Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 11 Oct

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 11 Oct – 17 Oct 2021 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 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 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 87–47

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress to date under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 launched in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49817/21]
- 2021-10-13 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the full range of measures in place to help students in financial difficulty in third-level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49810/21]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 2 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Rural 4 questions
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has been involved in supporting efforts to establish a domestic violence refuge in County Carlow; and if her Department provides assistance to such rural-based community services. [50090/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support rural information support services and assist those in rural communities to access supports they are entitled to. [50088/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on plans for a new location for the Limerick city centre library. [50086/21]
- 2021-10-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support a local library for the City West area. [50089/21]
Education 2 questions
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when she will publish her Department’s new strategy for education for sustainable development. [49571/21]
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if secondary schools will take into account the difficulties that many transition year students face in trying to get relevant work experience at this time due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic when outlining the requirements as part of the transition year programme. [49682/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a number of employees that have been deemed unable to return to their place of work full-time by their healthcare professional under circumstances in which they are able to fulfil their job in full while working from home when they are experiencing inflexibility from their employers given the absence of remote working legislation; if his Department will be introducing measures to safeguard these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49216/21]
Finance 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that unlike commercial landlords, owner-occupiers and social landlords cannot write-off their defects levies against their tax liabilities (details supplied); and if he will ensure that Budget 2022 contains measures to assist owner-occupiers and social housing providers who have paid or are paying levies for remediating defects. [49397/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review constituency boundaries considering the recent population estimates (details supplied). [49152/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-10-13 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 862 of 28 September 2021, if he has taken into account concern for the welfare of the animals once they arrive in China; and if his attention has been drawn to the likely treatment that they face (details supplied). [50006/21]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2021-10-12 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccination cards that are unaccounted for across the vaccination system. [49696/21]