Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 24 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 24 Oct – 30 Oct 2022 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages

2022-10-26 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 126–8

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Finance Bill 2022

2022-10-26 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 78–55

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Social and Affordable Housing Supply

2022-10-26 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–54

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 79–55

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Education 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of extending the free schoolbooks scheme to voluntary primary schools; if she will consider a mechanism to allow these schools to access the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53042/22]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 4 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Enterprise 5 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total training budget allocated in 2021 to the 31 local enterprise offices for their local training initiatives for businesses, including training such as digital marketing, lean, mentoring and starting one’s own business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53554/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of staff roles, including part payments for incubation centre managers, programme managers and programme administrators, to manage and deliver Enterprise Ireland’s national entrepreneur development programme, New Frontiers at the 16 campus incubation centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53555/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of participant training programmes, excluding the stipend paid to New Frontiers participants, on the Enterprise Ireland New Frontiers delivered by the 16 campus incubation centres across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53556/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total budget allocated in 2021 to the funding of staff roles at the 31 local enterprise offices that are operated in a partnership between Enterprise Ireland and the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53604/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work that is taking place in his Department to encourage and support small and medium businesses to remain open, given the current difficulties with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/22]
Environment 3 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of staff roles, including part payments for centre managers, programme managers and programme administrators, to manage and deliver the NDRC national startup accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53557/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the total budget in 2021 allocated to the funding of participant training programmes and relevant activities by the NDRC national start-up accelerator contract at the four NDRC consortium partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53558/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given to the use of vertical-axis wind turbines throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53143/22]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the biodiversity impact on marine life of failing to change to renewable energy sources over carbon-based energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53112/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any plans currently in place to ensure food security in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53113/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the reason that entresto and medications to treat hyperemesis gravidarum have not yet been added to the drug reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when a reply will issue to correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) concerning the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and other neurological conditions; if he will provide an update on his Department's plans to implement the recommendations of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53491/22]
Rural 2 questions
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will detail some of the successes of the social inclusion and community activation programme since its creation; the impact that the funding increase to €46 million in Budget 2023 will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53102/22]
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work that her Department has undertaken to ensure greater connectivity between rural and urban communities in terms of local community groups and connected hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53101/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport when the open recruitment competition for the new CEO of the Irish Aviation Authority will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53477/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education her assistance on a matter which has been passed between multiple departments relating to the lack of funding for trainee educational and child psychologists, similar to that for trainee counselling psychologist colleagues. [53144/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 4 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent attendance at the UN General Assembly. [51711/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [53227/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international unit of his Department. [51712/22]
- 2022-10-26 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [53228/22]
Housing 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes that local authorities have bought with tenants in situ; the number of local authorities that are in the process of buying same; the number that have made enquiries in relation to buying same broken down by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53030/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all housing estates and properties not under the purview of local authorities; the number of units and residencies individually affected in Dún Laoghaire, Rathdown and across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53049/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52898/22]
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if illness benefit recipients will the receive the November 2022 cost-of-living double payment; and if not, if she will outline the rationale behind that decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53120/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-10-25 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the poor service provided by company (details supplied) on many of its routes, including late and cancelled services and no updates on the app; the steps that can be taken to improve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53051/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-10-27 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will honour the agreement made by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) and introduce amending legislation in order that fishers can submit complaints under SI 709/2003 and its successor, SI 672/2019, relating to excessive working hours and insufficient breaks and rest periods, to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51490/22]