Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 11 Oct

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Oct – 17 Oct 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 37 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 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 87–47

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 2 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress in establishing a Ministerial stakeholder group as agreed in November 2020 to review and strengthen current risk reduction measures around the use of sodium valproate to treat epilepsy in women of child-bearing potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50103/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the progress of recruiting four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts as agreed in 2018 for the implementation of the pregnancy prevention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50104/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50315/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to extend the temporary accommodation for schools (details supplied) given the land ownership issues that are delaying the construction of the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49329/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50321/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way it is envisaged higher and further education institutions will assist in the provision and expansion of adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills courses as provided for in the recently-launched strategy. [49626/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50323/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50318/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be a review of the application of the Workplace Relations Commission code of conduct on the right to disconnect by either the Workplace Relations Commission or his Department to examine the number of workplaces that have adopted it and the way they it is applied in practice; and the monitoring and evaluation of the policy that is being conducted. [50327/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50320/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50324/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50325/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50319/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50316/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used [50322/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50314/21]
Rural 1 question
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used [50317/21]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Housing 7 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 21 September 2021 and responses to recommendations 1 and 2 in the table, the dates on which the actions and decisions taken on the way the Government has as per recommendation 2, prioritized the introduction of separate and complementary legislation to complete the designation, regulation and management of marine protected areas and subsequently that marine protected areas are included in the National Marine Planning Framework and Marine Spatial Plan in tabular form; the status of the drafting of the heads of legislation for marine protected areas; when they will be published; and when pre-legislative scrutiny will be requested. [50037/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 21 September 2021, the dates on which the actions and decisions taken on the way the Government has as per recommendation 2, prioritised the introduction of separate and complementary legislation to complete the designation, regulation and management of marine protected areas and subsequently that marine protected areas are included in the National Marine Planning Framework and Marine Spatial Plan in tabular form; the status of the drafting of the heads of the maritime area planning Bill; when they will be published; when pre-legislative scrutiny is envisaged; the legislation that is considered to be a priority by the Government for scrutiny and to be enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas over the legislation for marine protected areas; when the Bill will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and the way in which Government has prioritised same. [49245/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable rental homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the cost rental equity loan. [49818/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable rental homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the serviced sites fund and the affordable housing funding scheme. [49819/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase homes that will be completed by the end of 2021 via the serviced sites fund and the affordable housing funding scheme. [49820/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the completion and publication of the updated guidelines for rural planning that were due to be published in Q1 of 2021. [49821/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2021 housing needs assessment report will be published by the Housing Agency. [49822/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the reason a person (details supplied) has been unable to begin their long-awaited education in a specialised setting despite the school being open and functioning for other students; if her attention has been drawn to the negative effects this uncertainty has on the person and their family; and if she can provide a starting date in order that this person can obtain their education. [49799/21]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Proposals; when they will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49694/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the pathfinder project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50176/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to frontline treatment for hyperemesis to be included on the drug payment scheme and the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50185/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of the operations of an organisation (details supplied) being managed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50204/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when a tablet device that was agreed to be supplied to a child (details supplied) will be delivered to their school. [49789/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if there are grants available to schools for the purpose of building storage facilities for scooters and bicycles; and if so, the way schools can apply for same. [50183/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans by An Garda Síochána to extend Operation Irene across the Dublin mid-west area throughout the forthcoming Halloween period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49138/21]

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.