Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 14 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Nov – 20 Nov 2022 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 33 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 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart

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 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · Seán Crowe

Voted against 1 Paul Murphy

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart

Retained Firefighters

2022-11-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–61

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2022-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 67–46

Voted for 2 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy

Voted against 2 Paul Murphy · Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · John Lahart

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 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 2 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 2 total

Enterprise 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits that have been applied for in Dublin for bus drivers in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56494/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if the profit gained from the agricultural use of land (details supplied) and or the capital value of the piece of land will be taken into account for a means test for an application for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56621/22]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 4 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting of the European Council in Prague. [53579/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [53232/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 3 of 2022 will be published. [53580/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the Government Information Service unit of his Department. [56314/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [54843/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [54844/22]
Agriculture 5 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the HRI published figures for race attendees include everyone who attends even those who gain free admission for example trainers, jockeys, stable staff, owners, bookies and staff, catering staff, press and racecourse staff; and if the HRI will be requested to provide the amount of paying attendees to all events for the past two years, in comparison to the figures previously published by the HRI in tabular form. [56362/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of all horse deaths on Irish racetracks per track from 2008 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [56817/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland imports any live horses for slaughter in Ireland. [57082/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that valued the Curragh Racecourse site leading to a €9 million overspend. [57140/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) has been investigated following reports earlier in 2022 of it not having a register of members and of not knowing who its members are given that the organisation receives circa €120,000 per annum from the owners' share of the ‘tax free’ prize monies; his views on whether transparency regarding the accounts and membership of the organisation which would allow stable staff to have representation in relation to issues of staff welfare and payment is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57141/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason certain parts of the Voter.ie website are only available if a person lives in Dublin; when Voter.ie was implemented; and the reason that a public information campaign is not in place to raise public awareness of this service. [56352/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will investigate the reason that South Dublin County Council did not build the housing promised to residents of Owendoher Haven Ballyboden, given that just over one-third of the annual budget for Traveller-specific accommodation had been spent up until August 2022 with SDCC listed as a local authority that had not drawn down any funding yet. [57078/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that €72 million in funding to provide Traveller accommodation was unspent from 2008 to 2019 (details supplied); and his plans to ensure this money is no longer going unspent. [57079/22]
Foreign 3 questions
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that a person should take who as a young teenager was subjected to mistreatment by British soldiers while living in the North of Ireland and who is now suffering with a number of conditions (details supplied); the way that they can seek justice for the wrongs that were committed against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56814/22]
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn the issue of human rights’ abuses by the current and past governments of Pakistan against the people of Sindh and Balochistan in Pakistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56834/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn the fact that two US military personnel from US Cyber Command or other cyber operations have been operating in Ireland over the past five years (details supplied). [57142/22]
Children 3 questions
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss its concerns regarding disadvantage funding and supports; and if not, the reason. [56856/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to recent media reports that Government plans to end direct provision by 2024 are to be watered down and that persons in direct provision may be charged rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56940/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are dependent on disability benefit are living significantly below the poverty line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56939/22]
Health 2 questions
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an issue with the number of pharmacies that do not employ any full-time pharmacists, and are thus solely reliant on locums, which is pushing up demand for casual work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56358/22]
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 149 pharmacies (details supplied) do not have a nominated supervising pharmacist as per the PSI registers which is a position required by law for each pharmacy; given that many of these vacancies are long-standing, this put the responsibilities of the supervising pharmacist on to locums and support staff, if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this breaches the Pharmacy Act 2007 and is not in line with good practice; the actions that his Department will take to tackle this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56359/22]
Justice 2 questions
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider simplifying the visa process for non-EU workers. [56807/22]
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the licence issued on 17 July 2022 to a company (details supplied) has been reviewed in view of Private Security Authority legislation point 3.6. Clause 13; if the company has been given five weeks' notice to correct this outstanding issue given its failure to comply with Private Security Authority guidelines to allow the security ERO to be implemented. [57135/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if, in the process of standardisation of leaving certificate results year-on-year, there is any aspect of school profiling; if that standardisation takes place only on a national scale; and if there is any standardisation on a school-by-school basis (details supplied). [56292/22]
Social 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason those on illness benefit have not received a double payment; if she will consider changing this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56356/22]
Environment 1 question
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is "no additional charge" to the consumer for the smart meter programme; if ESB Networks has absorbed this expense and received Government sponsorship from the Exchequer to this full and part amount; and if not, if it has passed this cost onto the energy providers. [56774/22]
Defence 1 question
- 2022-11-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the action that his Department is taking to prevent Defence Forces uniforms, insignia and intellectual property being used to promote hate speech online (details supplied). [56841/22]
Finance 1 question
- 2022-11-17 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the actions that are taken by the Revenue Commissioners Customs Officers to ensure that dogs which have been stolen are not being exported abroad. [57058/22]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Health 1 question
- 2022-11-15 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be taken on Tallaght University Hospital's submission for a new 72-inpatient bed block. [56117/22]