Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 7 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Nov – 13 Nov 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 48 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mental Health (Capacity to Consent to Treatment) Bill 2021

2022-11-09 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for re…

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A bill to amend the Mental Health Act 2001 and for that purpose to provide for the right of minors over the age of 16 to consent to mental health treatment and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 60–75

Voted for 3 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Home Care

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–58

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 3 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 58–74

Voted for 2 Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Voted against 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 3 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Education 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if the new assessment of needs scheme will ensure that children being assessed by SET teachers will have the same supports and resources available regardless of the school which they attend; if SET teachers will be given equal and adequate training in order to conduct an AON in an objective manner; if school support plans are expected to fulfil the legal requirement of a child’s right to assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54609/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that teachers who qualified abroad have access to the Droichead framework, in order that they can register with the Teaching Council without completing another professional masters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55542/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the Covid-19 recognition payment for front-line healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54111/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if there is an estimated timeline for the second Covid-19 booster to be rolled out for those of under 50 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54608/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Sisters of Mercy Energy and Natural Resources
- Bold action is needed to cut pollution, reduce energy poverty and cut out fossil fuels. The Government does not seem to be taking the climate action plan seriously - raising awareness of the situation is not reaching many people.

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 7 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 7 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the status of home births being permitted in situations where women are living within 30 minutes of a maternity hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55128/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of children on an outpatient waiting list for Beaumont Hospital; and their length of time on said list, broken down by wait-time and presented in tabular form. [55129/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of children on an inpatient waiting list for Beaumont Hospital; and their length of time on said list, broken down by wait-time and presented in tabular form. [55130/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients without a bed in Beaumont Hospital for each of the months of June, July, August, September and October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55131/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the redeployment of staff who were employed as Covid swabbers and are due to be relocated within the HSE by the end of November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55261/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to groups of housing units being charged commercial rates for gas usage; if he intends to intervene in order to reduce the cost for tenants this coming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55133/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022 to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Sisters of Mercy Energy and Natural Resources
- Bold action is needed to cut pollution, reduce energy poverty and cut out fossil fuels. The Government does not seem to be taking the climate action plan seriously - raising awareness of the situation is not reaching many people.

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.