Dublin South-West — week of Mon, 6 Mar

What your Dublin South-West TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Mar – 12 Mar 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 29 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 1 Seán Crowe

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

Did not vote 2 Ciarán Ahern · Paul Murphy

High Energy Costs

2023-03-08 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 69–59

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 69–59

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

John Lahart — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Health 7 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to make the free contraception scheme accessible for marginalised communities, including disabled women, migrant women, Traveller women and Roma women, in terms of telemedicine, eligibility without a PPSN and inclusion of pharmacist prescribing as part of the roll-out. [11354/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of members of the clinical expert group on the free contraception scheme in the HSE. [11355/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans his Department has to implement the national cancer care strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11714/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the expansion of Ireland's national screening services for cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11715/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the introduction of a lung cancer-screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if he will re-establish a dedicated cardiovascular unit within his Department to oversee national cardiovascular health policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to bring forward a Public Health (Obesity) Bill to deal with the obesity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11718/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-03-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she will centralise the school place application model for students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12168/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if she plans to expand the summer school programme for students with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12169/23]
- 2023-03-09 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in which she has implemented section 37A of Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12170/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-03-07 Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available to senior-citizen community groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11487/23]

Paul Murphy — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Transport 6 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will not sign any amending statutory instrument changing the benefits of members of the CIÉ '1951 Scheme' because the '1951' Committee of Trustees' independent actuary has confirmed that the '1951 Scheme' now meets the minimum funding standard provisions of the Pensions Act 1990 and is solvent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10819/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will insist that CIÉ provides a detailed explanation including all of the outstanding information sought by the statutory '1951 Scheme' Committee of Trustees. [10820/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will take action in respect of the failure of the CIÉ board to act in a timely manner in relation to investment decisions from the end of March 2020 to 13 May 2020 and which led to as yet unspecified financial loss to the pension scheme it was responsible for. [10821/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will insist that CIÉ provides answers to the preliminary questions in relation to the CIÉ '1951 Scheme' outlined in the Elected Trustee Bulletin, dated the 20 February 2023 (details supplied). [10822/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport if he will insist that CIÉ answers the questions posed in relation to the CIÉ '1951 Scheme' by your Elected Trustees in relation to agreed actuarial protocols, as outlined in their Elected Trustee Bulletin, dated 20 February 2023. [10823/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the major delays experienced by those trying to complete their full driving license test, if he will ensure that a healthcare worker is able to do their test urgently; the steps being taken to tackle these delays (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11734/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce legislation that protects substitute teachers; if she will instruct her Department that this legislation must ensure that all conditions expected, and hours offered to substitute teachers are outlined with due notice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11602/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education when construction on a secondary school (details supplied) will commence; if she will ensure that this building work begins as urgently as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11685/23]
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if she will instruct her Department to make provisions for a student (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11771/23]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 761 of 31 January 2023, if he will provide a breakdown of the point-to-point figures into name of hunt/year/and amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10826/23]
- 2023-03-07 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific reasons crossover breeds would pose a difficulty, or in any way act as an impediment to, Rásaíocht Con Éireann setting up its own dedicated stud book for racing greyhounds, as committed to in its Strategic Plan 2018-2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10828/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a message on the Electric Ireland website about the use of the March Government credit in which it advises that, if one has an outstanding balance on one’s account prior to 1 March, one cannot use the Government credit against this balance; if he will instruct the CRU to inform Electric Ireland that there are no caveats on this credit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11772/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet with a group (details supplied) to discuss the National Report of Children’s Disability Networks Team Staff Census and Workforce Review for 2022 and to ensure that progress is made. [11754/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-03-08 Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 22 February 2023, if he will confirm whether persons paying for IVF treatment between now and September 2023 will be reimbursed for their costs from September onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11727/23]

Seán Crowe — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns