Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 2 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 43 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023

2023-10-05 · 1 vote · Govt (Environment)

A bill to give full effect to Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices and for t…

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A bill to give full effect to Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 of 6 October 2022 on an emergency intervention to address high energy prices and for that purpose to make provision for a cap, that is to say the market cap to apply to market revenues from the sale of electricity produced from certain sources for the period beginning on 1 December 2022 and ending on 30 June 2023; to provide for the payment of revenues of producers, intermediaries and traders in excess of the market cap to the collection agent; to provide for the calculation of the amounts payable; to provide for the obligations of producers, intermediaries and traders relating to the market cap and enforcement of certain obligations; to provide for the administration and collection of the amounts payable; to provide for a collection agent; to provide for the establishment and management of a market cap fund; to provide for the making of schemes for disbursement from the market cap fund in accordance with Article 10 of the Council Regulation; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 4–5

Voted against 1 Cormac Devlin

Did not vote 3 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill · Richard Boyd Barrett

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

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

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Richard Boyd Barrett

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

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

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–56

Voted for 2 Cormac Devlin · Ossian Smyth

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 2 Barry Ward · Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

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 4 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Finance 3 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance to provide an update as to when the disabled drivers scheme will have a new appeals board in place; to confirm how many appeals were awaiting determination on 26 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the establishment of an interdepartmental mortgage arrears group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43148/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if any changes are planned in regard to the regulation of ATM machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43149/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the status of mobility grants for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42255/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42263/23]
Transport 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on a public transport project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42257/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education what steps are being taken to increase the number of early start places in the county area of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Childcare Committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42262/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42264/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if, given the continued cost of energy, she will examine increasing the capital thresholds for eligibility for fuel allowance for persons aged over 65, in particular for property held in Ireland and abroad where no income is being generated (i.e., a modest holiday home); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42259/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice to detail, in tabular form, the number of applications for international protection; the number approved; the number rejected; the number under appeal; the number awaiting processing, by month and gender, during the years 2020 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42256/23]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 1 vote · 32 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 32 total

Taoiseach 7 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [42341/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [42342/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an update on the child poverty unit in his Department. [42343/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [41209/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [41217/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the shared island unit in his Department. [42347/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for a report on the National Risk Assessment 2023 in his Department. [42348/23]
Transport 7 questions
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on any upcoming plans to install electric vehicle charge ports in the Blackrock area and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43024/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to increase frequency on existing routes and expand the number of routes and reduce fares, in light of the climate and cost-of-living crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43120/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport what plans he has to resolve the ongoing problems with the 59 bus route and many other Go Ahead routes; his views on whether it is now time to reabsorb these routes back into the Dublin Bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43119/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if a transfer of undertakings protection of employment rights (TUPE) will apply to all Irish Coast Guard staff as regards the transfer from VHC Ireland to Bristow following the new tender being awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43226/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336, 337 and 338 of 11 September 2023 where it was stated that Bristow Ireland supports the principles of TUPE in relation to the transfer of the Irish Coast Guard staff, to outline in detail what these principles that Bristow supports are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43227/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether Irish Coast Guard workers can be allowed access to the search and rescue tender document recently awarded to Bristow under FOI or by any other means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport whether the tender documents for the new contract for the Irish Coast Guard recently awarded to Bristow referenced TUPE and to provide the details of this reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43229/23]
Health 5 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the €110,000, which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a diabetes register (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for this new post; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42285/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health for a progress report on the spending of the funding which was allocated in budget 2023 for the development of a national paediatric diabetes audit in conjunction with the National Office of Clinical Audit, NOCA, following the publication of a detailed feasibility study (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to immediately begin recruiting for these new posts; if he can confirm if unused funding from budget 2023 will carry over to 2024, while providing a timeline as to when the HSE recruitment freeze will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to provide a full list of those who were paid the €1,000 Covid bonus payment, broken down into the different groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42672/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the security officers working in vaccination centres and those working in hospitals were awarded the Covid €1,000 bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42760/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way a person (details supplied) can access old medical records in order to follow up on some historical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42885/23]
Finance 5 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will announce in budget 2024 the abolition of the universal social charge for those earning under €100,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43154/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering additional tax measures in budget 2024 on information and communication companies, including social media and digital streaming companies, to fund public broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43150/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his Department's latest projections for windfall corporation tax revenues; the possible uses for these revenues that he is considering in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is considering any changes to the tax treatment of REITs and other property-related investment vehicles in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published wealth tax measures that the Government could take that could raise up to €8 billion; if he will announce measures such as this in Budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43153/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if there is any planning in place to facilitate Islamic holidays where children are required to spend time celebrating the holidays during school hours in primary and post-primary schools and where it is currently at the discretion of the principal to make a decision on whether or not Muslim children are permitted time off, which is not the case for other religious holidays, such as Christmas, where students and staff are expected to take time off; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42884/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the total parental contribution made for school transport for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43021/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funds that are available to someone who is eligible for the full housing aid for the older persons' grant, but where the work done in the house is over the €8,000 maximum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42883/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in view that the grant maximum for housing aid for older people has not gone up in a number of years, he will consider increasing the grant maximum, to fall in line with the increase in costs for essential housing maintenance, such as rewiring, which costs €10-€15,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42882/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the full-year cost of ensuring that every public sector worker is paid a minimum of €17 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42625/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all illness and injury payment benefits to €300 per week, excluding disability-related payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42233/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to re-instate the funding for transport to and from a location (details supplied) in Wicklow for a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to ensure that an application by a person (details supplied) for a passport is processed and any issues are referred back to the applicant. [42986/23]