Roscommon-Galway — week of Mon, 14 Dec — Watch Them Work

What your Roscommon-Galway TDs did this week

Mon, 14 Dec – 20 Dec 2020 · 3 TDs · 4 bills voted on · 50 questions · 0 new lobbying filings

Votes this week

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages

2020-12-16 · 2 votes

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–80

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 1 Denis Naughten

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

An amendment to the bill · motion failed 52–79

Voted for 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Voted against 1 Denis Naughten

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Impact of Covid-19 Restrictions

2020-12-16 · 1 vote

An amendment to the bill · motion passed 78–59

Voted for 1 Denis Naughten

Voted against 2 Claire Kerrane · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018

2020-12-16 · 1 vote · Independent PMB

A bill to prohibit sulky racing where no lawful permission has been granted

Whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) · motion failed 57–75

Voted for 3 Claire Kerrane · Denis Naughten · Michael Fitzmaurice

Did not vote 1 Martin Daly

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business

2020-12-15 · 1 vote

The motion · motion passed 25–20

Voted against 1 Denis Naughten

Did not vote 3 Claire Kerrane · Martin Daly · Michael Fitzmaurice

Claire Kerrane — Sinn Féin 4 votes · 17 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 17 total

Social 6 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the free travel scheme to allow persons with a disability to travel by taxi given the lack of access to public transport, specifically wheelchair-accessible public transport in rural areas; the estimated cost of extending the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43638/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an anomaly arising whereby those on the pandemic unemployment payment were advised to move onto a jobseeker’s payment in order that they could qualify for a payment in respect of their children, for example, and who now do not have the same flexibility to earn and retain the pandemic unemployment payment as those on the payment have; if the anomaly will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43639/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if the enhanced illness benefit payment is available to persons who have been advised by their general practitioner to restrict their movements and in circumstances in which their employer has sent them home from work as per the guidelines on the website gov.ie (details supplied); if this rule is being followed by Department officials making decisions on applications of this nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44080/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who are currently engaged with the JobPath scheme. [44348/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons referred to the local employment service in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [44502/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons engaged with the local employment service in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [44503/20]
Rural 5 questions
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will examine providing a scheme to improve town centres in rural Ireland to tackle high levels of vacancy and dereliction in rural towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44386/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration will be given to creating an online one stop shop for community groups and organisations in which all available grants and criteria are laid out in one place for the numerous organisations that seek funding to make the process easier; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43915/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new action plan for rural development will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43916/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had with other Departments regarding issues relating to rural Ireland and specifically regarding public transport in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43918/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the interdepartmental group set up within her Department to examine the remote working hubs and co-working spaces; when the group is due to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43917/20]
Housing 3 questions
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Castlerea fire station, County Roscommon, was closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44090/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new guidelines regarding wind energy will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44285/20]
- 2020-12-17 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a representation (details supplied) being considered by him; when payment will be made if it is already agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44336/20]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 697 of 1 December 2020, if students who had to return to college in order to carry out placements (details supplied) which were cancelled due to Covid-19 and have not had to pay fees for 2020 are included in the small number of cases in which alternative arrangements will be made for the payment of the moneys to students given the disruption caused to them in having to return to college due to Covid-19. [43040/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if financial support will be given to a person (details supplied) in the high-risk category for Covid-19 who is taking part in an online masters degree course and has been refused a SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/20]
Health 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to make the drug dupilumab available to those living with severe atopic eczema; the timeframe for its roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/20]

Martin Daly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Michael Fitzmaurice — Independent Ireland 4 votes · 11 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 11 total

Agriculture 9 questions
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the products on the Biocidal Product Registers which do not meet the WHO minimum standard for efficacy, particularly regarding the levels of ethanol and other alcohols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42851/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the personnel who carry out a desktop review of products for entry onto the Biocidal Product Registers are sufficiently qualified and experienced in chemistry and regulatory techniques and procedures; if they are appropriately competent in interpreting the safety data sheets for the active ingredient, co-formulants and impurity profiles of toxicological significance of the applicant products for entry on the Biocidal Product Registers; the minimum academic and laboratory qualifications required for the personnel deployed for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42852/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s senior agricultural inspectors and, or professionally qualified evaluators are reviewing the approval of products currently on the Biocidal Product Registers while working from home; if not, the reason; the possible adverse consequences of same and danger to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42853/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methods of analysis used to test and evaluate the products on the Biocidal Product Registers; if an appropriate surveillance schedule is in place to conform with best practice and established standards; if such procedures were and are in place; the reason his Department failed to identify the defective and substandard hand sanitisers prior to his Department being notified by the Revenue Commissioners; if the details of the schedule will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42854/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of the professional personnel in his Department was drawn to a red flag warning which was widely reported in toxicology and regulatory circles and raised by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America earlier in summer 2020, detailing serious concerns regarding high methanol levels in some imported Mexican hand sanitiser products; if not, the reason; if his Department put in place effective measures and procedures to identify and locate these products in Ireland; if an assurance will be given that all entries into and on the Biocidal Product Registers are now being appropriately reviewed and re-examined for adverse toxicological affects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42855/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department that have a flock or herd number registered in their name; the number of these staff that have received permission to represent themselves as flock or herd number holders on issues with his Department; the number of staff that are members of, or affiliated to, a farm organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42856/20]
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers are expected to meet the 5% reduction target as part of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure, BEAM, scheme when the nitrates updates are only updated the month prior and figures are only available up until the end of October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific data belonging to a farmer that are shared under the Bord Bia sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme; the person or body with which the data are shared based on the consent given by the farmer in the producer declaration form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44012/20]
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an option for a farmer under the Bord Bia sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme to remove their consent for data sharing; if not, if it is mandatory for participation in the scheme in the event of a farmer removing their consent for the sharing of their data; if Bord Bia can remove them from the scheme despite them having met the standards of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/20]
Tourism 1 question
- 2020-12-15 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason underage soccer players have been advised that they are unable to return to training and matches while in level 3 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42919/20]
Education 1 question
- 2020-12-16 Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 3 December 2019, if an investigation will be carried out as to the reason the information sought was not given in the reply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44011/20]