Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 4 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Jul – 10 Jul 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022

2022-07-06 · 4 votes

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 72–67

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–73

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Amendment again put: · motion failed 69–74

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 74–69

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects

2022-07-06 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 78–61

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-07-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 66–61

Voted for 1 Eamon Ryan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 6 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Children 6 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend section 2(1) of the Employment Equality Act 1998 to insert, after "behaviour" in paragraph (e) of the definition of disability, "or seriously affects a person's capacity to take part in normal social interaction or to form social relationships"; if it is planned to do so within the next 12 months; and if he will provide a timeline for doing so. [36215/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will amend section 2(1) of the Equal Status Act 2000 to insert "or seriously affects a person's capacity to take part in normal social interaction or to form social relationships"; if it is planned to do so within the next 12 months; and if he will provide a timeline for doing so. [36216/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish an integrated, interdepartmental strategy on autism to provide for the compilation of accurate data on the prevalence of autism in Ireland, and for the introduction of a best practice model of service delivery, assessment, diagnosis and intervention for persons with autism who interact with Departments and public bodies; if such a strategy will contain a reporting mechanism for Ministers and public bodies; and if he will provide a timeline for the publication of such a strategy. [36217/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will issue guidance to public bodies on the provision of specialist autism training and awareness training for relevant staff. [36219/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to establish an autism awareness campaign, including an information website and a traditional and online media strategy. [36220/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to introduce legislation to require public service providers to set up data collection systems to identify and record the number of persons within their client bases who have autism and to calculate current and future needs for services. [36226/22]
Health 5 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the status of the Government’s plans to introduce a new national Traveller mental health strategy. [35713/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if the Government will commit to commissioning updated research into suicide in the Traveller community. [35714/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he intends to compile updated data on the prevalence of autism in Ireland [36218/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce new guidance for health service providers on the way to meet the needs of persons with autism and their families and carers. [36227/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he intends to develop further services to address the needs of children and adults with autism; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36228/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and adults with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36231/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to develop further services to address the needs of children and adults with autism who use public transport in Ireland; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36232/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and young persons with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36229/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to develop further supports and services to address the needs of children and adults with autism; and if the implementation of such services and supports will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36230/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to develop further services to address the needs of students and prospective students with autism; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36233/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she intends to develop further services and supports to address the needs of children and adults with autism who interact with her Department and its agencies; and if the implementation of such services will be informed by feedback from members of the autism community. [36234/22]

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Justice 3 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the action being taken to address antisocial and public order offences in Dublin city centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35650/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether persons convicted of domestic violence or violence against a partner or former partner should be placed on a register of domestic violence offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35641/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if legislation introduced to enable posthumous disregards of those convicted of criminal offences due to their homosexuality will permit applications to be made by persons other than a relative of a deceased person who was convicted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35729/22]