Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 16 Nov

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 16 Nov – 22 Nov 2020 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Appointment of Ordinary Member of Standards in Public Office Commission

2020-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–57

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes

2020-11-18 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–57

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

The motion · motion passed 85–57

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-11-17 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Darragh O'Brien

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Darragh O'Brien

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 5 votes · 41 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 41 total

Defence 25 questions
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of projects outlined in the White Paper on Defence 2015 categorised as under way, not yet commenced, completed, paused and closed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36200/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of planned and completed recruitment competitions for the Army, Naval Service, Air Corps and Army Reserve from 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36201/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the unspent allocation under Vote 35 and unspent under Vote 36 from 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36202/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service personnel eligible for the new loyalty bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36203/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel on career breaks in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36204/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the property or installations that have been sold by his Department since 2017; the amount raised; the purpose for which the amount was used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36205/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel due for retirement in 2020, by the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36206/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of times he has met with unions (details supplied) since taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36207/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of times, the events and the amount of funding the Department has availed of from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to facilitate Defence Forces personnel competing in international events over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37425/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his views on whether the Air Corps currently retains the ability to carry out SAR operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37429/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Air Corps has investigated the possibility of providing top cover for SAR operations and other fixed wing services to the Irish Coast Guard and HSE on an on-call basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37430/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence his plans and the timeline to allow former members of the Army and Naval Service reserves to re-enlist in the Reserve subject to the same re-enlistment criteria as the Permanent Defence Forces. [37431/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the nature of IT upgrades which took place for the Defence Forces intranet between 2018 and 2020; the cost of upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37432/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the proposed investment and upgrades in cyber security of Defence Forces systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37433/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the level of digitisation in the Defence Forces for carrying out routine administrative tasks, such as requesting rations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37434/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he will align Reservist pay with the Permanent Defence Forces first point of the scale under the new 2020 public sector pay deal; if so, the estimated cost of this alignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37435/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications and number of personnel who re-enlisted to date under the PDF re-enlistment scheme, for the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps by rank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37436/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the reason recruitment and training has continued for the PDF but not the RDF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37437/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who re-enlisted to the Air Corps under the Air Corps loyalty scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37438/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the supports in place to assist Defence Forces families during overseas deployment; if these supports will receive additional investment, and the supports that are in development. [37439/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the healthcare, housing, psychiatric and income supports available to retired members of the Defence Forces. [37440/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if funding has been drawn from other funding sources or Departments in order to finance elements of the Defence Forces: if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37441/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if there has been correspondence with the relevant authorities in the European Union Commission regarding Ireland's inability to fully crew all naval ships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37442/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the technological changes to the recruitment process that have occurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic to facilitate a safer and faster recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37443/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service loyalty bonus also applies to Naval Service reservists that meet the requirement criteria. [37743/20]
Transport 5 questions
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to resolve the situation in which the RSA will not allow fully licensed accompanying drivers of learners to their tests to wait in the test centre while the test is being conducted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36192/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the appeals process for appeals of motor tax arrears; the responsibilities of the office of Motor Tax and its Principal Officer in terms of timelines for dealing with such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36840/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the number of times annually aerial surveillance and pollution monitoring services were required by the Irish Coast Guard in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37426/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if the SAR aviation steering group has appraised an option by which the Air Corps could deliver SAR services from a single base and the remainder of SAR services could be procured on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37427/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if the SAR aviation steering group has requested his Department or the Air Corps to provide an assessment of its current capabilities and expected future capabilities that would be relevant to the conduct of SAR operations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37428/20]
Tourism 5 questions
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the financial situation of an association (details supplied); if correspondence has been received from the association related to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37383/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the interim report on the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37382/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to target the over-65 age group to continue to enjoy and participate in sport in view of the fact that the Central Statistics Office projects that those aged 65 and over will account for approximately 17% of the population in 2026 compared to 13% in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37384/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the sport capital programme for 2020 as recently referred to by the Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht; when the announcement will be made; the amount of funding the grant will contain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37385/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of plans to introduce an online safety commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35069/20]
Education 3 questions
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36197/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36198/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the urgent need for secondary school places (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37733/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the amount of relief a person will receive from the new e-working tax relief; the level of expenditure on heating, electricity, broadband and other vouched expenses required to qualify for €3.20 a day that could be paid by the employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36209/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36208/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider supporting the provision of a new playground (details supplied) in County Kildare under the measure for community recreation areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36199/20]