Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 11 Sept

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 0 votes · 24 questions · 10 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 24 total

Education 8 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the amount paid to consultancy firms in each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in relation to the establishment and roll-out of the Education Shared Business Services (ESBS). [38807/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the cost to date of the establishment and roll-out of Education Shared Business Services, aggregated by rent, salaries, ICT and consultant fees. [38808/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the cost savings achieved to date by establishing and rolling out the Education Shared Business Services; and if she will make a statement on how such savings are measured. [38809/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the number of people who are employed in the Education Shared Business Services; the number of those who are employed in the service on secondment; the number of those who are employed in the service on a temporary contract; and the number of those who are employed in the service are on an agency contract. [38810/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost saving from amalgamating vocational education committees and education and training boards. [38811/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if she will make a statement on progress to create a staffing structure for education and training boards since 2013. [38812/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the functions undertaken by education and training boards. [38813/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the number of administrative staff employed in education and training boards (ETBs); the number of agency administrative staff employed in ETBs; and the annual expenditure by ETBs on outsourced administrative work in each of the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, including on agency administrative contracts and project management consultants. [38814/23]
Health 5 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on commemorating the contributions of Noel Browne and Kathleen Lynn, respectively; and his plans to name healthcare infrastructure after notable people who made a contribution to healthcare in Ireland. [38886/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if statutory guidelines will be issued in relation to foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and training for professionals working in adult mental health services. [38888/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide dedicated mental health supports for the 4.75% of persons in Ireland with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [38889/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to commission research into the support needs of persons with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. [38890/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if national guidelines are in place for resettlement supports for immigrant healthcare workers; and his plans to ensure that resettlement procedures are in place to support recruitment and retention in the health service. [39118/23]
Social 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on progress to implement the respective recommendations of the Special Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality and the Citizens' Assembly in relation to women whose pensions are reduced due to the marriage bar. [39119/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to provide public transport financial relief to carers. [39121/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend free travel for all carers. [39122/23]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on progress to collate and index the 1926 census returns. [38350/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has a policy statement on the practice of naming State buildings after notable Irish people. [38884/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if apartments built before 1991 will be included in the construction defects remediation scheme; if so, how applicants living in apartments built before 1991 can register their interest in the scheme; and, if not, the rationale for excluding such apartments. [37426/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a policy statement on the practice of naming state buildings after notable Irish people. [38885/23]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the reasoning on the 100-year rule in relation to making public previous census data. [38350/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if he has made provision for increasing the pensions of pensioners who worked for State bodies under his Department’s remit. [39057/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his views on the new requirements relating to non-resident landlord withholding tax; the rationale for placing the onus of managing the tax affairs of non-residential landlords on tenants, where no collection agent has been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37433/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when funding will issue to an organisation (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38887/23]

New lobbying 10 returns

Shine Budgetary matters
- Shine lobbied relevant DPOs for a budgetary increase to the mental health community & voluntary sector. A specific demand was made to increase Shine's budget by 1M Euros.
Irish Exporters Association Trade
- Meeting with Labour Party TDs
Community Law & Mediation · 2 returns Environment · Budgetary matters
- Email containing details of CLM’s Open Letter (signed by the Irish Heart Foundation, Age Action, the National Women’s Council of Ireland, Threshold, Community Work Ireland, the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Pavee Point and Environmental Justice Network Ireland) to Minister Eamon Ryan following publication of the National Clean Air Strategy.
- Email containing CLM’s Pre-Budget Submission 2024
Illumina Cambridge Ltd Health
- Provide an introduction to Illumina and highlight the need for timely implementation of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 2 returns Environment · Agriculture
- EUNature Restoration Law
- New Forestry Programme - A Lost Opportunity
Wind Energy Ireland · 3 returns Energy and Natural Resources · Environment · Budgetary matters
- Development of offshore renewable energy.
- Resources for State agencies to support the delivery of renewable energy.
- Wind Energy Ireland pre-budget submission.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 33 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 33 total

