Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 28 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Feb – 6 Mar 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 41 questions · 8 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022

2022-03-03 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–4

Voted for 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–4

Voted for 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

The motion · motion passed 5–2

Voted against 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–5

Voted for 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Healthcare Waiting Lists

2022-03-02 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

The motion · motion passed 76–57

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 3 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2021

2022-03-02 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Liable Relatives Unit of the Department of Social Protection, to make a Determination Order in respect of Jobseekers Tra…

full description

A bill to provide for the extension of the powers of the Liable Relatives Unit of the Department of Social Protection, to make a Determination Order in respect of Jobseekers Transitional Payment to one parent families, to include any necessary application to the District Court for a Payment Order, thus enabling the State to recoup, from a “liable relative”, a contribution towards the cost of providing said payment and related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–46

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 7 votes · 26 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 26 total

Housing 10 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of rental inspections undertaken in the past 12 months; the number of these that were virtual inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis that has been carried out on the effectiveness of virtual rental inspections; the way that virtual inspections are verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of virtual rental inspections that took place in 2020 and 2021; the target for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11762/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that he has taken to stop sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11763/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that have been taken to reform short-term let regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11764/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration that has been given to the proposals from the collaborative town centre health check and other new methods of locating vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11854/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase protections for tenants by preventing those landlords in receipt of Government retrofitting grants from ending tenancies for related works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12314/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action that he has taken to eliminate the exploitive practice of sex for rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11858/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if responsibility for inspections of homeless services will be transferred to the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the justification for the continuation of virtual rental inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/22]
Foreign 6 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10877/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10963/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking through Ireland’s seat on the United Nations Security Council to bring about an end to the war in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11226/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11531/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11680/22]
- 2022-03-03 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/22]
Education 4 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if a new school (details supplied) has gone to tender; if she will provide the details on the development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11123/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if full-time staff refers to both SNAs and teachers in relation to the criteria for pay grades for school secretaries paid by her Department; if not, the reason; the steps she is taking to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11339/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the reason school secretaries who are paid by her Department do not get time off in the same way as most other school staff during mid-term break unless they use annual leave days; the steps she is taking to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11340/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 451 of 22 February 2022, if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) which had an allocation of two SNAs for four children during the 2021-2022 academic year will have its allocation increased for the next academic year to reflect the fact that there will be seven children in need of support from an SNA in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11849/22]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [9764/22]
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [11571/22]
- 2022-03-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [11572/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that windows and doors have been excluded from the individual energy retrofit scheme but are included in the deep retrofit option with a one stop shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11631/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-03-01 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice , further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 17 February 2022, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish citizens who are contacting the visa office to get their family members out of Ukraine and settled safely in Ireland are being told the process will take eight to ten weeks, and as part of this process applicants have to submit their passports to the consulate in Kyiv; the steps that she is taking to urgently address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11693/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-03-02 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeship applications that are outstanding; the number of apprenticeship applications in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11855/22]

New lobbying 2 returns

Social Justice Ireland Environment
- Dissemination of Measuring Progress: Sustainable Progress Index 2022 which compares Ireland's progress towards the SDGs with our EU14 peers and makes proposals on how this progress can be accellerated to achieve our 2030 goals.
European Network Against Racism (ENAR) Ireland CLG Justice and Equality
- Hate Crime Legislation

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Social Justice Ireland Environment
- Dissemination of Measuring Progress: Sustainable Progress Index 2022 which compares Ireland's progress towards the SDGs with our EU14 peers and makes proposals on how this progress can be accellerated to achieve our 2030 goals.

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.