Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 15 Feb

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will discuss with the national immunisation advisory committee when kidney patients should receive the Covid-19 vaccination and to determine if they and other vulnerable groups should be included in category 3. [8715/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will discuss with the National Immunisation Advisory Committee when childcare staff should receive their Covid-19 vaccination given that they have been attending work during level 5 and cannot social distance from the children they mind. [8716/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE bills for cancer patients outsourced to debt collectors in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8978/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the support available to cancer patients who cannot pay their HSE bills; and if help through MABS is offered. [8979/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progress of the construction of the national train control centre, the preferred location for which is Heuston Station; if the plans to incorporate the metropolitan traffic unit of An Garda Síochána and the traffic control activities of Dublin City Council are proceeding; and when the centre will be operational. [9256/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to encourage the expansion of and investment in the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles which is essential for facilitating the necessary take up of such vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9257/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the progress made by his Department in tackling the high cost of insurance and the competitiveness of the insurance market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9258/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the status of the operation of the VAT refund scheme for charities which he introduced; his views on the uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9259/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a property (details supplied) is not included in the intervention area for the roll-out of fibre optic cables even though the area is currently being surveyed and cables are being laid to service the neighbouring homes. [8219/21]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 13 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 13 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending medical cards to cancer patients; the cost of doing so to all cancer patients without medical cards and all cancer party ends without medical cards and private health insurance. [7990/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider introducing a scheme to waive hospital car parking fees for cancer patients. [7991/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if prisoners are included in group 8 residents of long-term care facilities aged 18-64 years of the provisional vaccine allocation groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8472/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if older prisoners and those with medical conditions will receive vaccinations on the same schedule as older persons in the community based on the principle of equity of care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8473/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the 390 cost rental units announced on 8 February 2021; the location of the units; the typologies of the units; the rent to be charged on the units; if these units are in turnkey developments that were already in the respective approved housing bodies social housing pipeline; and if not, if they are additional units to that pipeline. [7954/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the completion of the various phases of the development with respect to the Land Development Agency and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development in Shanganagh, Shankill, County Dublin; the commencement date for the development; the expected sales price of the affordable purchase units; the total cost of the development; the types of finance being accessed by the LDA to undertake the development; and if further information which he deems relevant will be provided. [7964/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Land Development Agency has completed an assessment of the suitability of the State-owned site at Thornton Hall, Kilsallaghan, County Dublin for housing; if so, if it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8469/21]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Rásaíocht Con Éireann covers the cost of vaccination, neutering and a pet passport before the greyhound is rehomed as part of the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust and funded through the Greyhound Care Fund. [8236/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average age of a greyhound entering into the greyhound care centre under the Greyhound Care Fund; the measures in place to identify greyhounds that will not make racing grade; and the protocols in place to move them out of the industry and into the welfare area as soon as possible. [8237/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Rásaíocht Con Éireann doping strategy continues to be non-intelligence led; the improvements made to the testing equipment and to the laboratory facilities following on from the Irish Greyhound Board anti-doping and medication review carried out by a person (details supplied) in 2015; and the protocols in place regarding transparency and reporting procedures for adverse analytical findings. [8238/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if the evidence base from the Irish Prison Service report will be published which proposes that an increase in the Irish population requires the creation of additional prison spaces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8470/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice if the framework agreements for potential new prison infrastructure in Thornton Hall are based on low-security open prisons or high-security closed prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8471/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of the temporary accommodation and the new school building for a school (details supplied); and the timelines for commencement and completion of both projects. [8441/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Refugee Council Housing
- Letter requesting accommodation for people seeking protection is included as a function in the Land Development Agency Bill

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Health 7 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to all children under 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8181/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has considered extending medical card services to include counsellors and physiotherapists. [8763/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the facilities and services in place for patients suffering with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8960/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the treatment available to patients who present to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9017/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who presented to the accident and emergency department of Tallaght Hospital with a mental health issue in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the impact for a parent in obtaining the additional treatments for the development of their child in a public setting in cases in which the parent obtained an assessment of needs report privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/21]
- 2021-02-18 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists for Jigsaw; the average waiting time in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by community healthcare organisation, CHO, area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9029/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if a small class in a school (details supplied) will be permitted to return when other special needs classes are returning. [8594/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she has considered increasing access for children to therapeutic mental health supports via the introduction of a counselling support service for second-level schools. [8765/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the naturalisation process for persons who were married to Irish citizens for over ten years but have now faced bereavement. [8128/21]
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if a naturalisation application is unnecessary after a period of time which has passed if a person is married to an Irish citizen for over that extended period of time. [8129/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered providing tax relief for counselling and psychotherapy services on the same basis as is provided for other medical expenses. [8762/21]
Defence 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Irish veterans' charter; and the number of meetings held between the Defence Forces, his Department and the two nominated veterans' organisations (details supplied). [8300/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-02-17 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the benefits under the PRSI system to include counselling and psychotherapy. [8764/21]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Votes this week

Questions asked 9 total

Questions asked 13 total

New lobbying 1 return

Questions asked 14 total