Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 42 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 57–72

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Abstained 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 88–38

Voted for 3 Eamon Ryan · Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

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 5 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Taoiseach 7 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing and infrastructure unit of his Department. [60875/22]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change will next meet. [2120/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [2119/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Northern Ireland. [2121/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [60876/22]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the work and status of the shared island unit. [3342/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the social policy and public service reform division of his Department. [3344/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department possesses projections as to the number of hotels that are not expected to renew State contracts to host refugees in 2023; and his plans to ensure any shortfall in accommodation is made up. [2747/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the maternity in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3347/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility criteria for the proposed construction defects redress scheme. [3748/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the slow-down in the construction of social housing, and on the implications of this slowing-down for renters reliant on the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the need to require of pension providers that they disclose the portion of any pension fund available for investment here is made up of fossil fuel assets and that they provide an option to pension holders to opt for a fund which does not include fossil fuel; her Department’s role in the State’s divestment from fossil fuels.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2745/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the policy preventing access to the working family payment for persons who are self-employed; and if she has plans to broaden access to the payment. [3348/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the number of renters who have claimed the renter's credit to date. [2746/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department possesses projections as to the number of hotels that are not expected to renew State contracts to host refugees in 2023; and his plans to ensure any shortfall in accommodation is made up. [2748/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce greater prescription powers to pharmacists to reduce the burden on GPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/23]

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 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Housing 5 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has the authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000 to make regulations providing that the installation of solar photovoltaic or solar thermal collector panels be a condition for planning permission to be granted for car parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3159/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the voids programme; the number of properties that have been returned to use in 2022; the estimated number that will follow in 2023; the estimated number of properties nationwide that could qualify for the programme; if it is possible to accelerate the programme without any adverse consequences for other related activity in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3205/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the details of the scheme to rectify defective apartments will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3442/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the operation of the Croí Cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3559/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to ensure buildings built now and in the future are not defective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3560/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the construction of hospitals devoted exclusively to elective-only procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners are permitted to prescribe paxlovid for vulnerable people with Covid outside of a hospital setting and, if not, if this can be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2768/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities can be instructed not to charge a parking fee for owners of electric vehicles who are charging their cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2741/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in each county that have successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2819/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can request that the report into historical abuse allegations at an organisation (details supplied), recently completed, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3018/23]