Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 11 Jan

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Jan – 17 Jan 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 46 questions · 15 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-01-13 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–14

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 4 returns

Rape Crisis Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- Amendments to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017
Womens Aid · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Recommended amendments to the Report Stage of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 [63a of 2017] from Women's Aid in association with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, NWCI and Haven Horizons (Members of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women).
- Women's Aid in association with The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, NWCI and Haven Horizons (Members of The National Observatory on Violence Against Women) proposed recommendations for inclusion into the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017
Irish Heart Foundation Health
- IHF FAST campaign on awareness of stroke symptoms

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 6 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the investor-state-dispute-settlement mechanism of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada in view of the recent ECJ ruling on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44728/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected economic impact of the State ratifying the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44729/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of 24-hour bus routes in south Dublin including Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44726/20]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sites in Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown, County Dublin that have availed of the serviced sites fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44724/20]
Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of a school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44730/20]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a progress report on Coillte's plans for its sites in the Dublin mountains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44727/20]

New lobbying 2 returns

Climate and Health Alliance Environment
- Advocating to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action and the Minister of Climate Action to address concerns and loopholes in the Climate (Amendment) Bill, and advocating for the appointment of public health professionals to the soon to be established new Climate Change Advisory Council
Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment
- Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2020

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 1 vote · 7 questions · 5 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Education 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied); the status of the planning application by the school; the projected timeline for the tendering and construction process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44944/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the process for setting up a new school; the way in which a particular area is identified; the timelines in place to ensure a timely delivery of a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44945/20]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the establishment of a working group within his Department to examine the impact of the motherhood gap in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1769/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if plans are in place to compensate the time lost for children in the ECCE scheme due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2131/21]
Health 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the roll-out of vaccinations to secondary school teachers under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will classify general practitioners as front-line healthcare workers within the second vaccine allocation group under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1767/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place to ensure the high numbers of youth unemployment are reduced as Ireland comes out of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/21]

New lobbying 5 returns

Rape Crisis Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- Amendments to the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017
CyberSafeIreland Education and Training
- Garda vetting
Saoirse Housing Association CLG Children and Youth Affairs
- Saoirse invited Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to visit Saoirse Refuge on November 16th 2020
Womens Aid · 2 returns Justice and Equality
- Recommended amendments to the Report Stage of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017 [63a of 2017] from Women's Aid in association with the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, NWCI and Haven Horizons (Members of the Irish Observatory on Violence Against Women).
- Women's Aid in association with The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, NWCI and Haven Horizons (Members of The National Observatory on Violence Against Women) proposed recommendations for inclusion into the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 33 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 33 total

Health 11 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person with underlying health conditions who has returned to Tralee, County Kerry, but cannot get a general practitioner to take him or her on, as no GP in the area is taking on new patients due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44650/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if taxi drivers will be given some priority in terms of the Covid-19 vaccination for their own safety and the safety of their passengers given that the NTA has deemed taxi drivers to be essential workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1250/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Question No. 539 of 17 December 2020, if the vaccination category of 18- to 64-year-olds with underlying conditions will be subdivided; if so, the subdivisions; if those with intellectual disabilities will be included in this category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1253/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount the services of a company and a person (details supplied) have cost his Department to date; the estimated cost for their role in the Covid-19 testing and tracing project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1254/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if adults or children with intellectual disabilities who are in care settings will be offered vaccinations as a vulnerable group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1275/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if student nurses will be offered vaccinations as a vulnerable group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1276/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if funding for eating disorders has been diverted; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1277/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if elderly residents in Ireland originally from the UK or other jurisdictions who are not registered with a general practitioner here will be able to access the Covid-19 vaccination; the way in which this group will be organised for vaccination by the HSE if they are not registered with a general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1385/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1794/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount the services of a company (details supplied) has cost his Department to date; the amount it is projected to cost for its role in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1813/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details of the Covid-19 vaccination programme for general practitioners nationwide (details supplied); if general practitioner representative bodies have been consulted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1948/21]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland has or plans to provide emergency relief to Nicaragua; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1259/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details in respect of his Department outsourcing to consultancies specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1792/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet with representatives of the car rental industry to hear and find solutions for Covid-19-related issues regarding the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45046/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1790/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if owners of commercial vehicles that have been off the road due to Covid-19 restrictions and whose businesses (details supplied) are unable to open are being given the option to tax their commercial vehicles on a temporary or short-term basis in order to start to reopen without having to pay a full year’s road tax given they have had no earnings since March 2020; if consideration is being given to a retrospective grace period for road tax for vehicles off the road due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44665/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1801/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the proportion of the national debt that is held by Irish bondholders; the proportion held by non-Irish bondholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1251/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details relating to his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specific Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, in view of the importance of the car rental industry to the tourism sector, she will meet with representatives of the industry to hear and find solutions for Covid-19-related issues regarding the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45045/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details for her Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1800/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1791/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1255/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1795/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1789/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the leaving certificate 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1252/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the details for her Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1799/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the loss of ECCE hours during the Covid-19 crisis will be made up to the preschool children to ensure they do not miss out on crucial development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1270/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details in respect of his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1793/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the details in respect of her Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1796/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1788/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details for her Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19 related work, services or advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1798/21]

New lobbying 4 returns

The Union of Students in Ireland · 2 returns Education and Training
- Impact of COVID-19 on students.
- Education for All campaign. For more information see usi.ie/educationforall. The campaign is focused on encouraging public representatives and government to support a policy of exchequer based funding of Higher Education, increasing supports for students and changing their student accommodation construction policies.
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation Finance
- Pre Budget Submission
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland Finance
- Brokers Ireland Public Policy