Donegal — week of Mon, 13 Jul — Watch Them Work

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 13 Jul – 19 Jul 2020 · 5 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Maternity Leave Benefit Extension

2020-07-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 80–64

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

The motion · motion passed 79–64

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

Employment Rights

2020-07-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–58

Voted for 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-07-14 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 29–16

Voted against 3 Pearse Doherty · Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 3 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pat the Cope Gallagher

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 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Pat the Cope Gallagher — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Pearse Doherty — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 13 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 13 total

Finance 9 questions
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the accrual and charging of interest accrued during the moratorium period for mortgage payment breaks issued in the context of Covid-19 was not required under EBA guidelines in advance of his meeting with an organisation (details supplied) and five retail banks on 11 May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15900/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken and will take to prohibit the accrual of interest during the moratorium period for mortgage breaks taken in the context of Covid-19; his views on comments made with retail banks at a meeting held on 11 May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16464/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance his views on recent findings regarding the effective rate of tax paid by certain companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16465/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and payments under the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the way in which liability will be calculated for 2020; the way in which it will be collected; the planned tax treatment of both payments in cases in which the liability due exceeds unused tax credits for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16296/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if an extension of the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be considered for sectors and employers that continue to be affected by public health measures; his plans to discontinue, modify or taper payments under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16299/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance when all sections of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16295/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if he has communicated with retail banks regarding the treatment of mortgage applications. including joint applications, whereby such applications are rejected or approvals in principle withdrawn in cases in which one or both applicants are in receipt of payments through the temporary wage subsidy scheme despite no reduction in pay or hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16298/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be amended to ensure that employers will not lose a portion or all of the wage subsidy in cases in which an employee works additional hours in comparison to those worked and reflected in January and February payroll submissions, particularly in terms of seasonal work; if he will consider allowing the calculation of subsidy based on payroll submissions in 2019 to reflect the seasonal variation in pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16297/20]
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be modified to allow employers to avail of same for seasonal workers moving from part-time to full-time hours during peak season (details supplied). [15815/20]
Business 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number and value of grants disbursed under the restart grant scheme since its inception; the average grant disbursed under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15816/20]
Communications 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if fibre broadband will be put in place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14678/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process by which a student (details supplied) can secure a predictive grade for the leaving certificate having studied at home without a teacher or tutor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14676/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-07-14 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a HSE adult disability day service centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14675/20]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 1 question · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 1 total

Rural 1 question
- 2020-07-16 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the second round of successful applicants in the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16375/20]