Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 19 Jun

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 19 Jun – 25 Jun 2023 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 54 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 1 Emer Higgins

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

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-06-20 · 1 vote

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

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 2 votes · 9 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Housing 3 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on how many void properties have been brought back into use to date in 2023, broken down by local authority; and the average turnaround times for vacant council properties per council. [29831/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the targets, per local authority, for each of the Housing For All initiatives targeting vacancy and dereliction. [29832/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the supports for prospective homeowners who do not qualify for a mortgage based on this year’s income, but do not qualify for the local authority home loan because the process is based on income in 2022 rather than income in 2023. [29833/23]
Finance 2 questions
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a report on the ministerial trade visit to Money 20/20 Europe 2023 in Amsterdam; the way in which he supported IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to achieve their objectives on this visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29962/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views on Ireland’s bid to host the new EU AML Authority; if Ireland having a strong AML, legal and administrative framework will assist in this bid; the next steps that will be taken to advance Ireland’s bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29963/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the reserved specialists tender process for the school building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29278/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice when recipients under the latest community innovation funding call will be announced; when the fund will reopen to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29086/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Community Recognition Fund will next reopen to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29830/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the new increased income threshold for GP-only cards will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30488/23]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 27 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 27 total

Housing 14 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of approved housing body and local authority borrowings for social and affordable housing that was drawn down and accounted for in the Governments expenditure for 2022. [29137/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many new units of Traveller-specific accommodation were provided in 2022. [29164/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme for private houses will be published. [29165/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental tenant in situ referrals to the Housing Agency to date; the number of cost rental tenant in situ applications submitted by landlords; the number rejected by the Housing Agency; the number at valuation stage; the number at inspection stage; the number at legal/conveyancing; the number of offers made; and the number of properties purchased, in tabular form. [29237/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of emergency funding for interim measures in buildings with construction defects; and when he will publish the code of conduct on remediating fire safety defects. [29304/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Q1 2023 social housing output report will be published. [29305/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will set out, in tabular form, the targets for affordable delivery for 2023 and 2024 under the affordable housing fund; the cost rental equity loan; project Tosaigh and the LDA direct delivery. [29306/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of part 8 derogation planning applications that have been initiated since the derogation was introduced; and if he will provide a list of the derogations, broken down by local authority, location of scheme and number of units in each scheme. [29307/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to deliver 1,500 social homes using modular building technology, including a list of projects proposed to date, by local authority, with information on location and number of units involved. [29308/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of tenant-in-situ applications and purchases, by local authority. [29309/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all legislation including non-consequential amendments he intends to bring forward before the summer recess. [29315/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Céide Fields no longer appear on Ireland’s UNESCO world heritage tentative list; and if an application for inclusion was received for the site during the most recent application process. [29375/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict homes brought back into use for each year from 2020 to 2023, in tabular form, under the following schemes with a breakdown by local authority - buy and renew, repair and lease, ready to build, refurbishment grant, CPO activation, UDF €150 million fund and over-shop/pub planning exemptions. [29795/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the targets for vacant and derelict homes to be brought back into use for each year from 2023 to 2026, in tabular form, under the following schemes with a breakdown by local authority - buy and renew, repair and lease, ready to build, refurbishment grant, CPO activation, UDF €150 million fund and over-shop/pub planning exemptions. [29796/23]
Environment 5 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the current and capital budget allocations for each programme under each subhead of the revised estimates for 2023 in the manner provided in response to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 11 of 30 March 2022. [29189/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline all the occasions on which a direction was given under section 40M subsection 2 of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010 subsection 3; and to outline the manner in which he directed them. [29192/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of the subscription to the Energy Charter Treaty for 2023. [29193/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the powers he used to direct the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to use the 2009 special dividend from the ESB to subsidise the electricity bills of large energy users. [29462/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will indicate a date on which former workers at An Post can expect to receive an increase to their pensions, following an agreement reached in March 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children living in international protection accommodation services accommodation, including direct provision, pre-reception, temporary emergency and emergency centres, who have their status, permission to remain, subsidiary protection or refugee status. [29938/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the rationale for the two years and eight months entry age for the early childhood care and education programme; and if flexibility might be considered in cases where a child is marginally under the entry age. [30247/23]
- 2023-06-22 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on an application for increased and consistent respite services. [30318/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a year-by-year breakdown of how many dividends were paid under section 40M subsection 2 of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Act 2010 into the carbon revenue levy account of subsection 1, in tabular form. [29191/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of dividends disposed of for the benefit of the Exchequer in such manner as he or she may direct under section 7 of the Electricity Act 2001, specifically those which were not paid into the exchequer, for each year from 2009 to date. [29463/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details on the CSO release on Data Centres Metered Electricity Consumption 2022; to outline how the CSO accounted for the failure of ESB Networks to properly meter electricity consumption by a company (details supplied) data centre at Clonee; and to clarify if the full demand from that data centre is included in the CSO release or only the demand which has been metered. [29229/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to outline the number of cars sold with an open market selling price above €70,000 and above €100,000, for the years 2021-2023 year to date, in tabular form. [29190/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if the scheme for schools to obtain solar panels, as announced in Budget 2023, has commenced; if so, if she will outline the application process for schools; if not, when the scheme will be open for applications; if 100% funding will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29591/23]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 5 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health his views on the number of inpatient beds for CAMHS; if he will explain the difference between the numbers cited in Parliamentary Question No. 626 of 31 May 2022 and those in the Mental Health Commission’s Annual Report 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29380/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are national standards for assessing ADHD; if so, if these are applied in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work carried out by the Changing Lives Initiative to date; the plans that are in place for the further roll-out of the Changing Lives Initiative; what funding is available; what steps are being taken to secure additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29382/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of young people on CAMHS waiting lists who are waiting on an ADHD assessment, by CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29383/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists by CHO and length of wait for May 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29384/23]
Children 4 questions
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Disability Capacity Review Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Roadmap for Progressing Disability Services; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29720/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the UNCRPD Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/23]
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Cost of Disability Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29722/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-06-20 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29723/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-06-21 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the options available to an individual who has sat a leaving certificate examination for a subject that requires a certain grade for their college course and who does not achieve this grade; if they are allowed to sit the subject at the deferred examination stage in advance of receiving their overall leaving certificate results; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30053/23]

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.