Dún Laoghaire — week of Mon, 9 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dún Laoghaire TDs did this week

Mon, 9 Oct – 15 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 15 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023

2023-10-12 · 1 vote · Govt (Health)

A bill to provide for the licensing of the sale by retail of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products

full description

A bill to provide for the licensing of the sale by retail of tobacco products and nicotine inhaling products; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register of licences issued under and in accordance with the Act; to provide for certain related offences; and for those and other purposes, to provide for the amendment of the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2002; and to provide for the consequential amendment of certain other enactments and the revocation of certain statutory instruments; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 5–5

Voted against 1 Cormac Devlin

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

Financial Resolution No. 1: Mineral Oil Tax

2023-10-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 78–69

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

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

Financial Resolution No. 3: Tobacco Products Tax

2023-10-10 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 90–47

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

Voted against 1 Richard Boyd Barrett

Did not vote 1 Barry Ward

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 3 votes · 10 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Transport 3 questions
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will detail the policy rationale for charging different motor tax rates between private vehicles registered from 1 July 2008 and 31 December 2020 and vehicles registered after 1 January 2021, in circumstances where they have the same emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43472/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update and timeline on the roll-out of the proposed B and E spines as part of the BusConnects service improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44069/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the Aircoach services have not resumed to a full service since Covid 19 restrictions were lifted, and that this is having a negative impact on service users; if he will request a report on the matter from the NTA to ensure they are operating to the terms of their service licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44070/23]
Housing 2 questions
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the maximum grants available for housing adaptations, particularly in the case of priority one and priority two cases, to ensure they are fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44071/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the maximum grants available for housing adaptations in Budget 2024, particularly in the case of priority one and priority two cases, to ensure they are fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44085/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his officials will arrange a meeting with Oireachtas members from the Dún Laoghaire constituency to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43475/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a report on the number of applications for birth information that have been made by persons who were illegally adopted, since the arrangements were put in place; the number still awaiting processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44088/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-10-12 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how he is ensuring that artificial intelligence is fostered and deployed in a way that is safe, trustworthy and builds the confidence for innovation to flourish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44177/23]
- 2023-10-12 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent participation in the inaugural meeting of the Responsible Business Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44176/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider expanding the SEAI individual upgrade scheme as part of Budget 2024 to include windows and external doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43473/23]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity 2 votes · 5 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 5 total

Housing 4 questions
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by a corporate landlord (details supplied) in Dublin in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43656/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware of the scale of no-reason evictions being carried out by other corporate landlords in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43657/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to amend the law to offer protections to people whose pre-June 2022 tenancies are terminated by landlords refusing to offer further part-four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43658/23]
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to allow compulsory purchase of residential properties in circumstances, consistent with section 43.2 of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-10-10 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a complete list of all buildings owned by the State or any of the State agencies across Dún Laoghaire Rathdown; the occupancy rates and status of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/23]