Dublin North-West — week of Mon, 10 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin North-West TDs did this week

Mon, 10 Jul – 16 Jul 2023 · 3 TDs · 5 bills voted on · 31 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 85–50

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 55–80

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

European Defence Agency Projects

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 61–75

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

The motion · motion passed 80–56

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

Housing and Homelessness

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 76–60

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

The motion · motion passed 76–60

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages

2023-07-12 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–73

Voted for 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Voted against 1 Paul McAuliffe

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-07-11 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–61

Voted for 1 Paul McAuliffe

Voted against 2 Dessie Ellis · Róisín Shortall

Did not vote 1 Rory Hearne

Dessie Ellis — Sinn Féin 9 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paul McAuliffe — Fianna Fáil 9 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Social 13 questions
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the household benefits package in 2023; how many of these people also receive the fuel allowance; the estimated cost to increase the household benefits package by €4 per month; by €8 per month; and by €12 per month. [34436/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the domiciliary care allowance in 2022 and 2023 respectively; and how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34437/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the carer’s allowance for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the carer’s allowance in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34438/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase the carer’s allowance by €4 per month; by €8 per month; and by €12 per month. [34439/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the illness benefit for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the illness benefit in 2022 and 2023 respectively; and how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34440/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the disability allowance for 2022 and 2022 respectively; how many applications were made for the disability allowance in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34441/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the half-rate carer’s allowance for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the half-rate carer’s allowance in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34442/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the parent’s benefit for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the parent’s benefit in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34443/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many families are in receipt of the working family payment for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the working family payment in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34444/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the adoptive benefit for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for adoptive benefit in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34445/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the supplementary welfare allowance for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the supplementary welfare allowance in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34446/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection how many people are in receipt of the additional needs payment for 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were made for the additional needs payment in 2022 and 2023 respectively; how many applications were refused in 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34447/23]
- 2023-07-12 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will detail the number of recipients, by county, of the living alone allowance for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. [34448/23]
Transport 3 questions
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have discussed the shortage of taxis to serve those who arrive in Dublin airport; whether the €400 charge for taxi drivers should be removed to prevent shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34906/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the reason taxi drivers who drop people off at the airport are prevented from taking people into their taxis onto onward journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34907/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport if he or his Department have statistics from the DAA on increased use of taxis, given the parking shortages during peak summer travel times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34908/23]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has engaged with the hotel sector in Dublin in order to discourage high price increases during busy tourist periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34737/23]
- 2023-07-13 Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what steps her Department has taken to tackle abuse of referees during matches. [34738/23]

Rory Hearne — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.