Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 2 Oct

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 44 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · Ivana Bacik · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Eamon Ryan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 3 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan · Jim O'Callaghan

Eoin Hayes — Social Democrats 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Ivana Bacik — Labour Party 1 vote · 40 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 40 total

Health 5 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 901 of 20 September 2023, when it is expected that the review by his Department and the HSE of matters raised will be completed. [42355/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if any reviews or studies have been conducted by his Department into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the construction buildings providing health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42436/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to review mental health difficulties and burnout among healthcare staff. [42750/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42818/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a national lung cancer screening programme. [42834/23]
Taoiseach 4 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [41533/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the UN General Assembly. [41531/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [41532/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42824/23]
Finance 4 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42815/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if the review of Ireland's personal tax system will be published in advance of the fiscal budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance if his Department records the type of vehicle involved in road accidents which become the subject of a civil trial involving an insurance company. [42842/23]
- 2023-10-04 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance his plans to ensure that all homes within the scope of the vacant homes tax are compliant with the tax, in view of the fact that the tax is self-reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42926/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the report from the AHB Unencumbered Units Working Group is on schedule for publication this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42307/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the appointment of all CEOs to bodies under the remit of his Department in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; the reason for the departure of each appointee's predecessor; whether it was a retirement or not; the date of departure of each appointee's predecessor; the date of advertisement of each vacancy; the date on which an offer and acceptance was made in respect of each vacancy; the date on which each appointee took up their position; the length of time during which each acting CEO was in situ, where relevant; his views on the adequacy of existing practices, in terms of good practice, governance and succession planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42354/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the 'census towns' in the State, for the purposes of the Land Development Agency Act 2021, within which land owned by a relevant public body is liable to be registered by the Land Development Agency as relevant public land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42597/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42819/23]
Justice 4 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42820/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of new recruits to An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of retirements from An Garda Síochána in the corresponding timeframe; and the number of resignations from An Garda Síochána. [42835/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each county in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42836/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if her Department records the type of vehicle involved in road accidents which become the subject of a criminal trial; if not, her plans to record such information; and if so, the types of vehicles involved in such accidents in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [42840/23]
Education 3 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if any reviews or studies have been conducted by her Department into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the construction of public buildings and buildings providing educational services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42434/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42749/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42812/23]
Defence 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount spent on the commissioning of reports on matters pertaining to the Defence Forces in each of the years 2018 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42562/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied).. [42811/23]
Transport 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42826/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the number of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) registered here; the number of SUVs registered in each county in each of the years 2013 to 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42839/23]
Public Expenditure 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if any reviews or studies have been conducted by his Department into the use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in the construction of public buildings and buildings providing public, social, educational or health services; if he has requested of the Office of Public Works that such a review take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42435/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42821/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his representations to the IDA in relation to environmental and workers' rights concerns in respect of a company with EMEA headquarters in Dublin (details supplied). [42751/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42813/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42816/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42814/23]
Tourism 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42825/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42823/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42809/23]
Children 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42810/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42817/23]
Rural 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has a policy on the use of artificial intelligence; and if any Departmental functions are assisted by language model-based chatbots (details supplied). [42822/23]

James Geoghegan — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jim O'Callaghan — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Finance 2 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance what action he will be taking on the regulation of the provision of cash services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43172/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the OECD BEPS process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43171/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide, in tabular form and on a local authority basis, the number of planning enforcement notices taken against the unauthorised use of cabins and-or built structures for residential purposes, per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42848/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice whether the recommendations on promotions contained within the Cultural Audit of May 2018, prepared by the Policing Authority, have been implemented; if not, when it is proposed to implement them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42685/23]