Dublin Central — week of Mon, 31 May — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 31 May – 6 Jun 2021 · 4 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–51

Voted for 2 Neasa Hourigan · Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 1 Mary Lou McDonald

Abstained 1 Gary Gannon

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 73–68

Voted for 2 Neasa Hourigan · Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 1 Gary Gannon

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Health (Amendment) Act 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 90–50

Voted for 3 Gary Gannon · Neasa Hourigan · Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2021

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central …

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A bill to provide for amendments to the Judicial Council Act 2019, to provide for the making of regulations to require insurance providers to provide information to the Central Bank of Ireland relating to the effect of personal injuries guidelines and related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–62

Voted for 2 Neasa Hourigan · Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 1 Gary Gannon

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Inclusive Budget Reform) Bill 2014

2021-06-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Constitution

The motion · motion failed 59–80

Voted for 1 Gary Gannon

Voted against 2 Neasa Hourigan · Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-06-01 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 27–17

Voted for 1 Neasa Hourigan

Voted against 1 Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Paschal Donohoe

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 1 Neasa Hourigan

Voted against 1 Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 3 Gary Gannon · Marie Sherlock · Paschal Donohoe

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 5 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Education 3 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the estimated costs of establishing and running the supply panels for primary and special schools in the school year 2020-2021; and her views on retaining this important staffing support in the 2021-2022 school year to ensure that pupils are taught by qualified teachers in the event of teacher absence in a school. [29846/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there is funding available to primary and post-primary schools to purchase sensory room equipment for children with additional needs, including autism and Down syndrome; and if not, her plans to provide adequate funding to schools in the future (details supplied). [29847/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the progress made and timelines for the provision of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29849/21]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in the north east inner city initiative. [28387/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international and European Union division of his Department. [29412/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if he will make the preliminary business case for MetroLink and the outcomes of the feasibility studies in relation to MetroLink and the Review of the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area publicly available; if these studies were extended to include the feasibility of the MetroLink to come out as far as Firhouse and Ballycullen and connect on to Tallaght; the position regarding extending the MetroLink out to the Dublin south-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29848/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that to date since the regulations were introduced Galway City Council has only received five planning applications for change of use for short-term letting and that staff appointed by his Department to deal with short-term letting have not yet been appointed as following a recruitment process, no suitable candidates were available to take up a two-year contract; and his further views on whether there is a need for greater resources in this area to support stretched staff in council planning departments. [29850/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the TRIPS waiver. [24198/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-06-03 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for the removal of the vocational training opportunities scheme and back to education initiative courses from a college (details supplied). [30403/21]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Taoiseach 9 questions
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the resource efficiency action plan for 2021 of his Department. [23896/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the role of his Department in Dublin's north east inner city initiative. [23898/21]
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the social partners. [28066/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service. [25544/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the national reform programme. [25953/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international and European Union division of his Department. [28067/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the British Prime Minister. [27635/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the statement of strategy of his Department. [27636/21]
- 2021-06-02 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date by his Department in its development of a well-being framework for Ireland. [28068/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the implementation of the measures set out in the National Cyber Security Strategy. [29589/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of educational liaison officers appointed to each of the national parks to work with schools since June 2020 to date in tabular form. [29647/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-06-01 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Education the status of an application to the emergency works scheme by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29239/21]

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns