Donegal — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 48 questions · 8 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Offshore Islands

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–79

Voted against 3 Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 3 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Agriculture

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–84

Voted against 3 Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 3 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Special Needs Education Places

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–39

Voted for 3 Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 3 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Charles Ward — 100% RDR 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Charlie McConalogue — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ANC payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39157/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount involved if all applications submitted to the beef emergency aid measure scheme were approved; and the value for approved applicants to date. [39264/19]
Health 1 question
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 21 May 2019, the status of the recruitment of a key worker for teenagers with physical sensory disabilities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/19]
Public 1 question
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 2 October 2018, when the new guidance on the implementation of section 52(6) and (7) of the 2012 Act will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39118/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Pender & Associates Ltd Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 3 votes · 4 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 4 total

Health 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if the recently published HSE capital plan contains a commitment to secure the residential care units for St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, by providing the necessary funding for upgrading the hospital; the specific section within the capital plan in which the actual reference is contained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38865/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health if the recently published HSE capital plan contains a commitment to secure the residential care units for Ramelton Community Hospital, County Donegal by providing the necessary funding for upgrading the hospital; the specific section within the capital plan in which the actual reference is contained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38866/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Health the reason Lifford Community Hospital did not form part of the current HSE capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38867/19]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pat The Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for introducing a penalty points system for fishing infringements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/19]

New lobbying 1 return

Pender & Associates Ltd Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 29 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 29 total

Public 10 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Deputies' salaries at €75,000. [38722/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by capping Senators' salaries at €60,000. [38723/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the allowances of Ministers and the Taoiseach by 50%. [38724/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing Oireachtas officeholders' allowances. [38725/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the party leader allowance by 10%. [38726/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing committee chairperson's allowances. [38727/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission allowances. [38728/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the super junior Minister allowances. [38729/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by withdrawing the mobile phone allowances of Deputies and Senators. [38730/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated savings by reducing the salary of the Taoiseach and Ministers by 50%, excluding the Deputy portion. [38731/19]
Finance 9 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for insurance here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26961/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that there is a competitive market for mortgages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the estimated saving to be made from moving the entire cost of regulating the financial industry, with the exception of the credit union industry, from the State to the financial industry. [38493/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to implement further reforms in view of the increasing costs of insurance for many sectors and the escalating crisis in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39204/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies and economic operators that have applied for and received an economic operators registration and identification, EORI, number to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that REITs and IREFs are paying a fair share of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39082/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the review of the special assignee relief programme has been completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39081/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the excise duty on diesel fuel; his views on the impact of such an increase on the haulage industry in view of the threat posed by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39083/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when the appeal against a ruling by the EU Commission (details supplied) will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/19]
Communications 7 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing the grant for each category of electric vehicle by €1,000, €1,500 and €2,000. [38635/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of adding the replacement of single glaze windows with double glaze under the warmer home scheme. [38636/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of adding the replacement of single glaze windows and replacement doors under the warmer home scheme. [38637/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of doubling the grant for solar thermal heating under the better energy home scheme. [38638/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of providing a grant of €1,000 for a solar PV scheme. [38639/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of increasing the grant under the better energy home scheme by €1000 for air to water heat pump, ground source to water heat pump and water to water heat pump. [38640/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing the grant under the better energy home scheme for air to air heat pumps by €400. [38641/19]
Health 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if a letter of complaint was received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38343/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will provide funding for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a date for admission to Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd · 2 returns Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines