Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 11 Jan

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Saoirse Housing Association CLG · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- Saoirse sought support for the new Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020 which was presented to Dáil Éireann, on Tuesday 8th December 2020. As a member service of Safe Ireland, we have been advocating for paid Domestic Violence Leave for a number of years and we very much welcome the introduction of this important and progressive Private Members Bill.
- Saoirse invited Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to visit Saoirse Refuge on November 16th 2020
TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Education and Training
- Lobbying for a reduction to the student contribution charge

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 5 questions · 9 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if patients have a right to travel to other EU countries to receive treatment with medicines that are not available on the HSE reimbursement list in Ireland but are available in public healthcare in other EU countries, such as gene or cell therapies indicated for certain rare diseases or types of cancer if these treatments are recommended by their medical practitioner in Ireland under the travel abroad scheme; the criteria, conditions and other considerations attached to this eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44865/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way in which home care will be defined in any forthcoming legislation on regulating home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45012/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the way in which it is planned to fund future home care legislation; if he has completed costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45013/20]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport when funding will be approved for the 4.6 km section of the Grand Canal greenway which stretches from Grange Castle to Hazelhatch, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44980/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an anomaly in relation to the Covid-19 one-off emergency grant of €250 in cases in which students who are in their final year have paid their fees in full and are not going to be able to spend a credit note as they are not attending in person; his plans to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44943/20]

New lobbying 9 returns

Irish Medical Organisation · 2 returns Health
- Presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on Workforce Planning - 21 October 2020
- Meeting with the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Mental health on the impact of Covid 19 on the demand for mental health care and access at Primary Care level.
Saoirse Housing Association CLG · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- Saoirse sought support for the new Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020 which was presented to Dáil Éireann, on Tuesday 8th December 2020. As a member service of Safe Ireland, we have been advocating for paid Domestic Violence Leave for a number of years and we very much welcome the introduction of this important and progressive Private Members Bill.
- Saoirse invited Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to visit Saoirse Refuge on November 16th 2020
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Implementation of National Neurorehabilitation Strategy Framework 2019-2021 and investment to support its implementation
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland Finance
- Brokers Ireland Public Policy
TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Education and Training
- Lobbying for a reduction to the student contribution charge
Irish Heart Foundation · 2 returns Finance · Health
- Irish Heart Foundation Pre Budget Submission 2021
- IHF FAST campaign on awareness of stroke symptoms

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 9 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if the current extensions for driving licences and learner permits will be extended by six months in order to alleviate the pressure on and risks to National Driving Licence Service, NDLS, staff and to reduce the need for persons to travel long distances and increase the risks of infection in order to renew same in a context of already long waiting times. [1118/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the National Transport Authority to reduce the renewal fee for small public service vehicle licenses that are due for renewal in 2021 from €250 to €50 in the context of the dramatic reduction of incomes of taxi and small public service vehicle drivers due to the Covid-19 restrictions. [1734/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if, in the context of the need to stop the spread of Covid-19 infection, he will immediately instruct the RSA to close the NCT test centres as was done from 28 March to 8 June 2020 and similarly extend the validity of NCT certs by four months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2037/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance when assessments for applications for primary medical certificates will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1312/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will publish the full list of recipients of funding under the music industry stimulus package including the allocations by first music contact, her Department and the Arts Council of Ireland; the criteria by which recipients are chosen; the criteria used by the allocating bodies to dispense funding in each case to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44715/20]
Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education her views on whether a school admissions policy that states a written request should be made to the principal of the school (details supplied) and provides no further information is in compliance with section 62(7)(n) of the Education Act 1998, which requires schools to publish an admission policy that provides details of the school’s arrangements in respect of any student who wants to attend religious instruction or in cases of students under 18 years of age in which it is the wish of the parents of the student. [44825/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if, in the context of the closure of schools and colleges to reduce the spread of Covid-19 infection, he will instruct all education and training boards to close all Youthreach centres in line with the closure of the other educational establishments for the duration of the current Covid restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1780/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a comprehensive report on all applications for Irish citizenship submitted since 1 January 2014 for each application under headings (details supplied). [1231/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of progress for the recruitment of a third paediatric rheumatologist, which was promised for 2019 in the context of children waiting up to three years to see a paediatric rheumatologist; the status of reducing waiting times for paediatric rheumatology and MRI scans for children with Down's syndrome associated arthritis to not more than 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44905/20]

