Dublin Central — week of Mon, 16 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Central TDs did this week

Mon, 16 Oct – 22 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 32 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-10-18 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–74

Voted for 1 Gary Gannon

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Mary Lou McDonald

Funding for Persons with Disabilities

2023-10-18 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 72–63

Voted for 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

The motion · motion passed 72–62

Voted for 1 Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

Middle East and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

2023-10-18 · 7 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 60–76

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 56–80

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 59–76

Voted for 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Voted against 1 Paschal Donohoe

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

The motion · motion passed 122–14

Voted for 2 Mary Lou McDonald · Paschal Donohoe

Voted against 1 Gary Gannon

Did not vote 1 Marie Sherlock

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-10-17 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 72–57

Voted against 2 Gary Gannon · Mary Lou McDonald

Did not vote 2 Marie Sherlock · Paschal Donohoe

Gary Gannon — Social Democrats 11 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Education 6 questions
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to outline the actions being undertaken by her Department to tackle teacher shortages and ensure that teachers remain in the profession, and to attract new teachers to posts in primary and secondary schools. [45381/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the actions that are being taken by her Department to tackle teacher shortages at primary and secondary school level, including the 740 special educational needs teachers announced in Budget 2024. [45065/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education to explain the omission of the restoration of posts of responsibility (such as assistant principal posts) from Budget 2024, despite making promises to do so last Easter. [45068/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of special educational needs classes that are currently being taught by mainstream teachers due to shortages of special educational needs teachers. [45066/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when primary schools, particularly DEIS primary schools, can expect to receive their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) grant. [45067/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of new special needs assistants who were hired since 2022; and if there is an action plan outlining how the1,200 additional SNA posts provided for in Budget 2024 will be filled. [45064/23]
Further and Higher Education 4 questions
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline the justification for only raising PhD stipends to a meagre €22,000 per annum, when an independent national review of State support for PhD researchers last May recommended a figure of €25,000 per annum. [45748/23]
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action his Department is undertaking to tackle student accommodation shortages. [45747/23]
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason why the €1,000 reduction in student contribution fees in Budget 2024 has been deemed a once off measure by his Department. [45746/23]
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is partaking in any work to assess the difficulty and accessibility of the SUSI application process; and if he will consider making the process easier to complete for applicants. [45745/23]
Tourism 3 questions
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline any plans her Department has to repurpose vacant and or derelict commercial sites as creative spaces for artists. [45742/23]
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list any initiatives, projects and developments planned by her Department for Dublin's north inner city due to begin in 2024. [45743/23]
- 2023-10-19 Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline how the additional €10 million provided for overseas marketing of Ireland as a holiday destination in Budget 2024 will be spent. [45744/23]

Marie Sherlock — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mary Lou McDonald — Sinn Féin 10 votes · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Environment 3 questions
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm how many persons in the Dublin Central constituency have been assisted under the better energy homes programme for the years 2020 to 2023 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm how many persons in the Dublin Central constituency have been assisted under the warmer homes scheme for the years 2020 to 2023 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45155/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons in the Dublin Central Constituency currently on waiting lists for each SEAI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of childcare places currently available in the constituency of Dublin central. [45161/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of new childcare places that have been opened in the constituency of Dublin Central for the years 2020 to 2023 respectively. [45162/23]
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm the number of childcare providers that have closed, and the childcare places that have been lost as a result of these closures in the constituency of Dublin central in each of the years 2020 to 2023 respectively. [45163/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the current total number of recipients of fuel allowance payments living in the constituency of Dublin central. [45149/23]
Health 1 question
- 2023-10-17 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide access to the long-term illness scheme for persons affected by hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45146/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Kerry Parents & Friends Association Public Expenditure and Reform
- Facebook post

Paschal Donohoe — Fine Gael 10 votes · 0 questions · 4 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 4 returns

Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber · 2 returns Employment · Environment
- Having a medical card is more valuable to many than a full time job. Having a medical card and the access it gives to card holders is a challenge to employers as people are not attracted back to work if they lose their card, access and entitlements.
- Sustainability & Digitilasition is a vast & overwlelming space for businesses. Government needs to level up to empower SME's get a handle on this and optimise
Kerry Parents & Friends Association Public Expenditure and Reform
- Facebook post
CBM Ireland EU Affairs
- A joint letter from Irish NGOs, co-signed by CBM Ireland, to Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence and copying the other DPOs listed below asking for the continued support of the Irish government in securing an increase in the EU’s humanitarian budget from 2024.