Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 14 Feb

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Feb – 20 Feb 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 60 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Tackling the Cost of Living - Institutional Investors in the Residential Property Market

2022-02-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 71–60

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 71–60

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-02-15 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–55

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 3 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the work underway to increase the number of frontline nursing and midwifery staff in hospitals to help increase capacity and improve experiences for both staff and patients. [7974/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the issues in accessing general practitioner care in Lucan, County Dublin; the actions that are being taken to improve access to general practitioner care nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7973/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce financial supports for persons receiving IVF treatment in the assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8162/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her approach to school planning in the South Dublin County Council area specifically to address the inconsistency in approach to same; the reason the public site in the Grange, Kilcarberry, Clondalkin is not being retained by her Department for future school needs; and the reason a private site within the Ballycullen local area plan remains earmarked as a school site for over 20 years. [8219/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her plans to increase school places for children with literacy difficulties in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8461/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work carried out by her Department to encourage and further develop philanthropy in Ireland. [8607/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local development strategy for the Leader programme; if this will include a review of geographical boundaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8606/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of minor naturalisation applications that are currently waiting to be processed; the current waiting time for an application to be processed; the estimated length of time that it will take to clear the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8598/22]
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the actions that are being taken to tackle illegal drug dealing in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8599/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the actions that are being taken to alleviate traffic tailbacks for commuters in Rathcoole, County Dublin as they enter Rathcoole via the entrance off the N7 at Citywest. [7441/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if the grant under the treatment benefit scheme towards the cost of wigs and hairpieces for persons who suffer from hair loss due to disease can be used towards the cost of treatment for eyebrow or eyelash hair loss as a result of disease; and if not, if she will consider including this measure in the scheme. [8528/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-17 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance when the tax exemption limit for persons aged 65 years and over will be reviewed in order that it increases in line with the increase in the old age pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/22]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Housing 8 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the European Commission has indicated at any time concerns or comments in relation to the general scheme of the Housing and Planning and Development Bill 2019 and on developments on access to justice in Ireland since the publication of the scheme in 2019; if so, the detail of such concerns; if he will provide a copy of such correspondence from the European Commission and the responses furnished by the Irish authorities on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all functions which fall within the responsibility of his Department and a list of all of functions delegated to the two Ministers of State within his Department. [7707/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the unnecessary delay in admitting homeowners with pyrite defective block in County Clare into the defective block remediation scheme; and when these homeowners will be admitted into the scheme. [8490/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the general scheme of the enhanced defective block remediation scheme will be published; and if the enhanced scheme will be open to applications in 2022. [8491/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list the outstanding affordable housing regulations; and when they will be published. [8492/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of staff employed in each local authority housing department, by employment type, including architects, engineers, clerical staff, maintenance staff and so on, in tabular form. [8704/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of unfilled vacancies in local authority housing departments, by employment type, in each local authority. [8705/22]
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the requests from all local authorities for additional housing department staff on foot of the announced new positions, by employment type and local authority, in tabular form. [8706/22]
Environment 4 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the implementation of the Energy Poverty Strategy 2016-2019 will be published. [7894/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will give consideration to banning per- and poly-fluoroalkylated substances. [8346/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 17 June 2021, the status of progress made towards the Annual Transition Statement for 2020. [8348/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the ESRI-led research network on fuel poverty and the work with which it has been tasked; and the timeline for completion [8350/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of new school buildings for a school (details supplied) and destined to move into new premises located on the grounds of a school; and the timeline for commencement and completion of the new building and an expected date for when the school can commence teaching in its new building. [8360/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if it will be delivered with urgency given the demand for school placements in the area. [8413/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €500,000 debt at a racetrack (details supplied) was cleared by Greyhound Racing Ireland; and the terms and conditions for clearing this debt. [7892/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds and other canines due to the growing body of veterinarian medical evidence regarding animal welfare issues from surgical artificial insemination of canines and in view that Britain has outlawed the practise. [7893/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office has finalised the indicators for assessing the effectiveness of Government retrofitting schemes to reduce energy poverty. [7895/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the amount that Ireland paid into the EU unrecycled plastic packaging levy in 2020 and 2021; and if the moneys came from the central budget and not from the packaging producers. [8349/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration given to the per- and poly-fluoroalkylated substances content of single-use food containers in procurement policy. [8347/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 380 of 8 February 2022, if he will provide further clarification on the passport application of a person (details supplied). [8073/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement payments being made at present. [7627/22]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 12 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on calls by the Minister for State in his Department for the reappointment of the national director for mental health; the reason the reappointment has not occurred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6701/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to hospitals with poisoning from codeine in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8144/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were prescribed methadone suboxone as a substitute for codeine in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8145/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of having fully staffed mental health teams in each CHO across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8173/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of re-instating a National Director of Mental Health reporting directly to the CEO of the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8174/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of setting up an independent complaints' mechanism for mental health services; if costing reviews have been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8175/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting primary care psychology appointments, by gender in each CHO, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8176/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways for mental healthcare for women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the pathways of mental healthcare for children and adolescents in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8178/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the plans that are in place to roll out ACCES Team Homeless Mental Health Service across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8383/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on appointments for mental health treatments under the ACCES Team Homeless Mental Health Service in tabular form in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; the average wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of adults waiting on appointments for mental health under the ACCES Team Homeless Mental Health Service; the average waiting times in tabular form in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8385/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options open to the parents of a child (details supplied) who is on a waiting list for a place in two reading schools in Dublin. [7515/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the supports that are in place for children with dyslexia in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7516/22]
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7888/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role Tusla had in providing supports for children and their families that were accessing CAMHS in south Kerry; if these supports are still in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to technical difficulties preventing some passport applicants from completing their applications forcing them to submit new applications and incurring the fee for a second time; and the way that these applicants can receive a refund for their first application. [8527/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to redirect money and assets seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau back into the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8715/22]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.