Sligo-Leitrim — week of Mon, 16 Nov

What your Sligo-Leitrim TDs did this week

Mon, 16 Nov – 22 Nov 2020 · 4 TDs · 3 bills voted on · 14 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Appointment of Ordinary Member of Standards in Public Office Commission

2020-11-18 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 87–57

Voted for 3 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry · Marian Harkin

Voted against 1 Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes

2020-11-18 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 84–57

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

The motion · motion passed 85–57

Voted for 2 Frankie Feighan · Marc MacSharry

Voted against 2 Marian Harkin · Martin Kenny

Did not vote 1 Eamon Scanlon

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-11-17 · 2 votes

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted against 1 Marian Harkin

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Martin Kenny

The motion · motion passed 24–21

Voted against 1 Marian Harkin

Did not vote 3 Eamon Scanlon · Frankie Feighan · Martin Kenny

Eamon Scanlon — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Frankie Feighan — Fine Gael 3 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Marian Harkin — Independent 5 votes · 7 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 7 total

Agriculture 2 questions
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guidelines in place for the selling of Christmas trees in an outdoor setting under the current level 5 restrictions and also under level 3 and 4 restrictions; where these vendors can access the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36919/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen livestock marts with all social distancing guidelines alongside online bidding in view of the fact that marts are essential businesses and are an integral part of the food supply chain and should be aligned with other essential food production operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36920/20]
Finance 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance when the processing of applications for primary medical certificates for disabled drivers and passengers will resume; when the application of a person (details supplied) will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36269/20]
Children 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the transposition of the EU work-life balance directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36931/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-11-18 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if swimming lessons will be re-instated during level 3 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will take into consideration correspondence from a group (details supplied) on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37291/20]
Justice 1 question
- 2020-11-18 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); when correspondence will be issued to confirm receipt of the application; when the active passports will be returned to the applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37284/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if the matter on charges being levied on medical card holders by dentists and opticians will be clarified; if these additional charges can be claimed back from his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37554/20]

Martin Kenny — Sinn Féin 3 votes · 6 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 6 total

Justice 4 questions
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the form of immigration permission usually issued to the holder of an intra-company transfer employment permit; if time spent on that permission is reckonable residence for long-term residence or naturalisation applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36568/20]
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the form of immigration permission that is usually issued to the holder of an intra-company transfer employment permit; and if time spent on that permission is reckonable residence for long-term residence or naturalisation applications. [36999/20]
- 2020-11-18 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the INIS registration offices in Dublin and regionally are currently closed for first-time registration (details supplied); the reason immigration registration offices are closed and are not deemed to be an essential public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37327/20]
- 2020-11-19 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in July 2020 INIS introduced an online renewal system for foreign nationals seeking to renew their residence permission in Ireland; if her attention has been further drawn to reports that some foreign nationals have not had their passports or residency cards returned to them and that the documents are lost; the number of persons that have reported this issue; the steps she is taking to rectify the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37417/20]
Public 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a progress report on the refurbishment of Fitzgibbon Street Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32013/20]
Social 1 question
- 2020-11-17 Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment is treated as a qualifying payment for back to school clothing and footwear allowance but the payment for the wage subsidy scheme is not, as was the case for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36927/20]