Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 19 Jun

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Jun – 25 Jun 2023 · 4 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 30 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Flood Insurance Bill 2021

2023-06-21 · 1 vote · Sinn Féin PMB

A bill to provide for fairness in the market for property insurance, and to provide for related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 69–53

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

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-06-20 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 60–55

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 2 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Education 4 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29253/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29254/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29255/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30311/23]
Defence 2 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his intentions with regard to international co-operation in the context of maritime security and protecting subsea cables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28293/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his plans for Ireland's participation in the European Union Common Security and Defence policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will examine restoring rates for community based pharmacies as per the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29256/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on efforts by officials to restore the supply of basic medications as listed by the HPRA; if he will consider reviewing regulations to allow Irish pharmacists to substitute prescribed items and-or Irish residents to access the online services of UK or EU-based pharmacies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30310/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance his assessment of Exchequer returns to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30028/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on corporation tax receipts to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30027/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of approved but unfilled civil service positions, by grade and department; the number of qualified candidates in each panel available to fill them on 31 May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29257/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider engaging with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to examine allowing micro-energy generating customers using day-night meters who do not have a smart meter to use other independent sources, such as the installer data, to calculate refunds due from energy supplied to the grid, rather than a basic minimum as is currently the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30312/23]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill — Fine Gael 2 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Taoiseach 6 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [29534/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland overseen by his Department. [29535/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department’s public sector duty equality and human rights assessment. [29536/23]
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the first progress report for the first quarter of 2023 of the climate action plan. [29543/23]
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on economy and investment will next meet. [29544/23]
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Political Community on 1 June 2023. [29545/23]
Finance 6 questions
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify a taxation query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29979/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the recent opinion poll showing overwhelming public support for abolition of the universal social charge, USC; if he will give a commitment to announce the abolition of the charge in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30486/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce new obligations on the recipients of section 481 film tax relief to end the use of buy-out contracts for performers, writers and artists which deny them their IP rights under copyright law, and a further obligation on producer company recipients of the credit to take direct responsibility as the employer for film crew on film productions so that their rights under fixed-term workers' legislation can be vindicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30201/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a windfall tax on banks and vulture funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30200/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that on 14 June 2023, the CEO of a charity (details supplied) outlined to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight, wealth tax measures the Government could take that could raise up to €8 billion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30199/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a cap on mortgage interest rates to prevent families being impoverished and forced into arrears by rising interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/23]
Health 2 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 604 of 16 May 2023, the reason for the removal of the service; if there is an intention to replace the service; if not, where else the service might be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29079/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE has plans to fund the drug, dupilumab which is used to treat a form of asthma, under the reimbursement scheme; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29408/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how a person (details supplied) can receive a permit for employment without immigration status, which is required for their worker's permit, but they cannot gain immigration status (stamp 1) without a worker's permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29142/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the defective apartments and duplexes redress scheme will be enacted; if retrospective applications for redress will be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29324/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice how a person (details supplied) may gain immigration status given that their stamp 1G visa has expired and they wish to continue working in Ireland with no need to pursue further education, but they have been refused a working permit on the grounds of immigration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29141/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if money granted by Caranua to a survivor of an institution that was to be used only for household goods, but not yet used may still be claimed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29208/23]