Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 21 Jun — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Jun – 27 Jun 2021 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 63 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages

2021-06-23 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–74

Voted for 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 3 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–76

Voted for 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 53–75

Voted for 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 3 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Regulation of Lobbying (Post-Term Employment as Lobbyist) Bill 2020

2021-06-23 · 1 vote · Labour Party PMB

A bill to make further provision in relation to restrictions on the post-term employment of certain persons as lobbyists, for that purpose to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Ac…

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A bill to make further provision in relation to restrictions on the post-term employment of certain persons as lobbyists, for that purpose to amend the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–51

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny

Did not vote 3 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998

2021-06-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 21–77

Voted for 1 Gino Kenny

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 4 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 87–7

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 1 Gino Kenny

Did not vote 4 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009

2021-06-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 91–6

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 1 Gino Kenny

Did not vote 4 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 7 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Education 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the ratio of SEN pupils to staff for the summer programme can be the same for SEN pupils enrolled in mainstream schools as it is for the SEN children enrolled in special classes, that is six pupils with one teacher and two SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32928/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the reason it was not possible for her Department to acquire a property (details supplied). [33822/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with the Central Bank regarding the current review of Irish mortgage lending rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33802/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to make the Rebuilding Ireland home loans more flexible such as increasing financial limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33803/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts made by Ireland to assist in the implementation of a ceasefire in the Middle East and efforts towards a permanent resolution to the conflict. [33810/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the work of Ireland’s delegation at the United Nations as the halfway point of the two-year membership of the Security Council is reached. [33809/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the number of driver theory tests that have been carried out since 8 June 2021; the number that are scheduled to take place; the number that have been cancelled; and the number of no-shows that have occurred since 8 June 2021. [33710/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he has considered introducing a vaccine bonus for wedding receptions to allow fully vaccinated persons not be included in the guest number limit. [26209/21]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 41 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 41 total

