Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 21 Mar — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Mar – 27 Mar 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 42 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-03-23 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–62

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Paul Murphy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–62

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Paul Murphy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–62

Voted for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Paul Murphy

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 54–61

Voted for 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy

Education (Voluntary Contributions) Bill 2021

2022-03-23 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to make provision whereby the Minister for Education shall make regulations governing the collection by schools of voluntary contributions from parents/guardians

full description

A bill to make provision whereby the Minister for Education shall make regulations governing the collection by schools of voluntary contributions from parents/guardians; to provide for the publication of the total monies collected annually and a detailed expenditure of those monies by schools; and for those purposes to amend the Education Act 1998.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 59–55

Voted for 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy

Rising Energy Costs

2022-03-23 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 60–56

Voted for 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy

The motion · motion passed 60–56

Voted for 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 15 total

Education 5 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the number of additional schools in the Dublin 6, 6W and 12 areas that have made a decision to open or already have opened an ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14257/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps her Department has taken to ensure the opening of additional ASD units in the Dublin 6, 6W and 16 areas of an electoral area (details supplied); the position regarding this process; and her plans with regard to the provision of additional ASD units in schools in these areas. [14258/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6W, 6 and 16 that do not have ASD units and which have or have not made applications to provide ASD units; the stages these requests are at in terms of timelines for delivery; the reason for these schools’ refusals to provide ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14259/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the schools in Dublin 6, 6W, 12, 16 and 24 that have ASD units at both primary and post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14260/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the steps that she has taken to persuade or oblige schools in Dublin 6, 6W and 16 to provide ASD units in their schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14261/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the planned priority measures for 2022 under the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14821/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the supports her Department is providing for persons arriving from Ukraine including supports for those arriving under the EU Temporary Protection Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14820/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) would suddenly have their qualified adult pension withdrawn completely after 20 years; if her attention has been drawn to the distress that such an event can cause to senior members of society; the reason that there is not a mechanism in place that prevents such a sudden and distressing event from happening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13993/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the significant shortfall in nursing applications through the CAO process for the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14400/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when a person will receive support (details supplied). [14408/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on progress made towards the establishment of a national memorial and archive for survivors of institutional abuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15313/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the total admissions to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme since its inception, including when the next group of refugees from Jordan and Lebanon are expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15312/22]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2022-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will detail all the sanctions that Ireland has imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. [15147/22]
- 2022-03-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that all the activities of the staff in the Russian embassy are compatible with their diplomatic status. [15146/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the recourse that a consumer has in cases in which shoddy building work has been carried out on their home and in which the contractor is not registered with organisations (details supplied); the avenues they can explore to make good on the shoddy workmanship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14227/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 4 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when the human tissue Bill including the commitment to bring in soft opt-out organ donor consent will be fully enacted. [14341/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health when financial support for all those seeking IVFR treatment including those with cystic fibrosis will be provided. [14342/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his Department’s plans for funding long Covid clinics; and the supports that are available for those suffering with long Covid. [14489/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to the payment of Covid-19 bonuses for HSE workers; and when these will be processed and provided to workers. [14554/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of roles that have been filled in the Work Placement Experience Programme; the cost of the scheme to the Exchequer since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7060/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports offered to those suffering with long Covid; if they are entitled to long-term illness benefit given the impact of long Covid on their health and ability to work. [14490/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those who are working over the age of 66 are not entitled to claim the Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit payment (details supplied); the reason this information is not supplied on the MyGov.ie website; if she will instruct her Department to change this rule; and the way that a person in this situation can proceed to get payment while they are not working due to Covid isolation. [14774/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow those who have a pending status for their GNIB card to renew their driver licence. [13845/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a group (details supplied) is calling on the National Transport Authority to act on behalf of its industry and introduce a temporary stopgap of one euro to all metered fares during an extremely difficult period for all taxi operators given the increase in fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13848/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that most electric vehicles come with tinted glass in the rear as standard given that the cost to change these windows is around €800 plus; if the clear glass windows are available if he will discuss with the National Transport Authority the idea of allowing tinted rear glass in taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14642/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm his Department's social housing means assessment policy, specifically regarding the assessment of savings and capital of social housing support applicants and the recent implantation of same by South Dublin County Council whereby applicants have been refused on the basis of savings, inheritance, pension and redundancy lump sum and other amounts held in financial institutions. [14344/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the working group on defective homes will be completed by the end of March 2022 as previously advised; if his attention has been drawn to the importance of the working group's report meeting this timeline in order that there is sufficient time for the report's recommendations to be considered by Government and acted upon in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14456/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a person who became undocumented on 18 March 2018 just a few weeks after the cut off 31 January 2018 will be allowed to be included in the undocumented scheme. [14492/22]
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of deaths by year in or following Garda custody or contact since the creation of GSOC including but not limited to shootings, pursuits, deaths in custody and deaths following any Garda interaction in tabular form. [14991/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the reason that a school (details supplied) has had an infant class teaching post removed despite having a classroom available and a large waiting list of children hoping to attend; and if she will take steps to ensure this is corrected. [15395/22]
- 2022-03-23 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the once-off reductions in new enrolments in junior infants in some schools in 2021 due to Covid is now resulting in a reduction in teaching posts for the coming 2022-2023 school year despite a recovery in the numbers seeking enrolment, potentially leading to classrooms being left empty while students are unable to find a school place, and if he has plans to prevent same. [15396/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will match funding from an organisation (details supplied) to support persons with cystic fibrosis in Ukraine. [14340/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a manager with a level 6+ qualification and 18 years’ experience will not meet the uplift requirements in relation to the Core Funding Plan for Childcare; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that for them to get a level 7 qualification they need to return to college for approximately six years to do nine modules at a cost of approx. €4,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14587/22]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Health 1 question
- 2022-03-22 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children who require follow-on cardiac surgery in the Mater Hospital, Dublin following a previous surgery which resulted in an adverse outcome and has therefore necessitated a second surgery. [14805/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-03-24 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties parents are experiencing with consent forms for children’s first-time passports being rejected due to incorrect dates; the changes he plans to bring forward to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/22]