Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 21 Feb

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Feb – 27 Feb 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 35 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 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Carbon Tax

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

The motion · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Supplementary Budget for Rural Communities and Farmers

2022-02-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

The motion · motion passed 73–61

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 5 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Health 31 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on reports in a newspaper (details supplied) regarding the under-recruitment of 10,000 staff budgeted for in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9219/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the HSE services that will be affected by the under-recruitment of 10,000 staff budgeted for in 2022 as reported in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which the under-recruitment of 10,000 staff, as reported in a newspaper (details supplied) affects the current plans to address the shortage of child and adolescent mental health service consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9221/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which the under-recruitment of 10,000 staff, as reported in a newspaper (details supplied) affects the current plans to address the shortage of consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9222/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the way in which the under-recruitment of 10,000 staff, as reported in a newspaper (details supplied) affects the current plans to address the shortage of laboratory scientists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9223/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has confidence in the HSE to manage the finances received from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9224/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on commencing an investigation into the recruitment practices in the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9226/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when his attention was drawn to the crisis in recruitment in the HSE regarding the 4,500 shortfalls in new staff as reported in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9227/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if funding to mental health services will be affected and if staffing targets made by him will be met as per reports in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on reports in a newspaper (details supplied) that consultants in the HSE are being hired at rates above the starting salary on the pay scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9229/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants in the HSE who have been hired at rates above the starting salary on the pay scale as per reports in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9230/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the recruitment practices of the HSE with regard to the hiring of consultants as per reports in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9231/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the financial reporting to his Department by the HSE as per reports in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9232/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department has knowingly set staffing targets and funding for the HSE that are undeliverable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9233/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the legal advice he has received in regard to the drafting of legislation for safe access zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9250/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of free general practitioner care for six- and seven-year-olds; when he expects the service to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9302/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if has he met with an organisation (details supplied) since budget 2022 to specifically discuss the roll-out of free general practitioner care for six- and seven-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9303/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of free contraception for 17- to 25-year-olds; when he expects free contraception to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9304/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on an independent review into the CHO1 in the north west and its ability to manage and operate disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9347/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9348/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9349/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9350/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9351/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9353/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9354/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will commence an independent review into the quality and management of disability services in CHO9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9355/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is confident that HIQA as a regulator is receiving adequate and timely notifications from disability health service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9356/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on BreastCheck in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the total annual spend on CervicalCheck in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9877/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the BreastCheck screening age to 40; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9878/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position for a pensioner buying out their own home under the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocations that will be made to local authorities to upgrade their housing stock under the recently announced retrofitting programme; if each local authority will have to develop and implement their own scheme; if there will be a national scheme; if any such scheme will include the replacement of windows and doors for local authority homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the timelines involved in the implementation of the recently published report on the commission on the Future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9116/22]
- 2022-02-22 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence if he plans to establish a committee to oversee the implementation of the report on the Commission of the Defence Forces; the way that the committee will be constituted; if there will be a Government member as part of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9117/22]