Kildare South — week of Mon, 23 Sept

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 23 Sept – 29 Sept 2019 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 20 questions · 5 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Agriculture

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–84

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

Voted against 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Did not vote 3 Mark Wall · Seán Ó Fearghaíl · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Special Needs Education Places

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–39

Voted for 1 Fiona O'Loughlin

Voted against 1 Martin Heydon

Did not vote 3 Mark Wall · Seán Ó Fearghaíl · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Offshore Islands

2019-09-26 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 38–79

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

Did not vote 4 Fiona O'Loughlin · Mark Wall · Seán Ó Fearghaíl · Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 2 votes · 12 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Communications 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the electric public charging point in Newbridge railway station will be fixed; his plans to increase the number of public charging points in Newbridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38853/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public electric charging points in County Kildare; his plans for increased charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38854/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public electric charging points in County Laois; his plans for increased charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38855/19]
Employment 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38850/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to extend jobseeker’s benefit to the self-employed; if illness benefit will be extended to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38821/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if measures are being put in place to reduce long waiting times for applications to be processed. [38820/19]
Housing 2 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Athy, County Kildare, will be included as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38851/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Monasterevin, County Kildare, will be included as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38852/19]
Finance 2 questions
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider plans to address the current insurance crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39034/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Finance if the proposed levy for credit unions will be scrapped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39035/19]
Defence 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be allocated to improve working and living conditions for soldiers in the Curragh camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38511/19]
Health 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the refurbishment of a property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/19]

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Education and Training
- Requesting that a Parliamentary Question be placed on Tusla and Reduced Timetables

Mark Wall — Labour Party 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Martin Heydon — Fine Gael 3 votes · 8 questions · 1 new lobbying return

Questions asked 8 total

Defence 3 questions
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to upgrade and improve the built infrastructure across Defence Forces installations, in particular those on the Curragh Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38548/19]
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress which is being made in affording Defence Forces representative organisations affiliation with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions as a means to advance the interests of its members in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38549/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the feasibility study on the proposed peace and leadership institute for the Curragh; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39179/19]
Employment 2 questions
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the work ongoing in her Department to provide additional supports for self-employed persons who may experience difficulties in their businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/19]
- 2019-09-25 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of those in receipt of reduced contributory pensions; the number of reviews that have been completed; when the process will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38893/19]
Finance 2 questions
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the status of work to assist businesses that are struggling to obtain insurance at all or at reasonable rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39088/19]
- 2019-09-26 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Finance the take-up of the help-to-buy incentive in County Kildare and nationally; the factors being taken into account in deciding whether to extend it; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37663/19]
Transport 1 question
- 2019-09-24 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the groups, clubs and stakeholders that were invited to the football forum in the Mansion House on 31 May 2019. [38225/19]

New lobbying 1 return

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 2 new lobbying returns

New lobbying 2 returns

Pender & Associates Ltd Health
- Enhance access and affordability of medicines
Autism Spectrum Information, Advice and Meeting Point Ltd, Trading as AsIAm Justice and Equality
- Requesting an update on the proposed Autism Strategy from the Ceann Comhairle's office

Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.