Dublin Fingal West — week of Mon, 20 May

What your Dublin Fingal West TDs did this week

Mon, 20 May – 26 May 2024 · 3 TDs · 1 bill voted on · 16 questions · 47 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-05-21 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 65–54

Voted against 1 Louise O'Reilly

Did not vote 2 Grace Boland · Robert O'Donoghue

Grace Boland — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Louise O'Reilly — Sinn Féin 1 vote · 16 questions · 46 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 16 total

Enterprise 11 questions
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if own-resource income generated by IDA Ireland, and spent by IDA Ireland, is excluded from EU state aid rules. [22919/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the scope for the State to utilise the EU Chips Act Regulation 2023 to allow Ireland to provide State subsidies for chip factories and fab manufacturing and avoid EU state aid implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of Irish SMEs using cloud, big data and AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22721/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if own-resource income generated and spent by Enterprise Ireland is excluded from EU state aid rules. [22918/24]
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the own-resource income generated by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in 2023; the amount each was sanctioned to retain; and the amount that was remitted to the Exchequer as an extra Exchequer receipt, by agency, in tabular form. [22920/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what his Department intends to do to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [23124/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will have conducted his review of the ESRI research on the impact of statutory sick leave; the reasons he has taken this approach; and the reason he is deviating from the Government's initial timeline. [23125/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the development of a National Industrial Life Sciences and Health Technology Strategy, similar to the departmental strategy for artificial intelligence. [23112/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the innovation voucher will be amended to allow SMEs purchase digital equipment and machinery for their business. [23114/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses, broken down by each local authority area in the State, that have registered for the increased cost of business grant by close of scheme, in tabular form. [23113/24]
- 2024-05-23 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for ensuring greater economic regional development, specifically in the mid-west region. [23115/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 14 April 2024, how many companies had failed to engage with the Revenue Commissioners as of 15 May 2024 under the debt warehousing scheme; the total tax debt owed by this cohort; the breakdown of this information, by division and by NACE economic sector, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22723/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional resources will be provided to schools in the Fingal local authority area to allow for the expansion of school places and classes for children with special educational needs; if particular focus will be given to accommodating children with special educational needs who do not have a school place for September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22534/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-05-21 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if individual local authorities have any discretion in terms of social housing tenants being able to transfer into a property, whether AHB or council owned, in a different local authority area. [22852/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-05-22 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be connected under the National Broadband Plan with high-speed broadband. [23106/24]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2024-05-22 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 701 of 23 April 2024, to provide further detail in relation to the upcoming roll-out of the SUSI grant pilot scheme for part-time courses; the number of courses that will be eligible for the scheme; which courses or range of courses will be covered; when the scheme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23147/24]

New lobbying 46 returns

SIRO Designated Activity Company Communications
- Update on SIRO roll out; overview of the market; and, barriers to Gigabit connectivity target.
Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs
- Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Retailers Against Smuggling Justice and Equality
- Requesting a meeting to discuss the jump in seizures of illegal tobacco and its impact on retailers
Vape Business Ireland Health
- Invited TDs to briefing event on new industry report
JKS Communications Health
- AV Room Meeting in Leinster House for Neurological Alliance of Ireland
Irish Life Assurance plc Social Protection
- Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 - concerns raised on gender implications, impact to occupational pensions schemes and lack of regulation by the CBI and Pensions Authority. Also the failure to implement the recommendations from the Oireachtas committee report on Auto Enrolment.
BoyleSports Justice and Equality
- Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 - Letter with a meeting invite sent to relevant TD's in relation to certain sections of the Gambling Regulation Bill 2022 and proposed Gambling Tax Regime.
Fuzion Communications Energy and Natural Resources
- Site visit to Port of Cork facilitated for the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
Irish Council for Civil Liberties Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
The Union of Retail ,Bar and Administrative Workers Employment
- The Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024
Prosper Fingal CLG Health
- Invitations Sent to a Pantomime Performance by Prosper Fingal's Rush Day Service
Transgender Equality Network Ireland Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
National Youth Council of Ireland Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
Gas Networks Ireland Energy and Natural Resources
- Email correspondence to share GNI's policy priorities 2024 which included policy recommendations for Biomethane, Hydrogen and Security of Supply.
Age Action · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Employment
- Membership of Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC)
- Presentation to Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment
The Alzheimer Society of Ireland · 2 returns Finance · Health
- In line with Charities Institute Ireland, The ASI contacted public representatives about the impact on proposed legislation on charitable fundraising and the negative and unintended impact the new legislation would have on all charities.
- Invitation to Oireachtas members to attend an awareness raising event to mark the 30th anniversary of Alzheimer's Tea Day in Leinster House
Vincent Jennings/Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association (CSNA) EU Affairs
- I sought by way of a PQ to ascertain what, if any, regulatory impact assessments were conducted by the Department of Transport prior to transposing EU Directives.
Pinnacle Public Affairs Ltd Economic Development and Industry
- Informing policymakers about Deliveroo operations in Ireland
Rare Diseases Ireland · 3 returns Health
- Get Rare Aware - Engaging with elected officials on Get Rare Aware campaign
- Get Rare Aware - Engaging with elected officials on Get Rare Aware campaign
- Meeting on reimbursement approval of orphan medicines
Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre Justice and Equality
- Crimnal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
JTI Ireland Limited Taxation
- Excise Duty on Tobacco Products
Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited Education and Training
- Meeting request to discuss the work of the UCD Professional Academy, professional upskilling and future use of the National Training Fund
Janssen Sciences Ireland UC Economic Development and Industry
- Meetings with Sinn Féin Spokespersons on life sciences industry priorities in Leinster House
National LGBT Federation Justice and Equality
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill 2022)
Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd) Economic Development and Industry
- Informing policymakers about Deliveroo operations in Ireland
BioMarin International Limited Health
- Rare disease policy and access to treatments in Ireland and EU
Ibec · 4 returns Food · Employment
- Policy Priorities of the Food and Drink Sector 2024
- Food and drink industry policy priorities 2024
- Inform Sinn Fein of Ibec views on recent rapid increases in labour costs
- Ibec's recommendations on care, working carers and the care sector
Nasc Ireland · 2 returns Justice and Equality · Social Protection
- Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
- Submission regarding the amendments to the Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023 – the Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024
Vodafone Ireland Communications
- Vodafone Ireland Policy Priorities
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm · 4 returns Health
- Accreditation of Leinster House
- Accreditation of Leinster House
- Wrote to all members of the Oireachtas to ask them to pledge to implement the Joint Oireachtas Committee's final report on Autism before the end of the current parliament.
- Wrote to all members of the Oireachtas to ask them to pledge to implement the Joint Oireachtas Committee's final report on Autism before the end of the current parliament.
Vulcan Consulting Limited · 4 returns Health · Agriculture · Education and Training
- Rare Disease Policy
- Forestry policy and programmes
- Translational Research in Ireland
- Rare Disease Policy in Ireland
Coinbase Finance
- Introduction to Coinbase, Ireland's opportunity as a fintech hub, usecases of the blockchain and crypto.

Robert O'Donoghue — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 1 new lobbying return

New lobbying 1 return

daa plc Transport
- Email Update to Fingal Councillors to provide an update on daa business