Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 24 Jan

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Jan – 30 Jan 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 39 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Leaving Certificate

2022-01-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

The motion · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 1 Ciarán Ahern

Cost of Living

2022-01-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · 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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-01-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the details of the panel that will be established to assess claims for the Covid-19 pandemic bonus payment; if he will address matters (details supplied) arising in relation to the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3713/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand the successful weight management service provided by the HSE throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3809/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of applications for passports from residents of Dublin city and county that are currently outstanding; the planning that is being carried out to ensure that there is no repeat of the delays with applications experienced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3694/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions that have taken place at European Union level with regard to the situation in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3695/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-01-27 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits it is planned to recruit in the Defence Forces in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Defence the way Ireland’s defence spending as a share of national income compares with other neutral members of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3818/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there are caps in place for commercial rent increases. [4168/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 3 votes · 29 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Foreign 10 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason his Department did not issue a statement in relation to the brutal repression of an uprising in Kazakhstan which resulted in the reported killing of more than 160 protesters and the arrest of more than 8,000 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3456/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the time at which he attended Iveagh House in the evening of 17 June 2020; and if there were indications of a social gathering when he was present. [3457/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when it was decided to conduct a Departmental investigation into the event in Iveagh House on the evening of 17 June 2020. [3458/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps a person (details supplied) can take to attain an Irish passport. [3743/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the plans by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe to run a full-scale election observation mission for the forthcoming elections in Serbia with both long and short-term observers; if long-term and short-term observers from Ireland will be provided for such a mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3753/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 20 civil society groups in Hungary have urged the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe to conduct a full-scale election observation for the forthcoming elections in Hungary and that this has been supported by a number of MEPs; if he plans to support the running of such a mission; if he will convey same to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe; if he will support a call from the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe to provide long-term and short-term election observers from Ireland for such a mission to Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3754/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the budget in 2022 for Ireland's election observation programme; if the budget includes provision for the recruitment to a replacement roster in 2022; the number of observers on the current roster; if observers must be tax resident in Ireland; if not, the number of non-tax resident observers on the roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3755/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is involved in carbon offset programmes for airline travel journeys undertaken; if so, the details of the programme; the amount spent on the programme in 2021; the budget for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3756/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the brutal repression of uprising in Kazakhstan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3840/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his attendance at an event after a champagne party in Iveagh House on 17 June 2020. [3841/22]
Justice 4 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her plans to implement legislation to protect those facing harassment but who would be excluded from applying for a barring or protection order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3396/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied) who do not qualify for the Afghan Admission Programme; if there is a way that they can bring their family to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied). [3702/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will consider an appeal by a person (details supplied). [3718/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national risk assessment published by his Department. [3611/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first year of the shared island initiative. [3612/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the European Council. [3613/22]
Public 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the organisations that receive finance through the good causes Lottery funding (details supplied); and the amount that was received by each organisation. [3451/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider in relation to the Covid recognition payment including other workers that have also had to attend work throughout the lockdown periods such as security guards. [3977/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider in relation to the Covid recognition payment including other workers that have also had to attend work throughout the lockdown periods such as catering workers that fed staff and patients throughout the pandemic. [3978/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether high-grade medical masks must be a priority for carers as well as nurses and teachers; the steps his Department has taken to distribute free high-grade masks to carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3414/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the daily figures for Covid-19 cases amongst children including the number of hospitalised children, the number of children in ICUs and the number of deaths for children aged 0 to 4, 5 to 12 and 13 to 18 years of age. [3460/22]
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will consider in relation to the Covid recognition payment including others that have also had to attend work throughout the lockdown periods such as practice nurses to commend them for their outstanding effort and enthusiasm throughout the pandemic. [3976/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of his plans to change the over-occupancy rule in the mortgage-to-rent scheme (details supplied); when these changes will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3410/22]
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the over 2,500 children who are currently homeless with their families which outlines ways of supporting children living in emergency accommodation. [3467/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if his Department will raise the criteria for new SNAs to be hired to be a relevant QQI level six qualification or equivalent. [3459/22]
- 2022-01-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will reassess the policy in relation to the Irish exemption and autism to offer an exemption on the basis that a child has a significant processing disorder; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3805/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-01-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to introduce legislation to recognise the status of long-term surviving cohabitants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3402/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 19 January 2022, the way his Department plans to ensure the €100 payment is reflected in a saving for tenants given that tenants are more in need of the saving than landlords and that there are many landlords with the prepaid power account for a tenant’s home in their name and in this case the payment will go into the landlords account; and if a landlord can receive more than one €100 payment for multiple properties. [3986/22]

New lobbying 2 returns

Ennis Chamber of Commerce Budgetary matters
- Clare County Council Budget 2022
Irish Refugee Council Justice and Equality
- Letter to Minister McEntee, welcoming concept of Afghan Admissions Programme, but criticising restrictive criteria and calling for amendments and broader and more inclusive programme, in particular relating to children.

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Finance 1 question
- 2022-01-27 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the position of the Government with regard to Irish banks, particularly those that are largely in State hands, freezing or suspending the accounts of customers who conduct personal banking with Iran-based bank accounts. [4100/22]