Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 23 May

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 23 May – 29 May 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 19 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–70

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–71

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–59

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Justice 3 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the progress that she is making in developing the third strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25979/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider the recommendations made in a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25980/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) will be supported in obtaining their Irish residence permit card renewal given their current circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27174/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of fatal foetal abnormalities since January 2019 will commence; the terms of reference of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26018/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the work that is underway to establish appropriate care practices for persons particularly children with long-Covid across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25718/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a comprehensive update on the work currently underway to assist farmers contribute to the effort to reduce climate-based emissions; the ongoing direct input that farmers have on proposed efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26838/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the potential impact of current proposed legislation from the UK government on Irish agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26837/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 3 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Agriculture 5 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is advising applicants that reconstitution and underplanting scheme licence applications will be withdrawn by a defined date in cases in which such applications are associated with ash dieback given that his Department is still discussing a resolution with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26096/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates on which his Department was in communication with Coillte regarding the recently announced strategy and intention to afforest 100,000 ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26097/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte roads approved in the weekly dashboard, for week ending the 6 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26098/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to diversify agriculture in view of the war in Ukraine and the impact that this will have on food supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26975/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his plans to develop Killegar forest as an amenity and biodiversity forest after the decision in 2021 not to sell this forest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/22]
Health 4 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if an assessment of needs will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25664/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the delays in assessments of need and the subsequent roll-out of services to children with developmental delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26977/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way that he plans to address the almost 400 medical laboratory scientist staff vacancies and to make these posts more attractive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26976/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27006/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an energy company (details supplied) has increased energy prices by 313% to customers in a multi-unit development in Sandyford, County Dublin who are tied into a single energy company and cannot shop around; if this is allowed; the steps that the customers should take in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide copies of all circulars that have been sent to local authorities in relation to the local infrastructure housing activation fund funding; the affordability requirements for homes built on the land in receipt of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26006/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will raise the issue of the payment that persons receive on the community employment scheme, given that many of these workers are working long hard hours (details supplied) for low pay and are struggling to make ends meet given the high cost of living; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26442/22]