Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 4 Dec

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Dec – 10 Dec 2023 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 41 questions · 2 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Renters

2023-12-06 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 67–60

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

The motion · motion passed 67–59

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Immigration

2023-12-06 · 1 vote

A sub-amendment · motion failed 16–107

Voted for 1 Duncan Smith

Voted against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2023-12-05 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 79–59

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Confidence in the Minister for Justice

2023-12-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 83–63

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Ann Graves — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Darragh O'Brien — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

Habitat for Humanity Ireland Environment
- Habitat ReStore event as part of "European Week for Waste Reduction" - 'ESG Reuse and You'

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 5 votes · 41 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 41 total

Health 37 questions
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will initiate a health technology assessment for an RSV vaccine for older adults following the recent publication of a NIAC recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53393/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will expand the regulation to permit pharmacists to administer RSV vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of vaccines against infectious diseases available to adults as part of a strategy to mitigate against antimicrobial resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53395/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free shingles vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce a free RSV vaccination scheme for older adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will fund any new vaccines in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53398/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in reproductive medicine in the regional fertility hub based at University Maternity Hospital Galway to date in 2023. [53526/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the additional resources that will be provided by the National Ambulance Service to the Kerry area. [53527/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant optometry and ophthalmology roles in primary care services in CHO9. [53528/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of day centres for older persons in County Wexford that are funded by the HSE in 2022 and to-date in 2023; and the capacity of each of these day centres, in tabular form. [53529/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider rolling out minor injuries clinic in County Leitrim. [53530/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which have been allocated to Ennis Hospital.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53531/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of family planning centres in Cork city that are contracted to provide State-funded services only in the years 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53532/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of health-related recruitment fairs held in the UK where staff from the Mater Hospital were present seeking to recruit additional nurses, physiotherapist and so on in 2022 and to-date in 2023; the number of job offers per recruitment fairs; and the number of job offers accepted per recruitment fair, in tabular form. [53533/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health for an update on the hepatitis C Home testing kits; and the number of kits that have been dispatched in CHO3. [53534/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists working in Mallow General Hospital in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53535/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies that exist in Portlaoise Regional Hospital; and the length of time each post has been vacant for. [53536/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE ophthalmic registrars at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [53537/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the current staffing number in the community psychology team in Carrick-on-Shannon primary care centre. [53538/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of foot surgeries performed at Mullingar Regional Hospital to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53539/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to provide a list of current vacancies in community health posts serving the Donaghmede area including occupational therapist, speech and language therapist and so on. [53540/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of services, which has been allocated to Kerry University Hospital for 2024; and what these new developments will entail. [53541/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will outline how each individual CHO funds interpreting services in GPs; and if he plans to improve access to interpreters in GPs by establishing a central service for use across all CHOs. [53542/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant HSE podiatry services positions in County Clare, by location, in tabular form; and the plans to fill any such vacancies. [53543/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he has any plans to increase accommodation for CAMHS in County Donegal. [53544/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Mercy University Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53545/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of GPs operating in Louth each year since 2020, in tabular form. [53546/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists in each primary care psychology service in Galway by grade, in tabular form. [53547/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost to recruit three additional WTE senior dietitians for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [53548/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant WTE midwives currently at the Rotunda Maternity Hospital, in tabular form. [53549/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost in 2024 to purchase an additional HSE critical care ambulance, to be stationed in both Galway and Cork. [53550/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists in Waterford who have contracts with the HSE and are accepting new medical card patients. [53551/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the emergency department at Naas General Hospital to date in 2023. [53552/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the numbers of WTE consultants in respiratory medicine at St. Vincent's University Hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53553/23]
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the numbers of patients who have attended the adult cochlear outpatient clinic at Beaumont Hospital in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [53554/23]
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the timeline on the recruitment of a coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54330/23]
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the recruitment of a new coordinator for the Cabra Finglas Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54331/23]
Education 2 questions
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if autism units/classes will be provided for 2024 in school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54320/23]
- 2023-12-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to establish a new Irish-speaking secondary school in the Swords area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54332/23]
Public Expenditure 1 question
- 2023-12-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the issue surrounding the retirement of prison officers and Garda officers who are on a post-April 1995 pension, who are required to sign up for job seekers benefit for nine months following retirement from their respective services to receive their supplementary pension; if he plans to amends this so these workers receive their supplementary pension immediately when they retire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53407/23]
Housing 1 question
- 2023-12-06 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the threshold for the housing aid for older persons grant, given the current maximum grant under this scheme is €8000, with the cost of labour, materials and living increases making it inaccessible and unaffordable for many older people to bridge the gap between the awarded grant and the actual cost of the project (details supplied), and with many older people needing to refit their bathrooms on health and safety grounds to the HSE-required standard to include accessible showers, toilets and grab rails as part of their long term needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/23]

New lobbying 1 return

Habitat for Humanity Ireland Environment
- Habitat ReStore event as part of "European Week for Waste Reduction" - 'ESG Reuse and You'