New lobbying 6 returns

Association of Irish Local Government Local Government
- Pre-Budget submission highlighting local government services which require support in the following financial yeard
Clare Youth Service Children and Youth Affairs
- Investment in mental health and other supports for young people and young adults
Saoirse Housing Association CLG · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- Saoirse sought support for the new Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020 which was presented to Dáil Éireann, on Tuesday 8th December 2020. As a member service of Safe Ireland, we have been advocating for paid Domestic Violence Leave for a number of years and we very much welcome the introduction of this important and progressive Private Members Bill.
- Saoirse invited Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to visit Saoirse Refuge on November 16th 2020
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland Finance
- Brokers Ireland Public Policy
TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Education and Training
- Lobbying for a reduction to the student contribution charge

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 9 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be referred to the clinical genetics department of Crumlin children’s hospital, given that, through human error on the part of a consultant, the person was not added to the waiting list after an appointment in February 2020 and was only placed on the waiting list in December 2020. [44917/20]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 infections of direct provision centre residents recorded; and the number of outbreaks recorded in direct provision centres. [1151/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the official title of the Covid-19 case management system that records daily cases; the date on which this system was activated; the amount spent on this system in both its development and since activation; the persons and bodies that have access to this system; the daily capacity for the corroboration of positive swabs to individual cases; the way in which a backlog of approximately 10,000 cases was allowed to occur; the steps he is taking to ensure that a backlog will not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1152/21]
Transport 3 questions
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to reintroduce temporary changes to the driver licence renewal system to facilitate over 70s, such as a person (details supplied) who are currently unable to supply a medical certificate as their doctors are only dealing with medical emergencies and Covid-19 cases; and the specific steps applicants may take to overcome this difficulty. [1954/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the emergency measures he plans to introduce in order that senior citizens and others can safely renew their driving licence during the Covid-19 pandemic. [1955/21]
- 2021-01-14 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the changes he has agreed at a local or European level for applicants to obtain a new or first-time Irish driver licence during the Covid-19 lockdown in view of the ongoing challenges facing those looking to renew or receive a new or first-time drivers licence in physically presenting for the test or with the form. [1956/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of individual laptops purchased as part of the laptop scheme for third level students announced in August 2020; the total cost of purchasing those laptops; the form of needs assessment carried out prior to purchase; if colleges or universities were consulted as part of the needs assessment; the specific colleges or universities; the number of laptops issued to each third level institution; and the number of laptops issued to students per third level institution in tabular form. [1072/21]
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific guidance issued to education and training boards, ETBs, ahead of the scheduled reopening of Youthreach programmes in January 2021. [1150/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-01-13 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for a contributory State pension by a person (details supplied). [44914/20]

New lobbying 8 returns

Gibney Communications Health
- Sending Drinkaware annual report and meeting request to discuss key findings, Request a meeting to discuss a pending Drinkaware report on the rising number of children impacted by living in households where excessive alcohol is being consumed. Submission to the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Harmful Impact of Covid-19 on Drinking Patterns in Ireland.
Irish Medical Organisation Health
- Presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health on Workforce Planning - 21 October 2020
Saoirse Housing Association CLG · 2 returns Children and Youth Affairs
- Saoirse sought support for the new Organisation of Working Time (Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2020 which was presented to Dáil Éireann, on Tuesday 8th December 2020. As a member service of Safe Ireland, we have been advocating for paid Domestic Violence Leave for a number of years and we very much welcome the introduction of this important and progressive Private Members Bill.
- Saoirse invited Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to visit Saoirse Refuge on November 16th 2020
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Implementation of National Neurorehabilitation Strategy Framework 2019-2021 and investment to support its implementation
TU Dublin Students' Union CLG Education and Training
- Lobbying for a reduction to the student contribution charge
Irish Heart Foundation · 2 returns Finance · Health
- Irish Heart Foundation Pre Budget Submission 2021
- IHF FAST campaign on awareness of stroke symptoms

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Votes this week

New lobbying 3 returns

Questions asked 5 total

New lobbying 9 returns

Questions asked 9 total

New lobbying 6 returns

Questions asked 9 total

New lobbying 8 returns