Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 11 Oct

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Oct – 17 Oct 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 33 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax

2021-10-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–87

Voted for 1 Chris Andrews

Voted against 3 Eamon Ryan · Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 87–47

Voted for 3 Eamon Ryan · Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · 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 2 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 8 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the status of the human tissue (transplantation, post-mortem, anatomical examination and public display) Bill; and his plans to progress it through the Houses of the Oireachtas. [49195/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists for heart, lung, kidney, liver or pancreas transplants. [49196/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department has developed contingency plans to ensure that services for conditions such as COPD, cystic fibrosis and lung fibrosis are protected in the event of an upsurge in Covid-19 infections. [49197/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to appoint a senior official to manage liaison regarding the rare disease plan (details supplied). [49198/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the planned removal of HSE facilities in Dublin that facilitate quarantining for Roma families (details supplied); and his plans to support service users after it is removed. [49491/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 5 May 2021, the status of a review of thresholds for still birth registrations. [49975/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department will undertake research to discern the number of persons in Ireland that are living with long Covid and to produce recommendations to him regarding a national response to long Covid including provision of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nutrition and dietetics and counselling. [50041/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department has developed a plan to deliver best practice guidelines, guidance and training to general practitioners treating long Covid patients. [50042/21]
Justice 5 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for refugee travel documents issued to date in 2021. [50038/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for temporary travel documents issued to date in 2021. [50039/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that will enter training in 2022. [50043/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the details of and figures for the allocation of resources to community policing in the Dublin south inner-city area. [50044/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to recent reports which raise concerns regarding child protection and governance policies and practices within an organisation (details supplied); the extent of funding provided to that organisation; and if she plans to provide a mechanism for the exchange of information regarding child protection concerns on a cross-Border basis between Ireland and Northern Ireland. [50045/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department plans to undertake a universal design review of all further education and higher education institutions in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49199/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will request that purpose-built student accommodation ceases to be offered to tourists during term-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49976/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the completion of a research project undertaken by the civil registration unit on the process of registration for babies born outside of the criteria for still birth and related matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49974/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide dedicated supports in addition to illness benefit for persons who are unable to work due to long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50040/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the policy position of his Department in relation to the storage of electricity particularly that generated from renewable sources; if he has a specific position on encouraging the development of pumped hydro storage as an integral part of improving the robustness the national grid and as a means of storing excess renewable energy that may arise from wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50240/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his interpretation of directive 2003/54/EC and the classification of pumped hydropower storage systems such as Turlough Hill as electricity generation facilities; if engagement has occurred with the European Commission on reclassifying facilities such as these as grid infrastructure that act as batteries or strategic services for the purposes of the grid operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50241/21]
Foreign 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 30 September 2021, his views on the need for concrete measures to dissuade the Israeli government from breaking international law given the concerns he outlined in the response; and his plans to introduce such measures. [49492/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education when she proposes to commence section 8 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; and the reason for the delay in commencement. [50114/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to address the issues of the former residents of the Bethany homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49977/21]

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 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the policy for bike sharing outside of Dublin; if the NTA will continue investing in station-based bike sharing schemes for the foreseeable future in areas such as in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49178/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the Waterford bikes and the annual operating cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49179/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if the station-based bike sharing schemes in Cork, Limerick and Galway are considered a success; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49180/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the long-term strategy of the NTA for bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49181/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body in charge of making investment decisions relation to bike sharing in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49182/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that agreed to the grant of €5.25 million to electrify 50% of the Dublin Bikes fleet; the cost of the complete recall of the new batteries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 9 September 2021, the criteria under which psychologists who are awaiting regulation by CORU under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 are given VAT exemption rated at 13.5% on earnings over €37,500; the reason that counsellors and psychotherapists who are awaiting regulation under the same Act do not meet this criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49134/21]