Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 42 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

2023-03-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–78

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

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

The motion · motion passed 69–59

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 3 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that residents associations have the right to appeal planning decisions, and that successful appellants will have their fees covered, under the new Consolidated Planning and Development Act. [11845/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the reform of electoral laws to prevent donations from non-citizens outside the State influencing elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10262/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to ensure that political parties’ electoral spending accounts are fully compliant, transparent and publicly accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10263/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the tax-free allowance for pensioners to bring it in line with the new allowance for workers. [11283/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review the 41% exit tax charged on life-wrapped funds sold by life assurance companies and from exchange trade funds. [11282/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline all the measures his Department and the Government have put in place to protect the business dealings of farmers, growers, fishers and food producers against unfair practices by buyers of their product [11796/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects Government to be in a position to appoint a agri-food independent regulator. [11797/23]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Housing 11 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with respect to the European Commission's approval of the Croí Cónaithe cities scheme, the dates and summaries of the notifications between his Department and the Directorate-General for Competition in relation to this scheme; how the scheme will be implemented; the timeframes; the reason the scheme was located within the Housing Agency rather than the local authorities, given their experience in dealing with turnkey developments to date. [11073/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 21 February 2023, if he will provide the information that was requested for both the allocation and outturn for each individual programme heading under each Vote for his Department for 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. [11120/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any flexibility in relation to grant awards, particularly adaptation grants, given the increase in construction inflation; and, if not, if consideration will be given to providing flexibility. [11161/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the Traveller Accommodation Expert Review, if his Department intends to act on a recommendation (details supplied) provided in the report. [11316/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the emergency measures he intends to introduce to increase and accelerate the supply of social and affordable housing in order to reduce rising levels of homelessness. [12086/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the promised building defects redress scheme and funding for interim measures and emergency works pending the opening of the full redress scheme. [12087/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the review of Part B of the building regulations. [12136/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the reform of Technical Guidance Document B of the Building Regulations. [11818/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of recommendations of the 2019 report by the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation. [11816/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Mulcahy report into allegations of planning malpractice in County Donegal; and the actions he intends to take on foot of the reports findings. [11817/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the enhanced defective concrete block redress scheme. [11815/23]
Finance 3 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on progress towards complying with section two of the Glasgow Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition to end new direct public support for the international unabated fossil-fuel energy sector within one year of signing this statement. [11141/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline the amount of direct public support for the international unabated fossil fuel energy sector for each of the years 2019 to 2022, and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [11142/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to table a proposal for the OECD meeting in Paris on 6-9 March to enact restrictions on oil and gas export finance under the OECD Arrangement of Officially Supported Export Credits, in line with the Government's commitment to section 3 of the Glasgow Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition. [11143/23]
Environment 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a service operated by a company that previously worked in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to reports that users of the service who do not wish to continue with a new paid, private subscription have requested their original heating controls be reinstated, but have been refused this by the company; and if he will outline the options open to them to pursue a satisfactory resolution. [11098/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that he received a request for a pension increase in 2022 (details supplied); if the request has been considered; and if he will confirm a timeframe in which a decision will be provided. [11713/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health who is liable for the cost of taxis to hospital appointments for residents in long-term nursing home care in receipt of medical cards. [11307/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if health warning labels on alcohol products will be bilingual, reflecting warnings in both English and Irish; and if not, if including the Irish language on packaging will be considered. [11647/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the amount spent to pay for the education of children of staff serving overseas for 2022; the estimate for 2023; the average amount per staff member overseas in the scheme; the average amount per child in the scheme; the maximum and the minimum amount that has been paid in any particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11439/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education regarding the Section 29 appeal process as a result of oversubscription of a school, if there is any flexibility in relation to the 63-day timeframe; if school holidays are counted as days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11233/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the White Paper to end direct provision and establish a new International Protection Support Service has explored the extension of the HAP to the sponsor prior to the arrival of family in cases of family reunification; if so, if this change is likely to be adopted; and if not, if it is something his Department will give consideration to. [12133/23]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Social 3 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if community employment workers will be included in the list of social welfare applicants to receive bonus payments announced in February 2023; when they can expect to receive this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10818/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons aged 66 years cannot remain working at a CE scheme; the reason those who are currently on an old-age pension cannot start a CE scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11443/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for a PPS number for adult applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11444/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what scheme is in place for halting sites operated by South Dublin County Council for electricity provision; if a subsidised energy scheme was in place over the years 2017 to present; if this scheme has been concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11486/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on South Dublin County Council's housing maintenance team only accepting maintenance requests from tenants through housing online and no longer taking maintenance requests by email or telephone. [11542/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government’s plans to combat the use of artificial intelligence chatbots used to mimic individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11448/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will confirm whether a management company (details supplied) or IPAS are asking people with the right to remain to leave direct provision centres; if he will guarantee that these people will not be made homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11447/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Justice when the Community Safety Innovation Fund will be re-opened for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11081/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if it would it be possible to fund and provide "Izzy" stickers to all maternity wards in the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-03-09 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied); if, in his opinion, this will mean that all counsellors and psychotherapists will be exempt from this 13.5% VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12043/23]

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.