Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 26 Sept

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 26 Sept – 2 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 53 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

2022-09-27 · 1 vote

A budget financial resolution · motion passed 85–67

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019

2022-09-27 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–87

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 92–62

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 3 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Health 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 is implemented, all assisted human reproduction treatments currently available in Ireland today will continue to be allowed and nothing in the Act will prohibit the use and development of new techniques and treatments in line with international best practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47445/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will consider opening procurement for private companies to tender to help with recruitment of much-needed nurses and doctors from countries such as India (details supplied). [47773/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of the help to buy scheme each year since its introduction. [46958/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the options that are available to a 20-year-old Belarussian national (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47422/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Local Ireland (representing the Regional Newspapers and Printers Association of Ireland) Taxation
- Campaign for reduction of VAT on newspapers and their digital editions to Zero Per Cent

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Housing 12 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of general Government capital expenditure on social and affordable housing by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency, LDA, in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by funding via voted Government capital expenditure, approved housing body borrowing for capital developments and LDA capital expenditure in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46611/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of prosecutions that have been taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service against other State bodies; and if he will provide a breakdown of the number of successful prosecutions, in tabular form. [46911/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has signed the Ministerial Order to enact the announced changes to the incremental tenant purchase scheme; and if not, when he intends to do so. [47199/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a redress scheme for homeowners impacted by Celtic tiger-era fire safety, water ingress and other structural defects. [47294/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that he has not raised all of the social housing eligibility income thresholds; and if he plans to do so. [47295/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the recent increase in homeless presentations and the numbers in emergency accommodation. [47284/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the mid-term review of the Traveller accommodation programmes and wider implementation of the recommendations of the expert group report on Traveller accommodation. [47282/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ. [47296/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently review the 12-month income assessment rule given that it is resulting in applicants being refused social housing support who are clearly in need of such support. [47281/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of IS 464 and the drafting of the regulations to underpin the new defective block redress scheme. [47283/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of the total drawdown from the defective block remediation fund, with a further breakdown by drawdown in counties Mayo and Donegal. [47351/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of cost-rental homes completed to date in 2022, broken down by location, number of units per scheme and average monthly rent per scheme, in tabular form. [47373/22]
Agriculture 5 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of authorised officers employed specifically to investigate canine welfare and companion animals as opposed to agricultural livestock. [47446/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; the year they were taken; and the county and the section of the Act under which the infringements were made, in tabular form. [47447/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections that were carried out under the Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Act 2005; the year of inspection; and the number of prosecutions that were taken, in tabular form. [47448/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions that were taken under the Online Sale and Supply of Pets Regulations, in tabular form. [47449/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of Ireland's position on the establishment of a European Union-wide negative list system for exotic animals. [47450/22]
Environment 4 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the policy decisions that were made on the report by the Rental Sector Energy Efficiency Advisory Group’s recommendations. [46912/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the process and timeline for ratifying the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty. [46913/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on reports that United States government institutions such as the Pentagon and the United States Department of Justice store data in Ireland as part of their redundancy strategy. [46914/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 24 May 2022, if commercial semi-State bodies are exempt from obligations under the Climate Amendment Act 2021, given that they are exempt from freedom of information under the Freedom of Information Act 2014; and if the Climate Action Framework for the commercial semi-State sector is outside those obligations. [46917/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties disposed of in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022 in circumstances in which those properties were acquired between 7 December 2011 and 31 December 2014, and as such, are not subject to capital gains tax under section 604A of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997. [47100/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his work to agree or impose a levy on industry to contribute to the cost of defective block and building remediation. [47350/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reason that taxi and hackney vehicles are subject to maximum age limit rules; if his attention has been drawn to issues impacting taxi and hackney drivers following the instatement of maximum age limit rules (details supplied); and if his Department plans to assist given that the likely outcome is for some drivers to become unemployed. [46871/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports that US government institutions such as the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice store data in Ireland as part of their redundancy strategy. [46915/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if Covid-19 is an occupational illness under the occupational injuries' benefits scheme; and if not, if her Department intends to add Covid-19 to the occupational injuries list as the case in many other European states. [46876/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be receiving the pandemic special recognition payment; and if a timeframe for same will be provided. [47334/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 15 September 2022, if the project at a school (details supplied) was initiated in 2017 and subsequently agreed in 2019; if she will provide further details and clarity in relation to the start and completion dates for the project; and the interim plans, if any, that are in place to address the educational needs of the increasing population in the area. [47628/22]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 9 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the status of implementing the neurorehabilitation strategy in CHO6 and CHO7; when the service will be up and running; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46847/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on waiting lists for a genetic test for BRCA1; the number of persons who are waiting; the average waiting times per hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47209/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for someone who tests positive for BRCA1; and the frequency with which they receive these supports. [47210/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of genetic counsellors who are employed by the HSE; the plans, if any, to recruit more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47211/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if an assurance will be given that no patient has attempted suicide or has succeeded in ending their life by suicide in the centre for mental health care and recovery in Bantry General Hospital in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/22]
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has carried out a critical safety audit in the centre for mental health care and recovery in Bantry General Hospital; if anti-ligature safety measures have been introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47339/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the correspondence and instructions the HSE received from the Mental Health Commission regarding the centre for mental health care and recovery in Bantry General Hospital prior to the decision by the commission to recommend the closure of seven beds in the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47384/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of sports organisations that have received mental health and well-being training, by sport, club and gender, in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47681/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the regulations for counsellors and psychotherapists through CORU will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47682/22]
Education 4 questions
- 2022-09-27 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education when work will commence on a permanent school (details supplied); when the project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47095/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools in the State; the number of physical education teachers employed in each school, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47722/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the number of post-primary schools in the State; the number of physical education teachers employed in each school, by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47723/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the plans in place to employ physical education teachers for each primary and post-primary school in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47725/22]
Tourism 4 questions
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available to sporting bodies to deliver mental health and well-being training; the process by which clubs can avail of this funding, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47680/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of the 60 governing bodies of sport that are in receipt of annual funding; the number not in receipt of funding; the amount of funding provided to each governing body, by organisation, for each of the years 2015 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47718/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available to sports clubs to deliver mental health training; the process required to avail of this funding and the amount of funding that is available, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47719/22]
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of volunteers and coaches in the 60 governing bodies of sports who have completed coaching certificates; the type and level of certificate, by sporting body, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47720/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the affordable housing scheme in Kilcarbery, Clondalkin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47222/22]
- 2022-09-28 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of progress of the Clonburris strategic development zone, SDZ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47223/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-09-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of ECCE centres, playschools and day care service in the State; the physical education requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47724/22]

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.