Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 19 Apr

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Apr – 25 Apr 2021 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 16 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-04-21 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 41–3

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

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 2 Darragh O'Brien · Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 0 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 3 returns

Tralee Chamber Alliance · 2 returns Development and Zoning · Local Government
- Twitter about Urban Living
- Town Centre First Strategy
Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG Housing
- Launch event of Mercy Law Resource Centre Report entitled Minority Groups and Housing Services: Barriers to Access

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 1 vote · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the up-to-date position on waiting lists in the CHO 7 area for assessment of need; the breakdown if available by county; the number of staff employed in the assessments; if there are staff vacancies; the type of vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18828/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason families are waiting on therapists in the CHO 7 area of the HSE due to their children transferring to the school age groups; his plans to address these vacancies; the timelines involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18829/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the up to date position with the primary care centre in Newbridge, County Kildare; the services located there; the services operating at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18830/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the up to date position with the primary care centre in Kildare town; the services located there; the services operating at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/21]
Finance 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the problems community groups and resident associations are having in opening new accounts in financial institutions to avail of local authority grants (details supplied); the plans in place to solve these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18178/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is paying tax on income. [19062/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications granted for the help-to-buy scheme by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the number of applications by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 by dwellings which were purchased and built, respectively; and the average amount granted per application in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [20905/21]
Housing 3 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the 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 he will report on the 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. [18483/21]
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the progress and provide periodic reviews from 2011 to date in 2021 of the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011-2016 as extended to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20801/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a NCT type system for rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20907/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the ten-year period for replacing taxis for those registered in 2011 given that 2010 registered taxis were given an extension in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19860/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if there are grants or reliefs available to potential purchasers of electric bikes similar to that offered to purchasers of electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20906/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the reason Ireland has failed to provide information regarding Procedural Time Limits on Civil and Commercial Matters to the European Judicial Network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20501/21]
- 2021-04-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a report on the official reopening and manning of the refurbished Rush Garda station; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20919/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the announcement of retail stores being able to sell and fit children's shoes; his plans to allow the same for the sale of children's clothing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19444/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-04-21 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the cost to construct a single-occupancy bedroom as part of a student accommodation complex; if he plans to alter the policy on the way they increase the supply of student accommodation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19735/21]