Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 13 Feb — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Feb – 19 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 58 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019

2023-02-15 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

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

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

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 73–57

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 1 Eoin Ó Broin

Did not vote 3 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emergency Housing Measures

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Cost-of-Living Supports

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–57

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 74–57

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 7 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Education 3 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the discussions that have been undertaken between the school building unit and South Dublin County Council to deliver the necessary access road to the permanent school site of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6710/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) is covered by State indemnity insurance since 2012 and, as such, has not required separate building insurance from that date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7294/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of the community contribution refund that is due to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7295/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all recipients of lottery funding in south Dublin from his Department from 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7819/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of all recipients of the funding allocated to the Dublin local authorities play and recreation grant fund for the refurbishment and development of playgrounds and play areas on 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7820/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of all recipients of Lottery funding in south Dublin, from his Department, from 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7817/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health to provide a list, of all recipients of Lottery funding in south Dublin, from the HSE, from 2011 to 2023, in tabular form. [7818/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the booking fee that is charged to customers who pre-book a seat with Bus Éireann, regardless of whether the person has a free travel pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7297/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 22 November 2022, if he will explain his statement that the Central Bank cannot dictate the pricing or provision of insurance products, given that it has recently banned the practice of price walking, thus intervening in the pricing of motor insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7712/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of RAS and HAP properties that were acquired by local authorities in 2022. [7577/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the campaign to repatriate the remains of a person (details supplied) from Belgium to Ireland; if her Department will assist with the repatriation effort given the cultural and historical significance of the person and the tourism implications for the Irish location chosen as the final resting place for his remains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8038/23]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Education 5 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if there is a process through which children who require devices to assist with their education, and have had devices in their possession for a number of years, can apply to have the devices updated; and if so, if she will outline the process. [7326/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department and the NCSE to ensure a person (details supplied) obtains a school place suitable to their specified educational needs. [7623/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD classes currently open in schools in the Lucan County Dublin area; and the number of ASD classes that are due to open for the next academic year 2023/2024. [7624/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy, or if any guidance has been provided to schools in relation to homework; and if so, if she will outline same. [7631/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the options, if any, for a person (details supplied) who has been unable to secure a first year school place for the 2023-2024 academic year, and who has no further applications submitted due to the oversubscription of all secondary schools in the area. [7984/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding applications that are currently being considered by his Department for the Traveller AHB Cena; the funding that has been provided by Cena in 2022; the funding that will be provided in 2023; and if his Department is encouraging local authorities and approved housing bodies to engage with and enter service level agreements with Cena to assist in the development of much needed Traveller specific accommodation. [6862/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total capital expenditure on housing programmes (details supplied) for 2022; the total volume of AHB borrowing for the delivery of social and affordable homes; and the total capital expenditure by the LDA on the delivery of social and affordable homes. [6866/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding, if any, provided by his Department for a number of programmes (details supplied); and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the funding drawn down for each programme by postcode; for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [7396/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the use of the recently introduced Part 8 planning derogation is a matter for local authority managers to decide on its application or whether more specific guidance is to be issued to local authorities by his Department; and to state what this guidance will be. [7601/23]
Health 4 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 295 and 296 of 30 June 2022, if he will provide an update on the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019; if a timeframe for enactment can be indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6474/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 will address the packaging and advertisement of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products. [6475/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if his Department intends to undertake a review of children’s disability services following the introduction of the new CDNT system, given the reported experiences of children who cannot access required services; and if not, if a review will be considered. [7325/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the total funding provided by his Department for a number of programmes (details supplied); and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the funding drawn down for each programme by postcode; for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.. [7395/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has given consideration to the range of consequences experienced by customers of the National Car Testing service who cannot obtain a test in a timely manner, including the impact on car insurance; if his Department has engaged with other Departments in relation to the consequences; and the action planned by his Department to ensure the very significant backlog at the NCT service is cleared as soon as possible. [6656/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an itemised breakdown of his Department's voted capital and current expenditure for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and to itemise the actual expenditure for each of these programmes for 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [6865/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice the total funding provided by his Department for a number of programmes (details supplied); and if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the funding drawn down for each programme by postcode; for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022. [7394/23]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 20 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 20 total

Health 8 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the proposed pilot programme for dual diagnosis of mental health and substance addiction, in CHO3; if recruitment is complete; when this will be fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the second pilot for dual diagnosis of mental health and substance addiction; when this will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7040/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will set out a timeframe for completing a review of all open and lost to follow up cases in child and adolescent mental health services to address matters raised by the interim report of the Mental Health Commission arising from an independent review of such services; if he will publish a multi-annual funding plan for improving child and youth mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7554/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the supports that are in place for a parent and their child who is waiting for an assessment of needs; the average waiting time for assessment of needs by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7646/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the supports that will be given to Jigsaw to have a uniform service across the State, given that there are waiting times of 30 weeks in Cork and 4 weeks in Wicklow; the engagement his Department is having with Jigsaw to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the money for the fourth phase of eating disorder team progression will be released from Budget 2023; the CHOs that this will be used for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2321/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of the €4 million for improving regulatory compliance in mental health in-patient services in alignment with Mental Health Commission regulations, which was announced in the health budget press conference; the way that the funding will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2322/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health when the Government’s attention was drawn to the concerns raised in the interim report into CAMHS by the Mental Health Commission. [4643/23]
Justice 6 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice if the recommendations in the final report of the high-level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector were considered as part of Budget 2023; if so, the budget that has been apportioned to actioning the recommendations in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6838/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position of the implementation of the recommendations of the high-level task force to consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those who come into contact with the criminal justice sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the position of the review of the Irish Prison Service’s 2006 ‘Keeping Drugs out of Prison’ policy and strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6840/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the number of prisoners who were on waiting lists to access addiction services at the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6841/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the laws and penalties that are in place for persons who is convicted of spiking another person with a drug or substance without the persons knowledge [7582/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice the details of the number of reports to the gardaí of incidences of spiking another person with a drug or substance without the persons knowledge for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7583/23]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement his Department has had with universities, the Department of Health and the HSE to increase college places in the area of mental health care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6773/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has engaged with the Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education docment produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; the steps he is taking to implement the recommendations that fall under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6772/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if there will be enough ASD class primary school places in September 2023 in Dublin mid-west to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6777/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options that are in place for the parents of a person (details supplied) who have so far been unable to find a place in an ASD class despite having the appropriate medical supporting documents. [6778/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to undertake an awareness campaign on dog ownership nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the penalties that are in place for public transport bus operators when buses do not operate on schedule; the operators that received penalties; the amount of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7461/23]

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.