Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 4 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Jul – 10 Jul 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 38 questions · 1 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 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 67–73

Voted for 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Amendment again put: · motion failed 69–74

Voted for 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 74–69

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Projects

2022-07-06 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 78–61

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-07-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 66–61

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 6 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to developmental checks by public health nurses not being offered to families in Lucan, Co. Dublin; the action that he proposes to take to ensure that babies receive these checks to ensure early intervention where required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36025/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to developmental checks by public health nurses not being offered to families in Lucan, Co. Dublin; the action that he proposes to take to ensure that infants receive these checks to ensure early intervention where required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36022/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to report on progress for a primary care centre in Citywest; the services that may be provided there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36023/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to outline the health, disability, counselling, addiction and mental health services accessible to persons, including young persons living in Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Citywest and Brittas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36024/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the way that his Department is supporting children with speech and language communication needs in the classroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34862/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the family support services available to families in Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Citywest and Brittas; if he will report on the progress in recruiting a child and family support network for this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36027/22]
- 2022-07-07 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provision and affordability measures that are in place to assist the purchase of creches and childcare facilities, which were deemed necessary in developments given the number of units and demand in a particular area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36894/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the further education and training services available to young persons in Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Citywest and Brittas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36026/22]
- 2022-07-07 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the expenditure measures that his Department has taken to reskill and retrain those who have been affected in their employment as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31031/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance when the Central Revenue Information Office at Cathedral Street, North City, Dublin 1 will be open to members of the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35284/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the preliminary census figures indicate that there will be a need for further schools to serve the Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, Citywest and Brittas areas; if additional educational supports are required for the areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36028/22]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of the maritime area regulatory authority; and when he hopes it will be established. [35424/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have received any advice or guidance from his Department in recent years on the length of time a person should be living in a local authority area to meet the eligibility conditions for social housing support; the details of this advice; and the basis of the five-year rule in many allocation schemes. [35476/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the other supports, if any, that are available to assist with rental payments in order for a family to avoid homelessness in the instance that the family is removed from the social housing waiting list as a result of the income threshold being met and that the family is in receipt of only a payment from the Department of Social Protection. [36504/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the current timeline in relation to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for the processing of applications in respect of minors; and the number of minor applications that are pending at this time. [35279/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the action, if any, that has been taken by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service to improve the application process; and if any action has been taken in recent months to address the delays in processing as a result of Covid-19. [35280/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the process by which a person (details supplied) can obtain a re-entry visa in order to be able to travel freely with their family. [36315/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the current rate of VAT on construction for Government-funded social and affordable housing schemes; and if there are any legal impediments to reducing or zero-rating VAT on such schemes. [35787/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the current rate of VAT on construction for refurbishment of vacant properties; and if there are any legal impediments to lowering this rate of VAT for refurbishment of vacant properties when such refurbishments meet other Government policy objectives, including those set out in the climate action plan's town centre first policy. [35788/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans, if any, that her Department has to ensure people in receipt of only a State pension as income are protected from the increasing cost of living. [35538/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been further drawn to staff shortages in the public health nursing service in Dublin West; if his attention has been drawn to persons receiving correspondence from the HSE advising that the PHN service cannot deliver child health services for developmental assessments at 3 months, 9-11 months, 21-24 months and 46-48 months; and the action that his Department is taking to ensure that staff shortages are addressed in order that these services can be provided. [36014/22]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on exit interviews conducted in CHO7 for persons’ leaving the health service including the reason; the position the person held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36211/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending court cases brought by parents since 2018 whose children did not receive an assessment of need in a timely manner; the number of cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36320/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State in defending the recent High Court case in which the judge ruled that a preliminary process used by the HSE to assess the needs of children with suspected educational and health problems does not comply with the disability laws; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36321/22]
- 2022-07-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are enough general practitioners to service the Palmerstown Dublin 20 area, given that residents have reported that they have had to resolve to going to emergency departments as they cannot get an appointment; and the way the number of general practitioners in this area can be increased. [36826/22]
Public 3 questions
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has plans to review current pension abatement arrangements for ex-Defence Forces personnel who on completion of service take up employment in another area of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36570/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public service roles that are excluded from current pension abatement arrangements for public service staff who complete their employment in one area of the public sector and who on completion of service take up employment in another area of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36571/22]
- 2022-07-06 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas are excluded from current pension abatement arrangements for public service staff who complete their employment in one area of the public sector and who on completion of service take up employment in another area of the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36572/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of third level college students aged 18 to 26 years who are on waiting lists for free counselling services; the average wait times, by college, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36080/22]
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process by which third level college students aged 18 to 26 years can avail of free counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36081/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-07-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of special school places there are in Stewarts Care, Palmerstown; if the school is at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36213/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-07-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance the provisions that are in place for Ukrainian nationals to open bank accounts despite not having documentation such as a utility bill in their name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36923/22]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.