Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 7 Mar

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Mar – 13 Mar 2022 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Excise: Financial Resolution

2022-03-09 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–71

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 7–77

Voted against 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Abstained 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–73

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–73

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-03-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 65–53

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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 · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13808/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on plans to deal with backlogs and improve services at the HSE Civil Registration Service, given pressures on the telephone booking service; if an online booking service has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on plans for improving podiatry services for local persons with diabetes in CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if an update will be provided on the actions and measures being provided by his Department to support survivors of thalidomide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13809/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the status and readiness of the Air Corps. [13335/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the status and readiness of the Naval Service. [13334/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of the school building programme for a school (details supplied). [13404/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider emergency measures to support taxi drivers, including allowing them to add one or two euro to each fare through the additional charge function given the very significant increase in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13804/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an update will be provided on plans to amend planning regulations to allow schools and other institutions to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13803/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an update will be provided on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/22]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the impact of the inclusion of all post-school options in the CAO system; the number of additional applicants there were in 2022 due to this expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12713/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an update will be provided on which local authorities offer apprenticeship programmes; if there are plans to support the expansion of the programme specifically in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12714/22]
Defence 2 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence if the Irish Defence Forces will be involved in supporting refugees arriving from Ukraine in terms of settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13364/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered the potential role the Irish Defence Forces might have in peace-keeping measures that might arise given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13365/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that are currently in temporary accommodation while awaiting permanent sites; the stage that each of those schools is at, that is, searching for a suitable site, a suitable site located, a suitable site located and acquired by her Department, the tender process under way or the build under way, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13366/22]
- 2022-03-10 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that a timely response is issued to a school (details supplied) on its submission of a detailed cost analysis plan to the building section of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13367/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driver licence renewal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12615/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Taoiseach 5 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Civil Service management board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, will next meet. [11770/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the German Chancellor. [12790/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [12791/22]
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [12792/22]
- 2022-03-09 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he is planning to update the national reform programme for 2022. [11771/22]
Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on his plans in relation to third-level and post-graduate fees; if these fees will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12872/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether it makes sense to maintain financial or other barriers to accessing all levels of further and higher education and that all such barriers should be removed including the leaving certificate given the significant skills shortages in a range of areas such as health, mental health, construction, education and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12873/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on new plans for training and apprenticeship places in all trades that are needed to ramp up the supply of housing across the country; the role that local authorities might play in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12871/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of his plans to support and subsidise further education students to ensure that poverty does not deter them from continuing their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12874/22]
- 2022-03-08 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the current plans for student accommodation are providing affordable accommodation for third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12875/22]