Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 28 Nov

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Nov – 4 Dec 2022 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 27 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2022-11-30 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–72

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022

2022-11-30 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 40–86

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–88

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 82–44

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 4 votes · 18 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Ukraine will next meet. [57731/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the strategic goals of his Department's Strategy Statement 2021-2023. [57734/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with church leaders. [58887/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the status of the national risk assessment 2021-2022. [58886/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [58884/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the recent US congressional delegation. [58888/22]
Children 5 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the monitoring mechanisms which are in place to ensure compliance with the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 is monitored; and if such monitoring will be the task of his Department. [58717/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department maintains a list of all businesses required to report gender pay gap information under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. [58718/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a register of employers who have not complied with the requirements of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 will be made available on the Government’s dedicated website. [58719/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended for Ireland to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 156 on work life balance. [59365/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended for Ireland to ratify International Labour Organisation Convention 183 on maternity care. [59366/22]
Housing 3 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if planned reforms to planning laws will include measures to protect access to the countryside and to reform the law governing permissive routes and rights of way to protect public use of land for walkers. [59525/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that sections 206-207 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 transfer sufficient powers to the planning authorities to preserve existing public rights of way; and if he is satisfied that the provisions have been used to a sufficient degree for the public good. [59527/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to update the National Monuments Act 1930; his views on the need to create an enforcement mechanism to require the maintenance of national monuments and surrounding areas which are in private ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59528/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she plans to review methods of assessment of special educational needs. [59097/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that current additional needs assessments accurately identify children with special educational needs; and if she is satisfied that special educational needs of girls in particular are accurately identified. [59098/22]
Transport 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if any payment is outstanding or has been made by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to a company (details supplied) or any other entity in respect of any works carried out on or regarding the site located at No. 2 Grand Parade, Dublin 6, in preparation for the proposed Metrolink station and or metro rail line at Charlemont St; and if so, the amount. [58695/22]
Rural 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to take into public ownership parts of the countryside and mountainous areas that are not in regular private use to facilitate public recreational use of such lands. [59526/22]

New lobbying 2 returns

Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Foreign Affairs
- Requests to meet with Shawan Jabarin, Director of Al Haq human rights organisation
Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 4 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Justice 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on the deployment of body cameras for An Garda Síochána. [58850/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if new legislation is necessary in order to provide body cameras to members of An Garda Síochána. [58851/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the way that the free primary book scheme that was announced in Budget 2023, will be rolled out in a timely and affordable manner. [59978/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she has consulted with the relevant stakeholders that will be involved in the provision of the free primary book scheme that was announced in budget 2023. [59979/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of persons currently in the International Protection Accommodation Service; the number who have applied in the past three months; the number who applied between three and six months ago; the number who applied six to twelve months ago; the number who applied more than twelve months ago; their country of origin; the number who have been granted leave to remain; and the number who are still awaiting a decision in tabular form. [59141/22]
Health 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [59503/22]

New lobbying 1 return

Independent Broadcasters of Ireland Communications
- Online Safety & Media Regulation Bill - the radio broadcasting elements of the bill