Dublin Fingal East — week of Mon, 4 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Fingal East TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Nov – 10 Nov 2024 · 3 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Equitable Beef Pricing Bill 2020

2024-11-06 · 1 vote · Aontú PMB

A bill to ensure the provision of an equitable price for beef to farmers operating in that sector in order to ensure that it is a sustainable means for them to earn a livelihood

full description

A bill to ensure the provision of an equitable price for beef to farmers operating in that sector in order to ensure that it is a sustainable means for them to earn a livelihood; and to provide for related matters.

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 57–69

Voted for 1 Duncan Smith

Voted against 1 Darragh O'Brien

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

The week's Dáil business schedule · motion passed 72–58

Voted for 1 Darragh O'Brien

Voted against 1 Duncan Smith

Did not vote 1 Ann Graves

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–55

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Duncan Smith — Labour Party 3 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 8 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health to outline what additional measures the HSE has put in place to minimise chemotherapy delays at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44441/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health when scalp cooling will resume for patients undergoing chemotherapy at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44442/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant specialist nursing posts at University Hospital Limerick, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44443/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health what measures he has personally taken to address the staffing issues in the University Hospital Limerick Mid-Western Cancer Centre in respect of cancer nursing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2185 of 23 July 2024, the way the National Gender Service calculates the number of staff it requires for assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44737/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of a UK professional association's calls in relation to the Cass Review (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the hugely negative impact that nitrogen oxides (NOx) has on citizens’ health, particularly children; the policies he intends to implement to improve air quality from NOx; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45504/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he plans to accept and implement the recommendations in the National Radiation Therapist Review Report on adequate staffing levels for cancer services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/24]
Children 5 questions
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on any service level agreement between his Department and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45315/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for clarity on an aspect of the disability budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45500/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding allocated to deliver 40,000 additional home support hours in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45501/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding allocated to deliver 20,000 additional personal assistance hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45502/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of funding allocated to the progressive alignment of the PA rate and home support rate with older persons services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45503/24]
Tourism 4 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a detailed breakdown of the allocation of €230.68 million for sport and recreation in Budget 2025 and specifically, the amount allocated for core funding for sports organisations as part of this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44583/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a detailed breakdown of the allocation of €230.58 million for sport and recreation in Budget 2025 and specifically, the amount allocated for capital spending under this allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44584/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media why the allocation of core funding to sports organisations in Budget 2025 does not meet the increased costs being faced by sports organisations, including pension auto enrolment, increase in minimum wage, increased cost of doing business and wage inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44585/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to set out in detail the spending of the €1 million fund for disability sport which was announced as part of Budget 2025; how it will be administered; who will benefit from it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44586/24]
Environment 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that some firms registered on the SEAI website one-stop shop have gone into liquidation while in the middle of home energy upgrades on customers’ homes, with customers at the loss of this investment (details supplied), with no adequate measures or protections in place for customers who are left with unfinished upgrades to their homes, with huge increased costs to have the works completed by other firms; the comeback customers have, if any, in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44736/24]
Housing 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the critical situation faced by six families in the Burrow, Portrane given their homes are at imminent risk due to the effects of coastal erosion, with the winter season almost upon Ireland, with increasing storms and high tides; if a funding application for interim coastal protection measures has been submitted by the planning authority to the OPW to safeguard the SPA, SAC and the homes at imminent risk; what compensation is available to householders whose homes are lost to coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44318/24]
Rural 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for establishing a trading for impact stakeholder engagement group to coordinate input into the delivery of the 'Trading for Impact' National Social Enterprise Policy 2024-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43900/24]
Transport 1 question
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Transport his views on the increase in the sale of diesel-powered cars; the policies the Government will pursue to reduce the number of diesel-powered cars on the road in order to achieve its emission reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45506/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Finance his views on the increase in the sale of diesel-powered cars; the fiscal and tax policies he intends to pursue to reduce the number of diesel-powered cars on the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45505/24]