Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 19 Apr

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2021 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 29 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 19–2

Voted for 1 Eamon Ryan

Did not vote 4 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 41–3

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Justice 8 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to change the regulatory framework for gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20996/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Acts will be updated to permit the repatriation of Irish prisoners serving sentences in the UK under sentences not recognised in Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18209/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if case progression hearings in relation to case progression cases in which summons for case progression issued after 22 March 2020 have taken place in the Dublin Circuit Court [20028/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the current backlog of family law cases awaiting their first case progression hearing in the Dublin Circuit Court; and the way this compares with the other circuits in Ireland. [20029/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if dates are being given out by the Dublin Circuit Court currently for notices of motion in default of defence or appearance or for other motions; and the way this compares to other circuits in Ireland. [20030/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the contingencies being put in place by the Courts Service to deal with the backlog of cases in the Family Circuit Courts which have not been dealt with (details supplied). [20031/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of case progression hearings none of which should require any witnesses and are usually attended only by solicitors and or counsel that have taken place remotely in the Dublin Circuit Family Court since 1 January 2020; the number that have taken place in other circuits; and the number of case progression hearings that have taken place in Dublin and outside Dublin, respectively since 22 March 2020. [20032/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the up-to-date statistics on domestic violence cases issued in the Dublin District Court from 1 April 2020 to 1 April 2021 compared to the same period 2019 and 2020. [20033/21]
Education 4 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if it is planned to restore the three school days (details supplied) that were missed prior to the commencement of remote learning in order to ensure that children are not disadvantaged any further as a result of the closure of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20438/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if all new school builds will include the construction of ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20908/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she plans to produce a five-year forecast of the current and future need for special needs education places in the catchment area of each school and to communicate this demand to schools within each area within six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20909/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she plans to publish a list by school each June of all available school places in ASD units for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20910/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend up to 25 the number of persons who can attend weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18592/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the grounds upon which Israel was included in the list of countries from which mandatory quarantine is required on arrival here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18957/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the basis upon which Italy was added to the mandatory quarantine list of countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19732/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated level of public expenditure for 2021; the extent to which the level 5 restrictions in place since the end of 2020 have impacted on the forecasts he made in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20389/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cumulative additional public expenditure undertaken to meet the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic since the beginning of March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the total expenditure on the scheme and its predecessor since March 2021; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20682/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies currently being supported by the Covid restrictions support scheme; the total expenditure on this scheme since its introduction; his plans to extend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20683/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if steps have been taken to initiate the regeneration of Pearse House, Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19883/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings, as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/21]