Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 31 Jan

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 31 Jan – 6 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–76

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–75

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

The motion · motion passed 74–52

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

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 · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Social 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the continual difficulties that persons have been having for many weeks in contacting the local Intreo office in Tallaght, Dublin 24. [4297/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the various supports available from her Department under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5382/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those applying for, granted and refused a heating supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the strategies in place to offer mental health supports for primary and secondary students, including access to emotional well-being supports in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4662/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education her views on the impact of Covid-19 on retention rates for students and the gap in retention between DEIS and non-DEIS schools; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4663/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports in place for early years providers that continue to experience severe sustainability issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that Tusla has responded to the arrival of 36 unaccompanied child refugees in 2021; the supports that were made available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5442/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [4725/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to facilitate remote working particularly taking into account the childcare challenges faced by many working parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4375/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a final report was furnished to him with regard to an archaeological excavation (details supplied); if so, if a copy of the report will be provided to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4299/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-02 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the measures being taken to combat antisocial behaviour. [5479/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Education 6 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will respond to the call by a union (details supplied) for open access to third level education; if she plans to abolish the leaving certificate; if she will engage with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to develop open access to third level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4697/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to introduce objective sex education in all primary and post-primary schools; if it will be ensured that religious ethos cannot prevent the teaching of the objective sex education curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4696/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the number of classrooms in primary and post-primary schools that have HEPA filters; when she expects all classrooms to have HEPA filters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4693/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the wearing of face masks of an FFP2 or higher standard is mandatory in all school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4695/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will initiate the centralised purchasing by her Department of HEPA filters to ensure all primary and post-primary classrooms are equipped with HEPA filters as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4694/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a non-traditional leaving certificate examination will take place in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4692/22]
Taoiseach 5 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will meet next. [4701/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [2225/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [2226/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [4702/22]
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met. [4703/22]
Social 5 questions
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a commitment will be made to ending privatisation and outsourcing of the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5400/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing social welfare claimants the option of continuing to receive their payments into their bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5402/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in view of the rapidly rising cost of living she will reverse the cuts to the pandemic unemployment payment and cancel planned future cuts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5403/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw the tender for local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5401/22]
- 2022-02-03 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the rising cost of living will further worsen child poverty; and the measures she will take to address same. [5404/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department sought legal advice in relation to section 34 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 before the publication of reports (details supplied) in which three county councillors were publicly named; and if he is satisfied that section 34 was fully complied with. [4252/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that those who fall into the demographic category of long-term disabled and or the elderly may be unable to avail of the MICA redress scheme due to the fact that they are unable to borrow the remaining amount that needs to be put forward; if he will instruct his Department to carry out an analysis to determine the percentage of those that can avail of the scheme by category, that is, able-bodied, disabled, elderly, elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4445/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hares captured during each coursing season (details supplied) in tabular form. [4987/22]
Health 3 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 886 of 19 October 2021, when the outcome of the 2022 proposal for additional nursing posts will be approved; and if approved, the length of time it will take for the changes to be implemented. [4447/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department plans to expand the weight management services throughout the country. [4521/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on whether there is a need for a publicly funded service to get excess skin removed for those who have gone through bariatric surgery. [4522/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that social care workers are not listed by the Revenue Commissioners as a profession and are unable to claim flat-rate expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5063/22]
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a single parent who is living with a partner who is unemployed is unable to claim tax credits for their child, even in cases in which they are supporting them alone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5064/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when remote working legislation will be introduced; if he will ensure that employees have the right to work from home in circumstances in which it is possible in this legislation rather than just the right to request same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4430/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider including other categories of workers, such as social care workers, who have also had to attend work throughout the lockdown periods, in the Covid recognition payment. [5065/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the military exercises by states other than Ireland that have taken place within Ireland’s exclusive economic zone over the past 20 years by date. [4562/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-01 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update in respect of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied). [4439/22]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2022-02-02 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021; and when the legislation outlawing fur farming will come into effect. [5302/22]

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