Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 4 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Oct – 10 Oct 2021 · 4 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 30 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Services

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Energy Prices

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–58

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 75–58

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Planning and Development (Climate Emergency Measures) (Amendment) Bill 2021

2021-10-06 · 1 vote · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in order to restrict certain developments in fossil fuels infrastructure and high energy usage data centres, to remove some…

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A bill to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 in order to restrict certain developments in fossil fuels infrastructure and high energy usage data centres, to remove some developments from listing as strategic development infrastructure projects, to revise the procedure for making applications directly to An Bord Pleanála and to ensure that regard be given to the State’s climate targets and commitments and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion failed 50–81

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–73

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 78–55

Voted for 2 Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2021-10-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–19

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 7 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Children 6 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to introduce additional entry points during the year for parents availing of the ECCE scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47870/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to ratify the optional protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography; and if so, if he will supply a timeline for same. [47873/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been brought to recent reports which raise concerns about child protection and governance policies and practices within an organisation (details supplied); if he will provide details as to the extent of Tusla funding provided to the organisation; and if he has plans to provide a mechanism for the exchange of information about child protection concerns on a cross-Border basis between this jurisdiction and Northern Ireland. [48515/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the work undertaken to date to fulfil obligations arising from an amendment to a private members motion on the Mother and Baby Homes Commission which was passed and provides an entitlement to a full medical card for all persons that spent any time in a mother and baby home. [48517/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the development and roll-out of a new funding model for childcare, for early learning and care and for school-age childcare in view of the recent crèche closures and fee increases in childcare facilities in an area (details supplied). [48516/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he intends to publish the review into the national childcare scheme; the way he plans to implement the recommendations of the review; and if he will implement these recommendations early in 2022. [48518/21]
Justice 4 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to reports that appointments with the Garda National Immigration Bureau are being booked and sold online by a non-authorised entity; the steps her Department has taken to investigate this matter since it was raised in a parliamentary question (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48177/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of Irish citizenship applicants currently waiting longer than 12 months for a decision on their application; and the number of citizenship applicants currently waiting longer than 24 months for a decision on their application. [48178/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for citizenship applications to date in 2021. [48179/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of citizenship applicants her Department plans to communicate a decision to in 2021. [48180/21]
Education 3 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she will consider requesting the NCSE to adopt a policy of assumption of allocation of a special needs assistant at secondary level in cases in which a child had one at primary level. [47874/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she plans to commence a teacher recruitment programme to address shortages of teachers in certain geographical areas. [47875/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she plans to introduce supports for school principals experiencing burnout. [47876/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if the Time to Move on from Congregated Settings policy of his Department will facilitate service users to continue to live in congregated settings in circumstances in which it is their will and preference. [47872/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to remove the age restriction on funding for the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system for persons with diabetes over the age of 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48801/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if it is his Department’s policy that HSE funding committed to persons in healthcare and residential facilities must be accounted for and spent solely on their care in the manner agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48802/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the proposed deposit return scheme of his Department excludes glass bottles; and if he plans to amend the scheme to include glass. [47829/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if State bodies under his aegis are involved in or propose to become involved in projects for developing large-scale electricity storage capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48799/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a dedicated helpline and email address will be created for business owners in the tourism hospitality industry to seek clarity on the permissibility of planned events in the context of public health advice during the pandemic. [47871/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports of mistreatment of vulnerable migrant workers in the Irish meat industry (details supplied); if his Department plans to engage with migrant workers to address these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48798/21]

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 8 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Justice 3 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if steps can be taken to waive or delay the reintroduction of the €410 per night special exemption order in order that some financial pressure can be lifted from the Irish pub and nightclub industry that has experienced a difficult time over 19 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47768/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to ensure that the Courts Service is permitted to release photographs of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49047/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the public policy reason for the Courts Service not publishing the names of persons convicted of murder and other serious offences after the conclusion of criminal trials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49048/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-10-06 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps being taken to avail of the extraordinary renewable wind energy off the west coast of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48436/21]
- 2021-10-06 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps being taken to ensure that there will not be any electricity blackouts during the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48437/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that can be taken to ensure that Irish Water is no longer engaged in contaminating the habitat of endangered species; if new penalties need to be introduced to deter such activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps that can be taken to strengthen the role of an organisation (details supplied) and other organisations that are involved in enhancing the lives of young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47783/21]

New lobbying 1 return

Avista Health
- Lobbying Key ministers, local TD on behalf of other service providers in Dublin North concerning the budgetary needs of the disability sector leading into Budget 2022