Dublin Bay South — week of Mon, 13 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Nov – 19 Nov 2023 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 26 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages

2023-11-15 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 47–81

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–81

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 117–10

Voted for 4 Chris Andrews · Eamon Ryan · Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 80–60

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Imposing Sanctions on Israel

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 85–55

Voted for 2 Eamon Ryan · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 78–38

Voted for 3 Eamon Ryan · Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

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 6 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Environment 11 questions
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many households have availed of the microgeneration support scheme to date, broken down by year; how many are feeding electricity into the grid; how many are projected for installation in 2023; how many have availed of the maximum grant; if he has increased the budget for the scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50385/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electricity generated from solar power in 2022; the projected amount to be generated in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50380/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many megawatts of solar power were installed in 2022; what the target is for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50381/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any analysis has been carried out on how much solar generated electricity may go to waste in Ireland on an annual basis due to a failure to make it available to the national grid; how much solar generated electricity was fed into the grid in 2022 and 2023 respectively without payment to the producer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50382/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much additional solar electricity generation he expects to be added in 2024; to confirm what the target is to have installed and generated by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50383/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much solar electricity generation comes from solar panels on public buildings; if he has targets for increasing this; if so, what those targets are; what actions he is taking to increase it; how much generating capacity he expects to be installed in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50384/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he intends to introduce a grant for home battery storage systems linked to the installation of solar panels; if he has asked the SEAI to carry out a further assessment of advances in the technology; if he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50386/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much has been paid out under the Clean Export Guarantee in 2022 and to date in 2023; how many microgenerators are benefiting from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the low-cost retrofit loan scheme will be available to the public; the reason for the delay beyond the 2023 quarter three target; what the interest rate on the loan is going to be; what the minimum and maximum loan amounts available will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current wait time for the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; the current average cost per home; how many homes were covered in 2022, and projected for 2023; the budget for 2023 and in 2024; what measures are being taken to reduce the waiting time; how many homes he projects to be retrofitted next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50389/23]
- 2023-11-16 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reasons solar panels are not installed under the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; if he intends to review this policy decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50390/23]
Housing 4 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has made representations to the Minister for Justice in respect of moving responsibility for the regulation of multi-unit developments and related legislation from the Department of Justice to his Department. [49842/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied by the rate of implementation of the Housing for All plan in respect of putting in place regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Units Development Act 2011; and the reason for the delay in putting such regulations in place. [49843/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s work in relation to a review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if he will report on his representations to the Minister for Justice in respect of same. [49845/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on his Department’s attendance at Senior Officials Group meetings in respect of the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine. [49906/23]
Justice 3 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice her plans to create a register of owner management companies (OMCs) detailing information, such as the size of the development they oversee; and if she will make a statement on the adequacy of existing data on OMCs. [49841/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if she will make a statement on the appropriateness of responsibility for the regulation of multi-unit developments and related legislation resting with her Department; and if she has made representations to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in respect of transferring responsibility for same to his Department. [49840/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the reason for the delay in providing for regulations under the section 18 and 19 of the Multi-Units Development Act 2011. [49844/23]
Taoiseach 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the number of Senior Officials Group meetings in relation to the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine; the Government Departments, that were represented at each meeting, in tabular form [49904/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will publish minutes and or memoranda attached to meetings of the Senior Officials Group in relation to the Government’s response to the war in Ukraine in 2023. [49905/23]
Social 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for delaying the extension of the child benefit payment to 18-year-olds in full-time education until August 2024. [49903/23]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for not appointing a contract for a second veterinary school to the University of Limerick; his plans for the provision of extra veterinary education places; whether further information on his plans for same will feature in his Department’s statement of strategy; and if he will report on his representations to the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in respect of the inclusion of new veterinary education places in the upcoming National Development Plan review. [49927/23]

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 6 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason for a delay in the pension processing for some healthcare assistants (details supplied); his plans to resolve this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49532/23]
- 2023-11-15 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance, by age group (details supplied). [50229/23]
Foreign 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether any steps can be taken to repatriate children (details supplied) who were removed from Ireland by their father, against the wishes of their mother, in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49345/23]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the increased-cost-of-business grant scheme will be up and running; and if the upper limit of €20,000 rates paid could be extended. [49784/23]