Justice 15 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí were suspended from the force in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37495/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice how many gardaí are currently suspended from the force and/or are on sick leave; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37496/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to expand the use of the Garda Reserve in order to ensure a greater presence of gardaí or Garda Reserve members on our streets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37500/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to provide an update to date on the status in relation to the processing of a citizenship application on behalf of a person (details supplied) which was submitted almost two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38588/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cameras used in the Dublin City Council area that are capable of identifying drivers breaking red lights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38820/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash that was seized by gardaí on suspicion of being the proceeds of crime and was returned to the Exchequer in the years 2022 to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38823/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each divisional drugs unit in tabular form; if any of these divisional drugs units received additional personnel in the past six months; if so, which division and the number of additional gardaí; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost in 2024 to double the number of dogs in the Garda dog unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of arson that were reported to gardaí in the U district within DMR in the year 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38826/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time forensic accountants working in the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the year 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; if this number will be further increased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the Garda divisions that currently have a Garda community relations vans within their division, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38828/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of road traffic collisions in each of the years 2020 to 2022 in each Garda district within Dublin; the number that resulted in a fatality or serious injury, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38829/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and charged with driving while disqualified within Garda C district within DMR in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38830/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when an application submitted to the IIP section by a club (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39197/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether she has given consideration to permitting Irish citizens who are working in police forces in other jurisdictions to be permitted to enter into An Garda Síochána without the necessity of training in Templemore on the basis that they have already qualified as police officers in other jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39198/23]
Enterprise 8 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what steps are being considered to protect the rights of consumers who purchase tickets for concerts or sporting events and where more reasonably priced tickets are withheld until after the initial sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37493/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been approved for the new energy efficiency grant; and the estimated total value of the support of the grant in each county (or local authority area). [37585/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been supported under the Ukraine enterprise crisis scheme; and the estimated total value of support in each county (or local authority area). [37588/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been supported under the digital transition fund; and the estimated total value of the support in each county (or local authority area). [37604/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been supported under the climate planning fund for business; and the estimated total value of the support in each county (or local authority area). [37606/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been supported under the enterprise emissions reduction investment fund; and the estimated total value of the support in each county (or local authority area). [37607/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that have been supported under the €12 million funding announced in March 2022 to address construction inflation costs and support the completion of existing regionally funded projects under the regional enterprise development and border enterprise development funds; and the estimated total value of the support in each county (or local authority area). [37610/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail in tabular form, by county (or local authority), the number of businesses that made successful applications under the Brexit impact loan scheme; and the estimated total value of the low-cost loans in each county (or local authority area). [37612/23]
Health 3 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health whether consideration can be given to running a public information campaign warning persons about the consequences and dangers of illegal drugs and the impact they have on mental and physical health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37212/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public and voluntary hospital as of end-August 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39150/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number employed in wholetime-equivalent terms in each category in each individual public and voluntary hospital in August 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form (details supplied). [39151/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing units delivered in each local authority area; the number provided in each local authority area through new build, through acquisition and through leasing, for the first six months of 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38741/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the vacant homes grant scheme will be extended to those properties that need to be fully demolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38774/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the travel pass for carers of children with special needs can be altered to enable it to be shared by parents who share the responsibility of travelling with their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37498/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether an individual in receipt of carer's allowance or carer's benefit can have them considered towards the contributions criteria for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38819/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth what steps are being taken to ensure that all persons in tents on Mount Street outside the International Protection Office have been provided with alternative sheltered accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37338/23]
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will detail in tabular form on a county by county basis the number of children in each county that benefitted from supports under the national childcare scheme within the first six months of 2023; and the number in each county benefitting within the first six months of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-09-11 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update, in tabular form, on the number of businesses in each county that have successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39148/23]

New lobbying 8 returns

Community Law & Mediation Budgetary matters
- Email containing CLM’s Pre-Budget Submission 2024
Association of Insurance & Financial Brokers trading as Brokers Ireland Finance
- Brokers Ireland pre 2024 budget submission
Alcohol Action Ireland Health
- Budget 2024 recommendations to reduce harm from alcohol, including increase in excise duties, social responsibility levy on alcohol industry, establishment of an Alcohol Office, funding for services for all impacted by alcohol harm
Illumina Cambridge Ltd Health
- Provide an introduction to Illumina and highlight the need for timely implementation of the National Strategy for Accelerating Genetic and Genomic Medicine in Ireland
Premier Lotteries Ireland Designated Activity Company Public Expenditure and Reform
- Policy and regulatory developments directly impacting on the National Lottery
Early Childhood Ireland Children and Youth Affairs
- Response to a Parliamentary Question
The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA · 2 returns Environment · Agriculture
- EUNature Restoration Law
- New Forestry Programme - A Lost Opportunity

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Questions asked 24 total

New lobbying 10 returns

Questions asked 33 total

New lobbying 8 returns