Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 4 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Dublin Mid-West TDs did this week

Mon, 4 Nov – 10 Nov 2024 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 53 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 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Gino Kenny

Voted against 1 Emer Higgins

Did not vote 3 Mark Ward · Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

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

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Finance Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages

2024-11-05 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 75–55

Voted for 1 Emer Higgins

Voted against 2 Eoin Ó Broin · Mark Ward

Did not vote 2 Paul Nicholas Gogarty · Shane Moynihan

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 42 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 42 total

Education 16 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on her Department’s plans to include a secondary school for an area (details supplied) in the School Capital Buildings Programme; given children living in the area have no option but to travel to other towns to attend secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to clarify if the Department is considering selling land earmarked for a school in an area (details supplied) to a developer; if so, the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44877/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if she or her officials have engaged with a school (details supplied) on the issue of future funding following the unilateral withdrawal of funding from the school by the patron body the Central Remedial Clinic; her views on the impact of this funding withdrawal on the financial viability of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45321/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if, in light of current staffing shortages in schools, particularly in the greater Dublin area, she has any plans to support the upskilling of long-term SNAs to allow them take up teaching posts without losing any income arising from transferring from long-term SNA contracts to entry-level teacher contracts. [45322/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45479/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45480/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45481/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45482/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; if a commencement date is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45483/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45484/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45485/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45486/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45487/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education for an update on the large-scale project for a school (details supplied) under the School Building Programme; when the project is expected to reach the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45488/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education to provide information regarding new ASD classes due to open in schools at both primary and secondary levels in the Dublin mid-west constituency in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45489/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if there are plans by her Department to open a new special school in the Dublin mid-west constituency in order to meet demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45490/24]
Environment 10 questions
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of national gas demand, by sector (details supplied); if he will provide data on the changes in demand for each sector over the past two years; and his views on the implications of this demand for Ireland’s energy and climate goals. [45427/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the community renewable energy projects that have been energised and are exporting electricity to the grid; the volume of electricity these projects have exported; the number of community renewable energy projects that have begun construction, by projects that are 100% community-owned versus those that are not 100% community-owned; and his views on the progress of community renewable energy initiatives. [45428/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community renewable energy projects that have received funding from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the breakdown of each project and the amount of funding it has received, in tabular form; and his views on the Government’s support for community-led renewable energy initiatives. [45429/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of heat pumps installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and well-being scheme for 2023 and to the end of October 2024, in tabular form. [45449/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of oil and gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme and warmth and well-being scheme for 2023 and to the end of October 2024, in tabular form. [45450/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes; the value of these emissions; the amounts paid to the climate action fund by each Department, agency and body required to do so under the procedures for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel for 2023 and up to the end of October 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45451/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the number of islanded data centres that are already connected to the gas grid; those that contracted to connect; those that are seeking contract to connect; and for each category, the amount of capacity involved, in tabular form. [45452/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to establish a retrofit scheme specifically targeted at households reliant on solid fuel heating, in line with recommendations from the Climate Change Advisory Council and the Environmental Protection Agency; if any analysis or advice has been sought in designing such a scheme; if not, to outline the reasons for the absence of such analysis or advice; how this initiative would contribute to emissions reduction and air quality improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45453/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to clarify the statutory basis on which the just transition commission is established; and to outline the staffing and resources that have been assigned to it. [45454/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider establishing a household and SME rebalancing subvention, modelled on the large energy user rebalancing subvention introduced in 2009, with the purpose of subsidizing the network costs of households and small and medium enterprises, by collecting a greater portion of network charges from large energy users; and his views on the feasibility and potential benefits of such a rebalancing measure. [45686/24]
Housing 6 questions
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the refurbishment and new unit spends, and number in each case, of Traveller accommodations, per local authority, from 2019-2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45369/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the Traveller Accommodation and Support Programme pipeline across all Traveller accommodation projects initiated in the period 2019-2024.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45370/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a centralised national report of the Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019-2024, of all local authorities, to include expenditure, delivery and programme pipeline status. [45371/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing delivered for Travellers nationwide under Housing for All, in tabular form. [45372/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details and the pro-rata percentage of all housing allocations for social housing which have gone to Travellers 2019-2024. [45373/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Mulcahy report into panning issues in County Donegal; and if not the full report, whether he will publish a summary of the report, highlighting its main findings and any recommendation raising from those findings. [45676/24]
Transport 4 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if officials from his Department acted on information (details supplied) to prevent the transit of weapons through Irish airspace in violation of the Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45381/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport to set out the Irish and EU legislation regulating the use of heavy goods vehicles, HGVs, on Irish roads; whether all relevant EU legislation on this matter has been transposed; and to set out in summary form the principal provisions of this legislation and the sections of the legislation dealing with enforcement of HGV restrictions. [44594/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the reason an electric vehicle model (details supplied) does not appear on the triple E register; if the model will be included on the triple E register for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44785/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport for an update in relation to changes to the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; when changes are likely to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45422/24]
Finance 2 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the provision of a fit-for-purpose vehicle adaptation scheme to replace the disabled drivers and passenger's scheme; if a timeline is available for the commencement of a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44073/24]
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the introduction of a tax on private jet travel, in light of the environmental impact and disproportionate carbon emissions associated with private aviation; the recent assessments of such a tax and its potential effectiveness in reducing emissions; and his views on the measures being considered to address the environmental impact of luxury travel. [45426/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to increase capacity at a detention centre (details supplied) given recent cases in which places were required but were not available and the safety issues that arise as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45691/24]
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of places that are currently available and being used in a detention centre (details supplied). [45692/24]
Foreign 1 question
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has filed a declaration of intervention in the case of South Africa versus Israel at the International Court of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/24]
Health 1 question
- 2024-11-06 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason the Section 28 Service Level Agreement between the HSE and the Central Remedial Clinic for 2024 has removed referenced to a school (details supplied) and education supports, despite the previous years' SLAs included these references; and if he is aware of the funding impact of this change on the financial viability of the disability supports provided by CRC to the school and in turn the impact on the viability of the school itself. [45320/24]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 2 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 4 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the public health nurse staffing levels in each area of Dublin; the vacancy rates for each area; if P1, P2 or P3 services are offered in these areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44940/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the protections the Mental Health Bill 2024 will offer for people with personality disorders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45042/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason people with a condition (details supplied) are signed off from CAMHS at 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the reason there are no standard diagnostic policies or guidelines for diagnosing or treating children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Ireland; what steps are being taken to establish these policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/24]
Children 2 questions
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason Ireland does not recognise a neurodevelopmental disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44015/24]
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the First 5 Strategy; the work that is being carried out for children and families not offered P2 and P3 services due to a lack of public health nurses in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44948/24]
Finance 1 question
- 2024-11-05 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Finance if he considered the establishment of a ringfenced alcohol-related harm fund, as proposed by an organisation (details supplied) in the recent Budget 2025 announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44014/24]
Education 1 question
- 2024-11-07 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if she will meet with the committee of a school (details supplied) who are deeply concerned about the potential sale of Department of Education land to a private developer; the plans her Department have for providing a secondary school in Newcastle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45498/24]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.