Kildare North — week of Mon, 17 Oct

What your Kildare North TDs did this week

Mon, 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2022 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 141 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 3 Bernard Durkan · James Lawless · Réada Cronin

Did not vote 3 Aidan Farrelly · Joe Neville · Naoise Ó Cearúil

Aidan Farrelly — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

James Lawless — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to many issues that commuters are reporting with the reliability of the Real Time passenger information system for buses in Dublin, particularly the inconsistencies between the information on the TFI Real Time Ireland app, the Dublin Bus app and the RTPI screens at bus stops; if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority and or Bus Átha Cliath in relation to such reliability issues; the steps that are being taken to ensure that the issues are resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51109/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to many issues that commuters are reporting with the reliability of the Real Time passenger information system for trains serving Kildare, particularly the inconsistencies between the information on the Irish Rail app and the screens at train stations; if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority and or Irish Rail in relation to such reliability issues; the steps that are being taken to ensure that the issues are resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51110/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues that commuters are experiencing with the reliability of the scheduled 8.20 am train ex Sallins, which is now consistently delayed by between 10-20 minutes, which not only delays passengers on that service but on many occasions results in a missed connection to the 8.35 am ex Hazelhatch service, meaning that passengers cannot travel onwards to Grand Canal Dock as planned but must terminate at Heuston; if his Department has had contact with the National Transport Authority and or Irish Rail in relation to such reliability issues; the steps that are being taken to ensure that the issues are resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51111/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if she will urgently examine an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51213/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice if a specific transport police unit will be introduced, in light of public safety fears concerning public transport, especially at night; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52425/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice when additional commissioners will be appointed to the Data Protection Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52426/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider asking councils not to consider working family payment and carers’ allowance when calculating rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51761/22]
- 2022-10-18 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will finish the review of the differential rents scheme; if this will be made a reserved function as promised in the 'Putting People First' document in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51762/22]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2022-10-19 Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52027/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy James Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [52028/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-20 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to expand endoscopy services in Naas General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52430/22]
- 2022-10-20 Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52617/22]

Joe Neville — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Naoise Ó Cearúil — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Réada Cronin — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Education 5 questions
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is just or equitable, that there appears to be no mechanism for persons who made a complaint about the behaviour of a teacher towards a child (details supplied) to appeal a decision made by the Teaching Council in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52253/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if her Department views the lack of an appeals process in the matter of a decision made by the Teaching Council regarding a complaint as contrary to the common-law principles of natural justice; if her Department is in favour of the introduction of such an appeals process for complaints and complainants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52254/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 or the Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides the legal grounds for the investigating committee of the Teaching Council to refuse an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52255/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education if she will identify the primary legislation within the Teaching Council Act 2001 and Teaching Council (Amendments) Act 2015 that provides for refusing a complaint, classifying it as frivolous; the officers of the Teaching Council who retain that power; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52256/22]
- 2022-10-19 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education the legislation that provides for a determination of the seriousness of a complaint during the investigating committee process of the Teaching Council under part V section 42; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52257/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-10-18 Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if his Department can provide clarity as to the outcome in the matter of the double welfare payment due where nursing homes have automatic access to and control of a resident’s regular payment; if in this case the resident will have independent control of, and access to, the second part of the payment, or if it will be treated in the way of the usual payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/22]