Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 14 Nov

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Nov – 20 Nov 2022 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 13 questions · 2 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 Duncan Smith

Voted against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

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 2 Darragh O'Brien · Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Retained Firefighters

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 67–46

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

The Well Spring of Life Refuge Housing
- Istanbul Convention Combating Violence Against Women. We discussed The WellSpring of Life Refuge's work in the community and how we can progress with our work in line with government policy in this area.
Irish Planning Institute Development and Zoning
- 16.11.22 letter to Minister O'Brien regarding the appointment of temporary An Bord Pleanála board members and current processes for appointing Board members.

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 4 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Health 5 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the assistance available to persons diagnosed as deaf to replace their hearing aids should they become damaged; if there is a time limit on such replacement or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56121/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the status of a new cardiovascular disease strategy; if a strategy will be published by his Department in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56324/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if his Department will be drawing down funding under the EU joint action on diabetes and cardiovascular disease scheme; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56325/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on when a new national sexual health strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56596/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his Department’s progress in making hepatitis C a rare disease by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56597/22]
Education 3 questions
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units built in each primary and secondary school in south Kildare over the past five years; the location of those units; the number of places in the units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57083/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units in planning to be built in each primary and secondary school; the location of those units; the number of places that the units will have; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57084/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if research has been carried out by her Department into the number of ASD places needed in primary and secondary schools in south Kildare for the next five years; if so, the number that are required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57085/22]
Social 2 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning as to if a person who is in receipt of disability allowance and that person takes up a community employment scheme before 16 November 2022 that they will not be entitled to the one-off payment of €500, and someone who is currently on a community employment scheme who was originally on disability allowance will not get this one-off payment either; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56572/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance available to persons diagnosed as deaf to replace their hearing aids should they become damaged; if there is a time limit on such replacement or cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56122/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the National Transport Authority and his Department are treating the annual tax-saver rail ticket already purchased by commuters, following the recent announcement by Government of the 20% reduction in public transport fares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56123/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons with homes in Fingal, County Dublin, which have defective pyrite or mica blocks will be able to apply for an enhanced defective block remediation scheme; if he will provide further details on the way that the application process will proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56663/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the basis for the removal of entitlements from section 56 workers who were re-designated from section 38, such as workers in an organisation (details supplied), when these section 38 organisations were re-designated as section 56 upon the establishment of Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56500/22]