Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 28 Nov

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 28 Nov – 4 Dec 2022 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 43 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 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022

2022-11-30 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 40–86

Voted for 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Voted against 2 Emer Higgins · Gino Kenny

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 39–88

Voted for 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Voted against 2 Emer Higgins · Gino Kenny

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 82–44

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 4 votes · 12 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Social 3 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who are on long-term illness benefit for 12 months or longer will receive the Christmas bonus payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58936/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of domiciliary care allowance applications that are approved on first application, appeal and any subsequent appeal; and the number of these that relate to children with autism. [59194/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that are being taken to ensure that the CE scheme is working optimally. [53842/22]
Transport 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the status of the opening of Kishogue train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58856/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the way that he intends to classify electric scooters in relation to the use of footpaths, cycle lanes, speed limits and insurance obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59311/22]
Education 2 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the guidelines for providing a secretarial allowance to principals who act as secretariat to the board of management at their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58690/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarification on the perimeter of a school (details supplied) for the purposes of accessing a green area for the students, which would require a fence around it and need to be beside the school in order to keep the children safe. [60030/22]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that his Department is taking to financially support those undertaking PHD studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59309/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that his Department is making to reduce third level fees for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59308/22]
Foreign 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of documents that his Department has authenticated, apostilled and legalised in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount that has been received in fees by his Department for these services in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58691/22]
Children 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that the State is currently utilising to accommodate Ukrainians and other international refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/22]
Housing 1 question
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing under Housing For All in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59369/22]

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

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 23 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 23 total

Housing 12 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the proposed interim enforcement measures for short-term lettings; if he will provide an update on the proposed licensing system for short-term lettings; and the role, if any, for the RTB in the proposed Bord Fáilte licence. [58788/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the individual capital allocation to each of the housing programmes funded by his Department, including SHIP, CALF, CAS and so on; and the total spend for each of these programmes for each year from 2020 to date in 2022, in tabular form. [58789/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with stakeholders involved in attempts to deliver cost rental homes in a location (details supplied). [58790/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will set out the LDA’s affordable housing targets for 2022, including cost-rental and affordable purchase and their delivery to date. [58791/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish the Q3 social housing output report. [58792/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the establishment of a redress scheme for homeowners and tenants living in buildings with fire safety and other building defects. [60043/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the emergency measures he is introducing during the winter ban on evictions to avoid a significant increase in homelessness when the ban ends on 1 April 2023. [60044/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the CALF review. [59798/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his efforts to assist the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ. [59800/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the CREL review. [59799/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is tracking social and affordable commencements; and if there has been any drop-off in such commencements to date in 2022. [59801/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the survey conducted by an organisation (details supplied) of quarries in County Donegal. [59802/22]
Education 5 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 15 November 2022, if her attention has been drawn to requests to make deputy principals administrative in all special schools; if her Department will reconsider the requirement for more than 15 teachers to obtain an administrative deputy principal in order to facilitate the request; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58852/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 15 November 2022, if her Department intends to allow special schools to avail of DEIS supports. [58853/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 October 2022, the status of the planning application for the permanent site for the school; and the date on which the application will be ready and submitted. [59625/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any policy relating to school admission for children with medical needs within their local area; and, if so, if she will outline the policy. [59745/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if there is a process through which in the case of a child (details supplied), who has recently been diagnosed with a serious medical condition, has been placed on the waiting list for secondary schools in their locality and who has been advised by these schools they are unlikely to receive an offer, can be offered a place in a school in their locality in order for their care needs to be met. [59746/22]
Health 5 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if there is a process through which individuals can seek funding from the HSE in order to be reimbursed, having obtained surgeries or other medical treatments privately in Ireland due to HSE waiting lists; and if so, if he will outline the application process for same. [58926/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an offer by a private consultant surgeon (details supplied) to assist with surgeries at a hospital due to lengthy waiting lists; and the reason that the offer was not accepted. [58927/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact persons seeking cervical screening from CervicalCheck centres are being refused appointments if they are not registered patients of the GP surgery in which the screening is taking place; if this is correct given that CervicalCheck advise via their website that people do not have to be a registered patient of a surgery in order to obtain cervical screening in a centre; if he will provide an explanation for the discrepancy in information; and if he will outline the correct process through which persons can obtain cervical screening in the case that their own GP surgery does not provide the service. [59633/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurse positions in each CHO area; the number of vacant public health nurse positions in each CHO area and the specific geographic areas within each CHO that currently have no public health nurse in place; and if any interim measures are being put in place to ensure universal access to public health nurses, in tabular form. [59846/22]
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason public health nurses in a CHO have been moved to Cherry Orchard Hospital. [59854/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 24 November 2022, if a person (details supplied) who has refugee status can avail of an alternative process in order to have their married name reflected on their permission and other documents due to safety issues relating to them contacting their country of origin for an updated passport. [60035/22]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 6 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 6 total

Health 4 questions
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update when the report on the audit into CAMHS by the HSE will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59032/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update when the report on the audit into CAMHS by the Mental Health Commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59033/22]
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if new development funding for mental health will be released by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in order that funding can be used for new clinical programmes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59321/22]
- 2022-12-01 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the options that are available to a person whose general practitioner does not provide smear tests; if the HSE keeps a list of general practitioners that offer the service; the frequency with which this list is updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60006/22]
Justice 1 question
- 2022-11-29 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the policy for family members to provide clothes to persons in prison; if they can be hand-delivered; if there will be any changes in this policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59105/22]
Education 1 question
- 2022-11-30 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the status of a permanent site planning application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59794/22]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.