Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 30 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Nov – 6 Dec 2020 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2020

2020-12-02 · 4 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–71

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–77

Voted against 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

The motion · motion passed 80–49

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

State Pension Age

2020-12-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–66

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives

2020-12-02 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 79–72

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 79–72

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-12-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 32–12

Voted for 1 Cormac Devlin

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 8 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Finance 5 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if beauty salons are covered by the recent reduction in the VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Covid restrictions support scheme omits the business event industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39807/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Covid restrictions support scheme omits the Irish circus industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39814/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the reason an employer was allowed to submit an application for the temporary wage subsidy scheme and have it accepted yet nine months later reverse the decision; if the matter will be investigated and the decision reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39815/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39832/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of the development of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39810/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39816/20]
Health 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care psychologists and primary care staff seconded to testing and tracing as a result of Covid-19; when these clinicians will resume their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39833/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of preparations for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39834/20]
Environment 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the North-South interconnector project; if he is satisfied the project follows international best practice; if an independent review will be carried out as part of the forthcoming review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39808/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions being taken to save the Irish circus industry during Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39811/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the organisations in receipt of youth diversionary project funding; the funding each received in 2018, 2019 and to 1 November 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39835/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the means-testing arrangements for the State pension qualified adult payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40086/20]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 7 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Social 4 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a PPSN by a person (details supplied); when the application will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40268/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the stage of drafting of the proposed legislation giving effect to the commitments outlined in the Programme for Government in relation to gender recognition for children aged 16 to 17 years of age; the expected timeline for referral to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the establishment of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39998/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures under way in her Department to tackle youth unemployment and to support young persons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39999/20]
Education 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the Traveller education strategy. [35132/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if schools are assigned leaving certificate exam numbers that retain the same prefix numbers each year, which may affect the anonymous nature of the exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40032/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth : if he is satisfied with the level of core funding provided to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence service providers; if funding is provided in such a way as to provide certainty to the organisations and enable them to carry out their vital work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40651/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated to support domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in 2021; the further funding that will be allocated arising from the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; the steps that can be taken towards providing funding on a multi-annual basis to service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40650/20]
Environment 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to ensure the provision of high-speed broadband connection in the Foxrock area, County Dublin (details supplied); when high-speed connection will be available to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/20]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 5 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 8 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason the expert advisory group to NPHET was dissolved following its last meeting on 2 September 2020; the rationale for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39800/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details of any and all new advisory groups to NPHET; the makeup of these groups including the names and qualifications of the members, the terms of reference and the minutes of their meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39801/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if all healthcare workers are being tested for Covid-19 on a routine and regular basis; if so, the details of the testing regime; if the testing regime differs for different categories of healthcare workers; the rationale for different regimes or for no regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39802/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the definition of a close contact in healthcare settings; if the definition changes for different categories of healthcare workers; the way in which the definition might differ from the definition of a close contact for cases in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39803/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the quarantining and self-isolation protocols for a close contact in healthcare settings; if the definition changes for different categories of healthcare workers; the way in which the definition might differ from the quarantining and self-isolation protocols for a close contact of cases in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39804/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason he is unwilling to concede to the demands of student nurses and midwives to be paid at the healthcare assistant rate they were given earlier in 2020 for their work on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has since been withdrawn while they continue to play an important and crucial role as they played in March and April 2020, especially in view of the Taoiseach stating in Dáil Éireann on 20 October 2020 that these students should be paid like they were in the spring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if there is guidelines or regulations governing the charging of patients by general practitioners to email prescriptions to pharmacists using the national electronic prescriptions transfer system including repeat prescriptions before and during Covid-19 restrictions; and if so, the amount agreed as appropriate to charge a patient for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40589/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the funding needed for residential care for a person (details supplied) will be provided given that a respite centre they currently attend is planning to open a new residential centre within the next two months and would potentially be able to accommodate this person and provide the professional supports they need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/20]
Taoiseach 5 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination. [38635/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on social affairs and equality is due to meet next. [40167/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the status of plans to reopen society and the economy when level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. [40168/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with foreign affairs will next meet. [40169/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if his Department plans to publish a statement of strategy. [40486/20]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the decision making bodies responsible for the allocation of the funds from the music industry stimulus package; the decision-making methodology used in deciding upon the successful applicants; the amounts awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40629/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the process through which a company (details supplied) was selected to be the public relations company assigned to work with successful applicants of the music industry stimulus package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40630/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to run a further fund similar in scope to the music industry stimulus package from the €50 million fund for the non-funded live entertainment sector arising from budget 2021; if she will use the same bodies involved in awarding monies of the stimulus package; if she will alter the manner in which applications are deemed successful and the parameters used to assess who can apply and the amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40631/20]
Transport 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport when the grants recently announced to enable taxi drivers to replace their vehicles with zero-emission vehicles will be made available; the procedure for applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39649/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA is extending or will extend the 90-day time limit for getting a suitability test for taxi vehicles after passing a NCT while licence renewals are being extended and during Covid-19 emergency extension measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39918/20]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if State redundancies will be available from 1 December 2020 when the bar on redundancies expires for workers particularly in the bar trade who do not have the prospect of returning to their previous jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39657/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to ensure that all those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who are due arrears receive the arrears before Christmas 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40747/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Mother and Baby Commission report will be published; the records that will be accessible; the records that will be sealed; the length of time they will be sealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40748/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if there is a deadline for identifying, acquisition of and planning permission for a new site and building for a school (details supplied); if there a roadmap or plan for the next steps needed to be taken by her Department; if the local council will participate in sourcing interim or permanent accommodation; the interim accommodation sites identified; the person or body tasked with identifying and securing the interim accommodation; and if it will be secured in time for September 2021. [40851/20]