Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 6 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 6 Nov – 12 Nov 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 67 questions · 6 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme

2023-11-08 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–54

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 2 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

The motion · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 2 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-11-08 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–67

Voted for 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Housing

2023-11-08 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

The motion · motion passed 67–53

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 1 Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-07 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 70–58

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 2 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan

Did not vote 4 Barry Heneghan · Denise Mitchell · Naoise Ó Muirí · Tom Brabazon

Barry Heneghan — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Cian O'Callaghan — Social Democrats 6 votes · 27 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 27 total

Housing 11 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason all housing circulars are not published on the gov.ie website as matter of routine; if he will give a commitment to ensuring that they are made publicly available in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47421/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details on the source of the additional funding he plans to provide the LDA, announced on 10 October 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be introducing 'use it or lose it' rules to strip developers of planning permission on land they have failed to develop; if so, when these rules will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48313/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of local authorities that have applied for additional funding for vacant homes officers to date in 2023; the amount each local authority received; how many new vacant homes officers have been hired, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48679/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant housing officers in place in each local authority;if they are employed on a full or part-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48680/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for the first home shared equity scheme; the number of approvals; the average house price for all drawdowns, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48727/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his discussions with the European Commissioner relating to the implementation of a short-term letting register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48728/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the State expenditure on long-term leasing to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48841/23]
- 2023-11-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce the "use it or lose it" clause to ensure sites with planning permission are developed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49193/23]
- 2023-11-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures will be put in place to tackle the record numbers of children living in homeless emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/23]
- 2023-11-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish a deposit protection scheme to protect renters from having their deposits unlawfully withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49016/23]
Taoiseach 3 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach his views on the recently published annual report of his Department. [46789/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach his views on the recently published annual report of his Department. [47751/23]
- 2023-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [47752/23]
Finance 3 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to review the chargeable excess tax and standard fund threshold regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47418/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a scenario analysis post-budget 2024 for a person who is a first-time buyer, single and earning €35,000 per year, and how budget 2024 affects them in housing terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47919/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the bike-to-work scheme for people who are self-employed in the interest of meeting our climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48394/23]
Children 3 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the provision of childcare in an area (details supplied) whereby there are waiting lists for every childcare facility in and around the area, and parents are unable to find any childcare place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47920/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to reimburse parents whose children have been forced to get a private assessment of need due to the long waiting lists in the HSE; if this reimbursement would apply to necessary therapies also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48371/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 11 July 2023, if he is aware that there are still school leavers from St. Michael's House who have not been provided with day services (details supplied); if he is aware that two school leavers are currently sharing a day service; if he is aware that no transport has been organised for anyone who has been offered day services; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48715/23]
Health 3 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update in relation to pay parity for medical scientists; if pay parity will be delivered in early January 2024 as indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48124/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of some opticians who have not received payment from the HSE for the last number of months to continue the HSE glasses vouchers for children; if he will rectify this situation in order that parents can continue to use the vouchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48521/23]
- 2023-11-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the progress of the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48928/23]
Social 2 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider bringing in child benefit payments for those over 18 years in full-time secondary education in 2023, instead of from September 2024 onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48047/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the humanitarian assistance scheme is available for residents of the recent flooding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48390/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will extend the critical skills permit to include non-EU healthcare workers whose salary does not meet the income threshold to apply for a family visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47522/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the provision of a multi-denominational school in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school catchment area given the high demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48395/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Deer Commission Justice and Equality
- Raise concerns about proposed changes to firearm licensing and consequences for deer management

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Children 2 questions
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department intends to increase the early years providers funding or capitation grant, with a view to increasing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47201/23]
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an exemption can be considered for a child (details supplied) in order for them to access the ECCE scheme. [47489/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if she will guarantee a place for a child (details supplied) for the academic year beginning September 2025. [47610/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-11-07 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal decision for a person (details supplied) will issue. [48378/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Irish Deer Commission Justice and Equality
- Raise concerns about proposed changes to firearm licensing and consequences for deer management

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Tom Brabazon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.