Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 21 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Feb – 27 Feb 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 46 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-02-23 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 77–57

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Carbon Tax

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of authorised continuous glucose monitors (details supplied) broken down by CHO and LHO for patients aged under 21 and over 21 years of age, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9168/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the authorisation of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitor by CHO and LHO to patients aged under 21 and over 21 years of age, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9169/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9170/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of plans for improving podiatry services for persons with diabetes in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9175/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with an organisation (details supplied). [9682/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance his views on legislating on reserve requirements for banks and credit unions. [9683/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will liaise with the appropriate authorities to ensure customers using pay-as-you-go electricity meters will receive a €200 top-up for their meters when the credit is added to their account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9173/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national heat study will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10479/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that will be put in place for public transport users who have tax saver tickets following the recent reduction in fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9171/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider a package of measures to support taxi drivers, particularly owner-operators, given the impact of inflation on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9172/22]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the plans of the Central Statistics Office for census 2022. [10085/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the circumstances in which it is permissible under law for trees to be pruned during the nesting season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9174/22]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 5 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Children 4 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of drop-in childcare services operating; the location of these services by county council; the financial supports available to drop-in services; if he has any particular start-up supports for such services and their business model; the reason that there are so few operating as exclusive drop-in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9288/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the financial supports being provided to early learning and care in relation to insurance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9289/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Budget 2022 additional childcare funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9290/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of drop-in childcare services broken down by exclusively drop in and also as part of the wider service as a percentage of the overall number of registered childcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9291/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications that have been received under the music and entertainment business assistance scheme 2022, by local authority area or county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10153/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the process in place for sports capital and equipment programme appeals; the length of time the applicant has to make an appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10152/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work that is under way to mitigate the current delay in the roll-out of the national broadband plan, particularly in locations throughout the Dún Laoghaire area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10155/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of his engagement with the National Cyber Security Centre, particularly since the cyberattack on the HSE in 2021; the safeguards that are in place to prevent another similar attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10154/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of the proposed, permanent new building for a school (details supplied); the timeframe for the completion of the proposed extension for the school approved under the additional school accommodation scheme in 2021; if the works will, as proposed, include a sensory garden and a new SEN unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9411/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the status of a dental waiting list position of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9593/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if she will assist in issuing a renewed driver licence to a person (details supplied) given the significant delay that has been encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10620/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 5 votes · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Finance 6 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering further tax measures to alleviate the severe burden of heating and energy price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will now consider establishing an escalating tax on the owners of multiple properties given the role that property investment funds and entities are now playing in dominating the housing market and contributing to unaffordable rents and limiting housing options for ordinary persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9675/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether taxes on energy and heating fuel such as carbon tax and VAT are now directly contributing to fuel poverty and excessive fuel costs for many households; if he plans to take steps to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will now consider abolishing the universal social charge and replacing it with a high-income social charge given the very severe impact of inflation and the rising cost of living, which is disproportionately impacting on low- and middle-income workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will clearly establish, through guidelines or in legislation, that film producer companies in receipt of section 481 film tax relief must take direct responsibility as the employers for all those working on section 481 supported film productions and end the situation in which they are denying this employer responsibility by hiding behind short-lived designated activity companies which are set up as accountancy tools for the duration of a film production and cease to exist shortly afterwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9673/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that while inflation and the cost of living increases currently taking place are severely impacting on ordinary workers and households, corporate profits continue to rise as they have done throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and over the last decade; his further views on whether new tax measures are needed to ensure that those that are doing well in the current environment contribute to easing the burden being imposed on the rest of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9674/22]
Tourism 4 questions
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if all arts workers, not only performers and artists but including crew and technicians, will be eligible for the basic income pilot scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10513/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason she is limiting the basic income pilot scheme to 2,000 applicants; if she will reconsider this number given that it represents a very small cohort of those working in the arts and culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10514/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider developing a register for artists, performers, crew and technicians and all those working in arts and culture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10515/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of establishing the eligibility criteria for the basic income pilot scheme for workers in the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10512/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the plans of the CSO for census 2022. [6394/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe will next meet. [9700/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the shared island unit will hold its next dialogue. [9701/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the model for the certificate history essays for this year; the way it differs from last year's model and the traditional leaving certificate model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9101/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the request from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9316/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite approval for the submission of detailed cost analysis plan by a school project (details supplied) for building proposal submitted on 31 January 2022 in order to avoid any delay that may result in an inflation in cost in the interim as has happened in the past; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10523/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant for lighting available for schools to switch to more carbon-friendly LED lighting; if not, if such a grant is planned for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/22]
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the projected amounts that will be raised from the carbon tax that are ring-fenced for retrofitting programmes in each of the years 2022 to 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites identified in each local authority area across the country; the amounts levied in each area under the vacant sites levy; the amounts collected under the levy; the number of sites and the amounts outstanding in unpaid levies in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10199/22]
- 2022-02-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites identified in each local authority area across the country; the amounts levied in each area under the derelict sites levy; and the amounts collected under the levy; the number of sites and amounts outstanding in unpaid levies in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10200/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are in place for those reaching 65 years of age who should qualify for the over-65s benefit payment but do not satisfy the PRSI contribution criteria as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the loss of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9498/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to six- and seven-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9052/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-02-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ESB ecar cards require a minimum credit of €5 at all times; the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/22]