Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 2 Oct

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 2 Oct – 8 Oct 2023 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 29 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Childcare Fees

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–62

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An Garda Síochána

2023-10-04 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 75–66

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-03 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce Housing
- Email sent to TDs following up from Chambers Ireland Lobby Event

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 3 votes · 29 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Health 20 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of respite beds available to older persons’ services in County Leitrim in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42726/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health how many voluntary, section 39 funded organisations have been refused the pandemic special recognition payment and to outline the reasons for refusals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42283/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to address the outstanding requests for the pandemic special recognition payment, PSRP, from voluntary section 39 funded organisations and to provide an explanation for delays with the payment for staff members still awaiting this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42284/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [42719/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant obstetricians based at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42720/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant rheumatologists attached to Mayo University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42721/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies, by job title, in the newborn intensive care unit at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [42722/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of the national home support office; the number of positions for which funding has been provided; and the number of roles that remain unfilled. [42723/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff grade and senior grade psychology posts employed by the HSE in CHO5 in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42724/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on capital work projects at Ennis Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42725/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurses working in the dental clinic at University Hospital, Kerry, in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42727/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant vascular surgeons at Galway University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42728/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on capital works at Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon, in the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42729/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time HSE home help carers in County Sligo, in tabular form. [42730/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists at Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42731/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE nephrology registers at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42732/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior psychologists in neonatology at Limerick Maternity Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42733/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in otolaryngology at Naas General Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42734/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time intensive care unit nurses at Sligo University Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42735/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant haematologists attached to Beaumont Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42736/23]
Transport 5 questions
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what plans there are for improved bike security measures, turning points for buses, electric vehicle, EV, charging points, and car parking measures at Portmarnock train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42897/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what engagement he has had with TFI and bus service providers in North County Dublin regarding the regular occurrence of buses not turning up, and thus leaving commuters with no service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport the total spent so far, as of September 2023, on the MetroLink project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42893/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport what engagement he has had with the Dublin Airport Authority, Fingal County Council, the Irish Aviation Authority and residents of Fingal regarding the excessive aircraft noise over residential areas, as of September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42894/23]
- 2023-10-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport for a statement on what plans there are to increase the number of public charging points for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42896/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the commitment made in May 2023 in response to the Labour Party motion on Autism & Disability services, by Minister of State Anne Rabbitte, regarding the rolling-out of HSE health regions by the end of August 2023; if she will be bringing to Budget 2024 the roll-out of the State covering the cost of patients accessing autism and disability services and treatment through the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42433/23]
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of respite beds available to disability services in Leitrim in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [42726/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what provision can be made for a community in Dublin’s north inner city (details supplied) that does not have access to fibre-optic broadband to each home on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42160/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-03 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline when the draft legislation to support the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water defects constructed between 1991 and 2013 will come before the Houses of the Oireachtas for discussion and review; to provide details of the timeline for the implementation of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/23]