Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 18 Oct

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 18 Oct – 24 Oct 2021 · 4 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Rental Sector

2021-10-20 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–56

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 71–56

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

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 · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE recommended medication cariban should be added to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; his views on whether the drug should be made available on the medical card; and the treatments available under each scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum. [50369/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the publication of recommendations from the full health technology assessment of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system. [50450/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to research from a group (details supplied); and the way he plans to implement its recommendations. [50929/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the portion of the €30 million for national strategies in Budget 2022 that will be allocated for the National Carers Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50930/21]
- 2021-10-20 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the legal rationale underpinning the age limit of 17 to 25 years of age for those accessing free contraception as set out in the €31 million women’s health package in Budget 2022;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51700/21]
Children 3 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the extension of the national childcare scheme universal subsidy to children under 15 will be applied; the way the hours will be awarded; if, in the case of a child attending afterschool care for 30 hours a week, that child will be entitled to a subsidy of 50 cent an hour to the value of €15 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50926/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way funding of the €69 million for early learning and care and school age services provided in Budget 2022 will be awarded; the projected start date for those programmes; if he will provide a breakdown and detailed explanation of the costings that underpin the additional allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50927/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which the additional €9 million for the national childcare scheme will be spent; if he will provide a detailed explanation of the costings that underpin the extra funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50928/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the figures on the allocation of resources to community policing in the Dublin north inner city area for 2021. [50451/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to recent incidences of violent antisocial behaviour in the north inner city of Dublin; the steps her Department is taking to address escalating crime in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50452/21]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if undocumented workers who report illegal employment practices as described in Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 7 October 2021 will be referred to immigration authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50449/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that grey seals are not placed at undue risk due to commercial vessel-based or shipping-based activities. [50453/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will develop a new gender and equality proof labour market activation plan to support women into decent work, particularly women who are most distant from the labour market. [50370/21]

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 · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 4 questions
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for homecare support in each local health office area in CHO 6; the corresponding figures in each area for the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50543/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO 6; the corresponding figures in each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50542/21]
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when he plans to legislate in the area of assisted human reproduction; and if he will be doing so in line with the recently published report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection which recommends that the Government introduce a legislative framework including recognition of international surrogacy and parenting arrangements. [43173/21]
- 2021-10-20 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if it is intended to recruit more neurology nurse specialists across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51522/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-10-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps she plans to take to combat antisocial behaviour and violent assaults in inner city areas of Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51419/21]
- 2021-10-21 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the measures that can be introduced to deter boys and young men from engaging in gratuitous violent behaviour against others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51420/21]
Public 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budgeted cost and final cost for the works recently completed on the dome of the Four Courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50916/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-10-19 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the steps that have been taken to ensure that the payroll division of her Department is operating fully in order that it can deal with the many queries from teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50426/21]