Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 30 Jan — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Jan – 5 Feb 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 39 questions · 9 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-02-01 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 66–74

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Amendment again put: · motion failed 64–74

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 passed 74–66

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2021

2023-02-01 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died a…

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A bill to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–64

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-01-31 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 73–56

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 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 5 votes · 24 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Health 12 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on naming the new national children’s hospital after Dr. Kathleen Lynn. [4051/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics, by month, in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [4052/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics within two weeks of the date of receipt of the referral letter in the cancer office in each of the years 2018 to 2022, as a number and proportionally, in tabular form. [4053/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of people who attended prostate rapid access clinics in each month of each of the years 2018 to 2022. [4054/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number and overall proportion of people who attended prostate rapid access clinics, within 20 working days of receipt of referral, in the cancer centres in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [4055/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the total number of people who attended lung rapid access clinics in each month in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [4056/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the total number and overall proportion of persons who attended lung rapid access clinics within ten working days of receipt of referral in designated cancer centres in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [4062/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who completed radical radiotherapy treatment, excluding palliative care patients in each month in each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [4063/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number and overall proportion of patients undergoing radical radiotherapy treatment who commenced treatment within 15 working days of being deemed ready to treat by the radiation oncologist, excluding palliative care patients in each month in each of the years 2018 to 2022. [4064/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when the National Cancer Strategy 2022 implementation report will be published. [4065/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant nurse oncologist posts each quarter across all hospitals in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form. [4066/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when it is anticipated that consideration of the method of implementing the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery is expected to be completed; and if he plans to communicate to relevant stakeholders how those recommendations will be implemented. [5120/23]
Taoiseach 8 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs will take place. [4369/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [4370/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the new division in his Department to address child poverty. [4371/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his phone conversation with the Ukrainian President. [2118/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [3341/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination will next meet. [4379/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the gender pay gap report from his Department. [3343/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he is intending to establish new Cabinet subcommittees. [4380/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if recipients of the disablement pension are entitled to access the better energy warmer homes scheme. [4356/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if persons who carried out remediation works but no longer own a unit affected by construction defects will be eligible for compensation under the proposed construction defects redress scheme. [4067/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation in Myanmar/Burma; his further views on representations made on the matter by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4050/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to ensure that the location selection process for the proposed new veterinary school is transparent and based on the input of veterinary experts. [5125/23]

New lobbying 3 returns

Oxfam Ireland · 2 returns Health
- Oxfam Ireland and grassroots campaign Access to Medicines Ireland hosted an event forWorld AIDS Day (Dec 1) “How Ireland can be a leading voice in addressing global health inequalities” inviting TDs and Senators to meet their constituents to discuss global health issues including the WHO Pandemic Treaty negotiations.
- TRIPS waiver
Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper

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 · 11 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Justice 9 questions
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles allocated to the Garda Technical Bureau in 2022; the number of vehicles withdrawn from the Technical Bureau during the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4982/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of each category of public order training courses that were held in either the Garda training college or Garda headquarters in 2022; the number of gardaí per course; the duration of each course, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4983/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles seized by Garda authorities in the J district for having no insurance in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4984/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2019 to 2022 in each Garda district in County Waterford; the number that resulted in a fatality or serious injury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Dundalk and Drogheda Garda districts as of 25 January 2023; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 31 January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4986/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with burglary offences in the R district on 24, 25 and 26 December 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4987/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 509 of 13 December 2022, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4988/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 25 October 2022, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/23]
- 2023-02-01 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of inspections carried out by Garda authorities in each district within the Dublin region on pubs, clubs and nightclubs to ensure full compliance with alcohol licensing legislation in 2022 and to date in 2023; the percentage of premises that were in breach of the legislation and the frequency in which inspections are carried out, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the reimbursement application for a treatment by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when he expects this treatment to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4503/23]
- 2023-01-31 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the 1,000 extra beds recently reported by the HSE in terms of hospitals involved and types of bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4772/23]

New lobbying 2 returns

Irish Self Catering Federation Tourism
- Invitation - Buswell Hotel Meeting in Dublin, providing them with a fact sheet on Self-Catering in Ireland and an ISCF position paper
Oxfam Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Foreign affairs policies specifically Climate Justice, Business and Human Rights, Vaccine access, Sustainable Food systems