Wicklow — week of Mon, 3 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Wicklow TDs did this week

Mon, 3 Oct – 9 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 49 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022

2022-10-06 · 1 vote · Govt (Housing)

A bill to provide that Irish Water shall be known only as Uisce Éireann

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A bill to provide that Irish Water shall be known only as Uisce Éireann; to provide for the reorganisation of Uisce Éireann, the separation of Uisce Éireann from Ervia, the removal of Ervia’s functions relating to Uisce Éireann, and for those purposes to make certain amendments to the Gas Act 1976, the Water Services Act 2013, the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013, the Water Services Act 2017 and certain other enactments; to make further provision for the board and chief executive officer of Uisce Éireann; to amend the accounting and reporting requirements of Uisce Éireann; to provide for accountability by Uisce Éireann to a Committee of Dáil Éireann; to provide for the transfer of certain staff, rights and liabilities and records from Ervia to Uisce Éireann; to provide for the dissolution of the Water Advisory Body; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–6

Voted against 1 Steven Matthews

Did not vote 5 Edward Timmins · Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady · Pat Casey · Simon Harris

Defective Concrete Products Levy

2022-10-05 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–60

Voted for 2 Simon Harris · Steven Matthews

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

The motion · motion passed 72–59

Voted for 2 Simon Harris · Steven Matthews

Voted against 2 Jennifer Whitmore · John Brady

Did not vote 2 Edward Timmins · Pat Casey

Edward Timmins — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jennifer Whitmore — Social Democrats 2 votes · 16 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 16 total

Education 5 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if a student (details supplied) who is in their leaving certificate year will be accommodated with a school bus place, given it is their only form of transport to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48413/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if a student (details supplied) will be accommodated on a school bus in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48414/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if a student (details supplied) whose sibling has already been accommodated with a school bus place will be accommodated with same in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48415/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the reason bus tickets for three siblings (details supplied) who have previously been in receipt of a bus ticket since 2015 were refused this school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48416/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will resolve an issue facing a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48694/22]
Social 3 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48847/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending child benefit to families with children still in secondary school but who are over the age of 18 years given the fact that many 6th year pupils are 18 years old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48848/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of volunteer information providers in Citizens Information centres; the status of the Citizen Information Board’s volunteer strategy; the reason that volunteer information providers are being excluded in their terms of reference; the efforts that she will take to address the potential future closure of centres as a result of no longer allowing volunteer information providers to be part of the service, particularly in light of the cost of living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48850/22]
Finance 2 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reducing VAT on all reusables to make reusable items more affordable; if he will consider making period pants 0% VAT, similar to other sanitary products given that reusable period pants are a sanitary product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48854/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing right-to-be-forgotten legislation which will ensure that after a specified period of time, those who have survived cancer either do not have to declare their diagnosis, and or can no longer be treated differently to those who have not had a cancer diagnosis when applying for some types of insurance and or loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48855/22]
Children 2 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to extend parental leave for children over 13 years in order that parents have the choice to be with their older children when the need arises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48849/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will make available any analysis done on the capacity of childcare spaces in County Wicklow; the amount in Budget 2023 that will go towards enhancing capacity by county; the way that this will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48851/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of the primary care centre in Rathdrum; the estimated completion date for the primary care centre; if a structural assessment has been carried-out on the site due to unfinished road servicing, electric vehicle infrastructure and reports of damage to internal walls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48861/22]
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health if he will elaborate on the way that Budget 2023 will address capacity issues in CAMHS services; the amount of funding that will go towards increasing the availability of CAMHS services and mental health services for young persons in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48869/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are any funding updates with regards to the M11/N11 upgrade which was previously refused funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48852/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-10-05 Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on support for ecocide legislation both internationally and nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48853/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Baxter Healthcare Ireland Ltd Energy and Natural Resources
- To ask climate action committee members what supports towards electricity will be in place for these medically vulnerable patients

John Brady — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 25 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 25 total

Foreign 8 questions
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the speech by the Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49444/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the latest development in relation to talks between the European Union and the British Government in respect of the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide the details of the Government’s response to the Russian annexation of areas of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49446/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements that the Government has had with the new government in Colombia, particularly in the area of human rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49017/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's response to the recent outbreak of protests in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49016/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the ongoing conflict in Tigray; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reviews that have taken place within the Passport Office in terms of increasing capacity with the potential of opening a new passport office on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49014/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline any concerns he may have in relation to the suppression of the freedom of the media, civic society, and the arbitrary detention of opposition figures in Turkey at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49013/22]
Defence 6 questions
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will initiate the recording of hours worked by members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49411/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the concerns he has, if any, in relation to whether Ireland has the capacity to ensure that undersea data cables passing through Irish waters are secure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49412/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will detail both the maximum and the current strength levels of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49019/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if a decision been made to withdraw Irish troops from Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49018/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline the nature of the operation that the Naval Service is involved in off the coast of Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49021/22]
- 2022-10-06 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on current plans for the implementation of measures contained within the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49020/22]
Health 5 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the status of a homecare support package for a person (details supplied); when a carer will be provided for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48018/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the services that are currently being provided in a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48019/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the services that are currently being provided in a primary care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48020/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide podiatry services in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48419/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently on the waiting list for podiatry in CHO6 Wicklow and CHO7 West Wicklow; the average waiting timeframe for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48420/22]
Children 3 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the accommodation capacity of each direct provision centre in County Wicklow by centre for each year since they were first used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the works that have been carried out in the direct provision centre (details supplied) in Wicklow town to increase the accommodation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48516/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the inspections that have been carried out in any of the centres in County Wicklow that are currently being used for direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48517/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and location of Citizens' Information Services which have closed in the past six months in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47988/22]
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the decision of the Citizens Information Board to exclude volunteer information providers from their terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47989/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-10-04 Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority houses in County Wicklow that are currently vacant; if he will provide details outlining the length of time they have been vacant; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48518/22]

Pat Casey — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Simon Harris — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns