Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 23 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 39 questions · 0 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 3 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny · Mark Ward

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Capacity in the Health Services

2023-01-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 68–58

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 68–59

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Forestry Sector

2023-01-25 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 55–5

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

Abstained 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-24 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 5 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Transport 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport To ask the Minister for Transport, in view of the shortage of drivers for public service vehicles and the knock-on impact on commuters, if driving test applications for these essential workers can be prioritised by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2969/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport given the shortage of drivers for public service vehicles and the knock-on impact on commuters, if a letter of competence can be provided to these drivers upon the passing of their test to enable them to drive buses for public transport while they are awaiting the administrative processing of their CPC card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2970/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of the progress and timelines for delivery of a new school accommodation for post-primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2971/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of progress and the timelines for the delivery of new school accommodation for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2972/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the invalidity pension is a qualifying payment for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3521/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the awards for the sports capital scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2859/23]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Housing 18 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that the Public Appointments Service was used in the appointment of members to the interim Land Development Agency board in 2019 and the full LDA board in 2021; and, if not, if he will outline the process that was used to generate the list of names from which Ministers selected the members of the interim and full board of the LDA. [3001/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of meetings he had with Dublin City Council and with organisations (details supplied) in 2022 regarding the delivery of affordable housing on the Poolbeg SDZ site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the publication of the rural planning guidelines; and the reason for the ongoing delay in the publication of same. [3039/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the publication of the housing density guidelines currently being developed by his Department. [3040/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that houses as well as apartments and duplexes will be included in the forthcoming building defects redress scheme where the owners of such houses can demonstrate there are structural building defects similar to those in apartments and duplexes. [3043/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the implementation plan for the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People will be published. [3236/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if counties Clare and Limerick have been formally accepted into the defective concrete block remediation scheme; and the other counties that have formally applied to his Department to be included in the scheme. [3308/23]
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on unsold affordable homes; the number of homes currently occupied by social housing tenants; and if tenants can purchase the homes as per their contracts. [3587/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental homes delivered through the cost-rental equity loan in 2022; the number of cost-rental homes delivered by the Land Development Agency in 2022; and the number of affordable purchase homes delivered through the Affordable Housing Fund in 2022. [3842/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regulations for and the opening of the enhanced defective concrete block redress scheme. [3597/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the CALF and CREL reviews; and the number of CALF and CREL homes delivered in 2022. [3596/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the principal changes to apartment design standards set out in the Guidelines for Planning Authorities published in December 2022; and if this set of guidelines fully supersedes the two previous sets of guidelines published in 2018 and 2020. [3593/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of the 32 recommendations from the Expert Group Report on Traveller accommodation. [3595/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ, St. Michael's Estate, O‘Devaney Gardens and Oscar Traynor Road. [3594/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the research by or on behalf of his Department into premature deaths of persons experiencing homelessness. [3810/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of Part V social housing units by local authority for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [3832/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average annual cost of Part V leasing social housing units by local authority for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [3833/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of turnkey social housing units by local authority for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [3834/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in its efforts to secure capital funding from Pobal for the development of a purpose-built centre on land due to be transferred to the centre by South Dublin County Council in St. Cuthbert’s Park. [2761/23]
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process by which a child and family centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22 can apply for Pobal funding for the provision of a new child and family centre. [2762/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to extend the validity of current NCT certificates, given the delays in accessing tests in a timely manner. [2827/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with NAMA and or the Minister for Housing regarding NAMA's commercial interest in the land at the Poolbeg SDZ, and whether this interest could be transferred to Dublin City Council to ensure the delivery of genuinely affordable homes at that location as per the SDZ agreement. [3037/23]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Health 2 questions
- 2023-01-25 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) will receive the part needed for their wheelchair in the allotted delay period of 11 weeks indicated in a representation made on their behalf; if not, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3634/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the mental health crisis de-escalation team in Limerick; the number of positions that are filled; the number of positions that are left to be filled; the expected opening of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3886/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people waiting on local authority housing list per local authority; the average waiting time per list; the use of choice-based letting system per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/23]
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing budget allocated per local authority; the housing budget not spent by local authorities in each of the years 2017 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3425/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education to outline the Covid guidelines for primary schools, including if it is required to keep windows open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3353/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-01-24 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to those workers who are currently receiving the State pension but are unable to continue working for a short period of time due to medical reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2700/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-01-26 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the stage of legislation to regulate the use of electric bikes; if such legislation will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3768/23]

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.