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

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Feb – 19 Feb 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 42 questions · 0 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 1 Seán Crowe

Voted against 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Mortgage Interest Relief Scheme

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–60

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

The motion · motion passed 73–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Emergency Housing Measures

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

The motion · motion passed 75–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Cost-of-Living Supports

2023-02-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 74–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

The motion · motion passed 74–57

Voted for 3 Colm Brophy · Francis Noel Duffy · John Lahart

Voted against 1 Seán Crowe

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

Ciarán Ahern — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Colm Brophy — Fine Gael 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 7 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 3 questions
- 2023-02-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there is a particular protocol followed by the HSE and Medical Council in relation to the retention of patient files when a general practitioner has ceased their practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7482/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if patients can access their medical file and records when a general practitioner ceases their practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7483/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there is a particular protocol for the retention of patient files when a general practitioner has been removed from the Medical Council register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7484/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy John Lahart asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the humanitarian response to Ukraine will next meet. [7242/23]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 37 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 37 total

Health 16 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details on how and when public funding for IVF treatment will be distributed; if funding for treatment through the public hospital system will be made available; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6724/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of cycles of IVF treatment per person his Department is intending to fund; when this funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6725/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the restrictions he intends placing on eligibility for public funding for IVF treatment; if these will be related to age or BMI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6726/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if public funding for assisted human reproduction will be made available to same-sex female couples that have not been diagnosed with fertility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6727/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health in view of the NCPE's recent negative recommendation in relation to Evusheld, the action he will take on behalf of immunosuppressed people; if he will direct the HSE to make Evusheld available to all who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6729/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will support the inclusion of the future of the medically vulnerable to Covid-19 on the agenda of the next Cabinet committee on health on 13 February 2023; and the plans of his Department and the HSE in relation to enabling the immunocompromised and immunosuppressed to fully participate in society. [6730/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to details the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain cariban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7100/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason cariban cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drug payment scheme; if he agrees with these reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7101/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the alternative treatments for extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy he recommends for pregnant women given the lack of access to cariban during that time period for many pregnant women who do not see an obstetrician until after 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drug payment scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7103/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that access to cariban is made readily available to all pregnant women prescribed the drug through the drugs payment scheme without the need for additional documentation in order to prevent situations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the name of at least one consultant operating in the public system with up-to-date long covid knowledge, and the ability to diagnose children who meet the criteria and to actively manage symptoms based on international data on long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7149/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that children with long Covid have access to appropriate, up to date assessment and treatment in the public health system, including access to appropriately expert consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7150/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if former patients of the now-closed Mater long-Covid Clinic (details supplied) will be accepted at alternative long-Covid clinics, irrespective of whether they are in the catchment area of the clinic in question, in situations in which no other long-Covid clinic is accessible to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the findings of the abortion review without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7651/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the rollout of public funding for IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7650/23]
Education 5 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the data and rationale for the newly announced changes to online CPD summer courses for teachers, requiring online courses to have eight hours synchronous time, increasing to 15 hours by 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6573/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if equity of access and childcare issues in a mainly female profession were taken into consideration in deciding to change the requirements for online CPD summer courses for teachers, in order that online courses will have to have 8 hours synchronous time, increasing to 15 hours by 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6574/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if the impact of significantly reduced numbers being able to participate in online CPD summer courses for teachers was taken into consideration in the decision to change the requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6575/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education the data on which her Department is basing the preference for synchronous learning in the new requirements for online CPD summer courses for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6576/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will reverse the announced changes to online CPD summer courses for teachers, given the discriminatory impact the requirements will have on teachers with caring responsibilities, and the likely reduction in numbers taking the courses that will result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6577/23]
Justice 5 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if he will ensure that the remaining pending applications to the long-term undocumented migrant scheme will be processed without delay; if he will provide details of the number of outstanding applications remaining and the resources allocated to process them in a timely manner; if he will provide a timeframe for when the processing of applications will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6761/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice when the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, will publish the investigation report into the killing of a person (details supplied) by gardaí over two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7656/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice when he anticipates that Ireland will be compliance with its obligations under the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7657/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice whether he agrees that the rules for applying citizenship should be amended in order to treat time spent living in Northern Ireland as equivalent to time in the Republic of Ireland, in other words enabling a migrant to qualify for citizenship on the basis of time spent living in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7858/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice whether he agrees the rules should be changed to allow those legally resident in Northern Ireland to travel to the Republic of Ireland without restrictions. [7859/23]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [5894/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Housing for All progress report for quarter 4 2022 will be published. [4420/23]
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [5895/23]
Transport 3 questions
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will intervene with the National Transport Authority to ensure that it engages in finding a solution to the problem of anti-social behaviour targeting public transport, which has, for example, resulted in the withdrawal of services from parts of Tallaght. [7140/23]
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided to assist with security on buses in Dublin and community engagement efforts to help tackle anti-social behaviour targeting public transport, which has, for example, resulted in the withdrawal of services from parts of Tallaght. [7141/23]
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) will provide refunds for customers who have been made late to work and college because of the poor quality service and lack of service they provide on their bus routes; if they will be subject to fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7868/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-02-14 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will outline the long delay in bringing forward proposals to regularise contracts and establish a salary scale for adult education tutors, in line with the recommendation of the Labour Court in March 2020, given that the Department of Education has indicated that it is engaging with his Department in relation to this. [7137/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any data centres applied for assistance under the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme; and if any data centres were granted assistance under the scheme. [7616/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if any data centres applied for assistance under the business energy support scheme; and if any data centres were granted assistance under the scheme. [7615/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-02-15 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with disabilities will be published; and whether it will include consideration of increasing the gross income level under which households would be eligible. [7464/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-02-16 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the problems at a hotel accommodating Ukrainian refugees (details supplied), including the eviction of refugees; the steps he intends taking to address the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7812/23]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 7 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns