Wexford — week of Mon, 4 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Wexford TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Oct – 10 Oct 2021 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Services

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

The motion · motion passed 71–62

Voted for 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

Energy Prices

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–58

Voted for 3 James Browne · Paul Kehoe · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

The motion · motion passed 75–58

Voted for 3 James Browne · Paul Kehoe · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

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…

full description

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 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen

Voted against 3 James Browne · Paul Kehoe · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021

2021-10-06 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–73

Voted for 3 Brendan Howlin · Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Voted against 2 James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

The motion · motion passed 78–55

Voted for 3 Brendan Howlin · James Browne · Paul Kehoe

Voted against 2 Johnny Mythen · Verona Murphy

Did not vote 1 George Lawlor

George Lawlor — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Browne — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Johnny Mythen — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Health 6 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six and more than 12 months, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48226/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of post vacancies in CAMHS County Wexford; the vacancies there are; the length of vacancies; when these vacancies will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48227/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a speech and language appointment in County Wexford; the number who have been waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48228/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment services scheme in the past 12 months in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the details of the current vacancies in Wexford General Hospital in tabular form; if they have been advertised; the length of time they have been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Health the number of home help hours provided in 2020 and to date in 2021, in County Wexford; the number of hours that were HSE direct provision; the number of hours that were provided by private providers; the number of persons that have received these hours in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48231/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time spent on the social housing list in County Wexford; the plans to reduce the wait; the number on the social housing list for each of the past 12 months and each month of 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48234/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the target number of Housing First tenancies for County Wexford for 2021; the number of Housing First tenancies secured in County Wexford to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48235/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable houses that have been built in County Wexford in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48236/21]
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of void council properties that have been brought back into local authority use in County Wexford per year since 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48237/21]

Verona Murphy — Independent 7 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Children 5 questions
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to address childcare costs in Ireland which are some of the highest childcare costs in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49074/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department is taking to address the serious challenges in staff recruitment and retention within the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the discussions his Department has had with regard to provision for additional capacity across the education sector to allow persons to take up a career within the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49077/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding his Department will be providing to re-engage young people with youth services and to increase volunteer and staff recruitment for youth services following the recent new report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/21]
- 2021-10-07 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proactive steps his Department will take over the next 12 months to address youth unemployment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-10-05 Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has developed a strategy to address the chronic shortage of staff affecting the tourism and hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47916/21]