Donegal — week of Mon, 30 Nov — Watch Them Work

What your Donegal TDs did this week

Mon, 30 Nov – 6 Dec 2020 · 5 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 66 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Finance Bill 2020

2020-12-02 · 4 votes · Govt (Finance)

A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further pr…

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A bill to provide for the imposition, repeal, remission, alteration and regulation of taxation, of stamp duties and of duties relating to excise and otherwise to make further provision in connection with finance including the regulation of customs; to amend Part 7 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 and otherwise make provision for supports to certain sectors of the economy; and to provide for related matters.

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

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

Voted against 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 50–71

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

Voted against 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 51–77

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

Voted against 2 Charlie McConalogue · Joe McHugh

Did not vote 2 Charles Ward · Pat the Cope Gallagher

The motion · motion passed 80–49

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

State Pension Age

2020-12-02 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 86–66

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

Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives

2020-12-02 · 2 votes

Amendment again put: · motion passed 79–72

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 79–72

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

2020-12-01 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 32–12

Voted against 2 Pádraig Mac Lochlainn · Thomas Pringle

Did not vote 4 Charles Ward · Charlie McConalogue · Pat the Cope Gallagher · Pearse Doherty

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 7 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 7 votes · 28 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 28 total

Health 13 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for follow-up cancer treatment and procedures in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40342/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if emergency dental treatment is available at the dental department, Letterkenny University Hospital, County Donegal, for cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment; if so, the process in place to access such treatment; the timeframes involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at Letterkenny University Hospital; if the referral is routine or urgent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40347/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if it is considered necessary to travel to the UK under the cross-border directive for consultations during the Covid-19 crisis; if it is permitted during the Covid-19 crisis to accept an offer of an online video consultation by a UK consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40349/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to putting plans in place regarding the way in which worship can take place safely and securely during the Christmas period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40350/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with religious leaders in relation to the way in which baptisms can take place safely and securely during varying levels of Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40352/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason an online video conference consultation is not permitted during Covid-19 for a cross-Border directive application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40522/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; the total number of beds both occupied and unoccupied for the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40612/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing staff employed at St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40613/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of nursing staff in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal re-deployed in 2020; the number that have resumed their positions of those re-deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40614/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the total number of non-nursing staff employed at St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40615/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when respite services can be expected to resume in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40616/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason the new ward in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar, County Donegal is not open; when it will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/20]
Transport 6 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans for an exchange programme for holders of TM CPC UK certificates to EU or Irish certificates following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40358/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport when a driver licence will issue to a person (details supplied) requiring evidence of a valid driver licence for car insurance purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40359/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a full and final decision has been made on exchanging international haulage certificates following Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40362/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the process to exchange UK driver licences for Irish licences for those that are not public services card holders while appointments are currently suspended for public services card applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40363/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if a process for online driver licence renewals that does not require a public services card is being considered during Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40364/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport if the continued recognition of UK driver licences in Ireland post Brexit is included in current Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40365/20]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average interest rates across lenders providing loans to qualifying borrowers through the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39868/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/20]
Finance 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the remedies available for complainants that issue a complaint to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, FSPO, regarding a joint account in the name of more than one person, in which the FSPO complaint form requires the signature of both account holders, but the complainant cannot secure the signature of the other account holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39619/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the amount of corporation tax paid by a company (details supplied) on its profits from the sale of loans previously purchased from a bank in 2018; the manner in which the company avoided tax liability through debt transactions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39777/20]
Social 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance payment review will be finalised with arrears due paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40355/20]
- 2020-12-03 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if cuts made to the pandemic unemployment payment in September 2020 will be reversed in view of the increased restrictions that have been introduced in sectors of the economy and are likely to be introduced in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26794/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if a Teaching Council registration will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40372/20]
Rural 1 question
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports in place for small community groups dependent on fundraising activities that can no longer do so due to Covid-19 guidelines to aid with utility bills, including Irish Water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40367/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-12-02 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil deontais ar fáil chun obair athchóirithe a dhéanamh ar theach stairiúil (sonraí iniata); agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40765/20]

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn — Sinn Féin 8 votes · 4 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 4 total

Health 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) will be relocated to a private dementia facility in County Cavan, as there is no public facility in County Donegal that will provide services for him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39756/20]
- 2020-12-02 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the provisions that will be provided to increase capacity in overnight respite care for children with disabilities in the Donegal region; his plans for meeting the needs of the service users and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40729/20]
Agriculture 2 questions
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for urgent and substantial financial supports for the inshore fishing sector following recent correspondence from organisations (details supplied) to him to compensate them for their serious financial losses due to the global pandemic crisis. [39817/20]
- 2020-12-01 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that brown crab from Ireland is currently being exported to China through Holland rather than directly to China from Ireland at a financial loss to Irish inshore fishermen; and if he will engage with his European Union counterparts to negotiate with the Chinese Government and Chinese food health authorities to agree a uniform approach that addresses their concerns across the European Union when exporting to China. [40055/20]