Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 23 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Oct – 29 Oct 2023 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 31 questions · 1 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023

2023-10-25 · 1 vote · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance; and to provide for related matters.

The motion · motion passed 76–56

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Health Service Funding

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 73–58

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 75–59

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Neutrality

2023-10-25 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 77–56

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 76–56

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

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 5 votes · 18 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 18 total

Health 7 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to recognise underactive hyperthyroidism as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46206/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to recognise foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46207/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the position regarding persons who have paid for IVF in respect of the publicly funded scheme; his plans to ensure that such persons are compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46659/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his plans to commence a screening programme for SKID and SMA; his views on the recommendations of the National Screening Advisory Committee in respect of same; the proposed location for a screening laboratory; and his plans to achieve a standard of screening in excess of forty conditions. [46660/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health his views on maternal deaths during the period 2019-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46661/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of drug overdoses in each county in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, and the types of drug consumed, in tabular form; and the number of drug overdose deaths in each county in the corresponding timeframe, and the types of drug consumed, in tabular form. [46662/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost for 2023 and 2024 of delivering pay parity between section 38 and section 39 staff, contracted by his Department through section 39 organisations. [46718/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost for 2023 and 2024 of delivering pay parity between section 10 staff. [46720/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 27 June, his views on the decision by some mortgage lenders (details supplied) to still not grant mortgages on properties that would qualify for the vacant homes grant; the action that he is taking to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46271/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 283 and 286 of 10 October 2023, when it is anticipated that engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in respect of recommendations on the Housing Adaptation Grants Review report will be completed. [46658/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the subvention to local authorities for void housing units will be reduced from 25% to 20%; if so, the rationale for reducing the subvention; his views on the overall reduction from 65% subvention in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46693/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost for 2023 and 2024 of delivering pay parity between section 56, section 38 and section 39 staff. [46720/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applicants for home care support who are awaiting the allocation of home care; his views on the recruitment of home care support workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46664/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost for 2023 and 2024 of delivering pay parity between section 56 and section 38 staff contracted by his Department through section 56 organisations. [46719/23]
Finance 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 11 September 2023, when the facility to set up a repeat rental notification at monthly intervals, including an instruction for remitting the NLWT to Revenue directly from the tenant's bank account, will be implemented. [46657/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the projected job losses at a plant (details supplied); his plans to ensure continued employment for affected staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46721/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers still awaiting remuneration for invigilating and marking State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46208/23]
Justice 1 question
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the overall allocation to drugs units in each county in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [46663/23]

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 5 votes · 12 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 12 total

Health 4 questions
- 2023-10-25 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 and its proposal to legislate in respect of international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46862/23]
- 2023-10-25 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health when the winter plan for hospitals will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46873/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of staff (details supplied) employed in whole-time equivalent terms in certain categories in each individual public and voluntary hospital in September 2023, in tabular form. [47133/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital beds currently provided in each public and voluntary hospital as of 20 October 2023 or the latest date available, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47135/23]
Finance 3 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in each county that successfully applied for inclusion under the temporary business energy support scheme; the estimated value or worth of the support in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many homebuyers have availed of the help-to-buy scheme since July 2020, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47102/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many taxpayers are currently claiming the rent tax credit, by county, in tabular form. [47129/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has received any reports on the onerous nature of applying for the domiciliary care allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46410/23]
- 2023-10-24 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to tackle the introduction of booking fees of between €2-€10 by private transport companies for some passengers who avail of the free travel scheme, to ensure that public transport remains free for those who are eligible for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46411/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school teachers allocated in each county for 202324, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47134/23]
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the number of Ukrainian pupils currently enrolled in Irish schools at primary level, by county, in tabular form; the number enrolled at post-primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47143/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-10-26 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of residential dwellings purchased to date in 2023; and the total number of first-time buyers who have purchased residential dwellings to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form. [47128/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Nursing Homes Ireland Health
- NHI briefed the Fianna Fail Parliamentary party on the findings of the PwC independent sectoral analysis