Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 14 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Nov – 20 Nov 2022 · 4 TDs · 6 bills voted on · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–68

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 120–13

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

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Retained Firefighters

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

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

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Business of Select Committee

2022-11-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–5

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 3–6

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 67–46

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

2022-11-15 · 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…

full description

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.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 2–5

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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

Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the current timeframe for a complaint to be adjudicated upon under the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman once a complaint leaves the informal dispute resolution process; the number of complaints that have been upheld or substantially upheld as a percentage of all complaints adjudicated to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56263/22]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 4 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Rural 6 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total operational budget for the national TidyTowns awards in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56386/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total operational budget committed to the grow remote social enterprise in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56387/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56388/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56389/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the town and village renewal scheme connected hubs call from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56390/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative budget allocated to the town and village renewal scheme - streetscapes from 2017 to 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56391/22]
Justice 3 questions
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the current wait time for a decision on a citizenship application from when a person first applies to the issuing of the final decision; the number of applications currently in the system; the current wait time for applications made prior to 2022; the current wait time for applications made in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57171/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are due to receive Irish citizenship at ceremonies before the end of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57172/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the average number of decisions on applications for asylum that are made each month; the number of applications for asylum that have been granted to date in 2022 compared to 2019 to 2021 inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57173/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the basic income for the arts scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56905/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the provisions that are in place to ensure that artists who are members of the Travelling community are properly represented and supported within the arts sector in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56904/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures it is expected will be funded by the contingency reserve fund in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55591/22]

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 7 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting of the European Council in Prague. [53576/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53229/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 3 of 2022 will be published. [53577/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit of his Department. [54841/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the senior officials group chaired by his Department to provide a strategic overview of the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [54840/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the high-level steering board, chaired by the Secretary General of his Department, to oversee the implementation of the high-level action plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces. [54842/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56170/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if school caretakers who worked during the pandemic are included in the Covid bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56776/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an EU student resident in Ireland for the past three years is eligible for the free fees Initiative if their parents are resident in Romania; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56318/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address the case of a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56770/22]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the concerns recently raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the buy-out contracts and inadequate remuneration for actors and performers in relation to their intellectual property rights on publicly-funded film productions and the concerns raised by representatives of film crew about blacklisting and the lack of rights for workers on publicly-funded film productions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56981/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason there was a reduction in the budget allocation for arts and culture in budget 2023; the implications of such a reduction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56982/22]
Public 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans his Department has to address the crisis in recruitment across multiple areas of the public sector; if these plans include changes to pay scales or other allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56463/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter regarding a complaint made to the Ombudsman Office concerning a breach of a statutory requirement, under section 53(1) of the Building Control Act 2007 by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56252/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that Ireland has taken to address human rights violations in Bahrain at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva; the actions that he has taken to request the release of all the political prisoners in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56813/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice when the threshold for free legal aid was last reviewed; if there are any plans to review it in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56867/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the delay in the grant payment under the electric small public service vehicle scheme 2022 to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57051/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the tax liability there would be for an Irish Citizen receiving a gift from a Canadian citizen, who is their sister, resident in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57066/22]