Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 22 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 22 Mar – 28 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 38 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 56–78

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 80–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-03-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–83

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–83

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education

2021-03-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–56

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

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 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 6 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Defence 9 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Forces as of 1 March 2021; the breakdown of all ranks across the three services; the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16255/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the way in which he plans to bridge the gap of ten years between forced early retirement on age grounds in the Defence Forces and access to the State pension. [15960/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his plans to extend the supplementary pension provision to post-2013 new entrants to give them the option of a lengthy career in the Defence Forces. [15961/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the strengthening of the Defence Forces high-level implementation plan. [15962/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the EU Working Time Directive in relation to the Defence Forces. [15963/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence his plans for additional defence investment in strategic airlift, air intercept and airspace monitoring primary radar capability and cyber defence and intelligence. [15964/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 1 March 2021 in respect of all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16256/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16257/21]
- 2021-03-25 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Permanent Defence Force in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of personnel involved; the locations in which they have provided support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/21]
Rural 9 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of social enterprises registered in Ireland. [15799/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated revenue brought into the economy by social enterprises in 2020 and to date in 2021. [15800/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new social enterprises that were registered in Ireland in 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15801/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by social enterprises in Ireland. [15802/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been provided to social enterprises by the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15803/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the social enterprises which have received funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15804/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the sectors under which Irish social enterprises are registered; and the way in which the majority are registered within each sector. [15805/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the national social enterprise policy implementation group is still functioning. [15806/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the social enterprise higher education institutes network is still in place. [15807/21]
Enterprise 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies currently registered as social enterprises with the Companies Registration Office. [15808/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that were registered as social enterprises with the Companies Registration Office in 2019. [15809/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies that were registered as social enterprises with the Companies Registration Office in 2020. [15810/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only a very limited number of intern jobs are available for medical students who have studied in Ireland; his plans to increase the number of intern positions available to help with understaffing of the health system; his views on whether such an increase in intern places would prevent newly qualified doctors from leaving to find work elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the recurring funding for each hospice (details supplied) announced on 17 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the beneficial effects accruing from the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland; and when section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 will be commenced in order that similar benefits can be gained here. [15953/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans in place for the direct involvement of Defence Forces representative associations in national pay talks. [15965/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department has taken or the assistance that is available to those residents of apartment complexes who have experienced issues with their balconies only to discover that redress from the builder or developer is statute-barred and they have to foot enormous costs personally through their management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI classes reckonable for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds announced in February 2021; if there are plans to extend applicability to An Garda Síochána and Defence Forces personnel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14012/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the transfer of families and unaccompanied children from the Moria camp, Greece to Ireland; if the 64 persons that Ireland has committed to admit have arrived here; his views on the call by a group (details supplied) to increase the number being admitted from the camp to 400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15779/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the estimated value of cash discoveries by An Garda Síochána and CAB in 2019 and 2020; the steps taken in relation to the cash seized; the use which is made of these funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14161/21]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred foals born over the past five years; the number registered to race on the track; the number of horses exiting racing over the same period; and the number of same that were sent to slaughter. [15584/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to the welfare of dairy calves born in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing will next meet. [13272/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing a requirement for identification to be provided by the buyer of a car when ownership is being transferred to avoid a situation in which a buyer can provide a false address. [15530/21]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Justice 2 questions
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the financial value of cash and assets seized by An Garda Síochána as the proceeds of drug-related crime in the south-west area of Dublin in 2014. [14872/21]
- 2021-03-24 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the criteria the decision to restrict visa free travel from South Africa and certain South American countries was based upon; and the specific criteria by which the decision will be reversed. [15201/21]