Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 23 May

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 23 May – 29 May 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 37 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 Paul Murphy

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Seán Crowe

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 Paul Murphy

Voted against 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Seán Crowe

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association

2022-05-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–59

Voted for 2 Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Paul Murphy

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · Colm Brophy · Seán Crowe

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 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-05-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the situation regarding medical scientists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when free general practitioner care will be extended to six and seven-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26799/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health when the public health advice to end the mask-wearing mandate will cease to exist. [27094/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if zero-hour contracts are being implemented for employees in the nursing home sector and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27095/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the action that she is taking to tackle repeat offending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26071/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice if there are any plans to set up a dedicated transport policing unit within An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26072/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the request from an organisation (details supplied) for schools to be allowed to amalgamate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25956/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with English teachers to discuss their concerns about the potential impact of moving the Leaving Certificate paper one to fifth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27093/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on preparations for a referendum on the public ownership of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26504/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there are persons who are employed by an organisation (details supplied) involved in the inspection of those wishing to attain International Education Mark accreditation, who are themselves owners, and directors involved in the provision of English language education; if so, if he is satisfied that there is no conflict of interest in this regard ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26487/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 3 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Health 7 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if employees in a healthcare setting (details supplied) are entitled to the pandemic bonus payment. [25685/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will urgently issue guidance to general practitioners around the country that exercise should not be recommended to patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis or long-Covid where protein-energy malnutrition is a feature, following the publication of guidelines from an organisation (details supplied). [25893/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of services that are available to both children and adults with myalgic encephalomyelitis; and the actions that the HSE will take to rectify this. [25894/22]
- 2022-05-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of paxlovid that are available for the high-risk population of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26781/22]
- 2022-05-25 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will request his Department to make cariban available through the drugs payment scheme and the medical card as soon as possible, ensuring that the drug is licensed for use in Ireland; if he will plan for reimbursement for those who have had to pay for it to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26789/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will work with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) is granted pay parity with other laboratory colleagues that they have been seeking for 21 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26950/22]
- 2022-05-26 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent call by an organisation (details supplied) for ventilation in hospitals to be examined to ensure the safety of nurses and midwives in their workplaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26949/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if section 37A of the Education Act 1998 has ever been used to direct post-primary schools to provide ASD classes; if so, when this took place; and the location of these schools. [25714/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 105 of 6 April 2022, if contact has been made with the National Council for Special Education as no direct reply has been issued to date. [26211/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that have been taken by his Department to ensure the welfare of Irish thoroughbreds and other racing horses being sent to UK slaughterhouses since the broadcasting of a television programme (details supplied); and the measures that have been put in place to stop such transportation of Irish horses to UK slaughterhouses. [25900/22]
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses sent to UK slaughterhouses in 2021 and to date in 2022. [25901/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to new research by an organisation (details supplied) which shows that the value of the social wage for full-time workers in Ireland is exceptionally low by European Union standards; if he has considered this research; and his views in relation to a social wage in Ireland. [25930/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of payments that have been made to approved housing bodies under payment and availability agreements; and the length of time in months for each payment by each local authority in tabular form. [25881/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if he has raised issues with their sentence of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26445/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that while most services will benefit from the 2022 budget provision for the early childhood care and education programme scheme, a significant cohort will not; if his Department has plans to address the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25892/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that those renewing their residence permit are only allowed to apply one month prior to the expiration date of their permit, even though the current waiting time suggested by her Department for a new permit to be approved is nine to ten weeks plus two to three weeks issue and delivery, totalling up to 13 weeks; the action that she will take to expedite these applications; and if she will consider allowing people to apply further in advance of their permit expiry date. [26477/22]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 1 question · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 1 total

Housing 1 question
- 2022-05-24 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been approved for upgrades, by each local authority, under the energy efficiency retrofit programme in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the number of upgrade works that have been completed, by each local authority in 2021, in tabular form. [26232/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Platform for Patients' Organisations, Science and Industry Health
- Meeting with the Minister to discuss National Rare Disease Plan and other issues relevant to the rare disease community