Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 7 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 7 Nov – 13 Nov 2022 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 47 questions · 0 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 for 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart · Paul Murphy

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 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart · Paul Murphy

Home Care

2022-11-09 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–58

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 3 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart · Paul Murphy

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been prescribed therapy that requires the use of an energy-consuming medical device at home; the number of those patients who pay for the energy required to run these devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55234/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the analysis, if any, that has been done on the level of potential increased cost for patients prescribed with energy-consuming medical devices as a result of the increase in electricity prices; the supports in place for patients to help mitigate these rising prices and to avoid patients not using the therapy in fear of high energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55235/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his strategy for dealing with long-Covid and long-Covid patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55953/22]
Environment 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on broadband roll-out in Dublin south-west with particular reference to the rural mountains and valleys. [55275/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on Broadband roll-out in an area of DSW, with particular reference to the rural mountains and valleys. [55244/22]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will arrange to have an employment permit issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55510/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will arrange to have employment permits (details supplied) issued as promptly as possible. [55579/22]
Tourism 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a report on the safe to create programme. [54860/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice her views on a matter in relation to the regularisation scheme for undocumented people (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54630/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has an active travel strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the implications to the sustainability of the hospitality sector given the increase of VAT to 13.5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55757/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Social 5 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the double week cost-of-living support payment to those on illness benefit; if not, the reason; and the reason that there has been no additional support for those on illness benefit. [54836/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the remuneration package currently on the table for the Supervisor and Assistant Supervisor of a centre (details supplied). [55030/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 25 October 2022, the reason a person (details supplied) was told ‘there are no community welfare appointments in Tallaght since 2020’ as this is contradictory to the reply she provided. [55054/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a paper written by an organisation (details supplied) which outlines the evidence of the persistently high rates of poverty and deprivation among one-parent families; if she will implement the recommendations made as per the paper; her views on the reason that one-parent families are among the worst off in Irish society, yet there were no targeted measures to improve the circumstances of these families in Budget 2023. [55073/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that the €500 payment for all carers to be paid in November, as announced in budget 2023, will be made per household as opposed to per person cared for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55938/22]
Further and Higher Education 5 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that there is assistance provided to college for a student (details supplied) so that they can return to in-person learning as soon as possible. [55014/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of candidates who are affected by the backlog for apprenticeships for electricians, carpenters and plumbers, including those waiting to do their apprenticeships and those waiting to finish their apprenticeships; and the reason that a backlog exists. [55062/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason that Solas is sponsoring an RTÉ radio show for apprenticeships when the purpose of Solas funding is for education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55066/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeships currently registered for electricians, plumbers and carpenters; the number for the year 2021, in tabular form, for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55470/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of ETB places and the number of trainers and teachers in Ireland for electricians, plumbers and carpenters; the number of same for 2021, in tabular form, for comparative purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55471/22]
Health 5 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that the Mater Hospital long-Covid clinic has stopped seeing new patients in the past week, and will be unable to continue at all without funding and support; if he will ensure that the review of the business case is expedited; if he will confirm the status of the HSE review of the proposal; and when it will be known if funding is to be provided. [55499/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55503/22]
- 2022-11-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that in Mullingar Covid testing centre, the National Ambulance Service will take over Covid testing capacity and be on standby in the event of a winter surge, given that it has been well documented nationally that the NAS does not have enough personnel to cover the ambulance service; and if he will provide details of the way in which the NAS expects to manage in the event of a winter surge of Covid. [55724/22]
- 2022-11-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports that there are concerns from residents that the greater midlands area will now be left with a very reduced Covid testing service, given that at its busiest last winter, the Mullingar Covid testing centre alone swabbed on average 800 to 1,000 persons per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55725/22]
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will take important steps to help parents of children with long-Covid, including an awareness campaign, the education of selected consultants and several specialist GPs to offer care to children with the condition, a communication to be sent to all GPs on the issue of long-Covid and the way to recognise it (details supplied); the steps that have been taken to support those with children with long-Covid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55936/22]
Agriculture 4 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the city of Haarlem being set to become the first city in the world to ban most meat advertisements due to its negative impact on the environment; his views on the Bord Bia announcement that there will be €1 million investment in beef marketing across key UK and EU markets this autumn, given this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54206/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the exact breakdown of figures for thoroughbred horses that are rendered, those that die in training and those euthanised at home, in tabular form. [55302/22]
- 2022-11-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that Ireland is accepting 134,995 horses for slaughter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55717/22]
- 2022-11-09 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to reports that each Irish horse racing track is averaging at least one death per meeting (details supplied), and that Punchestown is a particular worry, as are some of the other tracks, where figures of deaths outweigh the number of meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55739/22]
Transport 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 25 October 2022, if he will confirm the person or body that are the stakeholders mentioned. [55049/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether in order to encourage the public to stop using their cars for environmental reasons, there must be a high quality public transport system in place; the measures being taken by his Department to improve public transport in an area (details supplied) currently; and the plans for the medium to long-term. [55295/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will condemn the action that has been taken for the preliminary stages of construction in relation to Ardee bog and the lack of environmental impact assessment of the proposed Ardee bypass that cuts through this bog; if he will ensure that an environmental impact assessment is carried out, halting any further work until it is complete and the findings are considered; and if he will consider Ardee bog as a natural heritage site. [55301/22]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek an investigation into the disappearance of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54863/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views in relation to reports that this Deputy’s office has received from County Donegal of USAF planes and other NATO aircraft that pass over Ireland heading west to east and east to west; the frequency with which these aircraft are using Irish airspace; the purpose of the journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55033/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government’s position in relation to the need for a UN binding treaty on business and human rights, in order to tackle corporate impunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55263/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will make family-tracing funds available to survivors of industrial schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55031/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education in relation to educational psychologist trainees, if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by students in relation to the working group which does not include any course co-ordinators from either Mary Immaculate College or UCD or persons from the Department of Health; if she will ensure the working group is broadened to include these representatives; and if she will ensure that there is consideration of financial support needed as well as a contribution to fees. [55303/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that the highest number of prisoners was recently seen in Dóchas prison; her views on whether having 164 prisoners, when the maximum should be between 100 and 110, puts both prisoners and officers at risk; the urgent actions that her Department will take to resolve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55284/22]
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice her views on whether it is discriminatory that there is no open prison for women, as is outlined in reports from the prison inspectorate, visiting committee, IPRT reports, chaplains report, and the Oireachtas Justice Committee; and the action that she will take to resolve this issue and stop the discrimination. [55285/22]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 14 September 2022, if he will provide an update on the meeting between the Commission and the Government that was due to take place in September 2022, on the letter of notice concerning the Transnational Information and Consultation Act 2006; if he will publish all correspondence between the Government and the Commission on the letter of notice concerning the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55294/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will seek an urgent implementation of the Private Members’ Motion passed by Dáil Éireann in November 2016 which sets out an action plan enabling the sustainability of the post office network; his views on this need for urgency given that Ireland is facing 200 post office closures from January 2023 and the closure of an additional 400 post offices from January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55239/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the estimated number of data centres that will benefit from the temporary business energy support scheme; and if they will be included in the reported potential extension of the scheme past February 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54093/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that average private rent prices have almost doubled since 2012; if the RTB has investigated whether this is permitted, given the implementation of rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55243/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-11-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 25 October 2022, the locations within Brussels and Ramstein that those meetings took place. [54675/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-10 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline his approach to the issues raised in the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021, which completed Second Stage in Seanad Éireann on 1 June 2021. [55921/22]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns