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

What your Dublin Bay South TDs did this week

Mon, 13 May – 19 May 2024 · 4 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 24 questions · 57 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages

2024-05-15 · 4 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–61

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–59

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 33–74

Voted for 1 Chris Andrews

Voted against 2 Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 77–34

Voted for 2 Ivana Bacik · Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 1 Chris Andrews

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Affordable Housing

2024-05-15 · 3 votes

A sub-amendment · motion failed 47–65

Voted for 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Voted against 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–47

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 66–47

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

Challenges Facing the Childcare and Nursing Home Sectors

2024-05-15 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 66–47

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

The motion · motion passed 66–47

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

Did not vote 2 Eoin Hayes · James Geoghegan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-05-14 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 68–53

Voted for 1 Jim O'Callaghan

Voted against 2 Chris Andrews · Ivana Bacik

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 10 votes · 10 questions · 17 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 10 total

Children 5 questions
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, in light of the recent report (details supplied), he will outline the timeline for the introduction of socioeconomic status as grounds of discrimination in the Equality Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/24]
- 2024-05-15 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children accessing early childhood education and school age childcare on the NCS sponsorship subsidy; if he will provide a breakdown of same by county, in tabular form; and if he will provide a breakdown of same by way of percentage of those in community and private services. [21917/24]
- 2024-05-15 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a breakdown of referrals for NCS sponsorship by each of the Minister for Education, the Minister for Justice, Tusla, the HSE and local authorities in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21918/24]
- 2024-05-15 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average childcare fee paid by parents in each county in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; the lowest childcare fee paid by parents in each county in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and the highest childcare fee paid by parents in each county in each of the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [21919/24]
- 2024-05-15 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated percentage of Government funding, as against private fees, funding the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21920/24]
Environment 3 questions
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Government’s clean air strategy. [21908/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a statement on the waste and circular economy action plan. [21909/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a statement on the circular economy unit in Government. [21910/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Transport the functions of the Road Safety Authority in relation to compiling and analysing data to assess the cause and distribution of road traffic accidents; and where those functions are conferred [21911/24]
Justice 1 question
- 2024-05-15 Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the statutory functions of An Garda Síochána in compiling statistics on the prevalence of certain types of theft and robbery offences; and where those functions are conferred. [21913/24]

New lobbying 17 returns

Age & Opportunity Justice and Equality
- Call for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people. (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.
Airbnb Ireland UC Tourism
- Short term letting reforms
Irish Family Planning Association Health
- National and international policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights
BeLonG To Youth Services Ltd. Health
- Invitation to join an event hosted by Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) in relation to models of trans healthcare provision.
National Disability Services Association Justice and Equality
- Disability Rights
Unite the Union, Ireland Region Local Government
- Public Ownership of Water
SIPTU - Services Industrial Professional Trade Union EU Affairs
- Discussion with Labour Party and the Social Democrats regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wage.
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Health
- Correspondence with Oireachtas members
Coalition 2030 Environment
- Request that Deputies support the Future Generations Commission Bill 2023
Dogs Trust Agriculture
- Oireachtas Members Briefing Session on Dog Breeding Establishments, Shock Collars, Microchipping and Breed Specific Legislation
Edelman Ireland Agriculture
- Oireachtas Members Briefing Session on Dog Breeding Establishments, Shock Collars, Microchipping and Breed Specific Legislation
Treoir (Federation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children) Children and Youth Affairs
- Information on the referenda and on impact for Kinship Carers
Third Age Health
- (1) The call to establish an Independent Commissioner for Ageing and Older People and (2) the need for stronger and speedier implementation of policy commitments relevant to positive ageing and services for older people.
Focus Ireland · 2 returns Housing
- Voter registration campaign awareness and support
- Garnering support for Focus Ireland's Local Elections Campaign
Christian Aid Ireland Foreign Affairs
- Human rights in Israel & the occupied Palestinian territory (IOPT)
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Health
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 & Children and Family Relationships Amendment Bill 2023

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 10 votes · 14 questions · 8 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 14 total

Defence 10 questions
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his response to claims that former members of the Defence Forces, including from the elite Army Ranger wing, have provided training to a Libyan military group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21532/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the two recently acquired Naval Service inshore patrol vessels will enter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21533/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implantation of the strategic framework to support the transformation of the Defence Forces into an organisation that is fit for the purpose of defending the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21534/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members of the Defence Forces are receiving counselling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21535/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members of the Defence Forces are receiving support for education courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21536/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many members availed of paternity parental leave in 2023 and to date in 2024; if he would provide a breakdown, by rank, across all three services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21537/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of applications to join the Defence forces that have been received since the start of 2023; how many applicants were interviewed; how many were offered employment; how many accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/24]
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the training that the Defence Forces have provided to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21539/24]
- 2024-05-16 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the training that the Defence Forces have provided to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/24]
- 2024-05-16 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the levels of capital funding for defence planned over the next two years. [22033/24]
Justice 2 questions
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of immigration officers policing Dublin port and Rosslare port and Cork port to ensure that human trafficking is not taking place through the illegal transportation of persons into Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21593/24]
- 2024-05-16 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in each Garda district in each Garda division at the end of April 2024, or the latest date available, in tabular form. [22296/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Government has plans to review the regulations overseeing the process for VAT exemption for technology and specific sports equipment, which have been in place since 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21728/24]
Enterprise 1 question
- 2024-05-14 Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many businesses registered for the ICOB grant as of the deadline of 1 May 2024, by each local authority, in tabular form; if late applications are being accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21488/24]

New lobbying 8 returns

Lime Technologies Transport
- E-bike and e-scooter expansion in Ireland
Irish Heart Foundation Justice and Equality
- Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024
Bank of Ireland Group plc Justice and Equality
- To brief on payment and investment fraud, emerging methods used by fraudsters, and the risk to young people from becoming money mules.
Fórsa trade union Employment
- Letter sent to all members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach regarding the General Scheme of the Civil Service Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2018.
Dogs Trust Agriculture
- Oireachtas Members Briefing Session on Dog Breeding Establishments, Shock Collars, Microchipping and Breed Specific Legislation
Edelman Ireland Agriculture
- Oireachtas Members Briefing Session on Dog Breeding Establishments, Shock Collars, Microchipping and Breed Specific Legislation
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG Health
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 & Children and Family Relationships Amendment Bill 2023
Respect Vapers Health
- Share international public health experiences and the results of a Red C survey on the imapct of a ban on flavoured vapes in Ireland