Longford-Westmeath — week of Mon, 5 Oct — Watch Them Work

What your Longford-Westmeath TDs did this week

Mon, 5 Oct – 11 Oct 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 20 questions · 3 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Sittings and Business of Dáil

2020-10-08 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–19

Voted for 2 Joe Flaherty · Robert Troy

Did not vote 4 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy · Peter Burke · Sorca Clarke

Dying with Dignity Bill 2020

2020-10-07 · 2 votes · People Before Profit-Solidarity PMB

A bill to make provision for assistance in achieving a dignified and peaceful end of life to qualifying persons and related matters

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 65–86

Voted for 1 Peter Burke

Voted against 2 Joe Flaherty · Sorca Clarke

Abstained 1 Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion passed 81–71

Voted for 1 Sorca Clarke

Voted against 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Disability Services

2020-10-07 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 82–67

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Pandemic Unemployment Payment

2020-10-07 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–62

Voted for 3 Joe Flaherty · Peter Burke · Robert Troy

Voted against 1 Sorca Clarke

Did not vote 2 Kevin Boxer Moran · Micheál Carrigy

Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Peter Burke — Fine Gael 4 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil 5 votes · 9 questions · 3 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 9 total

Social 3 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who commences a part-time Springboard course can still be in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment. [28205/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position with regard to the combined community employment procedures manual 2016 which states that persons over 55 years of age may stay employed on a community employment scheme for up to six years. [28316/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a statement currently on the Citizens' Information website which states that persons employed on a scheme prior to July 2017 can stay on the previously existing eligibility rules. [28317/20]
Environment 2 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of upcoming SEAI grant schemes for works on private dwellings. [28182/20]
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when a location (details supplied) will have access to fibre broadband in view of the instruction to work from home where possible and the rising number of Covid-19 cases the roll out of same needs to be expedited. [28093/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details of the tax status of those employed in recent months and availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied). [28695/20]
Media 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if a capital sports grant appeal by a club (details supplied) will be examined. [28837/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if the special needs assistant, SNA, allocation for a school (details supplied) will be re-examined for the school year 2020/2021. [28362/20]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason carer’s benefit is included as reckonable income as part of a SUSI application when carer’s allowance is not; and the reason the carer's support grant is included in reckonable income if the person is in receipt of carer’s benefit but is disregarded if he or she is in receipt of carer’s allowance (details supplied). [28320/20]

New lobbying 3 returns

The Asthma Society of Ireland Health
- Asthma Society 2021 Pre-Budget Submission
Keystone Procurement · 2 returns Economic Development and Industry
- Meeting to discuss the response to COVID and supports for SMEs
- Meeting to discuss the response to COVID and supports for SMEs

Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Defence 6 questions
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence his views on plans for the provision of primary radar. [28523/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if the site of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, will be examined as the potential national headquarters of the Army Reserve forces as part of a strategic State and Defence Forces role. [28524/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel with expertise in security, process development and threat intelligence assessment seconded to the national security analysis centre, NASC, in view of the recognised potential and important role of the Defence Forces in the national cybersecurity strategy as outlined in the programme for Government. [28525/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made to date regarding the commitment in the programme for Government to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, to bring the Defence Forces within its scope of provisions. [28527/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if Vote 36 of budget 2021 regarding the Defence Forces and his Department's annual expenditure will be amended to include the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces. [28528/20]
- 2020-10-08 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the additional resources that have been provided specifically to deal with increased gangland activity in view of the role of the Defence Forces in providing aid to the civil power. [28526/20]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2020-10-06 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to contact Mr. Michel Barnier and his UK counterpart in view of recent statements on Brexit from the UK Government. [23760/20]
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the plight of the Uighur population in China particularly those in the north-west Xinjiang province; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reopen the public registrations office in County Longford. [29205/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for Irish Citizenship that were received 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [29208/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-10-07 Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the eligibility criteria for medical cards for over 70 years of age. [29206/20]