Housing 22 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expenditure on HAP for 2020 and to date in 2021; and the projected increase in funding for 2022 and 2023. [32888/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expenditure on the social housing current expenditure programme for 2020 and to date in 2021; and the projected increase in funding for 2022 and 2023. [32889/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expenditure on RAS for 2020 and to date in 2021; and the projected increase in funding for 2022 and 2023. [32890/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocation and drawdown of housing adaptation grants in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the projected increase in funding for 2022 and 2023. [32891/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the administrative costs of the National Parks and Wildlife Service head office in 2020. [32892/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of active rental accommodation scheme tenancies currently in place. [32893/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to each local authority for rental property inspections to date in 2021; and the projected increase in funding for this purpose for 2022 and 2023. [32894/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes to be delivered from the €1,078,559 of capital expenditure allocated to local authorities in Vote 34 of budget 2021. [33765/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected contribution by local authorities from their own resources in 2021 for the delivery of the new social homes funded from the €1,078,559 of capital expenditure allocated to local authorities in Vote 34 of budget 2021. [33766/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes to be delivered from the €96,000,000 of capital expenditure allocated to the capital assistance scheme in Vote 34 budget 2021. [33767/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes to be transferred to social housing from the €23,000 of capital expenditure allocated to the mortgage-to-rent scheme allocated in Vote 34 in budget 2021. [33768/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes to be delivered from the €220,350 of capital expenditure allocated to the capital advance leasing facility in Vote 34 budget 2021. [33769/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Traveller specific homes to be delivered from the €15,500 of capital expenditure allocated to the Traveller accommodation budget line in Vote 34 budget 2021. [33770/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes to be delivered from the €11,000 of capital expenditure allocated to the repair and leasing scheme in Vote 34 budget 2021. [33771/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes to be delivered from the €110,000 capital expenditure allocated to the affordable purchase scheme in Vote 34 in budget 2021. [33772/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the latest data from the Residential Tenancies Board that indicated almost 4,000 rent warning letters and 1,100 notices to quit have been issued to tenants since the introduction of the Residential Tenancies and Valuation Act 2020. [34152/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his target of 33,000 new home completions a year will not be met until 2025. [34153/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schedule of stock condition surveys of local authority properties detailing which developments in which local authorities will be surveyed in 2021 and 2022. [33762/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposal to transfer local authority water services staff to Irish Water and the creation of a single water utility for the State. [33761/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the interim report on mortality in the single homeless population 2020 published in June 2021. [33760/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to review Part M of the building regulations to ensure that all new social housing is fully accessible for wheelchair users to live as distinct from visit the homes. [33764/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work of the independent working group to examine defective housing including its terms of reference; the programme of work; and if he expects the group to meet the Programme for Government commitment to publish a report within a year of the Government being formed. [33763/21]
Environment 8 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to community renewable projects for offshore wind developments. [33436/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of current and capital expenditure for each climate action in the Climate Action Plan. [32832/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there is no stand-alone retrofit grant for community groups akin to the better energy homes grant; and the reason they must apply in block grants with homes and businesses under the community grant. [33326/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the breakdown of the cost of the just transition commissioner. [33327/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the Decarbonisation Pathways for Ireland by a company (details supplied) is not being published. [33635/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new applicants for the warmer homes scheme in 2019, 2020 and 2021. [33637/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households that have applied for the warmer homes scheme retrofit grant that have children in their homes. [33638/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants per qualifying payment that applied in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [33639/21]
Social 3 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied) seeking access to transitional jobseeker's allowance to facilitate their caring responsibilities. [33001/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of fuel allowance recipients with children under 18 years of age in the household. [33636/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households receiving welfare payments that enable them to qualify for the warmer homes scheme that have children by payment. [33640/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of dog breeding establishments with tax registration numbers. [33438/21]
- 2021-06-23 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the way in which the borrowing and spending by approved housing bodies for the delivery of social housing assisted through the CALF scheme and affordable cost rental housing assisted through the CREL scheme are treated in the Government accounts with particular respect to the impact on the spending and borrowing limits set out under the terms of the EU fiscal rules and periodic economic statements. [33773/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach the current and capital costs involved with each action item in the interim climate action plan under the remit of his Department. [32833/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the breakdown of the current and capital costs associated with the creative climate action competitive fund. [33439/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the plans she has to strengthen the regulation of estate agents and property management agents to ensure maximum transparency and accountability in the way they operate particularly with respect to information requests and bidding processes for home purchases. [33013/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will respond to the guilty verdict against a staff member of his Department accused of animal neglect and or being reckless regarding the health or welfare of an animal; if there will be a review of the Department systems that allowed a person to be overseeing the same matters for which they have pleaded guilty to; and if there will be a review of the cases on which the official in question was investigating animal welfare issues. [33437/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the guidelines or legislation governing planning permission for home burials; the fees associated with the planning application; and the plans for reduced fees for one-off home burials as opposed to a full cemetery burial ground. [33184/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has considered funding the bulk purchase of defibrillators for schools. [34104/21]

New lobbying 1 return

O Cualann Cohousing Alliance CLG Housing
- General advocacy for solutions to affordable housing crisis, and promotion of the Ó Cualann model.

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a social housing passport will be introduced that will allow persons on social housing waiting lists to change local authority without losing time on the list. [33612/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who goes over the income threshold to be eligible for social housing whilst living in homeless accommodation such as a family hub provided by the local authority, will be removed from the social housing waiting list as a result. [33611/21]
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority new housing builds that have included a social clause that will encourage local employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29841/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it will be made a requirement for defibrillators to be placed in all sports organisations to ensure the greatest chance of survival from sudden cardiac death; and if resources will be provided to such organisations to meet this requirement. [33329/21]
- 2021-06-22 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports that are in place to sustain the live music sector at present. [29842/21]
Health 1 question
- 2021-06-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment process in relation to the new development fund for the recruitment of 2,000 frontline primary care staff; if recruitment has commenced; the number of persons employed from this fund to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26283/21]

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.