Dublin Bay North — week of Mon, 6 May

What your Dublin Bay North TDs did this week

Mon, 6 May – 12 May 2024 · 5 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 46 questions · 21 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-05-08 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 74–59

Voted for 2 Richard Bruton · Seán Haughey

Voted against 3 Aodhán Ó Ríordáin · Cian O'Callaghan · Denise Mitchell

Did not vote 3 Barry Heneghan · 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 1 vote · 28 questions · 6 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Housing 9 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of new buy-and-renew homes delivered in each of the years 2016 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20173/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families who have been in homeless emergency accommodation for over six months; the number who have been in homeless emergency accommodation for over one year; broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20285/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to the Exchequer of the affordable homes delivered with the affordable housing fund in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20292/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people working in his Department's vacant homes unit. [20293/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of all stalled capital advance loan facility-funded social housing projects, indicating the local authority in which they are located and the number of homes involved in each location; the measures he intends to take to get these projects up and running; if he will ensure that other projects are not delayed due to excessive red tape imposed by his Department on social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20294/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount collected in the vacant sites levy each year from 2019 to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20295/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm whether a senior counsel was appointed to pursue accountability from suppliers of defective concrete blocks; if he will provide an update on the work of this appointed SC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of minimum standards for private-rented accommodation inspections carried out by environmental health officers between 2020 and 2024; the number of improvement letters issued as a result; the number of improvement notices and the number of enforcement proceedings initiated, broken down by local authority and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20297/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure the report conducted by a person (details supplied) into allegations of malpractice and conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála is made public as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20676/24]
Justice 8 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason she has declined to accede to a request from a group (details supplied) to discuss the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20415/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain how the development of the interim remediation scheme and the drafting of legislation for the full remediation scheme for defective apartments and duplexes prevent her Department from issuing regulations as promised in Housing For All on service charges and sinking funds under Sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20416/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason her Department has failed to implement the solemn commitment in the Programme for Government to review the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20417/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to confirm that draft regulations under sections 18 and 19 of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, as promised in Housing For All were forwarded to her Department in February 2022; to explain the reason those regulations have not yet been issued by her Department more than two years on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20419/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice to explain, given the crucial role multi-unit developments play in the delivery of the Government's housing targets (details supplied), the reason her Department is failing to implement measures as promised in Housing For All and the Programme for Government to ensure that such multi-unit developments are adequately regulated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20420/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the Government has not yet fulfilled a commitment to more effectively regulate owners' management companies, as set out in Housing for All and the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20421/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20795/24]
- 2024-05-09 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 30 April 2024, if she will review the legislation for sexual offences against children where a perpetrator lives very close to the child in question, regardless of whether the crime was a first offence, and where the child is likely to see the perpetrator; if she will work to increase the protections for children in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21082/24]
Education 3 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details on a squash club at the back of a school (details supplied); is this in the ownership of her Department; if there are any plans for its use, as it has been vacant for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20797/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a scheme to acknowledge teaching years accrued abroad for the purposes of determining salary, in order to entice teachers who have emigrated to return; if this could be considered as a measure to increase trained teachers in Ireland and address the teacher shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20798/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the measures she intends to take to address the shortage of 13 teachers due to recruitment difficulties at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20800/24]
Social 3 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a privately run service (details supplied) is obligated to recognise the State travel pass for older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20803/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reassess the means test threshold for carer’s allowance, where people who are providing care are at risk of falling below the poverty line and require higher support from Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20799/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason schools that have recently been designated as DEIS schools are not being included in the hot school meals scheme; if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) is granted eligibility for the scheme as soon as possible, as it requires the same support as other DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20801/24]
Health 3 questions
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to the delivery of the 20 promised beds for adults with eating disorders; if he will provide data on the numbers of adults seeking medical support for eating disorders over the past five years; the number of those people were provided a bed for eating disorders; the number that were admitted to psychiatric units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20290/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the only clinic for eating disorders serving the entire CHO9 area is currently in a temporary building with a team that is understaffed; when this clinic will be provided with a permanent building; if capacity can be increased as they currently cannot meet the demand; if increased funding will be provided for a day service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20291/24]
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the State-funded bereavement services that exist for children and adults; if he will consider allocating additional funding to these services for the provision of supports for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/24]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the new unit in his Department to tackle child poverty. [20567/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has any plans to alter the structure of the SEAI retrofitting grant scheme to award the grants up front in order to provide security to homeowners around the process and incentivise uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20796/24]

New lobbying 6 returns

Irish Green Building Council · 2 returns Housing · Environment
- Healthy Homes Ireland Campaign
- Building Life Campaign
Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
Irish Congress of Trade Unions Local Government
- Seeking support for Water Services Referendum
Irish Institutional Property Housing
- IIP observations on Planning Bill
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland

Denise Mitchell — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 1 question · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Taoiseach 1 question
- 2024-05-08 Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Taoiseach if the Government intends to offer counselling services to the survivors of the Stardust fire. [20510/24]

New lobbying 2 returns

Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Social Protection
- Engaged by email with many politicians from independent and political parties. See full list below.
Neurological Alliance of Ireland Health
- Highlighting the need for further resources to support the implementation of key strategies for neurological conditions. Highlighting the need for Consultant Neurology services in 5 regional hospitals across Ireland

Naoise Ó Muirí — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Gaeloideachas · 2 returns Education and Training
- Rún 21.1: Fine Gael calls for the reintroduction of the teaching through Irish allowance
- Rún 21.4: Go n-aithníonn an Ard Fheis seo an tábhacht a bhaineann le Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí agus go dtacaíonn sí le bearta chun rochtain náisiúnta ar oideachas trí Ghaeilge a chinntiú.

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.