Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 20 Mar

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 20 Mar – 26 Mar 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 37 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Education (Inspection of Individual Education Plans for Children with Special Needs) Bill 2022

2023-03-22 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educa…

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A bill to amend the Education Act 1998 to grant additional functions to the Inspectorate to examine and report to the Minister on the prevalence and standard of individual educational plans for children with special educational needs on an annual basis; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–73

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Eviction Ban

2023-03-22 · 4 votes

A sub-amendment · motion passed 93–56

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

A sub-amendment · motion failed 72–78

Voted for 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Voted against 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

The motion · motion passed 83–68

Voted for 3 Cormac Devlin · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Barry Ward — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Education 3 questions
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14537/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14538/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14539/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of overall units and number of complexes owned and managed by an approved housing body (details supplied); and the funding provided by his Department to this AHB, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14533/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of an approved housing body (details supplied); and if it held a management company annual general meeting in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14534/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail in tabular form the number of public service card applications processed per month, by INTREO office, in Dublin during the period January 2022 to February 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14535/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of issues in relation to the provision of a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14536/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will seek a report from NBI about the continuing issues in an area (details supplied) where broadband was installed in the estate over three years ago but still has not been activated for the majority of households in the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14530/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail engagements between his officials and TFI over the past 12 months around the TFI Live App; if he will provide an update on the decision to remove the GPS tracking feature for buses from the TFI Live App; when it is expected to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14531/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the status of negotiations between the HSE and a group (details supplied) regarding the provision of services within the CHO6 area, which matter continues to cause uncertainty and distress for service users and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14532/23]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 5 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 5 votes · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Education 7 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the reason for the expected delay in going to tender to build a new permanent school (details supplied) to Q2 2024, adding a year to the potential opening date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12314/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) is to remain on a site in the 2023-2024 school year; if her Department will provide additional prefab classrooms in order to accommodate the additional number of students who will be attending the school in September 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12964/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the accommodation plan for a school (details supplied) for the 2024-2025 school year; when An Bord Pleanála will make a final decision on the permanent school building in Blackrock; the annual rental cost for the school building in the present location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12965/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the measures she is intending to bring in to address the high cost of housing which is impacting on the ability of schools to recruit and retain teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14162/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14160/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed roadmap with interim targets for achieving the Government's target of 400 multi-denominational primary schools by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14161/23]
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that the decision to put 58 school building projects on hold (details supplied) has the knock-on effect of further delaying the move of a school from its current temporary location in prefabs to its permanent location, meaning the school has now been waiting 27 years for a permanent home; her views on whether this delay is unacceptable; if she will take urgent and immediate action to prevent this further delay and ensure that the school will be in its permanent location not later than 2025 when it will celebrate its 30 year anniversary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14159/23]
Housing 6 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the new initiatives for which he has recently got approval from Cabinet (details supplied) that will assist those with eviction notices to buy their own homes or for their homes to transfer to cost-rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of data (details supplied) under several sub-headings for each the past ten years, in tabular form. [12920/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the shared equity scheme to any home that comes under the price threshold and not just designated affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the announcement of the end to the eviction ban and his statement in Dáil Éireann (details supplied), if he will outline the new mechanism referred to; and when it will be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a report on the total number of private home completions in 2021 and 2022, broken down by local authority and with the corresponding Part V allocation, where applicable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13147/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline any constraints, price or otherwise to the county council's acquisition programme and the tenant in situ programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13167/23]
Taoiseach 5 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [12855/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the climate action delivery board, co-chaired by his Department. [12856/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework. [11606/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with church leaders. [12857/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [12863/23]
Social 3 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if any funding for the local area employment services in Dún Laoghaire has changed in recent weeks or months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13808/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if there have been any contract changes between the local area employment services in Dún Laoghaire and the Southside Partnership in recent weeks or months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13809/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a copy of the original tender document to run the local area employment services in Dún Laoghaire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13810/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether a person who is in Ireland on a stamp 3 visa but has a qualification that would entitle them to a critical skills permit can apply for a job from Ireland and still qualify for this type of permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/23]
- 2023-03-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has made contact with a company (details supplied) following its recent announcement in relation to a 5% cut to its global workforce; what this may mean specifically for the company’s employees here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14262/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the details of the HSE’s new service for the delivery of gender-affirming healthcare; if there is a timeline; if members of the trans community will be consulted about what they want and need; if international best practice will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12914/23]
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if members of the autism community are being turned away from the national gender service; if so, the rationale behind it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12915/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-03-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the reason, unlike most other sections of the business society, taxi drivers are legally obligated to offer card paying facilities to their customers given that it can often be the case when a driver arrives at some destinations internet is not available which is problematic if the customer has no cash as an alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12982/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-03-23 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 7 March 2023, the area of land covered by gorse and heather and so on, that has been burned nationwide; how many tonnes of CO2 have been released into the atmosphere from the period, 1 September 2022 to 28 February 2023; if this CO2 is included in agricultural emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14455/23]