Kildare South — week of Mon, 21 Oct

What your Kildare South TDs did this week

Mon, 21 Oct – 27 Oct 2019 · 5 TDs · 2 bills voted on · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2019: Financial Resolutions

2019-10-24 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 88–47

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

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

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network

2019-10-24 · 3 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 49–87

Voted for 1 Martin Heydon

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

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 27–106

Voted against 1 Martin Heydon

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

The motion · motion passed 87–50

Voted against 1 Martin Heydon

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

Fiona O'Loughlin — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 22 total

Health 5 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health if the file of a person (details supplied) can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43437/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number and location of respite care beds available for elderly persons in County Kildare; the number available in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019 and predicted beds in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43438/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43933/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43934/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed in the south Kildare NDT team; if additional personnel will be employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43935/19]
Education 4 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43435/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be an increase in the places available in an ASD unit (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43436/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is available for technology for children with disabilities who are home schooled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43441/19]
Transport 3 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sports capital grants for 2019 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43431/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of applications on sports capital grants will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43432/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details on all applications sent from County Kildare for the sports capital grant. [43433/19]
Justice 3 questions
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of State boards meeting the 40% gender balance target in respect of their membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working in the national office for the prevention of domestic, gender and sexual-based violence in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44178/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding provided to the national office for the prevention of domestic, gender and sexual-based violence in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44179/19]
Children 3 questions
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing an additional refuge place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44021/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing an additional 327 refuge places in line with the recommendations of the Council of Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44022/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of providing ten additional refuge places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44023/19]
Defence 2 questions
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement between his Department, the Curragh forum and Kildare County Council regarding ongoing land management and maintenance of the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/19]
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be available in 2020 to purchase additional 4x4 armoured utility vehicles and additional armoured logistic vehicles for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43440/19]
Communications 2 questions
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure a just transition in Bord na Móna in view of further concerns regarding the future of 2,000 jobs expressed by the group of unions following a meeting with management at the end of September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43932/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding funding streams which are available to gym owners and fitness entrepreneurs to assist with the significant costs associated with purchasing self-power generating treadmills and exercise bicycles, thus ensuring the business has a higher degree of energy self-sufficiency and incentivises companies to be more green conscious, energy efficient and environmentally aware; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43936/19]

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 4 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Employment 2 questions
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the uptake of the back to work enterprise allowance in County Kildare in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the supports available to those persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43630/19]
- 2019-10-23 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports accessible for self-employed persons following budget 2020; when they will be fully implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43629/19]
Rural 2 questions
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the processing of applications from County Kildare under the 2019 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43826/19]
- 2019-10-24 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of applications from County Kildare for funding under the rural regeneration development fund, including for the Barrow blueway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43825/19]
Education 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the pre-qualification process for a school project (details supplied) in County Kildare will now commence in parallel with the completion of the stage 2(b) documentation in order to fast-track the project. [43021/19]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2019-10-22 Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which he will consider the reopening and funding of the organic farming scheme to provide alternative options to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43372/19]

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.