Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sex Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

2022-10-19 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 9–118

Voted against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 0 votes · 19 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 19 total

Health 12 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will examine favourably on a submission from the CHI when submitted to provide chest bracing service for children under the public healthcare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51922/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of open beds in each HSE and voluntary hospital on 13 October in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been allocated to a third-party contractor to administer the pandemic recognition payment to non-HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52382/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the merits of extending the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up scheme to women up to age of 35 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52383/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the engagements that he or his advisers have had with organisations (details supplied) in relation to winter planning for 2022/2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52384/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the fine detail of fertility treatments will be moved from primary legislation to AHR Regulatory Authority regulation and medical guidelines, in order that nothing in the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction Bill) 2022 will stop Irish patients from being able to receive new fertility treatments as they become available in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52385/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 will be brought back before Dáil Éireann for its next Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52374/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the issue of backlogs in dental treatment for primary school children and the need for urgent recruitment of dentists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52376/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement pricing negotiations for the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio as of October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52377/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the 50% increase in radiation therapy treatment waiting lists for cancer patients and the shortage of radiation therapists to carry out these treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52378/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives who have been recruited into the HSE since 1 June 2022; the measures that he is undertaking to recruit and retain nurses and midwives in the short, medium and long-term, including measures to bring Irish nurses back from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52375/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of the St. John's Hospital site for an elective hospital for the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52540/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when affordable housing schemes will become available in Rush, County Dublin; and the procedure in applying for the scheme/schemes. [52245/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the croí cónaithe scheme will be extended to cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52537/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the grant for smart heating controls is reduced based on the BER rating of the dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51877/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units that will be provided in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51136/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the recently announced increase in the threshold for fuel allowance (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/22]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a college course (details supplied) qualifies for a SUSI grant; if it qualifies for the €1,000 repayment as recently announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51906/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice when the promised legislation on gambling regulation will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51907/22]