Dublin 14; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29822/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí attached to Stepaside Garda station, Dublin 18; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29823/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí attached to Blackrock Garda station, County Dublin; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29824/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time gardaí attached to Rathfarnham Garda station, Dublin 16; the number of parking spaces at the station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29825/20]
Health 5 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if a person who suffers a failed abortion here will receive a repeat service if the failed procedure has caused them to pass the 12-week mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the reason behind the decision to cease sports for children and young persons in community clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29704/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing children’s extracurricular activities to continue outside of school in a private play setting, be it dance or sporting classes, at level 3 with the children in pods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding exercise practitioners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30207/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of residential care for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30756/20]
Enterprise 4 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with retailers offering designated shopping hours for vulnerable groups to encourage them to take steps to enforce designated hours to ensure vulnerable persons have a safe and comfortable shopping experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken to attract more foreign direct investment to Ireland post Brexit and to increase existing investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30518/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Enterprise Ireland’s strategy to diversify the destination for Irish exports post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30517/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the EU trade deals being negotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25944/20]
Education 4 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the future building programme; the works scheduled to be carried out under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29576/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the facilities that have been provided to schools to allow for a full and safe return to sporting activities for the 2020-21 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29975/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has considered making the learning of foreign languages compulsory at primary level in order to increase the language skills of Irish pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29976/20]
- 2020-10-14 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the staffing at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30502/20]
Transport 3 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver tests cancelled due to the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29818/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons currently awaiting a driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29819/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who did not show up for their scheduled driver test in 2019 and 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29820/20]
Defence 3 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the status of the former married quarters in the Curragh military camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29574/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence the steps that have been taken towards establishing a commission on the future of defence, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29862/20]
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland will reaffirm the commitment to working with the UK on defence issues after Brexit, as was previously agreed in 2015 with the memorandum of understanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29863/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered reintroducing the tax deductions on donations for charities in view of the shortfall many charities are facing due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30208/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if in his engagement with the banks regarding payment breaks, the issue of borrows repaying interest only was raised; his views on the merit to the proposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30787/20]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2020-10-13 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider allocating increased funding to community sports clubs due to the decrease in revenue in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29703/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level to which boxing clubs can operate under Covid-19 restrictions; the engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30859/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if a group can be considered a youth work organisation under the terms of a plan (details supplied) and be approved to operate under the pandemic-related restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30744/20]
- 2020-10-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his Department will revisit a decision not to grant a community employment childcare programme, CEC, payment for a person (details supplied) on a community employment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30748/20]

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.