Dublin West — week of Mon, 13 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin West TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Nov – 19 Nov 2023 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 35 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 1 Paul Donnelly

Voted against 1 Roderic O'Gorman

Did not vote 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Ruth Coppinger

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–81

Voted for 1 Paul Donnelly

Voted against 1 Roderic O'Gorman

Did not vote 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Ruth Coppinger

The motion · motion passed 117–10

Voted for 3 Leo Varadkar · Paul Donnelly · Roderic O'Gorman

Did not vote 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Ruth Coppinger

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 80–60

Voted for 2 Leo Varadkar · Roderic O'Gorman

Voted against 1 Paul Donnelly

Did not vote 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Ruth Coppinger

Imposing Sanctions on Israel

2023-11-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 85–55

Voted for 2 Leo Varadkar · Roderic O'Gorman

Voted against 1 Paul Donnelly

Did not vote 3 Emer Currie · Jack Chambers · Ruth Coppinger

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-11-14 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 2 Jack Chambers · Roderic O'Gorman

Voted against 1 Paul Donnelly

Did not vote 2 Emer Currie · Ruth Coppinger

Emer Currie — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Jack Chambers — Fianna Fáil 1 vote · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Paul Donnelly — Sinn Féin 6 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Justice 6 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice as of 6 November 2023, the amount of funding owed to An Garda Síochána in respect of non-public duty charges for policing events in 2022. [49296/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount of funding that will be allocated for the provision of a new state-of-the art National Centre of Excellence for the Garda Dog Unit in the Dublin Region. [49297/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the amount spent by An Garda Síochána on upgrading firearms and other weaponry available to armed Garda Personnel in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49298/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice if she has spoken formally with the UK Home Secretary in the past three months. [49299/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to replace sworn Garda personnel with civilian Department immigration officers at other points of entry to the State. [49865/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice the budget allocation for the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau in the years of 2021, 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form. [49866/23]
Health 6 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2024 to recruit 12 additional WTE clinical nurse specialists in Dementia, in tabular form. [49303/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the specific measures taken to enhance ambulance services in advance of the opening of new major trauma centres; the specific funding allocated to each measure and its date of operation; and when each of the network trauma hospitals will become operational. [49304/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, dental hygienists and dental nurses working in each HSE health centre and primary care centre within CHO9 in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49305/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were admitted to the National Spinal Injuries Unit at the Mater Hospital in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49306/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that were admitted to the National Burns Unit at St. James's Hospital in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49307/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, currently working in the Mater Smithfield rapid injury unit; and the number of vacancies, by job title, currently in the rapid injury unit. [49862/23]
Transport 4 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of full-time and part-time staff employed by DAA to provide VIP Platform services at Dublin Airport in the years 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [49285/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the additional buses and service improvements that will be allocated to Dublin Bus in 2024 arising from Budget 2024. [49286/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus or the NTA will provide the necessary funding for the installation of electric vehicle charging points in each Dublin Bus depot; and if so, when these works will commence. [49859/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left from Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of October 2023. [49860/23]
Public Expenditure 4 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the OPW will provide the necessary funding in 2024 for the installation of an electric vehicle charging point for visitors at the National Botanic Gardens. [49289/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount of funding allocated towards the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science under the EU Adjustment Reserve in 2023. [49290/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of coach hire companies currently on the Office of Government Procurement muti-supplier framework for the provision of bus hire services for public bodies. [49291/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the Garda stations within the DMR that are scheduled for refurbishment by the OPW between now and the first half of 2024; the nature of the refurbishment, per station, in tabular form; and if known, when refurbishment works will commence. [49861/23]
Social 4 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2024 if the household benefits package increased by €10 per month. [49292/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants currently being processed within her Department for the State pension contributory. [49293/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade, in each employment support team within INTREO offices within Dublin as of 8 November 2023, in tabular form. [49863/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade, working in the INTREO National Information Centre as of 8 November 2023, in tabular form. [49864/23]
Rural 3 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the progress of the community recognition fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49723/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the progress of the charities regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49643/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to make a statement on the issue of staff in libraries being subjected to threats and intimidation; and if there any plans by her Department to develop a policy for dealing with these incidents and supporting the staff in our public libraries. [49642/23]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the work of the Enterprise Ireland office in Singapore since its establishment. [49300/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the work of the IDA office in Johannesburg since its establishment. [49301/23]
Children 2 questions
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of funding for a Community Neurorehabilitation Team in CHO9; and the timeframe he is working towards. [49294/23]
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current caseload for Blanchardstown CDNT as of 31 October 2023; how many children are receiving services; and how many children are still on the waiting list. [49295/23]
Environment 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay, and any other benefits, including benefit-in-kind, of each CEO of State agencies under the remit of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form. [49308/23]
Education 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education when construction works on a new school (details supplied) will be completed; and the estimated cost of this project to date. [49287/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent, WTE, qualified arborists employed by his Department as of 1 April 2022 and 3 November 2023, in tabular form. [49288/23]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2023-11-14 Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pay and any other benefits, including benefit-in-kind, of each CEO of state agencies under the remit of his Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form. [49302/23]

Roderic O'Gorman — Green Party 6 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Ruth Coppinger — People Before Profit-Solidarity 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.