Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 13 Dec

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Dec – 19 Dec 2021 · 3 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 39 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Tenderers Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if …

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A bill to provide that abnormally low tender bids for construction works with a contract equal to or above the EU threshold for public works are regulated, and disqualified, if their low level is not adequately explained to the relevant authority, and that performance in prior public contracts be grounds for exclusion from participation in a procurement procedure.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 64–78

Voted for 1 Louise O'Reilly

Did not vote 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Foetal Pain Relief) Bill 2021

2021-12-15 · 2 votes · Independent PMB

A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy

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A bill to provide for pain relief for the foetus in certain cases of termination of pregnancy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 103–37

Voted for 1 Louise O'Reilly

Did not vote 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

The motion · motion passed 107–36

Voted for 1 Louise O'Reilly

Did not vote 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 39 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 39 total

Housing 26 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied) with reference to European Court of Justice case C-247/85, Commission v. Belgium, 1985. [61376/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to European Court of Justice case C-247/85, Commission v. Belgium, 1985. [61377/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service are primarily responsible for ensuring that the State is compliant with the EU Habitats Directive and the EU Birds Directive in particular the Habitats Directive Articles 2 and 16.1.a, .b and .c and the Birds Directive Articles 2 and 9.1.a. [61378/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to annual wild birds' derogation declarations. [61379/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether high density European herring gull colonies have been enabled to proliferate exponentially in urban areas as policy under legal protection administered by his Department and without being subject to management and control in view of the results of the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned in May to July 2021 by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [61380/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether freely proliferating high density European herring gull colonies are impacting negatively and seriously on communities in ways that are egregiously antisocial (details supplied); his views on the supporting evidence held by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service on each of these serious concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61381/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters in relation to the birds directive (details supplied). [61382/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the meaning of adapt the population in Article 1 of the birds directive in the contexts set out in Article 16.1.c of the habitats directive and Article 2 of the birds directive; and if this legal responsibility placed on member states by the European Commission in the directives includes upwards and downwards adaptation of population numbers as appropriate within the law and prevailing circumstances. [61383/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the meaning of, in the interests of public health and public safety, or for other imperative reasons of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature, in Article 16.1.c of the habitats directive; and if he is satisfied that his Department is properly meeting its responsibilities in each of these regards in relation to high density urban seagull colonies. [61384/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service will publish the report of the 2021 National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned in the period May to June 2021. [61385/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service will publish the analysis of the results of the 2021 National Survey of Urban Gulls that it commissioned in the period May to June 2021 in time for its customary annual public consultation on derogation declarations for the 2021-2022 declarations in order that contributors to the public consultation who live in areas impacted by high density urban seagull colonies may be fully informed of the survey results and of derogation options; and if his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service will ensure that its analysis of the survey results includes substantive correlation to the first interim and minority reports submitted in April 2020 and the recommendations of the consultative committee on urban seagulls in particular but not exclusively the reports’ recommendations regarding the interests of public health and safety. [61386/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service will ensure when publishing its analysis of the National Survey of Urban Gulls that it commissioned in the period May to June 2021 that it includes in its analysis particular reference to the evidence it holds on the negative impacts on communities from proliferating high density seagull colonies, the expert advices that it has received via the consultative committee on urban seagulls since 2019, including legal advices and the legitimate interests of public health and safety which can be addressed in derogation declarations. [61387/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to the results of the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned in the period May to June 2021. [61388/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to the results of the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned in the period May to June 2021. [61389/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [61390/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [61391/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Seabird 2000 Census Report 2002. [61392/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Seabird 2000 Census Report 2002. [61393/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61394/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is now essential to urgently implement recommendation 8 of the report of his predecessor’s consultative committee on urban seagulls of 17 April 2020 in the interests of public health and safety in line with emphatic legal advices provided to him via the committee in August 2020 and February 2021 and thereby to modify and extend the now five-year-old pilot Balbriggan derogation declaration to other impacted towns and communities in order to legally and properly protect the interests of public health and safety as catered for under Article 9.1.a of the 1979 birds directive and Article 16.1.c of the habitats directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61395/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Dublin survey only covered a limited number of areas with reference to the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and the names of Dublin city districts and suburbs that were actually included in the national survey and the apparently occupied nest totals for each surveyed location. [61396/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the locations and suburbs in Dublin that yielded the total of 770 apparently occupied nests with reference to the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service and with particular reference to the survey results for Dublin; and if these were actual nest sightings. [61397/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) with reference to the 2021 National Survey of Urban Seagulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [61398/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series on matters in relation to the urban gull population (details supplied). [61399/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a series on matters in relation to the urban gull population (details supplied). [61400/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he plans to take to protect schools, school children, school staff and school property in the areas in which high density colonies are freely proliferating, for example, Balbriggan, Skerries, Howth and Drogheda as shown in the National Survey of Urban Gulls commissioned by his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service in May to June 2021 (details supplied). [61401/21]
Education 4 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if she will work with a school (details supplied) to ensure it can expand its intake of students for 2022-2023 given that there is a significant number of children whose principle private residence is in the local catchment area and who are attending the local schools have not received a place in the school. [61232/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if funding will be provided for CO2 monitors for a school (details supplied). [61931/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided for a school (details supplied) to allow for an increase in the student population specifically in order that additional first year students can be taken in for the 2022 academic year. [61932/21]
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided for a school (details supplied) to allow for an increase in the student population, specifically in order that additional first-year students can be taken in for the academic year 2022. [62857/21]
Health 4 questions
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1136 of 9 September 2021, if he will provide an update on strategic action 1.4 of the Healthy Ireland Strategic Action Plan 2021-2025, to establish a second Healthy Ireland Council; the actions that have been taken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62014/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details, including the names, grades and Department of members, as well as external representatives of, the recently established Food Reformulation Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62015/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on Get Ireland Active - the National Physical Activity Plan; the status of the review of the policy; when a successor will be put in place; the process for putting a new policy together; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62016/21]
- 2021-12-15 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on actions arising from Action 2.1 of A Healthy Weight for Ireland the Obesity Policy and Action Plan since the stakeholder forum was held on 21 November 2018; the steps that are being taken by the physical activity group and the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group to progress this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62017/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the owner or shareholders of National Broadband Ireland have the ability to sell the business and assets of National Broadband Ireland after or before full deployment of the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61547/21]
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the future direction for the State to ensure that Ireland’s connected future is safe; and if the State has plans to develop its cyber-security capabilities in this regard. [61244/21]
Justice 1 question
- 2021-12-14 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice the reason staff working in the Legal Aid Board are being requested to work on site in contravention of Government guidance that those who can work from home should work from home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61971/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason self-employed workers cannot claim illness benefit; if there are plans to change this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62729/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-12-16 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is considering offering accredited apprenticeships for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62620/21]

New lobbying 1 return

St Michael's House Group Local Government
- Budget 2022 - meeting with members of NFVSP and TDs

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.