Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 7 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Nov – 13 Nov 2022 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 32 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

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 against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

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 against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 2 Ann Graves · Duncan Smith

Home Care

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–58

Voted for 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 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Threshold Housing
- Emailed Threshold's pre-budget submission document to the DPO

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 0 votes · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Health 13 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the length of the contract for wheelchair maintenance that an organisation (details supplied) has with the HSE; the oversight mechanisms, if any, that are in place in relation to the performance of the contract; the value of the organisation’s contract for wheelchair maintenance in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54991/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his views on public health warnings in relation to the persistent avian 'flu' and if he is aware of best practice on this matter (details supplied). [55438/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will confirm that similarly increased vulnerability also applies to infants, toddlers and very young children with regard to the national warnings to the general public posted on various Government Department websites, and to the additional vulnerability of infection and disease to elderly and immuno-compromised persons that is highlighted in the advice, and persons with open skin wounds/lesions (details supplied); if so, if he will consider having the advices amended accordingly, published appropriately, and to include appropriate measures to mitigate such risks. [55439/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the full-year funding amount in the HSE service plan for progressing disability services for children and young people; the amount of this funding that has been spent to date; and the amount of this 2022 funding, including unspent funding, that will be transferred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Inclusion and Youth under the transfer of functions. [55442/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the annual value of the contract for the patient advocacy service; the number of staff that it supports; the annual funding for the service for each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of persons supported in each year since 2019; the projected number for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55465/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of resignations among nurses and midwives, respectively, for each hospital in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number who resigned in September and October 2022, respectively; the figures for the same months in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55466/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses and midwives’ positions, respectively, that remain unfilled for each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55467/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of unfilled consultant positions that currently remain unfilled for each hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55468/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of discussions on home births with relevant stakeholders, including GPs, as of November 2022 and as promised by him as part of a national policy in the context of the national maternity strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55493/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that the national maternity strategy offers birthing choices, including home births, irrespective of location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55494/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update as of November 2022 as to the progress of the roll-out of COVID-19 booster vaccines to those under 50 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55636/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has completed transfer of its banking arrangements relating to employee payrolls at all locations from banks exiting the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55637/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if bringing additional expertise for health and social care professionals, HSCPs, to his Department equates to a chief HSCP role on par with the chief nursing officer; if he will outline the details of the reporting relationship for the envisaged role within his Department; the resources that are being allocated to support the role; the engagement that he and his Department have had with a union (details supplied) and the relevant professional bodies on drafting the job description for this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55638/22]
Transport 7 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the extension of a company (details supplied) contract, given its ongoing poor and unreliable service which has resulted in many workers being late for work and given written and verbal warning through no fault of their own, students being late for school and college, patients missing hospital appointments and many commuters left stranded on many routes across Fingal and the Greater Dublin Area, and in counties Wicklow, Louth and Kildare, impacting commuters’ confidence in public transport, especially at a time when national policy is to encourage the use of public transport and reduce car usage in line with Ireland’s climate obligations to reduce carbon emissions by 51% by 2030, and given the penalties incurred by the company to date in 2022 for non-operation of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55448/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the roll-out of fast charging points for electric vehicles; the plans that his Department has to increase the number of points over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55455/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his plans to implement a public transport security strategy; if he plans to include An Garda Síochána in such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55761/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times at national car test, NCT, centres throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55762/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the way the decision to extend the contract of bus services (details supplied) by 12 months was reached, given the companies serial fines for missing service targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55760/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to extend the ten-year taxi vehicle licensing rule to 15 years, in view of the significant increase in the cost of used cars and the scarcity of used electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55759/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to consolidate public transport ticketing in one monthly ticket, such as the €49 monthly ticket scheme for all regional public transport in Germany, announced in November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55763/22]
Finance 4 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if there are any plans by Government to incorporate protection for cohabiting couples under inheritance laws; if he is aware of any similar schemes in other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54709/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if a company is liable for the pensions levy when paying a pension out of its own company funds. [54815/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried-out an impact assessment of the financial implications of introducing BIK for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55456/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has carried-out an impact assessment of the financial implications of increasing interest rates on BIK, in view of the current inflation and fuel crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55457/22]
Defence 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the amount of funding and investment provided for and spent in the Curragh training camp in County Kildare in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number, name and location of former military barracks still in State ownership; the amount of land in each of these barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54710/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number, name and location of current military barracks in use by the State; the amount of land in each of these barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54711/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice if there are data available on the number of prosecutions taken for assault of front-line health workers since the enactment of section 185 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. [54291/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Justice her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [55557/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any assistance currently available for a community group (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54246/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will order the preservation of the recently discovered souterrain at lands in Corballis, Donabate, as set out in section 8 (1) of the National Monuments Act 1930, especially given the writing on the walls within the souterrain, which may be ogham or futhark and is of historic importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55948/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering changing the rules for fuel allowance in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56069/22]